Breakout Podcast

Breakout is a new podcast from The Escapist featuring Marty Sliva, Nick Calandra and KC Nwosu. Breakout is a freeform podcast show where Marty, Nick and KC will discuss whatever is on their minds that week, with a central focus on video games, tv, movies, books and even feature a craft beer taste test every few weeks.

Curated by: The Escapist (94 videos)

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Tracks in this Playlist

• The Live Service Bubble Has Burst | Breakout
• Spider-Man 2 and Mario Wonder are How You Do Franchises Right | Breakout
• Where Do Soulslike Games Go From Here? | Breakout
• A Chat with Red Barrels About Outlast and Designing Horror Games | Breakout
• Assassin's Creed Mirage, Forza 7, Cocoon... Oh My! | Breakout
• Games That Do Difficulty in Unique Ways | Breakout
• What We Learned From the Wild Xbox Leaks | Breakout
• Lies of P Is a Fantastic Soulslike | Breakout
• Starfield Just Keeps Getting Better the More You Play | Breakout
• Sea of Stars is as Good as We Were Hoping It Would Be | Breakout
• The Overshadowed Games of 2023... So Far | Breakout
• No, Developers Aren't Panicking Over Baldur's Gate 3 | Breakout
• Baldur's Gate 3 Is A Massive Success Worth Celebrating | Breakout
• Breathing Life Back Into Old Games | Breakout
• It Only Takes HOW Many Hours to Get Good? | Breakout
• Is the Era of Mind-Blowing Games Over? | Breakout
• The Microsoft x Activision Acquisition is Almost Complete, What's Next? | Breakout
• Forget Activision, Xbox Should Bring Back Summer of Arcade | Breakout
• Turns Out Switch Still Has Some Life Left in It | Breakout
• FF16’s Demo Absolutely Sold Us on the Game | Breakout
• Overall, 2023 Has Been A Pretty Strong Year for Games | Breakout
• The Calm Before the Summer Game Fest Storm | Breakout
• The PlayStation Showcase Failed to Provide a Clear Roadmap for the PS5 | Breakout
• Overwatch 2's PvE Mess and Broken Promises from Publishers | Breakout
• The Console Wars Were Over a Long Time Ago | Breakout
• What's the Deal with So Many AAA Games Having Major Launch Issues? | Breakout
• Our Initial Impressions of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor | Breakout
• The Weird Old Gaming Trends That We Miss | Breakout
• Game Mechanics That We Just Can't Get Enough Of | Breakout
• In 2023, GameCube is Finally Getting the Love it Deserves | Breakout
• We've Finally Gotten to Play Dead Island 2 | Breakout
• Starfield’s Delay is Absolutely a Good Thing…Mostly | Breakout
• The Blandness of So Many AAA Games is Impossible to Ignore | Breakout
• We're Still Thinking About Elden Ring a Year Later | Breakout
• Our Initial Impressions of Wild Hearts | Breakout
• 2023 is Starting to Feel like the Swan Song for the Switch | Breakout
• Why It Took 3 Years to Learn to Love Death Stranding | Breakout
• It's Okay for Some Games to Just Be Okay | Breakout
• Dear Games Industry, Please Chill on Games as a Service | Breakout
• Is 2023 The Year PlayStation Finally Gets Back to Multiplayer Games? | Breakout
• Our 2023 Gaming Goals | Breakout
• Our Favorite Games of 2022 | Breakout
• Xbox's Lack of Communication About First Party Titles is Backfiring | Breakout
• What to Expect from 2022's 'The Game Awards' | Breakout
• Have Video Game Adaptions Finally Stopped Being Terrible? | Breakout
• The Callisto Protocol's Paywalled Death Animations Are a New Low | Breakout
• Did Elden Ring Deserve to be Nominated for Best Narrative? | Breakout
• AAA Season is Here and It's a Mixed Bag | Breakout
• PSVR 2 at $550 is Dead on Arrival | Breakout
• In Defense of "Certain" Remakes | Breakout
• Silent Hill 2's Remake Has Been Officially Announced | Breakout
• The Orange Box is 15 Years Old, and Still Arguably the Best Gaming Package Ever | Breakout
• Is CD Projekt Announcing Six New Games Ambitious or Foolish? | Breakout
• Wild Hearts is EA’s Monster Hunter, and It Looks Pretty Rad | Breakout
• While AAA Games Stumble, AA Continues to Rise | Breakout
• Feels Like E3 in September — Tears of the Kingdom, Ragnarok, and Yakuza 8 | Breakout
• Excellent Games You Can Play Through in a Single Day | Breakout
• Immortality Proves that FMV Games Are Alive and Well | Breakout
• There Has Never Been a Better Time to Revisit Your Backlog | Breakout
• This Fall is VERY Light on AAA Games — Is That Okay? | Breakout
• Live A Live, Saints Row and Rollerdrome Impressions | Breakout
• How Much Gameplay Does a "Game" Need to Have? | Breakout
• Do You Prefer Linear or Branching Stories in Video Games? | Breakout
• What Do We Want From the Future of Rockstar Games? | Breakout
• Outgrowing Franchises You Once Loved | Breakout
• Gateway Games for Genres Out of Your Comfort Zone | Breakout
• A Discussion About Video Game Leaks | Breakout
• The Summer Game Fest Prediction Episode | Breakout
• Halo on Paramount+ Has Potential, But Needs a Lot of Work | Breakout
• Can the New Saints Row Fill a GTA-Sized Gap in 2022? | Breakout
• Please Konami: Stop Holding Metal Gear, Castlevania, and Silent Hill Hostage | Breakout
• Adventure is Nigh Season 2 Secrets with Jack Packard | Breakout
• The Live Service Games That Have Gotten It Right | Breakout
• Advice for Completing Games and Avoiding Backlog Burnout | Breakout
• Is Cyberpunk 2077 Finally Worth Playing in 2022? | Breakout
• Is PlayStation Plus Not Adding First-Party Exclusives at Launch a Mistake? | Breakout
• Halo on Paramount+ Is Off to A Rough Start | Breakout
• Ghostwire: Tokyo is Shaping Up to Be a 2022 Sleeper Hit | Breakout
• Xbox is Off to a Surprisingly Slow Start in 2022 | Breakout
• Is Elden Ring a Good Place to Start for Newcomers to Soulslikes? | Breakout
• Our Elden Ring Impressions After Playing Dozens of Hours | Breakout
• The Rings of Power and The Age of Inevitable Backlash | Breakout
• Why Is Difficulty in Video Games Such a Contentious Topic? | Breakout
• We've Finished Dying Light 2 - Did It Live Up to Expectations? | Breakout
• The Good and Bad Parts of Working in Games Media | Breakout
• Unpacking the Microsoft Acquisition of Activision Blizzard | Breakout
• Enough Nostalgia-Baiting | Breakout
• What's Going on with Ken Levine's Next Game? | Breakout
• The Escapist 2021 Year in Review | Breakout
• Our Favorite Games of 2021 | Breakout
• A Deep Dive on Halo Infinite | Breakout
• Squid Game Re-Creation and the "Creator Economy" | Breakout
• Halo Infinite and The Age of the Battle Pass | Breakout
• Elden Ring Is Exactly What We Were Hoping For | Breakout