History WebVideo / OutsideXbox

* [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCjf6YzmyaKi8880IXMJ5kGA Outside Xtra]], which allows the cast to discuss gaming topics that aren't necessarily relevant to Xbox games, and is presented by Ellen Rose and Luke Westaway. Luke left in April 2024, saying that he wanted to concentrate on composition and tabletop game design.

* CatSmile: Ellen's got one, because [[AnimalMotifs of course she has]]. The placeholder photo that shows up before [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWZCyVBaqqc livestreams]] is the most obvious example, but it really comes out in the [[https://youtu.be/N1c42Fe7vS4?t=197 "7 Tortured Acronyms"]] video.
-->'''Andy''': [[LamePunReaction Don't make that face!]]

** Mike has been mentioned to be nearly robotic when it comes to jump scares and other moments in horror games as opposed to frequently-scared Andy or Ellen.

* TheLastOfTheseIsNotLikeTheOthers:
** The spoiler list, which lists game titles that may be spoiled, for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n64nDs9AM4o 8 Times a Game Over was More Fun than Winning: Commenter Edition]]" lists ''Literature/TheGreatGatsby'' at the end. No, it was not the licensed game, but the novel itself, with a couple excerpts read during a part of an entry. Justified, as an except may have spoiled the novel, and it is listed out of courtesy.
** Similarly, the spoiler list for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SRvsx3iuxjw 6 Games That Are Better If You Just Never Finish Them]]" ends with ''WesternAnimation/{{The Lion King|1994}}'', and this turns out to mean the film, not any of the games, and be because at one point the death of Mufasa is used as a [[HiroshimaAsAUnitOfMeasure unit of measure]] to illustrate how heartbreaking one game's ending is.
** The spoiler list for "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1rN_Clhphh0 6 Weirdos Who Challenged You To a Race (And Then Cheated Ridiculously)]]" lists the film ''Film/Titanic1997'' as the last item of the spoiler list, as Luke compares one of the subjects of the list to Creator/LeonardoDiCaprio's character from the film.

* [[https://youtube.com/channel/UCjf6YzmyaKi8880IXMJ5kGA Outside Xtra]], which allows the cast to discuss gaming topics that aren't necessarily relevant to Xbox games, and is presented by Ellen Rose and Luke Westaway.

*** Andy's favourite is ''VideoGame/RedDeadRedemption'' . The Let's Play for that game seems to exist primarily because it's one of Andy's favourite games and he lost his 100% save.

Outside Xbox is a [[http://www.outsidexbox.com/ website]] and Website/{{YouTube}} [[https://www.youtube.com/user/outsidexbox/featured channel]] hosted by Mike Channell, Jane Douglas, and Andy Farrant with video editing by James Hills and produced by Jon Garnham. The hosts cover primarily Xbox 360 and Xbox One games and create list features, a weekly show called "Show of the Week," and LetsPlay videos, as well as occasional videos on game previews, snippets of gameplay, tips, guides, and achievements.

* AuthorTract: Their [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7YH2HvK23kk "7 Funny Easter Eggs That Were Shady In-Jokes"]] video is all about dark in-jokes and Easter eggs in games. One example from ''VideoGame/TheWitcher3'' is a quest called "The Tower Outta Nowheres", which, as Andy explains, is a thinly-veiled [[TakeThat dig]] at Game [[UsefulNotes/DigitalRightsManagement DRM]] turned into a playable mission. The tower in question is protected with a '''D'''efense '''R'''egulatory '''M'''agicon spell, which has stopped a wizard who purchased it pre-owned from accessing the tower. Geralt must defeat it with the help of a magical book called [[Website/GOGDotCom "Gottfrieds Omni-opening Grimoire"]], which, [[BlatantLies by complete chance]] has the same initials as [=GOG.com=] (owned by Witcher publisher [=CD Projekt=]) then defeat the monster inside said tower. Once completed, the tower disappears, and Geralt is dumped unceremoniously into a lake.

-->'''Jane:''' A white lie is a falsehood told to protect someone's feelings, like when you tell your mum you're a doctor instead of someone who makes videos about video games on Website/YouTube for a living. ''[phone rings]'' Hi, Mum! Yeah, can't talk right now... I've got a bleeder! Um... I'm starting CPR! Someone get me some gauze and a crash cart and 10 [=CCs=] of... gauze!

* AnAesop: This video on the [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sAgialA0lNw 8 Life Lessons GTA Online taught Andy, Jane and Mike]], the titular three come up with some interesting pearls of wisdom; Patience[[labelnote:*]] the Rockstar servers are notoriously unreliable and overcrowded, so prepare for a lot of waiting around to get into the online[[/labelnote]], Be Prepared[[labelnote:*]] for {{Troll}}s, so buy gun supplies and enable [[MercyMode Passive Mode]] when you're not doing anything, just to be safe[[/labelnote]], Save your Money[[labelnote:*]] Deposit the money you make into the bank so people don't steal it when they kill you[[/labelnote]], It Takes Money To Make Money[[labelnote:*]] You need to buy a lofty apartment and spend a good amount of money to start heists so you can buy better stuff[[/labelnote]], Look Both Ways[[labelnote:*]] '''Don't run into oncoming traffic!'''[[/labelnote]], Airport Security Does Not Mess Around[[labelnote:*]] Don't start a shootout with airport security, you likely won't win[[/labelnote]], Drinking Rules[[labelnote:*]] and by that they mean, it makes everything harder[[/labelnote]], and lastly Black Goes With Everything[[labelnote:*]] the most popular items of clothing in GTA online, according to a Rockstar census, are black in colour, so wear black[[/labelnote]].

** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g234Q7ylnuM Ellen attempting to work out the cash value of the currency games give you for free]], when compared to purchasing it instead. The video, while still having moments of levity and a lot of Corpsing ([[LaughingAtYourOwnJokes this is Ellen after all]]), is by-and-large serious and is one big [[AnAesop Aesop]] about how intentionally confusing these sorts of microtransactions are to most players, all to push them to pay real money instead.

* CodeEmergency: Easy to miss, but in the outro of "[[https://youtu.be/rumwRq-CB7c?si=nZBeCJmEWbz7UQhy 7 Horrible Weapons You're Definitely the Bad Guy for Using]]'', Andy (off-screen) mentions an apparent "Boss Baby protocol" for when Mike gets too caught up praising the film during a shoot.