Splash Damage

About Splash Damage

Interested in video games, anime, and other geeky things and the culture of outrage surrounding them? In this podcast, husband-and-wife duo Scrivonaut and Norayla—and sometimes special guests—dive deep on controversies consuming the nerd sphere.

Publisher

Scrivonaut

Language

en

Explicit

Yes

First episode

17 Jul 2020

Latest episode

4 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

147 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   4 Sept 2026

   Episode 147: Xbox’s Disc-to-Digital Program is Simply Softening the Blow of an All-Digital Future

   On the heels of Sony’s announcement that the PlayStation 6 won’t include a disc drive, Microsoft launched a program that allows you to convert your physical game discs into digital game licenses. However, we suspect this is merely softening the blow of the news that the next Xbox will also not include a disc drive. We discuss the bleak future of next-gen consoles along with the Grand Theft Auto VI leaks, Shift Up’s hiring of a DEI specialist, the horrible Halo demake, and plenty more!

2. 

   25 Jul 2026

   Episode 146: PlayStation Going Discless, Xbox Resetting

   After removing 500 digital movies from purchasers’ libraries, Sony announced PlayStation will stop the production of game discs in early 2028, meaning expensive digital titles will be the only way to game on future PS consoles. We discuss this news along with Xbox’s layoffs and announcement of “resetting,” the hilarious day-one issues with Assassin’s Creed: Black Flag Resynched and Halo: Campaign Evolved, and Fortnite’s addition of bikini skins.

3. 

   27 Jun 2026

   Episode 145: Shift Up Defends Design of Stellar Blade: Blood Rain Protagonist Evie

   A trailer for Stellar Blade: Blood Rain released, and everyone who detests attractive women in games instantly accused the new protagonist, Evie, of looking like a child. We discuss the reaction along with Shift Up’s defense of her design along with news of Grand Theft Auto VI and the Steam Machine’s prices, Microsoft’s ridiculous “considerations” for developers and their shuttering of Xbox studios, Lara Croft’s classic look in the upcoming Tomb Raider game, Bungie layoffs, and more.

Reach and audience

Public platform figures. Ratings count people who left a rating, not total listeners.

Apple Podcasts (US)

4.1 / 5

12 ratings

Spotify

5.0 / 5

5 ratings

Podcast Authority Score: 41 / 100

A composite of feed quality, social presence, YouTube performance and engagement. Read the methodology.

Quality

48

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

84

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