TechRaptor Gaming Podcast

Oct 23 2024 136 ep. 68 mins 31
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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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Has "Day One on Game Pass" Lost Its Luster?

Oct 23 2024 57 mins  
On this week's TechRaptor Podcast, we dive into last week's Xbox Partner Showcase, which featured a lot of new gameplay footage, but we're not sure if a lot of it really stuck with us. Robert's been making slow but steady progress on Metaphor: ReFantazio, which is really living up to its name as one big metaphor, almost comically so. Stretch and Andrew also take a look at the recen

Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Persona With Even Less Fluff

Oct 09 2024 67 mins  
It's a big week for Japanese games! Andrew Stretch reviewed Metaphor: ReFantazio, while Robert Scarpinito reviewed Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. We dive deep into those games while taking a detour with Andrew Otton to talk about Deadlock, the latest MOBA from Valve.

Ubisoft's Open Worlds Are Catching Up to Them

Oct 02 2024 64 mins  
Ubisoft has a lot riding on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and recent turmoil from investors and strike threats aren't helping. The future of the company isn't certain, but we look back on its past couple years to get an idea of where it's going. Andrew Stretch has also been playing Nintendo's newest, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and so far, it seems like the speedruns of the

Astro Bot Is PlayStation's Best Platformer Since Knack

Sep 11 2024 50 mins  
This week, Stretch quizzes Austin and Robert on their knowledge of PlayStation and PlayStation-adjacent franchises based on their Astro Bot appearances. We also spent some time debriefing Robert and Austin's time at PAX West, including a game that combines Gears of War with Overcooked and another that could be the next big Hades-like. Read more at https://techraptor.net

Star Wars Outlaws Is a Stealthy & Fun Open-World Adventure

Aug 28 2024 63 mins  
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/gaming/reviews/star-wars-outlaws-r

Everything We Loved (And Didn't) From Gamescom Opening Night Live

Aug 21 2024 63 mins  
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.

Borderlands: Bad Video Game Movies Make Their Triumphant Return

Aug 14 2024 67 mins  
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 controller for a bucket of popcorn. We

Marvel Rivals Is Stealing Overwatch's Lunch

Jul 31 2024 47 mins  
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.

When Should a Live Service Game Shut Down?

Jul 24 2024 62 mins  
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 TechRaptor Podcast. https://linktr.ee/t

How Xbox Should Have Broken The News About Game Pass

Jul 17 2024 58 mins  
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/news Gaming Reviews: https://techraptor.net/reviews Don't forget t