Gaming News Power Up Hour
Media & Entertainment Podcasts
Brought to you by Take This Studios, the Power Up Hour provides an outsider, non-biased look at the gaming industry's most interesting news stories from people who have worked in the business on small scales. Indie game developers and voice actors unite to speak about topics from a point of view often looked down upon from the "mainstream media", which is that of the fan and consumer. We hope you enjoy our honest take on these subjects close to all of us. Thank you for checking us out.
Location:
United States
Description:
Brought to you by Take This Studios, the Power Up Hour provides an outsider, non-biased look at the gaming industry's most interesting news stories from people who have worked in the business on small scales. Indie game developers and voice actors unite to speak about topics from a point of view often looked down upon from the "mainstream media", which is that of the fan and consumer. We hope you enjoy our honest take on these subjects close to all of us. Thank you for checking us out.
Twitter:
@takethisstudios
Language:
English
Email:
syco1316@yahoo.com
Episodes
E3 Predictions!!! Dumb Google Stadia ruined our timing!!!
6/6/2019
Hello All! It's Dylan, Spencer, and Hanah today for the obligatory E3 Prediction/Wishlist Show!! We did miss the Stadia presentation as we recorded this the night of June 5th. However we WILL predict for EA, Square Enix, Microsoft, Bethesda, PC Gaming, Ubisoft, and Nintendo! Also our negative zone tackles this "Gaming Disorder" nonsense harder than tackles Steve Atwaters tackles his own teammate Robert Brooks (Superbowl 32 reference!!) Thank you to all of our listeners. We are so fortunate...
Duration:01:52:09
We Kast the new Mortal Kombat movie, Video Game movies history (best and worst), and much more!
5/24/2019
Hello All! Today's episode has Hanah, Dylan, Josh, and Spencer becoming talent agents with no sense of restricted budgets! Yep, we all kast the new James Wan produced Mortal Kombat movie! Also on the agenda: we go through our favorite and least favorite video game movies, we discuss all the happenings with Blizzard, Playstation's new Film Studio, Epic Games new Sale Fail, and much more! Thanks to all of our listeners! We appreciate you so much! Please like, rate, comment, review, subscribe,...
Duration:01:02:42
Detective Pikachu solves the App Store Mystery that Super Mario made! (huh?)
5/18/2019
Hello All! We are back again, not like anyone asked us to, to discuss many of the biggest topics in Gaming. Including Detetive Pikachu, Mario Maker 2, App Store VS Supreme Court and how that affects future of consoles, Trash Talk banning in video games, and MUCH MORE! Please Subscribe, Rate, Comment, and most importantly SHARE! We appreciate EVERY. SINGLE. LISTENER. of this podcast and are so grateful for all of you. Thanks for letting us into your ears (eww) every week. Want to let us into...
Duration:01:01:26
Randy Pitchford VS The World, Riot Walkouts, Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3, and more!
5/13/2019
It's Hanah, Spencer, and Joshua for today's show (Recorded 5/11/19) We discuss Randy Pitchford (and apparently we will forever), Riot Games Walkout against forced arbitration, Loot Box laws incoming, Fortnite's 9th season, Marvel Ultimate Alliances 3, and much more! Thanks for checking us out! We are super grateful for your support. If you would like to help us grow further please like/heart/thumbs up us. Also if you could subscribe and review us that'd be great! Also most importantly,...
Duration:01:12:35
Mortal Kombat 11, Borderlands 3, Sonic The Movie, and more!!
5/3/2019
On today's show we have Spencer, Hanah, and Dylan (Josh is gone to Poland...) and they discuss the important things to the world. Like Sonic's TEETH! Also Mortal Kombat 11 review (Plus a fierce debate about best characters), Skyrim's new Nexus Premium exclusive mod "playlist", and Smash Bros 20th Anniversary beat down! Amongst many many other topics. (like 20 to be exact) Thank you for checking us out! PLZ subscribe, rate, comment, follow, share, and enjoy! Thank You Youtube:...
