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Outside Xtra@outsidextra· 21d

Jeopardy! has had a lot of video game questions over the years. Ellen puts some of them to Mike, Jane and Andy. Who will triumph?! Buzzers at the ready... youtu.be/KbwvJtLv9zU

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· 25d

Ellen went to Japan Expo in Paris last weekend, to be one of the first to try out 4 sports from Nintendo Switch Sports Resort! 🏹👍🎳🌊 What does she think of them so far? Check out the latest Outside Xtra vid to find out: youtu.be/S2wMwshrxrA?...

Ellen looks happy and shocked towards the camera. She is holding joy-cons and her arms are held up as if the is holding a bow and arrow. The screen behind her shows an arrow on the bullseye, +10 points, and gold streamers and confetti.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jun 30

Ellen's played some Splatoon Raiders, Nintendo's new single-player-focused entry in the series. What is the game like? Is it good? Watch our latest video to find out: youtu.be/QDfOzYN2BNg

test reads: "Is it any good?" next to a collection of characters from Splatoon Raiders, including the player character and the band Deep Cut of Shiver, Frye and Big Man.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jun 19

Ellen rounded up some more late-gen Pokémon for the Oxbox team to guess! This time, it's the CREEPY ones....! 😱 👻 Which have the creepiest Pokédex entries, and which will Mike, Jane and Andy get right? youtu.be/38asecooEns

Jane looks worriedly at the silhouette of a Pokemon. There is a large question mark between them. The palette of the image is very dark and purple.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jun 16

Ellen is sick of firing up online stores only to find a torrent of low effort, asset-flipping, AI-covered cat games. Here's a new video on just some of the slop she's dredged up. I'm Done With Cat Slop youtu.be/Y1Kz9RFOD3A

Ellen, wearing cat ears and holding a magnifying glass, stands annoyed in front of various ai-generated game art of cats, including from "cat simulator" and "little strays 2", which reads a "little 2 strays" because of the bad title formatting.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jun 9

Anticipation for today's long-awaited Nintendo Direct is through the roof. Watch along with Ellen and Jane in a patented Outside Xtra Hypemeter™ reaction stream! www.youtube.com/live/xYuQiI_... Stream starts Tuesday 9 June 2:50PM UK time | 6:50AM Pacific | 9:50AM Eastern

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jun 2

Ellen's played some of the upcoming Star Fox for the Nintendo Switch 2, aka the newest iteration of Star Fox 64. She has strong opinions on how the game plays, how the game looks, and (most importantly) which character the Internet is going to think is hottest. Watch here! youtu.be/wrHZmrdzOqg

Text reads "not the sexy one" with an arrow pointing to Star Fox from the upcoming Nintendo Switch game. He has very intense green eyes.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· May 20

Ellen's made a video all about why she's right about Kingdoms of Amalur being good. Just in case you'd forgotten... Watch here: youtu.be/6DhQCGt3CO4

a character stands in a bright grassy field in Kingdoms of Amalur: Reckoning. next to her is a "Recommended" Steam review from a player that has 30.3 hours on record, and just reads "Ellen was right"

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· May 12

Ellen had a look at some of the video game arachnophobia modes that came out at launch. Are they good? Are they bad and lazy? Find out her verdict in our latest video: youtu.be/iKQIWazPLdM

a screenshot from lethal company showing its arachnophobia mode. an enemy is shown as just the word "spider". An arrow points to two spidery mandibles that are still visible - some text reads "i hate these"

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· May 6

Every Upcoming Video Game Adaptation in Less Than 3 Minutes youtu.be/E-zQIwdclO8

Ellen looks worried and stressed in front of a collection of video game posters.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Apr 28

Sad dad games have you playing as real or surrogate dads, accompanied on their adventures by a young person under their care. But exactly how SAD are these dads? It's time to gather up some iconic sad dads and rank them! youtu.be/MlQMyQXI9dM

Joel Miller from the Last of Us 1+2, Lee Everett from The Walking Dead, and Hugh Williams from Pragmata are shown. Next to them are the boxed letters of a tier list, specifically, S tier, A Tier and D tier, so that it spells out SAD.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Apr 22

Ellen thinks 2026 should be the Year of Yoshi. Why? Well multiple reasons, including her hands-on experience with the upcoming Yoshi and the Mysterious Book! Discover them all in the latest oxtra video! youtu.be/iVs-m7zJeqA

Ellen smiles looking slightly sinister, she holds a finger up as she makes a point. Mike looks concerned to camera, Jane looks wide-eyed towards Ellen. A large Yoshi is superimposed amongst them

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Apr 20

It's time for: HARD MODE Who's That Pokemon? With well over 1000 Pokémon now in existence, how many do Jane and Mike know? Ellen pulled together a small selection of the non-150-original pokes in order to test their knowledge... Will you do any better?? Join in here: youtu.be/QronVWIAUjs

Mike looks quizzically at the camera, next to a pokemon silhouette and a big yellow question mark. the background is a badly drawn replica of the "who's that pokemon?" background.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Apr 13

Ellen was zonked out on painkillers for a week, so all she could do was curl up and play Pokémon Pokopia. Turns out, it's the *perfect* game for when you're zonked out on painkillers for a week. New video on Oxtra here: youtu.be/-1-R9dpDA7M

Ellen smiles wearing a Stitch oodie, snuggling under an orange blanket, and holding a Switch 2.

