The Finals Season 12: Scotty Already Knows Your Name and Plans to Use It Against You

The Finals has always sold the idea that every match is a televised game show, complete with a live audience, cameras and hosts narrating the chaos in real time. With Season 12, Embark takes that fantasy a step further: according to PCGamesN, the game adds dynamic commentary, and Scotty, one of the show's announcers, will start calling players by their usernames. He won't just be yelling at some random contestant anymore. He'll be yelling at you, by your gamertag.

It might sound like a cosmetic detail, but it isn't. A username is the identity of every competitive player and every content creator. Having the game itself say it out loud, for better or worse, changes how a play feels, how a mistake is remembered and how everything comes across on a stream. PCGamesN sums it up with a mix of excitement and concern: the idea sounds fun, but it's not clear the community is ready for whatever might come of it.

What you need to know

• Dynamic commentary: The Finals Season 12 adds narration that reacts to what happens in the match.
• Scotty calls you out: the announcer can mention players by their usernames.
• Trash talk included: everything suggests Scotty won't just celebrate your plays, he'll also be able to roast you.
• Doubts from day one: the very outlet breaking the news is already voicing concerns about how this feature might turn out.

From generic game show to personalised broadcast

Until now, The Finals' commentators served as atmosphere: they set the pace, announced key moments and reinforced the over-the-top TV show aesthetic that sets the game apart from other shooters. They were voices that talked about teams, not people. The new season breaks down that distance and turns each player into a named star of the show.

From a design standpoint, the intent makes sense. An arena shooter thrives on memorable moments, and few things generate more clips than hearing the game's announcer say your gamertag right after an absurd play. It's content served on a silver platter: reactions, laughs, compilations and, why not, the odd meme that goes viral.

Where's the risk?

The concern raised by PCGamesN is no small matter, and we can picture several fronts. The first is obvious: usernames aren't always fit to be read aloud, and any system that pronounces them invites someone to try sneaking in something they shouldn't. The second has to do with tone: a jab from the announcer might be funny the first time and grating by the tenth, especially during a losing streak. And the third directly affects anyone streaming live: if the game says your name, your audience hears it too, for better and for worse.

The source doesn't detail how Embark plans to handle these cases, so it's worth waiting to see the actual implementation before drawing any firm conclusions.

Our take

Here in the Underworld Lordz newsroom, we like the idea, a lot. The Finals has always had a personality of its own in a genre where many games look far too alike, and this reinforces exactly what makes it special. For content creators it's a gift: every Scotty callout is a potentially clippable moment, and that could breathe life into small channels looking to stand out.

That said, for competitive players it's more debatable. When you're playing seriously, with team comms and split-second decisions, an extra voice calling your name can just be noise. And if the comment is a jab after a mistake, it can fuel frustration instead of easing it. The bare minimum should be a clear option to adjust or mute this kind of commentary, along with solid filters to keep problematic usernames from being read aloud. If that isn't handled well, the feature will go from signature touch to headache.

Our verdict: great idea, execution still to be proven. An announcer who knows you could make The Finals feel more alive than ever, but the humour needs to be clever rather than repetitive, and the tool can't become a megaphone for trolls. We'll need to play it and hear it for many hours before giving a final verdict.

What do you think?

Some will love hearing Scotty say their gamertag, while others will mute him within the first minute. Tell us where you stand in the team chat or on our Discord: would you like The Finals' announcer to call you out mid-match, or do you think it's an unnecessary distraction in competitive play?