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 playing
0:04:20 - All Xbox discussions from here
0:05:30 - before June
0:18:50 - brief Fantasy Critic update
0:22:10 - June
0:33:05 - July
0:58:12 - August
1:07:56 - September
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
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11 Jun 2026
What we wishlisted from Summer Game Fest | Spawn Trap Podcast Ep. 32
We watched A LOT of video game trailers last week.
Timestamps:
0:00:00 - Intro and Summer Game Fest thoughts
0:05:25 - Fantasy Critic update
0:18:11 - What we've been playing
0:24:50 - Our favorite Summer Game Fest announcements
0:54:04 - Crazy Taxi World Tour uses gen AI
1:02:02 - GOG apologizes for offensive email
1:03:24 - Leave the Peak developers alone
1:14:28 - Embracer Group spinning off Fellowship Entertainment
1:20:33 - Guitar Hero is back! (as "Stage Tour")
1:23:18 - PickMon ripping off Palworld ripping off Pokemon
1:27:11 - TemTem Pioneers gets Kickstarter funding
1:30:26 - Baldur's Gate 3's Astarion getting a book
1:23:51 - The 007 controller is nice
1:33:11 - No Man's Sky gets a Pokemon Stadium-like game
1:34:36 - Abandoned E3 2000 Spyro statue saved
1:39:18 - Bowie Knife99
1:41:51 - Pac-Man Fender guitar
1:42:27 - Tekken director finally goes to Waffle House
Official Music Credit:
Music: "8 Bit Power" By HeatleyBros
https://youtu.be/UJ9NbyPFTvY
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22 May 2026
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
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