A Ditto sits on top of one of the sofa's back cushions, and Pikachu is wedged between the two back cushions.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Apr 7

Did you see The Super Mario Galaxy Movie over the weekend? Do you agree with Mike and Andy's review?? Here if you missed it last week: youtu.be/RhwTphgiAFA?...

Mike and andy smile as mario from the super mario galaxy movie bursts out between them towards the camera, slightly obscuring their faces

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Mar 13

Highguard? More Like Bye-guard. Another live service hero shooter has come and gone. But why did this one not survive? Ellen tried the game out before it was shut down, to find out why... Watch here: youtu.be/wcy6QR8UQNM

Text reads "Highguard is dead, here's why", next to an image of Scarlet from Highguard shedding a tear in front of a gravestone with the game's name on it.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Mar 9

Ellen got a Virtual Boy and now she's making everyone try it. Will they see red only literally, or also figuratively? Will their spines recover? The only way to find out is by clicking this link: youtu.be/V3EbADEkF0I

Text reads "we react to virtual boy". Jane is laughing behind the virtual boy headset, with switch 2 controllers in her hands

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Mar 4

Can Mike Jane and Andy correctly guess the names of the new starter Pokémon? And which of these sweet babies will they each choose? Find out in our latest video: youtu.be/FianfTZ9Os0

The three gen 10 starters in a line. A bird grass type with angry eyebrows, a dog fire type with a happy face, and a lizard water type with half-closed eyes. They are all adorable.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 25

Ellen made the team sit down for over two hours and rank every Lara Croft she could find. Some of the designs are....interesting youtu.be/94HL9-6IT9Y

Ellen looks with excited interest at a ranked list with various images of Lara Croft from Tomb Raider on it. Some are classic, some are from films and cartoons, and one has no skin! Yay!

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 18

We saw Return to Silent Hill. Turns out it was really really bad. youtu.be/iOUzZDjE4ng

Text reads "Return to Silent Hill Sucks", next to an image of James from the film, wearing a crappy fake beard.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 17

Outside Xtra is changing...! Find out how: youtu.be/WdAJkss78wQ?...

Text reads "let's talk about outside xtra", next to a picture of Ellen smiling.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 11

Ellen's played some Pokémon Pokopia - turns out this cute cosy game is actually super dark. Yay!!! Find out Ellen's thoughts in our new video: Pokémon Pokopia is a Dystopian Nightmare and I Love It youtu.be/iPe2UNYEsRM

A Ditto transformed into a human, takes a selfie with Charmander and Bulbasaur, using the in-game camera of Pokemon Pokopia. The Ditto's mouth is curved downwards and they look quietly horrified.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 5

We visited Nintendo's offices to try out some Switch 2 games coming out early this year. To find out what Ellen thought (whether you already have a Switch 2 or are thinking of getting one), check out our new video: youtu.be/U8wDyy9i0Wo

Ellen smiles with her hand giving a peace sign in front of Nintendo's Frankfurt office.

Ellen poses with another peace sign, next to a large model of Mario in his Elephant Form from Super Mario Bros Wonder

Ellen poses looking excitedly shocked, with her hand in front of her mouth, in front of the Nintendo Frankfurt office, with Grace from Resident Evil Requiem. Grace might be superimposed but we will never tell.

Ellen looks back over her shoulder towards the camera with a scared look on her face. On the TV screen in front of her, a monster from Resident Evil Requiem eats a corpse. Delightful.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Feb 3

Game overs already suck, but these are extra horrible...! Check out our latest video: 7 Harrowing Game Over Screens We'll Never Unsee youtu.be/27jCSgXfThU

Text ready "7 Harrowing Game Overs", with an image of Hinako from Silent Hill f covered in the red dots, as she is killed by the game's fatal Red Spider Lilies.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jan 27

Err, excuse us, WE were about to get the last hit on that boss!! Here are 7 times the computer was a killstealing bastard, dammit youtu.be/Ha3LJAjsQ2E

Text reads "7 times the computer was a killstealing bastard", next to an annoyed looking Alistair from Dragon Age Origins, splattered with flecks of blood

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jan 23

We Apply for the Fallout Reality TV Show: youtu.be/t6AKYMBzx1M

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jan 20

Choose wisely...watch our new video! 7 Games Where Your Choices Actually Mattered youtu.be/wTr3G9EiBuA

text reads "7 Choices that actually mattered", next to a picture of Barnum from Fable 2 stroking his chin in consideration and squinting at the camera. His goggles sit on top of his head - one lens is green and the other purple, a cute touch.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jan 13

NEW VIDEO! Wanna play on easy? Sure! Just don't do it on these games... youtu.be/6Jin-91JA6o

Text reads "7 Ways you were punished for playing on easy", next to a shocked open-mouthed Sim. Behind them is a horrendously scary and rusty robot looking angrily at them, with its arms raised.

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Jan 6

Ellen has learned some important lessons from her time whimpering and crouch-walking through horror games, and she's in a spookily-lit room to tell you all about it. Watch here ➡️ youtu.be/fNlO1kWkhFs?...

Ellen is looking intensely at the camera, with dramatic blue lighting and smoke (read: harmless water vapour) filling the room around her. She is holding her hands like little crabby pincers, snip snip!

Outside Xtra@outsidextra· Dec 24

It's HERE! Day 12 of the Xmas Tournament of Champions! Who will be highest in a Mario Kart World Knockout Tour? Who will win the crown?? Find out on Outside Xtra! youtu.be/hMbgvoEsb4w