Ep. 187: PS5 Price Hike Drama, Stellar Blade Hits PC, PAX East 2025 Recap
Send us Fan Mail In Episode 187 of the Spectator Mode Podcast, we dive into this week’s biggest stories in gaming! We talk about the shocking return of Giant Bomb, clear up the Steam hack rumors, and break down EA's controversial return-to-office policy. Sony warns of a PS5 price hike, DOOM: The Dark Ages struggles on Steam Deck, and Nintendo drops a firmware update that could mess with your virtual cards. Plus, Stellar Blade finally makes its way to PC, we give our full PAX East 2025 impressions, and we discuss the cancellation of Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link. Timestamps: 00:00 - Intro / Games Played and Stuff Watched this Week 25:07 – The Return of Giant Bomb 26:02 – Steam Wasn’t Hacked 32:15 – EA Forcing Employees Back to the Office 39:06 – PlayStation Price Hike Warning 44:40 – DOOM: The Dark Ages on Steam Deck 53:20 – Nintendo Virtual Card Warning 56:40 – Stellar Blade on PC 1:03:10 – PAX East 2025 Impressions 1:24:15 – Kingdom Hearts: Missing Link Cancelled #GamingPodcast #StellarBlade #PAXEast2025 #DOOMTheDarkAges #PS5PriceHike #KingdomHearts #GiantBomb #SteamDeck #SpectatorModePodcast #GamingNews Support the show You can find the Spectator Mode podcast on the following podcast platforms. Please consider leaving a review on Apple Podcast , as it will go a long watch in more people discovering us. Thank you! Apple Podcasts YouTube Spotify Amazon Music