Ben "xspectr" Hanley

01/01/2024

Well friends, in the waning hours of 2023, I finished my goal! My resolution last year was to play through my backlog of games and experience 24 new games before 2024. On the 30th, I achieved my goal! Now some of these were not for me, but I only counted the game if I gave them a solid try of a few hours. This was big for me as I usually fall into the trap of playing the same 4-5 games all year. The new titles I played were:

Dishonored
Dishonored 2
Ghostrunner
Medal of Honor Pacific Assault
Hogwarts Legacy
The Stanley Parable
Total War Warhammer 2
Empire Total War
Battlestar Galactica Deadlock
For the King
Tomb Raider Anniversary
The Talos Principal
Life is Strange
Baulders Gate 3
System Shock(remake)
Horizon Turbo Chase
Project Zomboid
Divinity Original Sin 2
High on Life
Counter Strike 2
Ghostwire: Tokyo
Blazing Sails
For The King 2
Cat Quest

How would you rate my journey, and what should my goal be in 2024?

Happy New Year!

19/12/2023

As the year comes to an end, so do my goals for 2023! I wanted to play 24 new games before the new year, and I'm finishing just in time! Games not included were played on Epic games and GOG :) Very proud to have accomplished this and cleared out a good portion of my backlog! I'll be on Twitch.tv/The_xSpectr later for Turbo Tuesday! Thanks for all your support!

05/06/2023

https://clips.twitch.tv/DarkHelpfulLlamaUWot-Bv4Kn2a-Ak2KQSX8
This is what y'all are missing when you don't tune in at Twitch.Tv/The_xSpectr
Streaming every Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday.

xSpectr: This is the MAY! Celebrating May the 4th with Star Wars Empire at War!

31/05/2023

Come hang out on beautiful Citadel Station! System Shock is back on this weeks Mid-Week Madness! Stream at 6pm EST
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30/05/2023

WE INTERRUPT THIS TURBO TUESDAY WITH AN IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT! System Shock remake is OUT NOW! I will be starting my play through at 6pm, or as soon as it’s downloaded! Twitch.TV/the_xSpectr

13/05/2023

Going live for Strat-urday! Join the pre show at twitch.tv/the_xSpectr!

10/05/2023

Midweek madness stream at 6 pm!

Twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

06/05/2023

We now return to your regularly scheduled programming. Strat-urday starts now at

xSpectr: This is the MAY! Celebrating May the 4th with Star Wars Empire at War!

04/05/2023

ITS TIME! Happy May 4th to all my fellow nerds! Celebrate Star Wars Day with me in twitch at Twitch.tv/the_xspectr

See you real soon in a galaxy far, far away!

xSpectr: This is the MAY! Celebrating May the 4th with Star Wars Empire at War!

04/05/2023

Hoping to go live soon, ironing out tech problems.

03/05/2023

Stream pushed back till 645! See tonight for more Star Wars week!
Twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

02/05/2023

Going live in 10 minutes with one of my favorite Star Wars games! twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

01/05/2023

Going live with some Sunday Star Wars! Come keep me company at twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

29/04/2023

Going live at 1230! Kicking off Star Wars Week right with a special edition of Strat-urday!
Twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

27/04/2023

May the 4th is coming up! If you know me, you know I LOVE to stream Star Wars! What games would you like to see next week? Strategy? FPS? Retro? Let me know and check out the channel at Twitch.tv/The_xSpectr

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

26/04/2023

Going live! Playing League of legends then TFT!

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

22/04/2023

Going live for Strat-urday! TFT after a DOMINATING PERFORMANCE from St. Louis Battlehawks. Ka-KAW!

Twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

17/04/2023

Got the Monday blues? Join me at 4:30pm est for some Teamfight Tactics! Come join the fun and chase off the scaries. Tune in at

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

15/04/2023

Going live in a bit for "Strat-urday!" Come hangout while I play BSG Deadlock then maybe some high plat Teamfight Tactics.

Welcome to the channel! I play story based games while sometimes playing group games like Among us or League of Legends. I enjoy playing for charities like the Leukemia and Lymphoma society. Join in the fun on my discord channel!

11/04/2023

After work stream! Come join the fun at twitch.tv/the_xSpectr

09/04/2023

Impromptu Easter stream! Twitch.tv/The_xSpectr

06/01/2023

Happy 2023 everyone! Got any goals for the new year? Mine is to finally start getting through my backlog of games that have been sitting for years in my various libraries. I’m hoping to get through 24 by 2024. Giving myself 2 weeks to play through each game whether I finish or not, or decide it’s not for me. Might stream, who knows!

21/12/2022

Missing the summer when I could hop on the Screwballer and disassociate for 20 minutes at a time

17/10/2022

No stream tonight! Due to tech for my show I’ll have to push back till next week. thanks!

10/10/2022

Happy 25th anniversary to one of my favorite franchises! Streaming at 6 tonight, which Fallout should we take on?



Twitch.TV/The_xSpectr

25 years of iconic characters, locations, stories, and YOU!
Join us in celebrating 25 years of Fallout.

08/10/2022

Hi friends! Going live for a stream of Star Trek Fleet Command. Come check out this awesome game with me.

Star Trek Fleet Command is an epic Free-to-Play Mobile, Open-World, Strategic MMO. It's a Free-to-Play game on iOS and Android and is also available on PC.

You can engage in epic battles, build your base and take over the galaxy using powerful ships and iconic officers. New updates and expansions are added to the game every month.

One of the most beloved Star Trek franchises is finally arriving in Star Trek: Fleet Command. Play alongside huge themes like war, morality, and spirituality in the new in-game missions.

Help grow the channel by signing up on your mobile device at https://strms.net/startrek_the_xspectr and play till level five, then check out all the amazing content after!
Twitch.tv/The_xSpectr

!Star

07/10/2022

Fallout 76, Total War: Warhammer 2 AND Shadow of War all free on prime? My kind of price.

Also, the fundraiser has ended! A HUGE thank you to those who donated and everyone who supported the channel last month! This challenge made me realize just how much I’ve missed streaming and I plan to be back in full force! Tonight, I will doing a sponsored stream for the first time in my career, so stay tuned!

09/11/2021

Honestly my new pitch for the stream should just be "Aggressively Gold in every competitive game I play"

03/11/2021

I miss streaming :(

23/05/2021

Way ahead of it’s time 😂

Who wants to see some KOTOR for ?


Twitch.tv/The_xSpectr