Duration:01:13:57
Borderlands 3, Star Wars Controversy, Anno 1800, and More! #NotMyJohnny
4/20/2019
Hello All! And welcome to another late Power Up Hour! Today it's Hanah, Spencer, and Dylan and they discuss Star Wars and two controversies surrounding it: continuing lack of diversity in gaming AND the single player vs Multiplayer gaming debate. We also discuss Borderlands 3 and officially choose the characters we will play as when the game releases (Those videos will go to Youtube) And of course other gaming news including impressions from the beta of Anno 1800! Thank you for checking us...
Duration:01:12:06
PAX East was Awesome and Cringey!!!
4/1/2019
Joshua, Hannah, and Spencer have a great special episode ALL about Pax East! The Good (Bethesda), The Bad (some of the indie games) and The Cringey (Randy Pitchford and his entire Gearbox presentation! Special guest = A side discussion on indie games and their most viable platforms Instagram/ Twitter: @TakeThisStudios Youtube.com/Takethisstudios Intro: Short Change Hero cover by Rexon Outro: Ain't No Rest For The Wicked cover by Postmodern Jukebox
Duration:00:59:10
Streaming Showdown: Google Stadia VS Microsoft Project XCloud
3/25/2019
Hello Everybody! Today's episode with a full house of 4 presenting a full breakdown of Google's new Stadia platform and Microsoft's ever evolving Project XCloud! We present opinions, statistics, research, and our secret weapon: In House Developer, Joshua! The main stream gaming news has nothing on this episode. Please check us out, give us a listen, and if ya like us....feel free to subscribe and share! Instagram/Twitter: @TakeThisStudios Youtube.com/TakeThisStudios Opening: Cuphead Piano...
Duration:01:18:10
Anthem Woes, Fallout 76 Updates, Borderlands 3, Halo to PC, and Much More!
3/15/2019
Hello there! I see you may be lost. Don't be afraid, this podcast won't hurt ya! It's the Gaming News Power Up Hour special ALL NEWS episode with a 2 person crew off Spencer and Hannah Lee! Topics of discussion include Gearbox Teases, Google's new gaming venture, Apex Legends new relationship with Ninja, All Kinds of game updates, 343 announcing Halo for PC, and much much more!! Instagram/Twitter: @TakeThisStudios Youtube.com/TakeThisStudios Intro: Halo Theme cover by The Warp Zone Outro:...
Duration:01:06:23
Over Paid CEOS, Reggie Retiring, Pokemon Wars, and OLD MEN YELL AT CLOUDS!!!
3/3/2019
Hi Everybody! (Hi, Dr Nick) Today's show features Lee, Dylan, and Spencer as they discuss hot gaming news topics including the Pokemon Sword and Shield reveal, EA and Blizzards CEOs making the most overpaid list, AND the unfortunate downside of subscription game passes. Among many other topics. Be sure to rate, subscribe, and SHARE! Insta/Twitter: @takethisstudios youtube.com/takethisstudios Intro: Pokemon Trap Remix by Trap Music Now Outro: No Values by Black Flag
Duration:01:10:09
Gamestop Dying?? Single Player games Dying?? Metroid Dying..then coming back???
2/4/2019
Hello there! We are freaking out man! Yes, that explains our awful audio levels. Welcome to the most panicked podcast on your phone right now! Tonight it's Lee, Spencer, and Joshua discussing newsy type topics. Including (But not limited to) Metroid Prime 4's restart, Gamestop's stock tanking and bid cancellations, AND the new alarming stats about single player game completion. Thanks for checking us out! Share, Like, Subscribe, and review! Instagram/Twitter: @TakeThisStudios...
Duration:00:51:20
What Should Video Games Really Cost? An In Depth Roundtable Discussion.
