Spotlight Games Podcast

BIG ANNOUNCEMENT! This will be the final episode of Spotlight Games ON THIS PODCAST FEED In episode 200, we reminisce on the last 5 years of our show, and do a special version of the original Spotlight awards show: The Golden Beefies. Plus, we announce that Spotlight Games, along with a re-brand of our logo, is moving full-time to Drop-In Drop-Out's feed on YouTube, Twitch, and right here on podcast services!  Spotify link   Apple pod link  YouTube link If you can't find DIDO in your podcast feed, reach out to us in our discord, or email us [email protected]!   Timecodes Looking back on 200 episodes: 4:08 The Golden Beefies: 51:00   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

This week, The Dumpster Boy reviews Crimson Desert, and we discuss Fortnite developer Epic's massive layoffs, and what it may mean for the industry. Timecodes What we're playing - 8:11 Star Fox and Ocarina leaks - 27:20 PS5 price increases - 43:58 April releases - 49:55 News Spotlight - 1:07:00   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

This week, The Dumpster Boy reviews Crimson Desert, and we discuss Fortnite developer Epic's massive layoffs, and what it may mean for the industry. Timecodes What we're playing - 6:47 Crimson Desert review - 13:28 Epic lays off 1k+ people - 31:48 News spotlight - 50:55   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

This week, JakeTwitchin joins the show to breakdown the Nvidia DLSS 5 update, The Dumpster Boy shares his impressions on John Carpenter's Toxic Commando, and we do a Pokopia Spoilercast after we rolled credits! Timecodes Toxic Commando - 4:03 Nvidia DLSS 5 - 16:10 Pokopia Spoilercast - 35:00   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

BREAKING NEWS ON THE PODCAST - This week, we cover Trump considering forcing Tencent to divest from it's gaming businesses in the US, which would have take the industry to it's knees. Plus, we discuss Highguard shutting down, God of War studio's next game maybe leaked, and the releases coming in March 2026.  Timecodes What we're playing - 8:39 Project Helix - 22:35 Mario Day News - 32:46 Sony's Dynamic Pricing - 44:00 News Spotlight - 52:40   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

BREAKING NEWS ON THE PODCAST - This week, we cover Trump considering forcing Tencent to divest from it's gaming businesses in the US, which would have take the industry to it's knees. Plus, we discuss Highguard shutting down, God of War studio's next game maybe leaked, and the releases coming in March 2026.  Timecodes What we're playing - 7:20 Highguard closing - 17:20 Trump and Tencent - 29:39 God of War leak - 38:30 March releases - 49:11 News Spotlight - 59:46   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

Xbox's big shakeup has a ton more info, so we break it down with JakeTwitchin. Plus, Wolverine has a release date, God of War's Kratos maybe spilled a secret, adn more! Timecodes What we're playing - 4:30 Xbox - 22:18 Wolverine - 44:30 News spotlight - 50:34   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

Valve warns about future stock of their hardware, and PlayStation has likely pushed PS6 to either 2028 or 2029 because of AI-impacted costs of internal hardware. Plus, Crimson Desert is releasing without micro-transactions! Woohoo! Timecodes What we're playing - 6:32 AI's impact on the future of gaming - 33:58 Crimson Desert's "Premium" experience - 52:36 News spotlight - 59:48   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

We are getting a State of Play this Thursday, so of course we are making some predictions on what we think we will see announced!  Timecodes What we're playing - 11:00 Predictions - 31:02 Obisian woes - 1:16:20 News spotlight - 1:23:05   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!

This week, Chancletamangu makes his triumphant return to talk all about Highguard's release, Prince of Persia's cancellation, and much more!  Check out Youtube.com/@wetalkaboutgames for more of Mando's content! Timecodes What we're playing - 6:02 Highguard release and shadowdrop - 22:53 Prince of Persia: Sands of Time and 5 other Ubisoft games cancelled - 41:38 News spotlight - 51:34   Follow us! www.dropindropoutpod.com Bluesky, YouTube, IG, Threads and TikTok @spotlightgamespod Twitch.tv/spotlightgamespod Join our discord! https://discord.gg/Vxvp2sX64Z Email the show: [email protected] RSS Feed: https://spotlightgames.libsyn.com/rss Spotlight Games Theme by Chike Okaro @bassicfun Thanks for listening!