Rapid Reviews Radio

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the most recent Nintendo Direct from 9th February 2022. We go through the list of all games that were shown off, all the announcements of release date, gameplay demos, and our general thoughts of the reveals. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on So...

WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT! In this episode of the podcast, a roundtable discussion, moderator Pete Beckett, joined by panellists Kiley Wilde, Brent @apophis1989 and Gadget from @ModernEscapism discuss the recent acquisition of Bungie by Sony’s gaming arm Playstation. How do we feel about the purchase, which was made for $3.6 Billion, and what do we think will happen in terms of support for other de...

In this episode of the podcast, regular co-hosts Kiley and Pete talk about some of the biggest news stories from the previous week, including: After 50 years, SEGA arcades are set to be closed down, signalling the end of the arcade scene https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-50-years-sega-arcades-are-officially-set-to-disappear-from-japan/ Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary by anno...

In this special roundtable episode of the podcast, Question master and host Kiley Wilde is joined by a series of panelists, including usual co-host Pete Beckett, a regular contributor to the show Ciaran Mcginn, Editor in Chief of Lock On Andrew Dickinson, as well as host and founder of Modern Escapism Oodles O’Dimm to discuss the recent news of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft f...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete, joined once again by regular contributor Ciaran Mcginn, we discuss the current news stories that took our eye this week, including: STALKER 2 delay PS4 reportedly back in production Xbox One stops production Pokemon Legends Arceus gets massive gameplay reveal E3 2022 supposedly cancelled Dying Light 2’s 500 hour game We hope you enjoy the ep...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the first half of the year in terms of releases, between January and the end of June, and talk a bit more in-depth about a handful of games that we are both excited about. Source used for the episode https://www.gameinformer.com/2022 We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributors Ciaran Mcginn, Deadbeat Punk and Brent to discuss the nomination and whittle down a winner for the illustrious Rapid Reviews Radio Game of the Year for 2021. Amongst the nominations are: Forza Horizon 5 Mario Party Superstars It Takes Two Powerwash Simulator Subnautica: Below Zero Halo: Infinite The Medium C...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributor Nana Marfo to discuss The Geoff Keighley show, also known as The Game Awards, which happened on 9th December 2021. We discuss the winners of each of the categories, talk about the scale of the announcements at the show and discuss our overall thoughts of it. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Nana o...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete talk about some of the more relevant and discussion worthy news stories of the week, including: Hazelight Studio's It Takes Two is hit by a copyright claim by Take Two Interactive https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-03-josef-fares-it-takes-two-hit-by-take-two-trademark-claim?s=09 Geoff Keighley speaks to the Hollywood Reporter about TG...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete, alongside frequent contributor Ciaran Mcginn @theemcginn to discuss the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer component, which was launched in beta until full release in December, and debate which elements we liked, the parts that needed improvement and the weapon balancing. We also briefly discuss the impressions that recently dropped regardi...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss a recent trip Pete had in London for the @togetherweplay meet up. They then move on to discussing the nominations for the 2021 Game Awards. We discuss some of the controversial nominations from various categories, and predict what we reckon will win Game of the Year at the show. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete celebrate the 100th episode, alongside guest Deadbeatpunk, host of WTFDYW podcast, as well as Ciaran @theemcginn to help celebrate the occasion, firstly with a statement from Overlord Mike, then moving on to discussing some current news stories, including: Halo Infinite Multiplayer is being rumoured to be released after the Xbox 20th Annivers...

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the biggest news stories that came up over the week, including: Elden Ring delayed God of War announced for PC Uncharted movie trailer reaction GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition release date announced shows off the new graphical style Kotaku continuing the coverage on Metroid Dread, state Samus doesn’t need to be silent to be a b...

In this episode of the podcast, host Pete brings on a couple of guests to fill the void unfortunately left by Kiley’s absence, with DeadBeatPunk from the WTFDYW podcast coming in to host the show, as well as special guest Toby, writer and former editor of Rapid Reviews UK, to discuss EGX 2021, including what we played at the event, how they handled the scaled-back event, how it was meeting people...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss some of the biggest new stories from the following week including: Bandai Namco change their logo at Tokyo Game Show which hasn’t filled most https://www.ign.com/articles/bandai-namco-has-a-new-logo-and-fans-arent-impressed Destruction All-Stars dev Lucid reportedly working on a new Twisted Metal game https://www.videogameschronicle.com/...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the recent Nintendo direct and the long list of announcements, including: The Mario Movie cast Nintendo 64 and Mega Drives being added to NSO Announcements within announcements And so much more We also discuss the recent Halo Infinite flight and our impressions of it. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the po...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete talk about some selected news stories that have happened over the last week, including: THQ Nordic 10th Anniversary stream reveals new Spongebob game as well as Destroy All Humans 2 remake https://www.gamesradar.com/everything-announced-at-the-thq-nordic-10th-anniversary-showcase/ New firmware update for Xbox Insiders reveals quick switc...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete discuss the recent Playstation showcase, and discuss all the announcements that were made, including (but not all): Spider-Man 2 Wolverine Uncharted Legacy Collection Gran Turismo 7 Knights of the Old Republic Remake We then move on to discuss licenced and/or movie tie in games and whether or not there were a few gems in the utter mess t...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete discuss the games that had us all personally excited that were shown during Gamescom or Opening Night Live in August 2021. Some of the games discussed on this episode: Halo Infinite Xbox Series X Halo Special Edison Console Saints Row King of Fighters 15 Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge We hope you enjoy the episode....

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete have a nice relaxed week, where we discuss the games we have been playing this past couple of weeks, including: Hades Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition Destiny 2 We also discussed briefly some of the news stories that had come up through the week, such as: Innersloth upset by Fortnite’s “Imposter Mode” Destiny 2 new seasonal update bein...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete invite on a very special guest, editor-in-chief over at Lost In Cult Andrew Dickinson @oddment84, who recently completed and printed Volume 1 of Lock-On. We got in depth and ask Andrew about how Lost in Cult got started, his experience within the industry previously, his time writing The Dreamcast Years, and various other questions we th...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran discuss the recent closed beta for Back 4 Blood, the spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead franchise. We discuss our general impressions of the game, the mechanics within the game and how it feels compared to Left 4 Dead and the new systems that have been added. After the talk of the closed beta, we discuss the differences between spiri...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran discuss the recent update to the article on The Gamer, rating their picks for the Top 35 Open World games of all time. We discuss the list and most of it’s picks, and we dissect what we think the definition of an open world game is, what defines open world and whether we agree or disagree with the list. We also bring up certain games wit...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran are joined by returning Richard Atkinson @nintenmau5 where we ask him about his latest venture as lead editor at GPN @GPN_gg, how the launch roll out is going, leading up to the launch on 3rd August 2021, and the different content that the site will host. We then move on from there and discuss the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and th...

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran deep dive into a few news stories from the previous couple of week’s, including: Small stories Company of Heroes of Heroes announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl announced Warframe Cross-Play update Larger Stories Red Dead Redemption Research - researchers from the University of Exeter found that players in Red Dead Redemption 2 learned ho...