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 obtain key files that could enable preservation, or piracy, of Nintendo Switch games.  In the games for the week, Stretch talks about the short ARPG Ravenlok from Cococucumber, and everyone dives in to talk full spoilers about Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. With so many Jedi being around, was Order 66 successful?    00:00:00 – Intro  00:01:10 – Sony Shuts Down PixelOpus  00:07:35 – Phil Spencer Interview on the Kinda Funny Xcast  00:32:57 – Nintendo DMCAs Lockpick, Hurting Switch Emulation  00:41:37 – Ravenlok Impressions  00:47:20 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Impressions  00:53:56 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor SPOILERS Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

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 talk about their experiences so far with Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, some of the mechanics that they’re enjoying, and a happy frog dude called Turgle. Getting excited for Tears of the Kingdom, Christian has gone back and completed Breath of the Wild’s DLC, getting to visit one of the major dungeons of the game and scoring himself a sweet set of wheels.   00:00:00 – Intro  00:01:30 – UK's CMA Blocks Microsoft’s Activision-Blizzard Acquisition  00:22:07 – FromSoftware Reveals Armored Core VI Release Date  00:33:12 – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Impressions  00:57:20 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Tears of the Kingdom  Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

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 Angry Birds will be appearing on Mobius?  Talking about games that they’ve played Otton talks about his time in Horizon: Forbidden West Burning Shores DLC and how empty the new area feels. Rut plays an idle game for children. Stretch expresses his frustration with a boss that won’t let you progress in Stray Blade, and Scrappy finally dives back into Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order to get hyped for the new game!    00:00:00 – Intro  00:01:05 – Hi-Fi Rush Is a Breakout Hit for Xbox  00:15:15 – Sony Acquires Firewalk Studios  00:21:17 – Sega Acquires Rovio (and General Discussion on the Mobile Gaming Market)  00:35:35 – Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores Impressions  00:43:20 – Realm Grinder Impressions  00:49:17 – Stray Blade Impressions  00:57:00 – Replaying Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

This week on the podcast Rutledge, Robert, and Stretch discuss major gaming news as Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League is delayed into 2024. How much can you really change about a game in such little time though? Redfall announced it would launch without a performance mode that has led many to question the acceptability of a 30fps shooter, and the larger Xbox discussion around it’s releases. Nintendo is headed to Seattle this September to show off it’s games. Stretch discusses his time attending Creator Clash 2, the creators he saw, and the fights he witnessed. Rutledge is seeking out immortality in Survival: Fountain of Youth, and Scrappy has been trying out the new Thai Overwatch character, Lifeweaver. 00:00 – Intro 01:05 – Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Delayed 10:56 – Redfall Will Launch With Only a 30 fps Quality Mode, 60 fps Is Coming 28:01 – Nintendo Live Is Coming to Seattle in September 33:00 – Creator Clash 44:32 – Survival: Fountain of Youth Impressions 50:55 – Overwatch 2 Lifeweaver Impressions Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

This week the podcast has their book game club and talk about Resident Evil 4 Remake. From the first moment you set foot in the village and take on a chainsaw wielding psychopath, to the final battles with a giant mutated eye spider we discuss our thoughts after completing the game.  The podcast crew talks about what aspects of Resident Evil 4 they like, what didn’t land, and where they think improvements could have been made. We at least all agree that Leon’s one-liners can stay!    Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

Join us this week as we have a moment of silence for E3 2023’s cancellation. We discuss what that means for the industry and a year already filled with events. We get lost in the weeds discussing all of the different possibilities we could imagine from Tears of the Kingdom and it’s new Fusing mechanic. We also talk about the unfortunate issues plaguing the PC port of The Last of Us: Part 1. Did it need to be rushed out the door to align with the HBO series?  Instead of games we all discuss how much we enjoyed Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves. We give our general thoughts at the beginning before we dive into spoiler talk.  00:00:00 – Intro  00:02:04 – E3 Is Cancelled  00:21:52 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Gameplay  00:35:49 – The Last of Us PC Port Isn’t Doing Well  00:44:19 – Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves  00:50:55 – Honor Among Thieves SPOILERS  Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

