Spawn On Me with Kahlief Adams: A Video Game Podcast

We have a huge show this week! In the 411, we talk through the Bethesda Starfield and Redfall delay and tell you why it matters. Activision/Blizzard shared info about a new tool to help diversity and we tell you how it falls short. In What We've Been Playing, I talk about Trek to Yomi and the new Evil Dead game and we bring back the Cookout to talk about how Kendrick Lamar's new classic is digging into conversations around therapy in great ways. Oh, and Brookago will now show up in MotherGunShip Forge with our biscuit gun cap!! We're so hyped!!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about the DRM issues around the Xbox Outage from this weekend. Is Lizzo coming to stream to Twitch? We talk about those topics and share thoughts around Trek To Yomi and the new Evil Dead Game. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week I come to you from the crisp mountain air of Lake Tahoe while on my 10 yr anniversary to talk about how the industry needs to be better to our own. Why I'm excited for the Xbox/Bethesda showcase and I'm sad about not playing Overwatch 2. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We chat with Panic's Co-Founder Cabel Sasser to talk about the development of their new handheld called the Playdate. We talk about how the device came to be, how important opening up development to everyone is, and how this device is going against the grain in the gaming space. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

We review Panic's Playdate and tell you why it is the coolest handheld console you'll ever own.. I share thoughts on how awesome the hardware and games are. Why the system is a great gateway into development and why this is a fun device for streamers. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we talk about Activision/Blizzard raising the pay rate for some of their QA workers. I talk about the future of the Unreal Engine after the State of Unreal presentation. Riot games ban a super popular content creator after their misogynist rant and I share a couple of ideas about how Spawn On Me might be changing in the future. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

In this week's show, we feature McDonald's "Future 22 honoree Marcyssa "Horizem "Brown to talk about the Future 22 campaign that highlights twenty-two dynamic Black leaders of the future with passion, talent, and desire to create real change in their communities. As a part of this special episode during Women's History Month, we want to celebrate the amazing work she is doing in the space. In connection with key cultural moments, the stories of additional Future 22 honorees will be introduced through June on Instagram @wearegolden and McDonald’s YouTube channel, underscoring that Black History deserves to be celebrated beyond February. McDonald’s will release original social content to tell the Future 22 stories, feeding and fostering these young leaders’ drive by amplifying their voices through a national television commercial and on McDonald’s social channels, with a special highlight each month on Facebook Watch.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we chat with talk with Xbox Content Program Manager and Social Lead Albert Dankwa about his inspiring industry story. He shared gems on how to showcase your skills for the job you want and why the right place, right time can be what drives your goals. I shared my excitement for the new Ghostbusters game and we gave our review of Tiny Tina's Wonderland. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

On this week's episode, we talk about the fantastic ID@XBOX showcase, give our impressions of Ghostwire Tokyo and dig into the conversations around the Harry Potter universe game Hogwarts Legacy and talk about all the controversy surrounding the IP, and what side of history you are on if you cover it. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

This week we're joined by XSET's own iDOM to talk about his career in the fighting game community. What he's excited for when it comes to EVO and which region has the best smack talk. I also share some thoughts about Sony's latest State of Play! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices