This week on the TechRaptor Podcast the big topic of discussion is the contention between Sony and Microsoft over the purchase of Activision. Microsoft also uses its platform to discuss the topic of Sony spending money to block certain games from being added to Game Pass. Taking a more lighthearted turn, Arc System Works newfound passion for IP collaboration has us dreaming up some future games.

In the games department this week, Rut talks about his newfound passion as a cult leader sweeping up turds, Stretch discusses some of the shortcomings with Tower of Fantasy’s staying power, and Scrappy just can’t make up his mind about Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:22 – Sony claims Call of Duty is a genre of its own

00:22:10 – Microsoft claims Sony pays for “blocking rights”

00:29:00 – Arc System Works wants to do more collaborations

00:36:50 – Cult of the Lamb

00:45:13 – Tower of Fantasy

00:53:10 – Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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This week, the TechRaptor Podcast takes a look at Square Enix’s recent conference call, where it said it wanted to avoid “cannibalizing” its own sales. The crew also dives into the latest Pokemon Presents about Pokemon Scarlet and Violet, which features HM slaves as legendaries. And finally, to round out the news, they take a look at the current state of cloud gaming and where it could go next.

Stretch also shares his thoughts on Tower of Fantasy, the latest Genshin-like to hit phones and PCs. And Robert is still getting tutorials after 25 hours of Xenoblade Chronicles 3.

00:00 – Intro

01:53 – Square Enix Sold Studios That Were “Cannibalizing” Sales

13:42 – Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Updates

21:42 – Let's Talk About Cloud Gaming

32:36 – Tower of Fantasy

42:23 – Xenoblade Chronicles 3

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Google Stadia’s Shakespearian death monologue continues with another rumor it may be done soon, the KOTOR Remake’s development is at a standstill, and ending on some good news, EA is allegedly making an open world Black Panther Game.

We also talk about Live A Live, Digimon Survive, Fable for some reason, Hunt: Showdown, and Techtonica.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:39 – Google Stadia Is Still Alive

00:14:20 – Kotor Remake Indefinitely Delayed

00:26:10 – Black Panther Open-World Game Rumors

00:34:24 – Live A Live

00:45:15 – Digimon Survive

00:58:40 – Fable, Hunt: Showdown

01:07:53 – Techtonica Pre-Release Alpha

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This week, the TechRaptor Podcast crew checks out Stray, the latest cat-based craze that isn’t Kittens Game. We also talk about PowerWash Simulator and Rune Factory 5, along with Microsoft’s latest stance on Minecraft NFTs.

And tune into the end for our thoughts on the Resident Evil TV show on Netflix. Spoiler alert: Some of us even want a Resident Evil season 2.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:49 – Minecraft Says No to NFTs

00:11:30 – Platinum Games Wants to Expand to 1k+ Employees

00:18:00 – John Romero Is Working on a FPS

00:25:02 – PowerWash Simulator

00:32:49 – Stray

00:40:19 – Rune Factory 5

00:46:17 – Boomer Discovers Fortnite

00:54:29 – Resident Evil TV Show (SPOILERS)

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This week, the TechRaptor crew talks about Skate 4 rebranding to Skate, Nintendo’s acquisition of Dynamo Pictures, and the Unity CEO’s recent remarks about microtransactions.

The crew also talks about Escape Academy, which recently hit Xbox Game Pass, and Dinkum, an early access life sim set in Australia. And don’t miss the (possibly last?) edition of Kitten’s Korner at the end of the show!

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00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:50 – Skate 4 Is Now Skate.

00:12:57 – Nintendo Acquires Dynamo Pictures

00:27:25 – Unity CEO’s Remarks about Monetization

00:49:42 – Escape Academy

00:54:09 – Dinkum

00:59:10 – The Final(?) Kitten’s Korner

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Check out our Worthy of Better, Stronger Together Itch Bundle interview, we talk about ReedPop taking over E3, God of War Ragnarok finally getting a release date, and big boy Bowser coming to LEGO.

