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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.

Ellen Rose @icklenellierose.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

No but I genuinely had to hold it together lol

Screenshot of the Outside Xtra Nintendo Direct Hypemeter stream. The Pikuniku 2 trailer with date is on screen, Jane is smiling with her hypemeter set at “hot”, and Ellen is trying not to cry with her hypemeter on hot and aflame.

Pikuniku🌱@pikunikugame.bsky.social · 2mo ago

PIKUNIKU 2! 2027 on PC and Switch 2 Wishlist now!

outsidexbox @outsidexbox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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

Hi folks! Unfortunately due to circumstances outside of our control we've had to cancel tonight's Hypemeter stream. Sorry, but hope you enjoy all the big game reveals in the coming days regardless!

outsidexbox @outsidexbox.bsky.social · 2mo ago

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.

streaming Friday! Ellen, Jane and Andy will be hooked up to the Hypemeter, which will track their HYPE BIOMARKERS for Summer Game Fest's LIVE SHOWCASE: youtube.com/live/ZZlatUE... stream starts 9:45PM UK time | 1:45PM Pacific | 4:45PM Eastern

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"

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"

Oxventure @oxventure.bsky.social · 3mo ago

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.

1/4 Greetings, Oxventure friends! It’s been a while since you last heard from us and for that we’re very sorry. After the excitement of the UK live tour we took a Short Rest that turned into a Long Rest. 🧵

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.

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

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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!

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

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

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.

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.