Iain tells the tale of when he was mugged off at school trading The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask...for Bomberman (LOL) That alone makes the episode unmissable but also Mario Kart 8 Deluxe Booster Pass is HERE! New tracks and cups, we break it ALL down- we welcome in the new season of Fortnite as well which has WIPED ALL BUILDS AWAY (!!) which must be a reason for players of old to come back...right?? FIFA makes a massive c*ck up gifting everybody something VERY special by mistake and Iain dust...
Mar 29, 2022•46 min•Season 4Ep. 7
It's about time that Iain and I shared our story with YOU; our brilliant listeners! How did we both get into Esports? What's the best way to get ahead in 2022 as broadcast talent in the gaming world? What would we have done differently, and what have we learned since we began? Iain and I have a very honest conversation about the gaming industry and its future, the highs and lows of working as hosts in the Esports world and why our idea of success in mainstream TV has changed over the years. Iain...
Mar 10, 2022•55 min•Season 4Ep. 6
On this week's show, we talk one of the BIGGEST GAMES and HIGHEST SCORES ever on Metacritic, as the coming fantasy adventure, Elden Ring, scores a mental 98! We also breakdown the list of the most highly rated games of all time from Ocarina of Time, to Soul Caliber, we touch on the almighty Horizon: Forbidden West as it';s out now and is BEAUTIFUL, Uncharted the movie was way off the mark and is Hollywood to blame all whilst Iain is in Poland living the high life, and I'm still buzzing after my ...
Feb 25, 2022•48 min•Season 4Ep. 5
We're back with a BIG show because NINTENDO DIRECT was AWESOME! So many big games announced, from Splatoon 3 to Mario Strikers: Battle League, but the most exciting one of all...Nintendo Switch Sports! It's predecessor, Wii Sports,selling almost 90 million copies worldwide; will THIS be the game that redefines the Switch? The Tinder Swindler dropped on Netflix, Uncharted hit cinemas and FINALLY we have the start of a huge month for games as we chat all things Dying light 2 and Sifu. TOO MUCH CON...
Feb 14, 2022•37 min•Season 4Ep. 4
**ACTIVISION BLIZZARD MICROSOFT TAKEOVER SPECIAL Some of the biggest news in the gaming world has officially broken...for a cool $68,700,000,000. Whaaaaaaaaaat? Call of Duty, World of Warcraft, Starcraft, Candy Crush, Crash Bandicoot, Overwatch and SO MANY MORE are all set to be joining the Xbox family. But, what does this mean? What repercussions will this have on the industry? And where are Sony in all this? How will THEY react? Iain and I chat through it all in this episode - we ask the big q...
Jan 21, 2022•49 min•Season 4Ep. 3
Can't believe it. 3yrs on the bounce as the world's premiere gaming event, E3, is cancelled once more. What are the repercussions? Where is everybody going to find out about the latest games/ bars that serve the cheapest shots in LA?? :D Such a shame- Iain and I break it all down as well as talk PS VR2 and whether this is THE peripheral to rule them all, I moved house and have turned in to a firm believer that WiFi is EVERYTHING and our **GREATEST GAMING MOMENTS, EVER! **Iain had his yesterday, ...
Jan 13, 2022•44 min•Season 4Ep. 2
HAPPY NEW YEAR! 🥳🥳 2022 is upon us and we CANNOT WAIT to get stuck straight back in the show - this week kicks off with some BIG moments for Iain and I, the news that Goldeneye 64 could ACTUALLY be coming to Xbox (!!), and we go down the rabbit hole touching on some of the incredible games that are coming our way this year such as Elden Ring, Ghostwire: Tokyo, Horizon Forbidden West, Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2 and Hogwarts Legacy (+more!) Please make sure to SHARE and LEAVE A 5 ⭐ REVIEW - and...
