All the depressing AI gaming news we missed (and hate) | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 31

All the depressing AI gaming news we missed (and hate) | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 31

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 plans 0:03:26 - What we've been playing 0:07:34 - Fantasy Critic check-in 0:10:41 - Party Animals AI contest backlash 0:19:29 - Other depressing old AI gaming news we missed 0:25:03 - NVIDIA DLSS 5 controversy 0:32:11 - Amazon developers pivot to mandated AI, laid off anyway 0:38:34 - Open-world Lord of the Rings game announced 0:42:17 - Retroid Pocket 6 shipping issues 0:47:37 - Rumor StreamElements shutting down (no sources, our bad!) 0:54:06 - Pokemon GO player disqualified from tournament for dumbest reason 1:02:43 - Resident Evil creator launches new studio, sold to Stellar Blade owner 1:05:07 - Capcom apologizes for incest Official Music Credit: Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY Follow us! https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

New Xbox Changes Have Us Concerned | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 30

Xbox is making big changes that have us concerned, and Nintendo celebrates 30 years of Pokemon. 0:00:00 - What we've been playing 0:10:42 - Fantasy Critic update and trailers 0:21:40 - Xbox news 1:24:55 - Nintendo and Pokemon Official Music Credit: Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY Follow us! https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

2026 Video Game Releases, and the Need for Gen AI Regulation | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 29

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 - SuperStationOne 0:23:24 - 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 EA 0:42:59 - Netflix to acquire Warner Bros. 0:51:15 - Vince Zampella passed away 0:53:55 - Indie Game Awards retracts Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 award over gen AI 1:23:28 - GOG acquired by original co-founder 1:25:50 - Ubisoft Halifax forms union, studio immediately shut down 1:30:05 - Game releases for 2026 Official Music Credit: Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY Follow us! https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

Steam Machines are back to reignite the console wars | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 28

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's 0:05:51 - Twitchcon stuff 0:15:51 - Rockstar stuff 0:26:02 - Ubisoft stuff 0:30:11 - Netflix stuff 0:34:45 - EA stuff 0:41:59 - What an "AI game" actually looks like 0:44:31 - More EA stuff 0:46:10 - Krafton stuff 0:50:18 - Microsoft stuff 0:58:51 - Square Enix stuff 0:59:30 - Amazon stuff (*and correction about Netflix stuff) 1:03:17 - Steam Machines are back 1:09:24 - Marvel 1943: Rise of Hydra delayed again 1:10:12 - Nintendo stuff 1:18:13 - PlayStation stuff 1:22:38 - Analogue 3D is FINALLY released 1:23:23 - Atari 2600 Plus Pac-Man Edition 1:26:09 - SuperStation One is getting new memory cards 1:27:25 - Retroid Pocket 6 and G2, AYN Thor 1:34:03 - PlayStation is making weird commercials 1:35:33 - New Super Mario Galaxy movie trailer 1:37:15 - "10 games to get to know me" trend Official Music Credit:Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY Follow us! https://linktr.ee/spawntrap

What Will Be Game of the Year 2025? | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 27

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/UJ9NbyPFTvY [https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY]Follow us! https://linktr.ee/spawntrap [https://linktr.ee/spawntrap]