Rapid Reviews Radio

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Colddeath to discuss the recent news of the Xbox showcase, and subsequent rumours of studio closures and job losses. How did Xbox get into the situation? What did we think of the recent showcase? And how does this affect Xbox in the long term and how do we think they can improve things? We hope you enjoy the episod...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Adam and Kurt Lewin to do a full spoiler discussion on 007: First Light. We talk about the story beats, the set pieces, the different gameplay styles and mechanics, as how well the game performs on the different systems it was played on. We hope you enjoy the episode. Thank you again to Kurt and Adam for joining us...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett first discuss our initial thoughts of the first few levels of IOI’s latest release, 007: First Light. We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Fable has been delayed to 2027 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fable-has-been-delayed-to-2027/   Steam deck price is increasing https://www.v...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett talk about the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Among Us, Two Point Museum, Resident Evil 5, Forza Horizon 6 Kiley: Resident Evil Requiem: Leon Must Die Forever, Life is Strange, Bendy and the dark revival, Among Us, Fall Guys, abiotic factor, the happyhills homicide, gori cuddly carnage We then talk about...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett talk about the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Pragmata, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Kiley: Mouse PI for Hire We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Sony added ages verification for playstation in the UK https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-has-starte...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett talk about the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Pragmata, Marvel Cosmic Invasion (switch version), Rogolf (switch) Kiley: life is strange, woman simulator, Warhammer 40k space marine 2, restore your island We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Street fighter trailer...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by best friend of the show Miketendo and new guest Adam to do a full spoiler discussion on Resident Evil Requiem. We talk about the story beats, the set pieces, the different gameplay styles and mechanics, as how well the game performs on the different systems it was played on. We hope you enjoy the episode. Thank you...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by best friend of the show Miketendo, and other friends of the show Gawny and Rowan to discuss the release and do a full spoilercast of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie. Before we talk about the movie, we discuss the things we have done and played over the last week, including: Mike: Pokopia, Mario Wonder Switch 2, Mario...

On this episode of the podcast, host Pete Beckett is joined by best friend of the show Miketendo as co-host start by talking about the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Fall Guys, Crimson Desert Mike: Fatal Frame 2 Remake, Pokopia, Super Mario Wonder Switch 2 Edition: Meet Up in Bellabell Park, Mario Tennis Fever We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past w...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by friend of the show Nana Marfo, as well as 2 of the development team at GalXE Games, Tim and Alex We then talk about how they formed the studio GalXE Games, the inspiration behind the game Multiplanetary and some of the challenges and pitfalls from being indie developers. We hope you enjoy the episode. Thank you aga...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett start by talking about  the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Resident Evil Requiem Kiley: Resident Evil Requiem, Hitman, Life is Strange We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Microsoft reveals next gen plans https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-reveals-...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett start by talking about  the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Resident Evil Requiem Kiley: Resident Evil Requiem, Abiotic Factor, Steam Deck first impressions We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Nagoshi studio facing potential closure https://www.videogameschronicle...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett start by talking about  the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Resident Evil Requiem, Arc Raiders, Marathon Kiley: Resident Evil Requiem, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Abiotic Factor, Life is Strange, Vampire Survivors We then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including: Nacon files for...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett start by paying tribute to Tim Hibbs from the BRB podcast, who recently passed away. We then cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Balatro, Bomberman collection (switch 2) Kiley: life is strange, abiotic factor, bendy and the ink machine We then talk about the news thats occurred over the past week in...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by the Pirate Goomba, Gawny7789 Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including: Gawny: Stardew Valley, Sonic Adventure 2, fallout 3, Sonic Generations, animal crossing  Kiley: vampire survivors, abiotic factor Pete: Metroid Prime 4, Scott Pilgrim EX (demo), Pragmata (demo SW2) We then talk at lengt...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by best friend of the show, Miketendo64 and previous guest and friend Rowan to talk about Rowan’s latest project, The Switchiverse!  Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including: Pete: Scott pilgrim Vs the world, powerwash simulator 2 Kiley: abiotic factor, outer worlds 2 Mike: ateller riser tril...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: rayman legends, cursed to golf, metroid prime 4, kingdom come deliverance 2, expedition 33 Kiley: Nobody wants to die, bendy and the ink machine, in sound mind, vampire survivors We then talk about the news thats occurred over the past week including: Xbox develop...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, Expedition 33 Kiley: Vampire Survivor, Abiotic Factor, Goodnight Universe We then talk about the news thats occurred over the past week including: Larian studios walks about generative AI use in new divinity game https://www.videogamesc...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Kiley: Vampire Survivor, Abiotic Factor, Maneater, Shark Dentist, Good Night Universe,  We then talk about the games that are scheduled for release in the upcoming year and our general thoughts on how well we predict the year ahead. We...

On this special. Pete Beckett chairs and hosts the panel, with special guests and best friends of the channel, Miketendo64, Nana Marfo, Brent and Gawny7789 to help see in the holiday period with our Christmas party. We initial speak about the games we have been playing, cover the news stories from the week including:  November hardware sales hit lowest in US since 95 https://xboxera.com/2025/12/17...

On this year’s Game of the Year episode, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by previous guests Brent and Miketendo64 to help draw out the 16 games that have been nominated by everyone for this year’s Game of the Year bracket. If you haven’t listened to one of our Game of the Year episodes, we explain the format in the opening, as well as the games nominated for the bracket by each pe...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Super Mario Galaxy 2 Kiley: The Outer Worlds 2, Abiotic Factor   We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including: Another potential Xbox price increase likely https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/they-didnt-plan-at-a...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by best friend of the show, Miketendo64 to talk about the news from the week. Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including: Pete: Scott pilgrim Vs the world, powerwash simulator 2 Kiley: abiotic factor, outer worlds 2 Mike: ateller riser trilogy, Hyrule warriors age of imprisonment  News from the...

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:  Pete: Power wash Simulator 2, Ninja Gaiden 4, Ball x Pit, Fortnite (Simpsons) Kiley: waterpark simulator, visceral clean up detail, vampire survivors, dispatch, subliminal, abiotic factor   We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the wee...

On this special. Pete Beckett chairs and hosts the panel, with special guests and best friends of the channel, Miketendo64 and Nana Marfo, to dissect and discuss whether the AAA video game industry is due for a crash. We note some notable examples of successes and failures within the AAA video game industry, why they were potentially deemed a success or failure in terms of budgets, sales numbers a...