We also talk about the new Gwent: Rogue Mage game and Stretch played some Danganronpa.

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00:00 – Intro

01:31 – E3 2023 and ReedPop

11:42 – God of War Ragnarok Release Date Revealed

19:30 – LEGO The Mighty Bowser

25:22 – Gwent: Rogue Mage

35:12 – Danganronpa & Some Speedrunning Talk

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We continue our weekly update on our kitties in Kittens Game, talk about the Nintendo Direct Mini, Sucker Punch isn’t working on Infamous or Sly Cooper, and we talk about the latest news on the worst website on the internet: Twitter (hint: don’t be a jerk to developers).

We also talk about the Cuphead DLC Delicious Last Course, Escape Simulator, and the new Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:15 – Kittens Corner™

00:06:30 – Nintendo Direct Mini

00:06:55 – Mega Man Battle Network Legacy Collection

00:14:23 – Pac-Man World Re-Pac

00:16:40 – Sonic Frontiers

00:19:55 – Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope

00:22:00 – Harvestella

00:25:00 – Persona 5 Royal for Nintendo Switch

00:29:08 – Sucker Punch Isn’t Working on Sly Cooper or Infamous

00:31:04 – Developer Mistreatment on Twitter

00:40:15 – They're a 10 but They Control EA’s Twitter Account

00:43:53 – Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

00:54:18 – Escape Simulator

01:00:05 – Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes

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In a slow news week, we get into the news that microtransactions may be coming to Halo: The Master Chief Collection, and we talk about the Xbox controller shortage. Now all of our lives are being ruined by Kittens Game so we get into that, The Quarry, Raft, and we talk some LEGO.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:45 – Will There Be Microtransactions in Halo MCC?

00:14:33 – Xbox Controllers Are Hard to Find

00:23:10 – We Can’t Stop Playing Kittens Game

00:41:34 – Raft

00:46:30 – The Quarry

00:54:29 – The LEGO Tallneck from Horizon Zero Dawn

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We get into the Crisis Core: Final Fantasy VII Reunion announcement, FF7 Rebirth Announcement, the quick teaser of Dragon’s Dogma II, and the leaked images of a potential new Fire Emblem game.

We also talk about Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge, Neon White, and a game that will surely sweep the nation: Kittens Game.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:13 – Square Enix Reveals the Future of FF7 Remake

00:20:44 – Capcom Reveals Dragon’s Dogma 2

00:32:40 – Fire Emblem Rumors

00:37:56 – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

00:46:00 – Neon White

00:53:30 – Kittens Game

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We’re right in the middle of E3 (not E3, Hot Gee Hoff Summer, Keyleigh3, Key3) week, so there’s a ton of announcements we get into including Witchfire, Warhammer 40k Darktide, The Last of Us Remake, Redfall, Persona coming to Xbox, Kojima on Xbox, and of course Starfield.

Timestamps (There's a LOT)

00:00:00 – Intro 

00:01:46 – **Summer Game Fest**

00:04:40 – Goat Sim 3

00:08:55 – Metal: Hellsinger

00:10:55 – Nightingale

00:12:30 – Warhammer 40k: Darktide

00:17:20 – Witchfire

00:19:21 – Neon White

00:22:20 – One Piece Odyssey

00:27:23 – The Last of Us

00:38:15 – **Devolver Digital 2022 Showcase**

00:40:26 – Angerfoot

00:41:24 – Plucky Squire

00:45:03 – **Xbox and Bethesda Showcase**

00:45:20 – Redfall

00:49:48 – High on Life

00:55:30 – Kojima + Xbox = Wow

01:00:05 – Flintlock: The Siege of Dawn

01:01:52 – Minecraft Legends

01:04:10 – Lightyear Frontier

01:06:05 – Persona is coming to Game Pass

01:12:55 – Starfield

01:28:32 – Wrap up and Final Thoughts

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