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In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss the first in a long running series of episodes dedicated to legendary figures in the video gaming industry. This time we discuss Satoru Iwata, the influential figure and coder at Nintendo who made the step up to becoming Nintendo's president in the early 2000's and captured the hearts of gamers everywhere until his sad passing in 2015....

In this very madcap and somewhat distracted podcast, we have Lewis White @lewis_d_white on to discuss all things Xbox, but things don't necessarily go to plan, as we become somewhat derailed and start discussing loads of films, strange advertising of movie stars, and even Bruce Willis' game Apocolypse. News for this week: Microsoft announces next Xbox Showcase 23/7/20 Sony invests $250million into...

In this mostly positive episode of the podcast, in light of the recent series of allegations within the Smash Bros competitor's circuit, the Fighting Game Community and generally within the game's industry (which we cover at the very top of the show), we decide to cover the positive news stories from the previous week, as well as cover in the main topic, positive stories from the Rapid Review's wr...

In this very special roundtable discussion, Kiley and Pete, along with regular correspondent and co-host of the Caffeinated Bantercast Podcast Jennifer @lady_sugarcube as well as special guest senior editor and social media manager at RT Sophia Narwitz @sophnar0747 discuss video game journalists, and whether or not the idea of true accountable journalism is an art form that has been left in the pa...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete decide to take a more relaxed approach to covering some of the news from the past week. And it has sure been a crazy week when it came to delays, announcements, more announcements, leaks galore and Neil Druckmann going in raw. This week's news stories covered: Cyberpunk 2077 delayed until November 2020 Nintendo announce livestream presentation with Mr Sakurai...

In this very special episode, a Roundtable Discussion, we discuss the recent Playstation 5: The Future of Games Showcase, that was streamed on 11th June 2020. This time round, we are joined by 3 incredible panelists: Jennifer @Lady_Sugarcube co-host of the Caffeinated Bantercast Podcast, Daryl @DarylBaxter host of the PAL KEYS podcast and James Fraser-Murison @FraserEsports a teacher championing e...

In this lite version of the Roundtable, joined by fellow gamer and all round good guy Nana Marfo @Nana__Marfo, we discuss the life and career of Gearbox CEO and very controversial figure, Mr Randy Pitchford. We go in depth about some of his fairly controversial moments over the course of his very long and storied career and discuss whether he is a stain on the gaming industry or whether he is good...

In this week's very news heavy episode, Kiley and Pete, including an unwanted but special guest towards the end of the episode, go over all the biggest news stories of the week and discuss what kind of a lasting legacy some of these stories may have for the gaming landscape. They were: Jeff Fowler reveals Sonic Movie 2 in works https://twitter.com/fowltown/status/1266136858980872192 Street Fighter...

Timestamps: 10:54 to 1:09:48 to skip FerociouslySteph story. In this episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss TV Shows and Movies that have had games made from them. After the discussion we had the previous week about Video Game Movie Adaptations, there was no way we couldn't take the reverse topic. And, which like the movie episode, we have left plenty of room for another episode in the fut...

In this episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss, what seems to be, mostly bad movie adaptations of video game properties. We discuss the very start with The Mario Bros Movie, to where we are now with Sonic The Hedgehog. However, we do not cover every movie, seemingly leaving the door open for a return.... Before this, we discuss the latest news stories from the week: Follow up on the ongoin...

In this very special episode, which is Episode 30 of the podcast, the format has a drastic change for the purpose of this episode. Kiley has taken on the role of Panel Moderator, in a Roundtable Discussion about everything to do with The Last of Us Part 2 leaks. Joined by panel members Pete and Jen (@Lady_Sugarcube), the group discusses the following: In Part 1: The Timeline of Events Crunch Cultu...

