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 developer direct - Forza Horizon 6 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/forza-horizon-6-first-gameplay-details-revealed-and-release-date-confirmed/ fable https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xboxs-big-fable-reveal-confirms-truly-open-world-and-xbox-and-playstation-release-this-autumn/, beast of reincarnation https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-studio-game-freak-gives-a-new-look-at-its-ps5-xbox-and-pc-action-rpg-beast-of-reincarnation/ and kiln https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/double-fine-reveals-kiln-a-pottery-based-multiplayer-party-brawler/ 

Ubisoft closes studios and cancels games https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-details-major-company-reset-6-games-canned-7-delayed-and-2-studios-closed/ then stock price drops 33% https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-shares-drop-33-following-its-major-company-reset-announcement/ 

Meta closes 3 studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meta-has-closed-several-studios-including-splosion-man-studio-twisted-pixel-and-asgard-wraths-sanzaru-games/ 

2 Nintendo veterans leave company https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-veteran-hideki-konno-known-for-mario-kart-and-yoshis-island-has-left-after-39-years/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/veteran-nintendo-producer-kensuke-tanabe-known-for-metroid-and-paper-mario-reportedly-confirms-retirement/ 

We hope you enjoy the episode

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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.videogameschronicle.com/news/larian-backtracks-on-ai-use-for-divinity-concept-art-and-writing-but-says-generative-ai-can-help-some-areas-of-development/ 

Baldurs gate 3 switch port not appearing wasn't Larian’s decision https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/it-wasnt-our-decision-baldurs-gate-3-boss-explains-lack-of-switch-2-version/ 

Xbox developer direct shows the 3 games being shown off, with a secret 4th game teased https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-xbox-developer-direct-will-feature-a-secret-unannounced-fourth-game/ 

New Sony patent reveals AI will play the game for you when someone is stuck https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-ai-patent-will-see-playstation-games-play-themselves-when-players-are-stuck/ 

Steam machine price may have been leaked by Czech retailer https://steamdeckhq.com/news/steam-machine-price-leak-alza-smarty/ 

We hope you enjoy the episode

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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 hope you enjoy the episode

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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/us-hardware-november-sales-see-lowest-totals-since-1995/ 

Actress playing Joanna Dark in cancelled Perfect Dark reboot talks about how far along in development game was https://www.thegamer.com/joanna-dark-perfect-dark-reboot-cancellation-details/ 

Larian studios head confirms they use generative AI in development https://www.gamesindustry.biz/larian-ceo-clarifies-studio-is-not-replacing-concept-artists-with-ai 

We then finish with a fun quiz going over some of the news stories from 2025.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

Thank you again to Nana, Mike, Brent and Gawny for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:

Nana: https://x.com/Nana__Marfo, https://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ 

Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 

Brent: https://twitch.tv/deaddropstudios and add him on Xbox Apophis1989

Gawny: https://www.youtube.com/@Gawny7789 https://x.com/Gawny7789 

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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 person on the panel.

The games nominated for the Game of the Year discussion:

Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 

Lonely mountains: Snow Riders

Marvel Cosmic Invasion

Split Fiction

Metroid Prime 4: Beyond

Hyrule Warriors: Age of Imprisonment

Pokémon Legends: Z-A

Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds

Assassins Creed Shadows 

Two Point Museum 

Persona 5: The Phantom X 

The Alters

Abiotic Factor

Outer Worlds 2

Slayers X: Terminal Aftermath

DOOM: The Dark Ages

We talk about the reasons why each game was nominated for the discussion and vote on the games drawn until we eventually crown a Game of the Year for 2025.

We hope you enjoy it.

We would like to thank Brent and Mike for joining us. You can follow them at the following place:

Brent: https://twitch.tv/deaddropstudios and add him on Xbox Apophis1989

Miketendo64: https://twitter.com/miketendo64, https://bsky.app/profile/miketendo64.com, https://miketendo64.com/ and his podcast Game and Chat https://open.spotify.com/show/7IlamOtZtGz6xpL8flDMdE    

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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-all-xbox-reportedly-warning-of-yet-another-potential-price-increase/ 

31 Devs laid off at Avalanche studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/31-developers-laid-off-as-avalanche-liverpool-closes-following-contrabands-cancellation/ 

Game Award nominations https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/clair-obscur-and-playstation-leads-the-game-awards-2025-nominations/ 

Intergalactic unlikely to come out in 2026 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/naughty-dogs-intergalactic-is-reportedly-skipping-the-game-awards-and-wont-release-next-year/ 

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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 week:

Mario galaxy movie trailer revealed, announced new additions to the cast https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-reveals-the-first-trailer-for-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-along-with-casting-for-rosalina-and-bowser-jr/ 

Fallout season 2 trailer https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fallout-season-2s-full-trailer-is-out-now-as-fallout-76-becomes-free-via-amazon-prime/ 

Valve announces a new line of products, including VR headset and Steam Machine https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-announces-new-a-steam-console-controller-and-vr-headset/ 

Ubisoft postpones earnings call https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-know-this-will-raise-questions-ubisoft-postpones-earnings-call-and-halts-trading-with-little-explanation/ 

More job losses at Crystal Dynamics https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-yet-more-layoffs/ 

We hope you enjoy the episode.

Thank you again to Mike for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:

Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 

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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 week including:

Analytics firm discusses remakes and remasters https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ip-holders-are-sitting-on-a-wealth-of-content-analytics-firm-lists-18-games-ripe-for-remake-or-remaster-success/ 

Gta6 delayed https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/grand-theft-auto-6-has-been-delayed-again-to-the-end-of-2026/ but comes with a series of layoffs and claims they were laid off due to unionisation attempts https://gtaforums.com/topic/1004182-rockstar-games-alleged-union-busting/#comment-1072605777 

Square enix announces a round of layoffs in restructuring of US and Europe https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-announces-more-layoffs-as-part-of-us-and-europe-restructuring/ 

Netease closes 2 studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/another-netease-games-studio-is-shutting-down/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yet-another-netease-studio-has-closed-this-time-watch-dogs-devs-bad-brain/ 

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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 and to compare them to previous games in the series in the case of sequels.

We also talk about the sales numbers of some very notable indie games, and whether this is a reflection of a growing disapproval or dissatisfaction of the AAA gaming industry as a whole.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

Thank you again to Nana and Mike for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:

Nana: https://x.com/Nana__Marfo, https://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ 

Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 

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On this episode of the podcast, host Pete Beckett is joined by best friends of the show, Nana Marfo and Miketendo64 to discuss their recent visit to MCM Comic Con in London.

Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including:

Nana: genshin impact, zenless zone zero, eternal palace sakura, decenders

Miketendo: Pokémon legends Z/A, fast and furious arcade edition

Pete: Super Mario Galaxy 1 & 2 (Switch 2)

We talk about our individual experiences, as well as the experiences we shared together. We discuss the high points, the downsides and how we would improve the convention, as well as go in at length about the panels and stands we saw whilst at the convention

We hope you enjoy the episode.

Thank you again to Nana and Mike for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:

Nana: https://x.com/Nana__Marfo, https://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ 

Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 

Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces 

You can listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube 

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