Jan 04, 2022•34 min•Season 4Ep. 1
BONUS EPISODE!! So, it's Christmas Morning. Iain's present has arrived...if I say I'm going to deliver, THAT'S WHAT WE DO BABY! For Iain's Christmas present, I reached out to Jeff Steitzer aka MULTIPLAYER ANNOUNCER in HALO (!!!) and asked him to record him a very special Christmas message. omg it is 400% the best thing EVER and a massive shout out to Jeff for being such a god sport...and now and OFFICIAL Savage Situation Podcast subscriber 😊 What a way to round out the year - here's to an "UN-F...
Dec 25, 2021•13 min•Season 3Ep. 21
After all these agonizing weeks, we FINALLY bring you the official CHRISTMAS EPISODE! Iain shares his story obtaining an 'actual' Turbo Man doll from Jingle All The Way, we go deep breaking down our Top 3 Xmas movies OF ALL TIME (as well as highlighting some of the best that didn't quite make the list), why Hans Gruber in Die Hard is the greatest villain ever, how the YouTube algorithm went next level recommending me a video about all the injuries sustained in Home Alone, and the games that will...
Dec 24, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 20
Christmas is only a week away! I've begun crushing through the Xbox Game Pass for PC catalogue for a £1 (!!!) which includes Halo: Infinite, and we discover the best gift EVER for Iain live on the show (which involves the voice of Master Chief X Arnold Schwartzenegger) We talk the Game Awards 2021, Resident Evil: Welcome to Raccoon City, add-ons for GTA feat. Dr. Dre (??), and our Top 3 Greatest Christmas Films of ALL Time are REVEALED... ;) WARNING: TriGgeR ALeRt #gameawards #christmasfilms #pi...
Dec 16, 2021•50 min•Season 3Ep. 19
This week on the show, I'm joined by Fortnite ROYALTY! MonsterDface and Reisshub, two of the most successful caster X analysts from FNCS to Dreamhack and beyond are in the house! My esteemed co-caster colleagues from the NAE Fortnite Championship Series; they share their origin stories and where their personal gaming history began, how they both had VERY different paths before finding this one, the future of Fortnite and answer arguably the biggest question from the last 20yrs in gaming...which ...
Dec 09, 2021•1 hr 11 min•Season 3Ep. 18
It's the PS1's 27th birthday (!!) so Iain and I take a look back at the games that made it one beastly son-of-a-console, Halo: Infinite is turning up the heat some more as the Series S becomes the BIGGEST selling console on Black Friday! MrBeasts Squid Game surpasses 120,000,000 views in a week (wtaf!?), we tell some viral video stories of our own and some meatball decides to start drilling whilst I'm recording the show which as you can imagine, makes me really happy... 🤬🤬🤬 #haloinfinite #mrb...
Dec 02, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 17
You've probably heard the news by now that Halo: Infinite is absolutely delivering the goods right now and hype is off the charts! But, what about Battlefield 2042?? Iain and I talk Xbox now leading the console war, MrBeast drops the much-anticipated Squid Game IRL vid which has EXPLODED online, I finally after all these years take on The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time, and recall a weird fizzy drinks test in the 90s that led to the demise of a chicken... #haloinfinite #battlefield2042 #squidg...
Nov 25, 2021•42 min•Season 3Ep. 16
Recorded on GTA: Definitive Edition launch day, I confess that I have NEVER played GTA: San Andreas, we talk whether Xbox is in for a BIG Chrismas with Forza and Halo Infinite now in the mix, I had a hands on with Metroid Dread and it was superb, and of course Iain shares that he once attempted to create a Wii: Fit crime syndicate and I inevitably talk about the festive season even though it's still miles away, and Call Of Duty: Vanguard is out and we're kinda digging it... #callofdutyvanguard #...
Nov 12, 2021•46 min•Season 3Ep. 15
On this week's episode, Iain and I talk through his epic time in Paris with Rainbow Six: Siege and share some fun stories about our time at Disneyland (Iain had never been and in classic form, just got straight on the mojitos... :D), we talk about the ALL NEW Nintendo Switch OLED and just how good it is, we keep forgetting the SUPER NINTENDO LAND ACTUALLY EXISTS (and we need to go ASAP), The Dark Pictures Anthology: House of Ashes, and with Call of Duty: Vanguard coming out this week, why we bot...
