XBOX is a Mess | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 33

It's PlayStation's turn.Timestamps:0:00:00 - What we've been playing0:08:43 - Fantasy Critic update0:14:40 - June0:37:39 - July0:57:16 - August1:04:45 - September1:34:34 - PlayStation breaks up with Kojima1:43:17 - Quick fun stuff1:47:26 - What's game of the year?2:00:33 - "Before we wrap up" PS6 & Project Helix talkOfficial Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap#gaming #podcast #playstation

We missed a lot of Xbox news this past year. Let's recap the messy year that Xbox has been having (don't worry, the PlayStation podcast is coming soon).Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro and what we're playing0:04:20 - All Xbox discussions from here0:05:30 - before June0:18:50 - brief Fantasy Critic update0:22:10 - June0:33:05 - July0:58:12 - August1:07:56 - SeptemberOfficial Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap#gaming #podcast #xbox

We watched A LOT of video game trailers last week.Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro and Summer Game Fest thoughts0:05:25 - Fantasy Critic update0:18:11 - What we've been playing0:24:50 - Our favorite Summer Game Fest announcements0:54:04 - Crazy Taxi World Tour uses gen AI1:02:02 - GOG apologizes for offensive email1:03:24 - Leave the Peak developers alone1:14:28 - Embracer Group spinning off Fellowship Entertainment1:20:33 - Guitar Hero is back! (as "Stage Tour")1:23:18 - PickMon ripping off Palworld ripping off Pokemon1:27:11 - TemTem Pioneers gets Kickstarter funding1:30:26 - Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion getting a book1:23:51 - The 007 controller is nice1:33:11 - No Man's Sky gets a Pokemon Stadium-like game1:34:36 - Abandoned E3 2000 Spyro statue saved1:39:18 - Bowie Knife991:41:51 - Pac-Man Fender guitar1:42:27 - Tekken director finally goes to Waffle HouseOfficial Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBroshttps://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

We had a bit of a break, but the gaming industry hasn't stopped shoving AI into everything.Timestamps:0:00:00 - Intro / Summer Game Fest plans0:03:26 - What we've been playing0:07:34 - Fantasy Critic check-in0:10:41 - Party Animals AI contest backlash0:19:29 - Other depressing old AI gaming news we missed0:25:03 - NVIDIA DLSS 5 controversy0:32:11 - Amazon developers pivot to mandated AI, laid off anyway0:38:34 - Open-world Lord of the Rings game announced0:42:17 - Retroid Pocket 6 shipping issues0:47:37 - Rumor StreamElements shutting down (no sources, our bad!)0:54:06 - Pokemon GO player disqualified from tournament for dumbest reason1:02:43 - Resident Evil creator launches new studio, sold to Stellar Blade owner1:05:07 - Capcom apologizes for incestOfficial Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

Xbox is making big changes that have us concerned, and Nintendo celebrates 30 years of Pokemon.0:00:00 - What we've been playing0:10:42 - Fantasy Critic update and trailers0:21:40 - Xbox news1:24:55 - Nintendo and PokemonOfficial Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

Kicking off the new year reviewing upcoming games and our hot takes regarding generative AI use in the video game industry.0:00:00 - intro (music is low, don't turn up volume!)0:09:22 - Analogue 3D now in fantastic colors!0:15:19 - SuperStationOne0:23:24 - TimeSplitters is back! (Rewind)0:28:35 - Banjo-Kazooie is back! (in Dreams)0:30:22 - Tim Cain secret Fallout project?0:29:40 - Saudi Arabia will own over 90% of EA0:42:59 - Netflix to acquire Warner Bros.0:51:15 - Vince Zampella passed away0:53:55 - Indie Game Awards retracts Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 award over gen AI1:23:28 - GOG acquired by original co-founder1:25:50 - Ubisoft Halifax forms union, studio immediately shut down1:30:05 - Game releases for 2026Official Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

DOOM AND GLOOM IN THE GAMES INDUSTRY! Plus, Valve brings back Steam Machines and we choose the "10 games to get to know us."0:00:00 - Recapping our GOTY predictions for TGA's0:05:51 - Twitchcon stuff0:15:51 - Rockstar stuff0:26:02 - Ubisoft stuff0:30:11 - Netflix stuff0:34:45 - EA stuff0:41:59 - What an "AI game" actually looks like0:44:31 - More EA stuff0:46:10 - Krafton stuff0:50:18 - Microsoft stuff0:58:51 - Square Enix stuff0:59:30 - Amazon stuff (*and correction about Netflix stuff)1:03:17 - Steam Machines are back1:09:24 - Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra delayed again1:10:12 - Nintendo stuff1:18:13 - PlayStation stuff1:22:38 - Analogue 3D is FINALLY released1:23:23 - Atari 2600 Plus Pac-Man Edition1:26:09 - SuperStation One is getting new memory cards1:27:25 - Retroid Pocket 6 and G2, AYN Thor1:34:03 - PlayStation is making weird commercials1:35:33 - New Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer1:37:15 - "10 games to get to know me" trendOfficial Music Credit:Music:"8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

We predict what the Game of the Year nominations might be for The Game Awards.Official Music Credit:Music:"8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

Pokemon suffers another major leak, Xbox Game Pass is more expensive, and we need to stop killing games!Topics:0:00:00 - What we've been playing0:12:12 - Wii is getting achievements0:16:38 - Stop Killing Games0:33:44 - Pokémon leaks (SPOILERS)1:08:59 - rapid-fire news1:14:47 - Halo art director leaves with ominous message1:23:48 - Xbox Game Pass changesOfficial Music Credit:Music:"8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

A radical activist group takes responsibility for the mass delisting of NSFW games, there is a 60 minute Nintendo Direct TOMORROW, and Nintendo patents a core Pokemon feature that many other games already use. Let's break it all down.Topics:0:02:05 - What we've been playing0:04:16 - Nintendo Direct TOMORROW!0:08:20 - Nintendo "summoning" and "battling" patent0:16:22 - Genki settles Nintendo lawsuit0:19:50 - Adult games delisted on Steam and Itch.io0:49:52 - Peach and Mario are "just good friends"0:52:30 - Honda Koraidon motorbike is hilarious0:53:58 - Spirit Halloween makes a new NES game0:57:22 - Nintendo wanted Pikachu to have "huge breasts"1:00:03 - Analogue 3D delayed again1:01:30 - SuperStation One1:08:50 - Zelda fan builds functioning Wind Waker boat1:10:08 - Movie and TV adaptations (Tomb Raider, Call of Duty, Wolfenstein, Life is Strange)1:20:34 - Acclaim is BACK! (... and we don't remember)1:23:07 - Pokemon is legally allowed to steal fan art for TCG Pocket???1:28:13 - Sony and Tencent lawsuit over Horizon ripoff game1:34:32 - Perfect Dark was almost revivedOfficial Music Credit:Music:"8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvYFollow us!https://linktr.ee/spawntrap