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ExtraLife

By Christian and Hatty

The most controversial podcast in gaming
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ExtraLifeNov 17, 2021

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The Game Awards 2023!

The Game Awards 2023!

After almost a whole year we are back! And what better way to start off with The Game Awards. Join us as we go over every category and all the nominees as well! Sit back, relax and hopefully you'll enjoy today's episode and as always, we'll see you on the next episode.


Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_


Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience!


Don't forget to leave a review wherever you listen to our podcast!

Dec 05, 202301:21:52
The Game Awards 2022!

The Game Awards 2022!

Hello everyone and welcome back. It's that time of year again, It's the annual Game Awards. But before we talk about that we go over what we've been doing since last time. We talk about Spider-Man, the new Sonic game, Overwatch 2(again), and even the new Pokémon game. Following that we go over an update on a situation we talked about last episode, the Bayonetta VA situation. And for the first time in ExtraLife make sure to watch out for Pt.2 of this episode to learn more about two very hot topics in gaming where we go over the Doom and Gloom story and The Smash World Tour situation. To round things off today we go over The Game Awards nominees and our predictions on who will take the crown. Sit back, relax and hopefully you'll enjoy today's episode and as always, we'll see you on the next episode. 


Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_

Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience!

Don't forget to leave a review wherever you listen to our podcast!

Dec 07, 202201:03:42
We are back!!

We are back!!

WE ARE BACK! Hey everyone and welcome back to another great episode of ExtraLife. We took a short break, but now we are back and ready to deliver some amazing content. To start things off we go over some of the stuff we've been doing over the last couple of weeks. Lots of Overwatch 2 and just new games in general. As always following up with some news for the week. New Mario movie is in the works, and we have some choice words about a certain voice actor and of course a key part of Mario that is missing. Next, we talk about CD project red and the revival of CyberPunk 2077. We also go a little more into detail about their roadmaps and other projects they're working on. We go into detail about Overwatch 2s horrible launch and talk about Activision Blizzard still being a horrible company. To round off the news we dive into Raven Software QA, Bayonetta voice actor, Hideki Kamiya, and lastly the Metaverse. To get into the spirit of Halloween, todays big topic is all about horror games. We talk about the uprising in horror games that pushed peoples' careers on YouTube and go over some of our favorites as well. We also talk about the current state of the horror genre and how developers can improve on the stale concept. So, sit back and enjoy today's episode and as always, we'll see you on the next one.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_

Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience!

Don't forget to leave a review on wherever you listen to our podcast!

Oct 21, 202254:29
Are Indie games the new meta?

Are Indie games the new meta?

Hey everyone, and welcome back to another fantastic episode of ExtraLife. To kick things off today, we're giving our review on Pokémon Legends Arceus. Following the reviews as always, we have some news to go over today. Rockstar confirms GTA 6 rumors, and another delay from Battlefield 2042. NFTs.... why must you infiltrate our gaming community? The failure of Stadia causes Google to sell cloud technology. To wrap up the news we give our Nintendo Direct predictions and Cuphead the tv show gets a release date!! Today's big topic is centered all around Indie games. What exactly is an Indie game? Do they serve a greater purpose in the gaming atmosphere? And does the creative freedom of Indie games/studios create a standard for others? We go over all of this and more, plus we even list some of our favorite Indie games as well. Wrapping things up we go over what games we'll be playing this week, so stick around till the end to find out. 

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_

Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience!

Don't forget to leave a review on wherever you listen to our podcast!

Feb 13, 202242:11
Bite Sized 2

Bite Sized 2

Hello everyone and welcome back to our special miniseries. Today we have an absolute banger of an episode. It's the tale of two huge companies going head-to-head, Microsoft Vs Sony. Thats right, with the recent events of acquisitions between the two, it's safe to say something is going on and we're here to cover it all. So, sit back and listen to our thoughts on the situation.

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_

Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience!

Don't forget to leave a review on wherever you listen to our podcast!

Feb 02, 202220:11
New Game Releasing in 2022? 2023? 2024?

New Game Releasing in 2022? 2023? 2024?

