Crit-Rate Podcast

It has been a catastrophic week in games, and we're here to break it all down.

In this weeks episode we're once again Live with Justin, Justin, and Liz this time discussing the closure of Ninja Theory and the Xbox "reset" in general.

On this weeks episode Justin, Liz, and Justin discuss all the major reveals at Summer Games Fest.

Justin and Liz kick off Summer Games Fest with a breakdown of the Playstation State of Play.

This week we discuss the brand new Starfox Direct, Gamestop buying Ebay and more!

This week we discuss Pragmata, Saros, the incoming changes to Xbox, Sony DRM, and more!

This week the crew digs into new games like Mouse PI for Hire and Pragmata, as well as discussions on a newly infamous IGN review, changes to gamepass, and a brand new Nintendo announcement.

A hacker group tried to extort Rockstar — and accidentally sent Take-Two's stock soaring by a billion dollars. We break down the GTA 6 chaos, plus our latest time sinks in Crimson Desert, Pokémon Legends, and more.

From Crimson Desert’s messy-but-fun gameplay to strong opinions on the new Mario movie, the crew unpacks a quieter week in games.

We're back with another episode of the Crit-Rate podcast, this time we discuss Epic layoffs, The current budget of AAA's, and Nintendo's new pricing policy.

Scerbo goes all in on Resident Evil 9, Liz gets lost in the Pokémon-flavored comfort zone of Pokopia, and the crew reunites after DICE and GDC to talk about what’s actually worth playing. Then things get spicy: PlayStation’s AI upscaling gets a pass, Nvidia’s new DLSS push absolutely does not, and everyone agrees that “better graphics” means nothing if you sand off the artist’s soul.

What a week of news! So many shakeups at Xbox, and a major loss at Sony with Bluepoint. Justin and Liz join live to discuss.

This week we dig into Highguard’s strange structure and strong gunplay, break down Ubisoft’s massive layoffs and game cancellations, and react to the full reveal of Fable. Plus: Crit Rate playtest updates, Game Freak’s wild new project, and Alex steps away (but not goodbye forever!).

Happy New Year! Liz and Justin kick off the New Year by discussing what each of their 3 most anticipated games are.

Justin, Justin, and Liz reconnect live this week as we discuss the announcements at TGA and discuss our somewhat predictable Games of the Year.

We react to the first look at the Zelda movie cast and dive into NCSoft’s newly announced Horizon: Steel Frontiers. Also we talk Ark Raiders risk and reward, and which Game Awards nominee pulled itself out of the race.

The crew unpacks Steam’s new controller, PC, and wireless VR headset, plus thoughts on how it all stacks up against what’s already out there. We also react to GTA 6’s delay, talk through our growing game backlogs, and make some bold calls ahead of this year’s Game Awards.

This week Justin returns to the podcast as the gang discusses their first impressions of Ball Pit, Battlefield vs. Arc Raiders, and we go deep on the ethics of streaming game spoilers, and Nintendo's patent predicament.

Liz Returns for a not so spooky Halloween episode of the Crit-Rate Podcast.

This week Alex and Justin are back in the seat talking Ghost of Yotei, Battlefield 6, the passing of Itagaki-san, and more.

Capcom’s latest move to monetize tournament streams left fans, and developers, stunned. Meanwhile, Nintendo stealth-drops a weird Pikmin animation, and Sandfall surprise drops a free update... and continues to delight gamers everywhere.

We’re finally getting our hands on Final Fantasy Tactics: Ivalice Chronicles and Supergiant’s stellar Hades 2, with some solid first impressions on Ghost of Yotei too. Then it's all about the big industry moves: Game Pass hits $30/month, EA goes private, and Rock Band 4 gets delisted.

Scerbo, Chou, and Alex dive deep into the latest PlayStation State of Play, from Saros’ bullet-hell chaos to Wolverine’s surprisingly violent debut.

We dive into where Silksong is landing (and missing) for each of us. Some of us are deep in the zone, others not so much. Then we go through the latest Nintendo Direct: Fire Emblem hype, Mario Galaxy nostalgia, and the sheer absurdity of Nintendo’s $100 Virtual Boy peripheral.

Silksong has us all in our feelings—Chou’s hooked, Alex is cautiously impressed, and Scerbo’s vibing with the atmosphere. We also talk Sword of the Sea platinum journeys, Gears nostalgia, upcoming direct predictions, and the "fairness" of game pricing.