The ongoing saga of Microsoft purchasing Activision continues this week as the UK CMA changes it’s thoughts on the merger and how Call of Duty getting Shredder is likely indicative of the future. Counter-Strike 2 is getting a surprise sequel that shows off some very impressive use of smoke physics. The podcast crew also rolls our eyes at the gameplay and closed beta reveal of Crash Team Rumble.  Scrappy was able to go to A New World: Intimate Music from Final Fantasy in Seattle. There he saw cosplayers, listened to emotional music from across Final Fantasy’s history, and watched the conductor play a slide whistle to the Chocobo Theme. Otton returned to give us an update on his time with Tactical Roguelike The Last Spell.    00:00:00 – Intro  00:01:37 – The UK’s CMA Aren’t Worried About Microsoft Acquiring Activision-Blizzard  00:23:40 – TMNT's Shredder Is Coming to Call of Duty  00:31:31 – Counter-Strike 2 Has Some Wild Smoke Grenades  00:42:44 – Crash Team Rumble Is the Next Great Live-Service Game  00:51:07 – A New World: Intimate Music From Final Fantasy Concert  01:02:47 – The Last Spell Impressions  Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

This week Stretch, Rut, and Austin pivot away from news and instead have a discussion about game preservation. With the WiiU and 3DS eShop shutting down in just a week there’s so many games that will be lost to time. How does physical collecting assist in the preservation of games and where does legal and illegal emulation play a role in preservation?  Rut and Austin have spent the weekend diving into the pits of hell in the Diablo IV Closed Beta (Codes provided by Activision). They discuss how they’ve enjoyed their time with Diablo IV, how Diablo 2 and Diablo 3 fans will enjoy the game, and what their hopes are for end-game activities.    Intro – 00:00:00  Game Preservation and the WiiU/3DS eShop – 00:00:50  Diablo IV – 00:26:31  Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

This week Stretch manages to successfully edit out Scrappy and chat about the latest news with Otton and Rut. We discuss the impressive sales and user numbers from the Epic Game Store and their public launch of self-publishing on the platform. Square Enix has once again made the news on their promises of implementing the blockchain in their future titles...  Otton regales us of his first experience hopping into the world of Fortnite, how incredible overbearing it is, and how he won his first chicken dinner. (Does anyone know if your first game is still with bots? Asking for a friend). Rut tries out Deceive Inc a team game of stealth and sabotage, and Stretch talks about how bad he is at horror games like the Resident Evil 4: Chainsaw Demo.  Intro – 00:00:00  Epic Game Store – 00:02:55  Gaming platforms as Social Media – 00:14:30  Square Enix still wants the Blockchain – 00:21:15  When is walking better than fast travel in games? - 00:34:29  Otton earns his Victory Royale in Fortnite! - 00:38:11  Rut explains Deceive Inc – 00:45:55  --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message

Lots of moving happening at Square Enix this week as we discuss the new CEO Takashi Kiryu and the reabsorption of Luminous Studio into Square Enix. After showing a few janky looking images the team behind Dead Island 2 gave us an extended showcase of what to expect when their game releases. The team spends a lot of time talking about game development with the release of the PsychOdyssey docu-series about the creation of Psychonauts 2. Like A Dragon: Ishin has been Robert’s obsession this week, when he’s not impaling warring samurai he’s kicking back with some karaoke hits. Stretch travels back to his childhood and realizes how bad he was at Mario + Luigi: Superstar Saga. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:45 – Square Enix Is Getting a New CEO 00:18:00 – Dead Island 2 Gameplay Reveal 00:28:48 – Double Fine PsychOdyssey (also game development is hard) 00:51:54 – Like a Dragon: Ishin! Impressions 00:59:18 – Mario + Luigi: Superstar Saga via Nintendo Switch Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/techraptor/message