Nov 04, 2021•40 min•Season 3Ep. 14
It's October. Halloween is on the horizon...so Iain and I dive deep into Christmas. ffs what is wrong with us :) We share thoughts on the latest games like FarCry6 and Back4Blood, Iain's got a Nintendo Switch OLED on pre-order (does he need it..!?) and we dive deep into the news that 90s cult classic video game show, GamesMaster is coming back, and to be completely honest, I'm really not that pleased about it... #farcry6 #back4blood #gamesmaster Please make sure to LEAVE A 5⭐ REVIEW - And, ENJOY...
Oct 21, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 13
Brandon Smith and Richard Buckley are FIFA royalty- with Iain away this week, the lads join me on the show!! Having risen the ranks as one of the premier caster duos across the game, they're on the show this week to share their story of how it started, where its going and some brilliant stories along the way- being roped in last minute to the Champions League Final, commentating whilst baking in the Spanish sun, staying out all night in Amsterdam to save a few pennies for an Ajax gig; it's been ...
Oct 12, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 12
Squid Game = Korean children's games + Horrible deaths + $46,000,000,000 up for grabs. IT IS MENTAL. But, damn is it setting the world on fire. Iain and I dive into arguably the biggest show of the year and suggest our OWN twisted TV game shows of the future, we go through the highs and lows of Nintendo Direct Autumn 2021 (and see just how off the scent Iain was trying to predict what would happen) and there's updates on the latest Mario 2022 movie which have left us feeling sad and depressed. C...
Oct 06, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 12
The name's the Situation. The SAVAGE SITUATION...and THIS WEEK'S SHOWS A BEAUTY!! :) Talking through the ins and outs of FIFA 22 and why we're paying SO much money for the same game as last year, Iain and I cover dipping our toe into the world of Cosplay and go deep into the latest Bond movie, No Time To Die, and Daniel Craig's recent comments on who the next 007 should be... #bond #fifa22 #notimetodie Please make sure to LEAVE A 5⭐ REVIEW - And, ENJOY! Twitter: @AdamSavage @iainchambers See aca...
Sep 30, 2021•53 min•Season 3Ep. 11
On this week's show, we dive deep into one of the most highly anticipated PS5 games of the century, DEATHLOOP, which has been getting 10./10 reviews all the over the shop. But does it live up to the hype? Iain and Sav also talk about Anthony Mackie (Falcon) starring as the lead in a new Twisted Metal TV series- based on the popular post-apocalyptic ice cream delivery truck frenzy on the PS1 in the 90s, and what ACTUALLY happened at the PlayStation showcase and some of the huge games coming our w...
Sep 21, 2021•49 min•Season 3Ep. 10
PlayStation's latest showcase is just around the corner and we take a wild stab at what's coming our way, Iain and I talk all about MamaBenjyFishy; mum to the hugely popular Fortnite player, BenjyFishy, who has just signed as a PRO for Galaxy Racers Esports Org at 58yrs young (!!) - the full story is something special! We also talk about the world of 80's Action Hero skins as I've just unlocked the Arnold Schwarzenegger "Dutch '87" one on Predator: Hunting Grounds and it is everything I ever dre...
Sep 15, 2021•48 min•Season 3Ep. 9
On this week's episode, we also talk Ronaldo's HUGE move back to United, how to prepare for Halo Infinite best, this month's PlayStation Plus games, all new Alien: Fireteam Elite, I take the 30secs plot challenge on the WiiU classic, ZombieU, and Iain tells us what travelling to some of the world's most lucrative destinations like China...and Hull on Microsoft Flight Simulator alongside his mum, Maggie, has been like :) Plus, EVERYONE IS LEAVING TWITCH FOR YOUTUBE GAMING!!? Why is this happening...
