Between all the major releases and indie darlings, the video game industry is flourishing unlike ever before. Join the TechRaptor crew as they break down the latest in gaming, from breaking news stories to trending games. New episodes drop every Monday wherever you get your podcasts. For daily updates, head over to techraptor.net, your source for quality news, reviews, and articles in Gaming and Tabletop.
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Star Wars Outlaws Is a Stealthy & Fun Open-World Adventure
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Our reviewer Erren Van Duine joined us for the TechRaptor Podcast to talk all about Star Wars Outlaws, the latest space opera adventure from Ubisoft. Overall, felt pretty positive about the game, with Kay Vess, Nix, and other characters being big standouts. Find out more on this week's show! Our Star Wars Outlaw Review: https://techraptor.net/gamin…
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Everything We Loved (And Didn't) From Gamescom Opening Night Live
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Yesterday, Geoff Keighley unleashed two hours of video game trailers onto the world from the grand stage of Gamescom Opening Night Live. We loved some of it and were lukewarm on other parts of it, and we break down all our big highlights from Cologne.
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Borderlands: Bad Video Game Movies Make Their Triumphant Return
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Turns out, the Borderlands movie was a rough video game adaptation, with its Rotten Tomatoes critic score sitting at 9% at the time of writing. After a series of pretty good video game adaptations, like Fallout and The Last of Us, Andrew Otton, Andrew Stretch, and Robert Scarpinito take a look at what makes or breaks these IP when you swap the cont…
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Marvel Rivals Is Stealing Overwatch's Lunch
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We've played the closed beta for Marvel Rivals, and it feels a lot like Overwatch but with Marvel characters. And really, that might just be all it needs to be right now.
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When Should a Live Service Game Shut Down?
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After recent comments from Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair, we took stock of live service games as a whole, looking back at years of MMOs, mobile games, and competitive online games.What games do live service well? When do live service games go wrong? Is Skyrim a democratized live service game? We discuss all that and more on this week's TechRa…
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How Xbox Should Have Broken The News About Game Pass
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Xbox made a large fumble last week related to Game Pass and the increase in subscription prices. Stretch, Otton, and Austin break down the major missteps, analyse the continued mismarketing trend of Xbox over the past decade, and pitch how we would have done it differently.Gaming News: https://techraptor.net/newsGaming Reviews: https://techraptor.n…
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Is Rogue Really the Easiest D&D Class?
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Wizards of the Coast is giving Dungeons & Dragons a minor makeover, and it released a complexity rating for all the classes. So according to Wizards, the lowest complexity classes are Fighter and... Rogue? For more from us, check out https://techraptor.net/
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Does ChatGPT Know More About Games Than Us?
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We're still putting out Summer Game Fest previews, but in the meantime, we had a weird idea: What does ChatGPT really know about gamers? We put it to the test, throwing a variety of weird questions at it. You'll never believe which video game character it thinks regularly pees its own pants.
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Live from LA: The Summer Game Fest 2024 Downoad
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Andrew, Austin, and Robert flew out to LA this week to see the what's next in the wide world of gaming. We went hands on with lots of cool games, like Star Wars: Outlaws and Metaphor: ReFantazio.We've got more Summer Game Fest coverage live on our site, so check back at techraptor.net for more!