1/22/2019
Just because our government can't discuss with one another doesn't mean we can't. how bout this: In spirit of the Gov't shutdown, we are here to shutdown each other. Welcome Everyone! You have stumbled across a Gaming podcast that will suck ya in with gaming news, but keep you tied down, scratching away at the duct tape, fighting to scream for help....what...with deep conversations! Today we get to hit on Ubisoft controversy, ESO update reveal, along with other news topics. Our feature is a...
Duration:01:22:47
New Year New Games! What we want from 2019!
1/12/2019
There is a full (dysfunctional) house for today's episode! Join Lee, Spencer, Joshua, Dylan, and Almost-Cody and listen to them scream out to the gods what they want from gaming companies in the year of our lort, Two Thousand and Nineteen! Also including the opening Gaming News Run Down Challenge and the closing Negative Zone! Twitter/Instagram: @TakeThisStudios Youtube.com/takethisstudios Opening theme: Command and Conquer Hell March cover by Sbeast Closing Theme: Animal Crossing 7pm cover...
Duration:00:51:22
New Years Eve Special! We look back at 2018s biggest Gaming News and our favorite Games of the year!
12/31/2018
Happy New Year! Almost! Join Lee, Spencer, and Dylan as they discuss, yell, and poke fun at the most important news from gaming in 2018. They also run down a list of ALL of their games played. Finally at the end, an extra special NEGATIVE ZONE. Twitter/Facebook/Instagram: TakeThisStudios Youtube.com/takethisstudios Intro: Silhoutte Dance from Ridge Racer 4 OST Outro: Jumpin Jack flash by Rolling Stones as covered by Jesse Greenberg
Duration:01:38:58
Merry Christmas! The Gang Takes a Fallout 76 pilgrimage to West Virginia!
12/24/2018
Welcome to our short Christmas special! (We really wanted to put out content through the holidays lol) WARNING: THE BEST VERSION OF THIS PODCAST IS ON YOUTUBE.COM/TAKETHISSTUDIOS Lee and Lora control this podcast as they guide Spencer through a few Fallout 76 locations that they recently visited and they compare and give background to the areas and a direct comparison of the details between the video game locations and it's real world counterparts. Thanks for listening and HAPPY HOLIDAYS!...
Duration:00:26:52
The Game Awards Hit and Misses! Polarizing year for games! Our Favorite Moments!
12/19/2018
Hey There! You've stumbled across one of the weirdest gaming podcasts on the planet. And on this episode, the gang discusses The Game Awards (what worked and what didn't work). The year's most polarizing games and the presence of vocal minorities, trolls, and review bombing. Also at the end a bunch of wild guests show up to give their favorite personal gaming moments of the year! Damn O'Driscolls.... Like, Share, Subscribe! Twitter, Facebook, YouTube: Take This Studios Intro: Monster Hunter...
Duration:01:55:02
GAMING NEWS IS BACK!! Smash Bros! Red Dead! Blizzard! PS1 CLASSIC!
11/10/2018
Welcome Everybody to our first show back to normal! Today it is Lee and Spencer discussing all kinds of things in the Gaming news world from the perspective of Media outsiders but Indie Gaming insiders! If you HATE positivity and Love negativity we suggest you skip to the Negative Zone at the end. Today's Show Rundown: -Blizzard having worst PR week ever defends not having black female character -Also, Destiny 2 becomes free because Blizzard is (not mad) disappointed -Bethesda discredits...
Duration:01:18:48
The Great Fallout Debate!! Fallout 76 inbound! Which Single Player was better?
11/3/2018
Welcome to our first episode on the new channel! Today Join Lee (Voice actor), Josh (Game programmer designer) and Spencer (Level and game designer) as the partake in the GREAT FALLOUT DEBATE! (With special guest Katie Townsend aka Cait from Fallout 4) With the near Future of the Fallout Franchise under Bethesda's rule leaning into Multiplayer, the gang will debate their favorite Bethesda single player Fallout game and try to make a case for their personal favorites. Topics include Main...
Duration:01:24:28