TechRaptor Gaming Podcast

In a week filled with financial reports from everyone in the industry it was Nintendo and EA that caught our eyes. Robert and Otton talked about EA’s claim to want to be an acquirer and not an acquiree, and Stretch thinks he knows who could voice Link in a Legend of Zelda movie.  While we’ve only had a limited amount of time to get sunk into Tears of the Kingdom our minds are already flying with i...

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, o...

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 Wa...

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...

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. N...

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 impr...

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...

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.  S...

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...

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 expe...

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-serie...

This week the podcast crew talks about everything that Baldur’s Gate 3 has them excited about (and the potential issues of the Series S), as well as everything that Suicide Squad has us NOT excited about including high gear numbers and the promise of another live service game. Rut discusses his lovecraftian fishing adventures in DREDGE, Stretch brings up his... interesting experiences with the dia...

This week the podcast crew is stunned by the latest trailer for I Am Jesus Christ. Game Pass is once again in the news as it turns out that it actually doesn’t lead to higher game sales. Ubisoft confirm their presence for E3 but it has us wondering just what they might be about to show off. Rut rekindles his passion with Valorant this week comparing it to great team shooters like CS:GO and Splatoo...

This week the Podcast crew moves away from talking about video game financials and discuss the latest developments in the ongoing acquisition of Activision/Blizzard by Microsoft. After that they dive into everything Nintendo Direct discussing the new Tears of the Kingdom trailer, questionable DLC and pricing, and our personal rating of the Nintendo Direct. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:06:00 – UK's CMA Isn’...

This week the game companies of the world have released their financials, for some it looks pretty good but Square Enix and Konami seem to be having some troubles. Activision Blizzard is once again paying out for workplace misconduct, this time for hindering the voices of whistleblowers. For games Rut talks about early access title Superfuse, Stretch dips his toes into the world of Tabletop with t...

In a week packed with game releases and news the Podcast crew got the update (and finale?) to Wizards of the Coast’s Open Gaming License drama and Paizo’s push for more of the TTRPG space. We also heard about the latest legal woes for The Day Before. In games there has been no shortage as we’ve been playing the recently shadow dropped Hi-Fi Rush, returned to curbstomping necromorphs in Dead Space,...

The crew get together for our 69th episode of the TechRaptor podcast to talk about the walk back that Wizards of the Coast have been taking for the OGL 1.2, how the PSVR2 release window is shaping up pretty nicely, and the current trend of tech industry layoffs including Xbox. Stretch talks about how Persona 3 Portable shows Persona’s roots and growth but might not be a great game, Otton talks abo...

After an eventful week, the crew get together to discuss learning of Ubisoft’s canceled unannounced games, Mario’s disappointing performance, and that Skull and Bones is apparently still coming out... Dunkey’s Bigmode announced the first game it’s publishing, and Wizards of the Coast roll a natural 1 while still coming up as a winner. Otton talks about his inability to see what an excellent game C...

The TechRaptor Podcast crew take a look back at the year of 2022 and go over each of the winners of TechRaptor’s Game of the Year Awards. From Best Multiplayer and Best Visual Design to the highly coveted Game of the Year we talk about all of the nominees, their effect on the gaming landscape of 2022, and why they deserved their wins. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:47 – The TechRaptor Game Awards of 2022...

Happy New Year! As we make our way into 2023, we reflect back on 2022 the only way we know how: by gamifying the experience. Stretch created a quiz show for Andrew, Rutledge, and Robert about the biggest news and releases of 2022. Who remembered the most about the year? There’s only one way to find out. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:02:30 – Round 1 00:23:35 – Post-Round 1 Break 00:26:15 – Round 2 00:42:03 –...

Happy holidays! We’re bringing our best arguments to the yuletide table to answer one important question: Who is the best Super Mario Bros. enemy? Do the mighty Koopas come out on top? Are Shy Guys the underdog? What’s Thwomp got to do with it, anyway? 00:00:00 – Intro 00:04:15 – Introducing the Bracket 00:04:54 – Round 1: Koopas vs. Piranha Plants 00:18:38 – Round 2: Goombas vs. Shy Guys 00:34:46...

A Death Stranding movie is in the works, Cystal Dynamics is teaming up with Amazon to make a new Tomb Raider, Hideki Kamiya wants to make Bayonetta forever, and Guerilla Games is working on a Horizon multiplayer game. We also talk about a cool murder mystery game The Case of the Golden Idol and talk about Midnight Suns. 00:00:00 – Intro 00:01:12 – The Death Stranding Movie Is Happening 00:11:17 –...

After a brief recap of the funniest point of The Game Awards ceremony, we got into hard-hitting discussions, like the issues developers might have against “woke” gaming reviewers and the lawsuit that the FTC has filed against Microsoft in regards to the Activision-Blizzard purchase. For games we spoke about the public demo of Forspoken, what the game does well, and what more we’re interested to le...

James Gunn says that there’s big things in the works for the DCEU that includes future video game releases, the U.S. Army has been revealed to be throwing around a substantial amount of money trying to reach younger video game audiences, and the Smash World Tour cancellation has led to a rocky situation with the Panda Cup and Nintendo. We also talk about the upcoming release of Crisis Core -Final...

Netflix is working on a big budget PC game, Ragnarok is the fastest selling PlayStation game ever with over 5M units in its first week, and then Pokemon blew that out of the water with it being the fastest selling Nintendo game ever at 10M in just three days. We also talk about our experiences with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and talk about the third weapon you get in God of War Ragnarok. 00:00:00...