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One final push from the party has them facing off against the true evil of the graveyard in the finale of Vecna: Eve of Ruin.Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: https://techraptor.net/newsGaming Reviews: https://techraptor.net/reviewsDon't forget to follow us on Social Media…
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Delving further into the cemetary the TechRaptor Podcast is back for Session 3 of the D&D 5e Adventure Vecna: Eve of RuinThis session begins with the freeing of one of the kidnapped denizens of Neverwinter, and he has a secret to tell...Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: ht…
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The TechRaptor Podcast is back with Session 2 of Vecna: Eve of Ruin.Having taken on some Wights and finding a secret passageway to a room with waterwork controls this session picks up with a fight against a Water Elemental and Water Weird.Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: …
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The TechRaptor Podcast takes another dip into Dungeons & Dragons for the release of Vecna: Eve of Ruin. This Level 10-20 adventure puts Scrappy, Otton, and guest of the podcast Xan into a graveyard Dungeon crawl.See how the 50th anniversary adventure kicks off as Dave Harbour the Fighter, Stolid the Warforged, and Libby the Wizard begin their quest…
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Look What Happens Publishers Like Sony or Xbox Interfere With Their Devs
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We recorded this episode on Saturday to discuss Sony and Helldivers 2, with that situation completely turning around a lot of what we discuss is also very valid to Xbox in the wake of the game studio closures.This week the TechRaptor Podcast talks about publishers and their desire to meet the goals of their shareholders, and how that leaves devs an…
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Nintendo Switch Rumors Leave Us Guessing
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The rumor mill has started up once again for a sequel to the Nintendo Switch, and with a smaller set of first-party releases coming in the future Stretch, Otton, and Austin talk about Nintendo's interesting history with console releases, and what we hope to see from a Nintendo Switch 2. Gaming News: https://techraptor.net/news Gaming Reviews: https…
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Cutting-Edge Discussion on Stellar Blade and the Razer BlackShark V2 Pro
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Austin reviewed Stellar Blade for us, and you can hear his thoughts on today's episode. And we also get into the latest headset from Razer, the BlackShark V2 Pro, and chat about Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor.
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Fallout TV Show Episode 1 Discussion and Spoilers
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TechRaptor got a chance to watch the first episode of the Fallout TV show earlier this week. Andrew Stretch, Tyler Chancey, Andrew Otton, and Austin Suther got together to discuss it's ups and downs.We talk about protagonists Lucy, Maximum, and Cooper "The Ghoul" Howard, their roles in the story, and what we're hoping to see from the show going for…
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We Played the Rogue Prince of Persia
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We got to play an early build of the just-announced Rogue Prince of Persia, and it's looking pretty good. We also chat about the death of Wii U and 3DS servers and mobile games.
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You know you're a '90s kid when you do an entire podcast episode about Flash games on a whim. Take a walk down memory lane with us as we relive school-day memories about playing Flash games in the computer lab.
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Dragon's Dogma 2 Microstransactions Aren't That Bad???
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Capcom added microtransactions to Dragon's Dogma 2, plummeting its Steam user review score. We chat about why it's an optically bad, cynical move, but also why it isn't that surprising from Capcom.
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How Helldivers Is Giving You The Early 2000s MMO Experience | TechRaptor Podcast 110
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This week on the podcast Andrew, Rutledge, Austin, and Stretch get deep into why the marketing and release cycle of Helldivers 2 is going so well. We also discuss the not so good launch of the Battlefront Classic Collection.We also spend some time theorizing on the mysterious situation coming out of the Royal family.Gaming News: https://techraptor.…
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Is Weird—and We Need More of That
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Gwent's got nothing on the Queen's Blood conspiracy that's brewing.
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The World of Helldivers 2: Perseverance, Betrayal & Democracy
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Democracy needs all the help it can get, and the TechRaptor crew are on the frontlines. Join us as we chat about the explosive journey Helldivers 2 has had since launch. More from TechRaptor: https://linktr.ee/techraptor
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Group Discussion and Spoilercast
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This week the TechRaptor Podcast is back for 2024 with a very special episode to discuss what we thought about Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. The first 30 minutes are a spoiler-free discussions about our history with the franchise, what we were hoping to see, and gameplay elements like the open world and combat. Past that expect plenty of discussion on…
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After hitting the podcast grind for two years, we're taking a short break to rest, relax, and recharge. We'll be back even better than before, so stay tuned!