Sep 07, 2021•59 min•Season 3Ep. 8
MrRoflWaffles IS Call of Duty: Zombies! On YouTube for almost a decade, Milo joins Iain and I to talk about how life began making videos, the games that made him...but HOW the hell did he balance creating a +1,000,000 subscriber channel with getting a 1st in Physics at university!? We talk about he hardships around burnout, how to separate yourself from your online persona and of course, the world of the undead! One of the most insightful conversations we've ever had on the show - a MUST LISTEN ...
Aug 31, 2021•1 hr 22 min•Season 3Ep. 7
This week, the ULTIMATE head-to-head...PS5 vs. Xbox Series X!!! Which one actually IS better? We share our first hand experiences - we also go deep into movie X game adaptations which are mostly horrendous. Except the Die Hard Trilogy. And, the Alien Trilogy. Apparently there was a Men in Black game on the SNES. Yep, that one WAS as horrible as it sounds. We also discuss whether pineapple belongs on pizza. Prepare to be triggered... **HUGE apologies for Iain's mic issues in the 2nd half of the s...
Aug 24, 2021•51 min•Season 3Ep. 6
On this week's episode, Iain and I talk the "NEW-NEW" Most Expensive Video Game World Record, Lionel Messi joins PSG (which hurts), we discuss how Hollywood is sinking it's teeth deeper into the gaming world (+ we reject a special screening to watch Free Guy in Ryan Reynolds' limo...) and we take on the the 30secs Plot Challenge Def Jam: Fight for NY-style. Please make sure to LEAVE A 5⭐ REVIEW - And, ENJOY! Twitter: @AdamSavage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn mo...
Aug 17, 2021•52 min•Season 3Ep. 5
Joining us on the show this week is the almighty Stevie White who you'll know from the hugely popular podcast, Jaackmaate's Happy Hour! In an exclusive just for us, we chat to Stevie about how it all started for him on the show, favorite guests, his work with Guild (the Esports Org part owned by that David Beckham fella), his gaming history, life as an internet personality and perhaps most importantly, he rates me and Iain's meal deals... Twitter: @AdamSavage See acast.com/privacy for privacy an...
Aug 10, 2021•58 min•Season 3Ep. 4
Such a blast recording this one! Leven2k is on the show this week to share how he's become one of the biggest names in Fortnite and across The United Stand podcast. We talk the games that made him, what it takes to make it in Esports and shares something with us EXCLUSIVELY courtesy of Lebron James!? The man is 19yrs old. 6ft 8inches. His voice could melt butter. He's crushing life. Here's his story... Twitter: @AdamSavage See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more abo...
Aug 03, 2021•57 min•Season 3Ep. 3
Iain shares his experience hosting Red Bull's Campus Clutch whilst raising a family of pigeons on his balcony, we talk Valve's newly announced Nintendo Switch rival, the 'Steam Deck', the Fortnite Icon Series, and perhaps most importantly; why NBA Jam is basically the sole reason British people like basketball in the first place. ...oh, and I'm trouser-less because its baking. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoice...
Jul 27, 2021•54 min•Season 3Ep. 2
We love making The Savage Situation Gaming Podcast and we hope that you enjoy listening to it too. Of course, we want it to be the best it can be for you and would love to get your feedback on how we’re doing. Head over to savagesituation.com - it will only take a few minutes to share your thoughts and you can help to put your stamp on the future of the podcast. There you can also have your say on who you think we should have on the podcast next! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out inf...
Jan 20, 2021•4 min•Season 2Ep. 14
We wanted to take this opportunity to look back at some of our highlights from the series. Including Dan TDM, Sjokz, Ryan Hart, The Odd 1s Out and more... Explore my Savage Superstars picks and find out how you can win £50 Nintendo Official UK Store credit each week HERE! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Dec 22, 2020•54 min•Season 2Ep. 13
