Australia has banned under-16s from having social media accounts. The UK is already rolling out age verification under the Online Safety Act and you know they are itching to push it further.They are selling it as child protection, but what you are really getting is ID checks, facial age scans and a surveillance wet dream wrapped in pastel horseshit. This is not about safety. It is about control. And gamers are just the beta test.In this episode I shred the spin behind the “ban”, break down why enforcement is already failing, and torch the real motive: state backed data grabs dressed up as “helping the children”. No fluff. No filter. Just fire.Then we get into the rest of the week’s gaming chaos: Fragpunk being aggressively mid, free games that are actually worth your bandwidth, Splitgate’s refund drama, Arc Raiders’ morality meltdown, Ubisoft’s latest betrayal and why the Escapist spirit lives on in Second Wind. If you think this stuff does not touch you, you are already lost.Backing Music by: @StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller⁩ Stay ConnectedFollow on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ScottyMcGamingBusiness: dragonbytemedia@gmx.comDisclaimer: Industry commentary based on my professional experience working on/around live-service systems and analytics. Views are my own and not those of any past or current employer. Do not harass developers or studios, use official feedback/report channels.CHAPTERS00:00 Intro: Toddlers With Tasers00:50 Australia’s Social Media Ban: Behind The Curtain02:28 Why This Ban Will Fail (And Make Things Worse)03:56 The Real Fix: Parents, Not Passports05:51 Surveillance Dressed As Safety08:04 Fragpunk: Mid Then, Mid Now09:21 New and Free Games This Week: Hogwarts Legacy to Splitgate13:14 Splitgate Refund Drama: Should They Pay Back?15:16 Arc Raiders Morality Debate: Is PvP Evil?17:57 If I Could Ban One Platform…19:49 The Escapist Is Dead, Long Live Second Wind22:26 What’s Next After BO7 And BF6?26:56 Ubisoft Burns XDefiant, Announces New FPS30:06 AI Bubble? Nah. It’s A RAM Crisis.32:39 Could Medal Of Honour Kill COD?35:27 Channel Update: Unfiltered, Unhinged, Unstoppable#AustraliaSocialMediaBan #OnlineSafetyAct #AgeVerification #GamersAgainstCensorship

COD fans begged for grounded skins and no SBMM. Then they got both… and cried harder than a Twitch ban appeal. BO7’s fake freedom, the Steam Machine’s silent coup, and the FPS genre’s scar tissue, we rip it all open. No fluff, no filters. Just raw truth, sharp takes, and the kind of gamer rage they can't patch out. Plus: AI panic, horror love letters, 2025’s worst games, and the one remake I’ll never ask for.

Chapters:

00:00 Intro: Twonks, Trends & Tantrums

01:09 The AI Ethics Meltdown (COD vs ARC Raiders)

10:11 AI Memory Shortage: Gold Rush or Scam?

13:44 Twonk Chronicles: COD Community

18:08 This Week’s Free Games Amazon & Epic

20:24 Terminator 2D: No Fate Preview

22:20 FPS Genre State: Broken or Just Blind?

25:22 Steam Machine Flip: Console Killer or Overhyped?

27:43 Successor of the FPS BlackHole Black Ops 7

29:58 2025 Games Recap: Best, Worst & Most Overrated
32:41 Remakes? No Thanks

35:18 Favourite Horror Types & Indie Supremacy

37:58 Channel Milestones, No Burnout, No Bullshit

Gaming News UK: gamer in residence at a hospital, Painkiller 2025 review, Xbox horror line‑up, Twonk of the Week & free PC games drop. On the Hey Scotty Podcast, we dig the real gaming stories nobody else dares to roast.We start with the wild story of Great Ormond Street Hospital hiring a Gamer in Residence, gaming in hospitals? We’re digging into the promise, the pitfalls, and what happens when therapy meets headsets. Then we jump into the revival of a cult classic: Painkiller (2025). Is it a true successor or just a zombied‑out cash‑in? Ages444 asked the question; we got the answers. Horror lovers, buckle up: the Xbox November Partner Preview came in heavy with titles that don’t just whisper fear, they scream it. And as if that wasn’t enough, we went full Twonk Hunt. Meet this week’s champion of clueless comments. Finally, the freebies you might download this week, but probably shouldn’t. Subscribe, punch that bell, and join the week’s hardcore breakdowns, roasts, and gaming truths no one else dares to say.Backing Music by: @StreamBeatsbyHarrisHeller⁩ Stay ConnectedFollow on X (Twitter): https://twitter.com/ScottyMcGamingBusiness: dragonbytemedia@gmx.comDisclaimer: Industry commentary based on my professional experience working on/around live-service systems and analytics. Views are my own and not those of any past or current employer. Do not harass developers or studios, use official feedback/report channels.CHAPTERS:00:00 Intro: Weekly Gaming Hellwire 00:43 Europol Warning on Child Safety10:19 Painkiller 2025 review: cult classic reboot 15:15 Xbox November Partner Preview: horror games 17:44 PLAYERUNKNOWN’s Return20:08Twonk of the Week: comment carnage 23:32 Free Games Round‑Up: Amazon + Epic 26:06 Hospital hires gamer: Gaming Therapy story32:37 Wrap‑up & viewer questions #GamingNewsUK #FreePCGames #Painkiller2025Review #XboxHorrorShowcase #TwonkOfTheWeek #HeyScottyPodcast #BritishGamer #YorkshireGamer