This week on The Gaming Outsider we welcome Matt Slenker from Hashtag Game & Chill to discuss what's trending in the gaming world. News this week includes Shadow of War's microtransactions, Spotify launching on the Xbox One and Horizon: Zero Dawn's upcoming DLC. Josh gives us his impressions of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice and the controversy surrounding it. Zach shares his addiction to Titanfall 2's new Frontier Defense mode. Also, Scott dives into Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun. Our community topic focuses on remakes and how Crash Bandicoot may have just launched a new trend for the future.
Discussed on this episode of The Gaming Outsider Podcast:
(0:00 – 14:11) Welcome/Introduction
(14:12 – 35:47) News/Trailers (Shadow of War microtransactions, Spotify on Xbox One, Horizon DLC date)
(35:48 – 39:30) What has Matt been playing? (Splatoon 2, Kingdom Hearts 1.5, Crash Bandicoot N-Sane Trilogy)
(39:31 – 48:34) What has SCOTT been playing? (Bioshock 2, Shadow Tactics: Blades of the Shogun)
(48:35 – 58:04) What has Zach been playing? ("Lawbreakers", "Player Unknown's Battlegrounds")
(58:05 – 1:20:44) What has Josh been playing? (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice)
(1:09:50 – 1:18:20) Potential Hellblade SPOILERS
(1:20:45 – 1:41:59) "From the Outside In" Topic: Video Game Remake Trends
(1:42:00 – 1:42:58) Closing