Episode 29 - Revive These Games! by Rapid Reviews Radio

In this episode, Kiley and Pete, along with special guest Jennifer from the Caffeinated Bantercast Podcast, discuss the topic: Should a game be re-reviewed because patches come out? We drive into certain examples of why they should, why they shouldn't and have plenty of laughs in between. We also discuss the latest news including: Red Dead Redemption 2 coming to Gamepass May 5th Sony patents Robot...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss the idea of Remakes and Remasters that are now flooding the gaming market, asking: Are they necessary? We discuss FF7 Remake in this, as well as Resident Evil 2 & 3 Remakes, as well as the potential Resident Evil 4 Remake, that was leaked by VGC. We also discuss this week's biggest news stories, such as: Streets of Rage 4 gets a new tra...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete take a relaxed fit approach to deal with this week's big news stories, including: Google Stadia goes free Cooking Mama Cookstar removed from Nintendo eShop Sony reveals the Playstation DualSense controller for the PS5 And we discuss the other news story, that develops into a sudo topic, which ends up really ruffling Pete's feathers: Final Fantasy 7 Remake's E...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete are joined by James Fraser-Murison, director of Creative Arts at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke UK, the man who is helping to bring eSports into mainstream education. He, along with his team of dedicated teachers, hope to make eSports, particularily: shoutcasting, business management, team building etc. We cover a lot with James, who goes...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete are joined by a special guest, Daryl Baxter (@darylbaxter)freelance journalist, who has written for many different publications, including Bloody Disgusting, Wired and Stealth Optional, as well as a podcaster who hosts PAL Keys (@PALKEYSPodcast). We discuss everything with Daryl, his start in freelance journalism, discuss some of his favourite...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete discuss the hardship and the timeline of events of putting together the video review of DOOM: Eternal, starting from Kiley getting given the code to the posting of the review on Tuesday 17th March. We also discuss this week's news stories: Playstation 5 keynote speech by Mark Cerny details aspects of the console, including 3D Audio, SSD etc Microsoft reveals...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete (due to a huge ongoing project) decide to do a relaxed fit episode, and cover the biggest news stories from the week such as: CD Projekt Red announce they are working on a new game. Nintendo announces a partnership with Lego and Levis for Super Mario Lego and clothing respectively. Guerrilla Games announces that Horizon Zero Dawn is to be released on PC, caus...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete (who is ill) discuss the importance of pre-order culture in gaming. Is it needed? Is it justified? And what do you realy get for your money by pre-ordering a game, whether it's digital or physical. We also discuss this week's news topics: HBO developing Last of Us TV Series Nintendo Playstation prototype unit sells at auction E3 2020 under threat of cancellat...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete discuss whether the future of video gaming lies in streaming platforms, such as GeForce Now, Stadia and Project xCloud, how viable it is now and whether we are ready to go all streaming yet. In addition to this main topic, we cover the following news stories: GDC 2020 postponed due to Corona Virus concerns Dead or Alive 6 charges players to change hair colour...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete are joined by special guest Jennifer @Lady_Sugarcube, co-host of the Caffeinated Bantercast and Rapid Reviews UK's resident Animal Crossing expert to discuss the recent Animal Crossing direct. We discuss impressions of the direct, how many new things are added to the game and whether or not buying New Horizons is a good idea for those sitting o...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss the importance of crowd funding gaming projects. We discuss some of the success stories, some that have failed and put our opinions across about whether crowd funding projects is the future of the entertainment industry. We also discuss this week's news including: Nintendo and Game Freak reveal leaker of Pokedex Final Fantasy 7 Remake t...

In this week's episode of the podcast, Kiley and Pete discuss the impact and legacy of Sonic the Hedgehog, to coincide with the upcoming release of the Sonic Movie. We discuss the games we enjoy, the ones we don't and the characters that make up the Sonic family. In this week's news segment, we talk about the news from the previous week, including: Dan Houser leaves Rockstar Games Platinum Games k...

In this week's episode, Kiley and Pete discuss the genre known as Fighting Games (much to the delight of Pete, discussing their legacy, the history, the controversies and Kiley's perspective as a female fighter. We also discuss DLC practices with them and guest characters that have appeared over the years. we also talk about the news from the previous week, including: Atari Hotel Activision Blizza...