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The Super Mario Bros. Wonder Flower Power Hour
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This week Robert, Andrew, and Stretch share their thoughts on Super Mario Bros. Wonder. We cover the game from top to bottom including the way Mario moves and reacts to the world, the weird new Power-Ups and Wonder Flowers, and why the last level of the game caused Stretch to rage quit. Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor…
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This week on the podcast Rut, Otton, Robert, and Stretch put our heads together to see how well we know our team. They’ve each submitted their top 5 games and it’s up to us to pair them to it. Do we know our team well enough, or are we going to embarrass ourselves with wrong guesses? Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor…
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We Give Our Top Three Horror Games To Play This October 2023
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This week on the podcast, Robert, Stretch, and Will celebrate Monday the 16th (which is somewhat close to Friday the 13th). As it’s ALSO the month of October, we decided to do a draft of our favorite horror games. With some well-known picks, like Resident Evil, and some obscure selections, you’ll have to tell us who came up with the best horror lis…
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Planescape Turn of Fortune’s Wheel Session 1
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Next week is the release of Planescape: Adventures in the Multiverse and its level 3-7 Adventure. Rut, Scrappy, and newcomer to the pod Will join Stretch as they awaken in a Mortuary on Sigil and try to make their way out. If you’re interested in more Planescape, it’s available on Oct. 17, and you can already check out our review here: https://tech…
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Here’s Why We’re Excited for Assassin’s Creed Mirage
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This week on the Podcast Robert has a bit of a challenge for us... ‘Who’s That Assassin?’ We test our 16 years of Assassin’s Creed knowledge to try to remember which assassin is from what game and what their names are. After that Stretch and Otton join the conversation to talk about what elements of the Assassin’s Creed story and genre we’re fans o…
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There Are Too Many Games in 2023 | TechRaptor Podcast 101
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This week on the Podcast Rutledge, Robert, and Stretch discuss the never-ending torrent of games that have been releasing through 2023. We go back and highlight the big games of 2023 that might be up for GOTY, what games we’ve got on our horizons, and look ahead to 2024. We also talk about how we pick and choose which games we’re wanting to play an…
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Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk Session 1
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Today, Wizards of the Coast released their newest adventure for Dungeons & Dragons, Phandelver and Below: The Shattered Obelisk. This continues a party’s journey after the famous starting adventure, The Lost Mines of Phandelver. To celebrate, the TechRaptor Podcast team plays their first session with the new adventure book. What mysteries lie with …
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This week local Starfield experts Rutledge and Erren submit to a barrage of questions from Stretch about everything Starfield. We discuss how it compares to previous Bethesda titles, talk about gunplay and skill trees, what quests are must do’s, and how frustrating ladders are.
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Does Bethesda Actually Make Good Games?
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Ahead of Starfield’s launch, the TechRaptor podcast crew breaks down the past two decades of Bethesda Game Studios’ catalog. The team makes a lot of huge, open-world sandboxes, but are they fun to play in? Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor
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Baldur’s Gate 3 Is Causing Gamers to Panic???
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Everyone’s up in arms about the Baldur’s Gate 3 controversy, because it’s a video game that’s so good that every other video game should be put to shame -- or so says some parts of the internet. Is there one singular golden standard we can apply to video games? And what do microtransactions really have to do with any of this? We dive into that and …
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Here's Why You Should Go To Jail in Baldur's Gate 3
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Join us for our first Dungeons & Dragons podcast! This week, our reviewer Erren Van Duine shares her review-in-progress snapshot of Baldur’s Gate 3, which we’ve all been playing. The level of detail and branching paths have already led to some wild stories, some of which come from the inside of a jail cell or two. Follow Us & Subscribe: https://lin…
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Let’s Talk About the Value of Games
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When it comes to buying games, every evaluates prices differently. One full-price game could have “more value” to one person and less to another, depending on taste, time spent in game, and enjoyment outside of play time. Join us as we dive into how the value of video games differ among all sorts of people. Can you ever really waste money on a game…
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e’re trying something new this week we’re calling The Big 3 where we face off against one another by creating our own individual best of lists. This time we’re going for the best movie tie-in games, which are games directly related to a movie, not just something from the franchise. We structured it like your classic fantasy sports draft, so there a…
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Ranking the Best Boss Fights in Final Fantasy XVI
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Spoiler alert! Final Fantasy XVI has a lot of cool boss fights, but which ones are the best? We go through our shortlist to determine the best boss fight. Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor
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With Activision Blizzard, Where Does Xbox Stand Now?
