Out Of Lives

Lucy and Ben get together again in their second discussion on The Last of Us Part II. This time they focus on Abby's journey and the final act of the game. They delve into Abby's time in Seattle. Ellie on the farm and her search in California then to the game's closing scenes and how they felt about the experience. There are plenty of spoilers for the whole game in this chat so finish the game first if you haven't.

Join Lucy and Ben as they discuss the first half of the Last of Us Part II. They go into detail on their thoughts on gameplay, story and characters. It's full of spoilers for the entire game as they discuss Ellie, Joel and the inhabitants of Seattle. They'll be back next week to discuss the second half and the end of the game.

Adam and Ben get together to discuss the next generation of consoles from the information released on them so far. They weigh up the tech specs of the Xbox Series X and the PlayStation 5 and if they matter, what some of it means and what they need to see to believe the hype. Adam Thomas I'm Adam and I'm joined with Ben. We're going to talk about the new console details for the next-generation PlayStation and Xbox as we have something to compare. And we've been, you know, given enough time to digest where what we've actually seen. So overall impressions Ben, initial thoughts. Ben Nother I mean, initial thoughts, you know, kind of all of the stuff that we've got so far for me is it's just, just numbers, isn't it? It's just a constant stream of tech specs and stuff like that. I think the Xbox stuff came out a little while ago, you know, lists of kind of like the RAM and the processors and all of those sorts of things. And then we had the, I suppose now, slightly notorious, Mark Cerny, GDC, stand in talk almo

I will cut to the chase, should you buy Doom Eternal? Yes, the game is insane. It is a love letter to the old school whilst adhering to modern conventions. The mixture results in something that feels familiar yet unique. This review will only cover the single-player portion of the game as at the time of writing the multiplayer servers are not live. That being said let's begin. The story. This element of Doom Eternal whilst serving as a sequel to Doom 2016 is largely accessible as a stand-alone entry. The brief ties to the original work as the story opens up as a great entry point for new players but felt a little disjointed given how Doom 2016 ends. Aside from that personal gripe the story is merely a vessel for one action-packed setting to the next its serviceable on the surface and has some cool reveals that unfold throughout setting the franchise up in an interesting development. The real meat of the story is from the codex entries which reveal all cards of fascinating information about the demons and the

Lucy, Ben and Aadil chat through the things they enjoyed the most and least from Microsoft's Xbox E3 briefing.

Aadil, Lucy and Ben return to run down their favourite bits from the Bethesda conference.

With the release of Spider-Man on the PS4 it's all the OutOfLives crew seem to be talking about. This week Ben and Alex chat through their thoughts on the game and each put forward their ideas for future super hero games. This includes the heroes, settings, developers and genres that they think would work well, and a few that wouldn't.

Mr Moody and Ben get together to discuss the recent boxing bout between KSI and Logan Paul which was streamed as a PPV on YouTube. They discuss their initial thoughts on it, what it means for YouTube and the boxers, and CM Punk's move to UFC and what this could mean for Logan Paul. They also talk about what it may have done for YouTube and the sport of boxing and finish on YouTube Vs Twitch and illegal viewing. A final shout out goes to Simon Miller who in a 'similar' move has begun a career in wrestling over at Defiant Wrestling.

Scott's off on assignment this week so it's up to Ben and Mr Moody to steer this old, old wooden ship. They discuss their top picks from this years San Diego Comic Convention. Focusing on TV, as Moody covered films on the Glorious Movies Show, they touch on Star Wars Clone Wars, Deadly Class, Star Trek Discovery, Nightflyers, Buffy The Vampire Slayer and The Walking Dead. In Scott's absence Ben took the reins for recording. If you're watching the video maybe just ignore the bottom of the screen being replicated as all the cropping was out and caught the recording programme. Lame we know.

This week the boys discuss games they think are underrated and that definitely need a little more love as well as what they've been playing and watching recently. This includes Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning, Subsurface Circular, Prey (2017), Alien Isolation and Minit.

Scott, Ben and Moody managed to survive E3 2018 and in the aftermath discuss their personal highlights. There are a lot, it was a good year. Some of the games discussed are The Last of Us part 2, Ghost of Tsushima and Spider-man, Hitman 2, Tunic, Control and Sable.

Francis and Lucy get together to discuss all the things you need to know about Nintendo's E3 Direct for 2018. Plus they let you know about a few other things that they enjoyed from the show as a whole.

Lucy, Ben and Dafydd get together to discuss the PlayStation E3 2018 Conference highs and lows and give their take on what we've seen. Discussed - The conference format, The Last of Us part 2, Ghost of Tsushima, Death Stranding, Spider-Man, Control, Resident Evil 2 and Nioh 2

Scott and Moody talk about their personal highlights and a few low points of Microsoft's 2018 media briefing. Discussed - Gears of War, Battle Royale modes, Cyberpunk 2077, Ninja Theory, DMC 5, Dying Light 2, Sekiro, Crackdown 3, February 22, Jump Force, Ori and the Will of the Wisps, The Division 2, Just Cause 4, Tunic and Forza Horizon 4.

Scott, Ben and Moody join forces and rise like a phoenix to bring you a new, different version of the outoflives podcast. Now in video! Each week the hosts will dive deep into certain topics and open the forum to the ollniverse. Things will change. This is but the beginning of something with no destination and we ask you travel with us on this journey, until we run out of lives! For our inaugural episode we each discuss the games, movies and TV shows which have influenced us through the years in our 'Know Your Hosts' show. There are too many influences to list but we all agree Daniel Day-Lewis is the best.

Ben and Dave revive PlayStation Forecast, or Out of the X Fire, which ever you prefer to catch up and discuss the upcoming Playstation E3 conference. They give their thoughts on PlayStation's format for this year, what's being revealed before the actual conference and their predictions on what we'll see.

We return with the first of this summer/autumns big FPS beta tests, Destiny 2. Ben is joined by two veteran Guardians, Dave Wyatt and Ross Falconer to discuss both the game and the beta test itself. Both Ross and Dave give Ben a little background on some of the original mechanics in Destiny and how they've changed for the sequel. They discuss the PvE and PvP play modes, how light the beta seemed on content and if they'll be there day one.

Adam was on Holiday last week and despite Alfred's best efforts he was unable to Sheppard a few of the gremli-- I mean contributors, into a recording booth to knock out an episode. No matter though because Adam has returned this week to put together an episode for you. I know it is late but at least it is here. This week we dive into Spider-Man: Homecoming (Don't worry we warn you before any spoilers) & the hottest news of the week; the new occupant of the T.A.R.D.I.S.

This week; Adam is joined by Aadil for a podcast full of more confectionery than you can shake a stick at... not that you see many people shaking sticks at cakes. Crash Bandicoot's return in the N.Sane Trillogy has been a roaring success thus far, we chat a bit about a Steven Spielberg Film from 2015 plus we dissect Marvel's Inhumans trailer... We hope you enjoy it, let us know your thoughts in the comments, like our posts on Social Media and share the podcast with all of your friends!

This week; Adam tells a hilarious joke, but in exchange for his new found comedic powers he forgets how to read. Dave reveals the unspeakable things he does to his computer and Alfred, is the mostly sensible one this week... who would've thought? Each of us has a list of 5 things we loved from E3 this year that we take you through plus there is a little bit of news right at the start of the episode. Adam Hosts, alongside Alfred and Dave. Don't forget to like, share, subscribe and to tell your friends about our show! Enjoy!