Introduction

Whether a casual or professional gamer, it’s likely, you have heard a “shoutcast” of a match over the last 6 or 7 years in one form or another. The term shoutcaster comes from the software written by the good chaps at winamp.com and introduced what effectively is Internet Radio as we know it today. A shoutcaster was simply a pseudonym for an Internet Radio DJ or commentator. In more recent times it has come to represent those who specifically call gaming matches and tournaments in a play-by-play nature, but whilst the software is no longer updated (but still widely used), shoutcasters have expanded beyond the limits of the software to bigger and better things such as Live TV productions and gaming dedicated TV shows the world over.

One of the most often asked questions of me is “how do I get into shoutcasting?”. I am also asked “how do I get good at it?” and whilst one is reasonably easy to answer, the other will need a little more depth. Before I plough head first into the answers, let me give you a little of my background and my experience as a shoutcaster (or as I prefer these days, Video Game commentator).