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Breaking away from our normal structure, Robert, Andrew, and Stretch take a look at the history of Xbox Game Studios and analyze how they’re doing. From formation and early purchases like Rare, to the flood of announcements in 2018 and the impending acquisition of Activision-Blizzard, we talk through each studio and their contributions. Are Xbox ta…
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Why is Final Fantasy 16 So Good Yet So Bad?
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This week, we’re bringing on our Tabletop Editor Giaco Furino to give us a snapshot of all things wargaming and trading cards. We go over Warhammer 40K 10th Edition, the latest Lord of the Rings Magic: The Gathering set, and Gloomhaven’s insane level of popularity. Love Settlers of Catan and Sid Meier’s Civilization? Catan: Dawn of Humankind might …
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Is Final Fantasy 16 Basically Devil May Cry?
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This week on the podcast Robert, Andrew, Rutledge, and Stretch talked about the big news coming out of the Nintendo Direct. Pokemon DLC seems to be named incorrectly, Detective Pikachu still seems weird, and we’re all excited that Super Mario RPG is finally getting a remake. Surprising news this week came from Los Angeles as their financial plans f…
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The Best Games From Summer Game Fest
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This week on the TechRaptor Podcast, Robert and Andrew are back to tell Stretch and Rutledge all about their time at Summer Game Fest. We recap some of our favorite announcements from the show such as Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Starfield, and Little Kitty, Big City. Robert and Andrew also told us about what games they had a chance to get hands-on w…
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If You Can’t Handle Me at My Redfall, You Don’t Deserve Me at My Street Fighter 6
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This week on the podcast Robert, Rut, and Stretch are joined by our Diablo IV reviewer, Austin Suther. This week, Bobby Kotick’s interview with Variety led to some interesting conversation points regarding the “alleged” sexual misconduct in Activision and how the Xbox-ABK acquisition is “the right thing for our industry.” We also discuss the Power …
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Is Sony Wrong To Double Down On Live Service Games?
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This week Scrappy, Otton, and Stretch get together to talk about the PlayStation Showcase, highlighting Sony doubling down on live-service games, the PSVR2 offerings, and some of the other big announcements including Metal Gear Solid Δ: Snake Eater and Spider-Man 2. In the games we’ve been playing department, we’re all still stuck in Hyrule playing…
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Turns Out Overwatch 2 Was Just the Game Modes We Played Along the Way
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This week on the podcast, Stretch, Robert, and Rut give predictions on this week’s Sony PlayStation Showcase. Do we think the hard hitters like Spider-Man 2 or The Last of Us 2 Factions will be shown off, or one of the many rumored games like Metal Gear Solid or Silent Hill 2? Also, Blizzard baffled us this week as they announced Overwatch 2 will l…
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Is Tears of the Kingdom Having Its Breath of the Wild Moment?
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In a week filled with financial reports from everyone in the industry it was Nintendo and EA that caught our eyes. Robert and Otton talked about EA’s claim to want to be an acquirer and not an acquiree, and Stretch thinks he knows who could voice Link in a Legend of Zelda movie. While we’ve only had a limited amount of time to get sunk into Tears o…
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Is Xbox Game Pass Still Good Without Successful First-Party Games?
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This week Rutledge, Robert, and Stretch discuss the big three console developers. Sony studio PixelOpus, known for Concrete Genie, announced they’re closing down. Phil Spencer spoke with Kinda Funny’s XCast on the current state of Xbox, the CMA’s decision, and the brand going forward. Finally, Nintendo issued a DMCA on a tool that allows people to …
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How Google Stadia Ruined the Xbox-Activision Deal
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Microsoft suffers a big loss this week after their acquisition of Activision Blizzard gets shot down by the CMA, what’s next for Xbox’s purchase journey and how petty will they become? The podcast crew also discuss the announcement of Armored Core 6 from FromSoftware and how it might be influenced by recent success. Rutledge, Scrappy, and Christian…
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Sony Bought Firewalk Studios. Are They Hypocrites?
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This week on the podcast the crew talks about the massive failure success of Hi-Fi Rush and how Xbox is changing their definition of success in the age of streaming games. This week has been all about acquisitions as Sony purchases Firewalk Studios and SEGA purchases Rovio. Do we think that Sonic will show up in a new Angry Birds game, or that the …
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