Hello everyone and welcome back to another exciting episode! To start things off today, we give our review on SUPERHOT, Lake, and Firewatch. Following the reviews, we have some spicy news to engage in. We speak about the abysmal state of Star Wars Battlefront and Battlefield 2042 and how they desperately need attention. We also go over an interesting court case with Roblox and a fellow YouTuber. Going back to more Activision/Blizzard news, did California agree on a settlement? How much? And, more explosive breaking news, Microsoft drops a massive bag to secure Activision/Blizzard! For today's hard-hitting topic, we discuss game delays... are they good? Should some games actually be delayed? How can we make a game delay beneficial to the intended audience? To wrap things up, we mention what games we will be playing within the upcoming weeks, so stick around to find out!

Don't forget to follow us on Twitter, @extralifecast, and check out our personal Twitters as well, @ChrisIvanovv and @HattyHattinton_

Any advice, questions, or ratings? Tweet us at @extralifecast and we'd love to engage with our audience! 

Don't forget to leave a review on wherever you listen to our podcast!

Jan 21, 202244:34
Do You Even Game, Bro?

Do You Even Game, Bro?

Happy New Year and welcome to 2022! Today's episode is a special one... our normal host Hatty is on vacation, so we brought in my good friend Urc to cover. To begin this episode, we touched on Samauri Warriors 5, along with a surprise review on Football Manager (Xbox edition). Following that, we discussed Tencent Holdings settlement, we go over IGN's revised top 100 games of all time and cover an interesting formal investigation on Tesla. Next, we take a deep dive into the idea of gaming culture- the good, the bad, and the ugly. We discuss ways in which we can improve ourselves as a community and we speak about what it was like growing up being labeled as a "gamer." So, stick with us to the end to hear what we are playing, and we hope you enjoy the first episode of 2022! 

Jan 06, 202250:00
I choose you, Porygon Z...?

I choose you, Porygon Z...?

Welcome back everyone to another episode of ExtraLife. In today's episode we bring you 1 video game review and 1 theme park review. That's right, one of us did our homework while the other went to Disney and forgot all about it. Aside from that we also bring you a whole list of premiers and we go over the Game Award winners. News this week is a little light, but we go over the toxic workplace environment from Bungie, Its Takes Two being forced by Take Two Interactive to abandon trademark name, and lastly some more updates on Activision Blizzard. saving the best for last, today we're going to be talking Pokémon. We'll be going over our favorite Mons, Gen tier list, best/worst gens, and what lies ahead for the franchise. As always stay tuned for the end to hear what we'll be playing next week, and we'll see you all for the next one. 

Dec 18, 202101:04:41
Proceed with transaction?

Proceed with transaction?

Welcome back with our regularly scheduled programming. In today's episode we give you a quick rundown of a few games we played over the last couple of weeks. Following our reviews, we give a brief update on Bobby Kotick, exciting Smash Bros news, major update for dead cells and a surprise acquirement from Epic Games. Then finally we talk about the dreaded Micro-transactions that plague video games. We cover games from, Overwatch, CS:GO, Starwars Battlefront 2 and even The Sims 3&4. As always stay tuned till the end to hear what games we'll be playing this week and we'll catch you on the next episode

Dec 02, 202155:18
Bite Sized 1

Bite Sized 1

In this special episode we're going to be talking about a couple of things. First, we'll be going over the Game Awards nominees and give our take on it. Secondly, we'll be talking about the Bobby Kotick situation with Activision/Blizzard and the disturbing news that follows.

Nov 23, 202101:15:35
2P press start to join

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Welcome back to Episode 2! Today’s episode is stacked with game reviews and amazing news from the last couple of weeks. We're here to cover breaking news from Xbox's 20th year anniversary, game delays, server shutdowns, and a couple teasers as well. Following all of that, we give our take on couch co-op games. What exactly is a couch co-op? Give us a listen to find out and hear what we have to say all about it. Also, stay tuned until the end to hear what games we're playing next.
Nov 17, 202158:48
BR Bonanza

BR Bonanza

Episode 1 of ExtraLife Podcast is here! In today’s episode, we bring you some interesting news on a huge video game company called EA, COD's new anti-cheat, and Nintendo's new online expansion. Then, we give you our take on Battle Royals. Do we like them? Are they ruining games for others? Is it a liable esport? We talk about all of this and more, so give us a listen and we hope you enjoy the show.
Nov 04, 202101:12:23