Screen Smash is a premier video game and game culture talk show for Couch Soup. Where you will find an unfiltered gaming-culture talk show promoting gaming diversity and positivity. We strive to interview creators, influencers, and actors/actresses in and around games media, and pop culture along with having topical pop culture-filled and focused discussions with podcast team members. You can catch the show live on Couch Soup Twitch every Monday night at 8 pm CST, then made available on all podcast platforms.
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Screen Smash is a premier video game and game culture talk show for Couch Soup. Where you will find an unfiltered gaming-culture talk show promoting gaming diversity and positivity. We strive to interview creators, influencers, and actors/actresses in and around games media, and pop culture along with having topical pop culture-filled and focused discussions with podcast team members. You can catch the show live on Couch Soup Twitch every Monday night at 8 pm CST, then made available on all podcast platforms.
Welcome to Screen Smash!
Daniel Hedjazi of Phoenix Game Productions comes on the show to talk about his career as a game developer, his involvement in games at Platinum Games, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and his studio that is developing Tokyo Underground Killer.
GEARS! The Xbox Showcase 2024 was chock full of World Premier’s and fresh new looks at games coming in 2024, 2025 and beyond, GEARS! We break down all the trailers and which were our favorites, GEARS, and our overall feelings on the show itself… Gears!
Plus Jake and Dan are really excited for Gears of War E-Day.
The Xbox Games Showcase is just around the corner and the rumor mill is a buzz. Jake, Luis, and Dan summon Santa Spencer to answer our Christmas list of games that we hope to see and some wild predictions.
Hellblade 2 is finally here, Jake, Maria, and Dan have all played it and are going to tell you exactly what we loved and maybe didn’t love about the game. You really should experience the game for yourself and if you need convincing then give us a listen. (!Warning!, Minor Spoilers)
Join us for a raw tangent fest and listen to how Jake got a Backbone, Dan gets nostalgic about Mario, and Luis has a big problem with the closure of game studios.
Dan is joined by Erik Gutz aka Melancholygeek (Editor of Reload Magazine) to discuss Star Wars Games. Ranging back to the Atari days to the upcoming Star Wars Outlaws along with the many problems that typically plague the release of Star Wars games. The most recent offender being the overpriced ultimate editions for Outlaws and what Ubisoft is doing wrong.
Katie Baskin, Community Lead for Arrowhead Games joins us to discuss the rampant success of Helldivers 2, the explosion of players, and herding the fans. We also discuss some of Katie’s favorite games in the form of Remedy Game, most notably Max Payne.
It has been sad days for anime/manga and video game fans alike. Renowned manga artist and father of Dragon Ball Akira Toriyama has passed away at the age of 68 on March 1, 2024. Toriyama has meant a great deal to us and we would like to honor his memory and his influence on all of our lives.
Cross Play is finally a normal part of online gaming for Cooperative and multiplayer games alike. But we still have new games launching without cross play, like the New Old Star Wars Battlefront Collection. Join the discussion in the comments or share your thought on Couch Soup's Circle Space for Members
This week we are doing a Console check-in to see what we think about the PS5 and Xbox X|S and where the next wave of consoles come in. Then we break down the recent Xbox Podcast where Team Xbox dropped some new updates about the future of Xbox.
#Xbox #Gamepass #PlayStation
This week the gang with Senior Editor Brandy, discusses the recent news of Disney $1.5B investment in Epic Games. Then take a stroll down nostalgia lane to discuss the Halo video game franchise to coalesce with the release of the 2nd season of the Halo TV Series and the new Watching Now podcast.
#Halo #Disney #EpicGames #ParamoutPlus
This week we previewing Hell Divers 2 and breaking down the Sony State of Play. Plus we are trying a new game called Who's Review.
#HellDivers2 #SonyStateofPlay #PlayStation
This week we are joined by Editor-in-Chief of Debug Magazine, Andrew Dickinson to talk about Debug, Debug U, and the Indie game Awards. What is all of it, why is it important, and why is it Wholesome AF.
The Gang is back to talk about the games they played or didn't play over the holiday break. Then get into all the whip cracking games from the recent Xbox Developer Direct '24
#indianajonesandthegreatcircle #SenuassagaHellblade2 #Avowed
Welcome to the inaugural Smashies Awards by Screen Smash and Couch Soup! Hosted by Dan Morris, Nick McKay, and Jake Brown. The only game awards you will ever need and want to watch as it is brought to you by real gamers and their real votes. Be sure to see special guest*Surprise announcements and lots of ads for Fortnite.
Dez joins us to talk about the games you play after a long day and you are done adulting and just need to unplug your brain and do something absolutely mindless. Your chill games, farming sims, and all manner of "no thinking required" experiences
We are going down the nostalgia hole this week as we get into the games we love as kids, good or bad! Our friend Alex joins us to share the tales and woes as to why these games are still present in our minds as adults.
The Smash Crew along with friend of the show, Alex McCumbers, breaks down the TGA nominations. There are plenty of questions and hot takes for this year as there have been just so many banger releases! Who will win GOTY?!
Screen Smash is a premier video game and game culture talk show for Couch Soup. Where you will find an unfiltered gaming-culture talk show promoting gaming diversity and positivity. We strive to interview creators, influencers, and actors/actresses in and around games media, and pop culture along with having topical pop culture-filled and focused discussions with podcast team members. You can catch the show live on Couch Soup Twitch every Monday night at 8 pm CST, then made available on all podcast platforms.
Welcome to Screen Smash!
