TechRaptor Gaming Podcast

We get into all the announcements from Sony’s State of Play, the gameplay reveal of Sonic Frontiers (Team Sonic knocked it out of the park again), and the new Pokemon Scarlet/Violet trailer.

We also played some Dwerve and the Madden NFL 2023 beta.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:35 – June 2 PlayStation State of Play

00:33:13 – Sonic Frontiers Gameplay Reveal

00:43:24 – Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Reveal

00:53:23 – Dwerve

00:58:53 – Madden NFL 23

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This week, Raven Software successfully voted to form a union under Activision Blizzard, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor was officially announced, and we talk about Digital Foundry’s analysis of the emulators used in the PS Plus Classics subscription coming soon.

We also talk about Yakuza Kiwami 2, Vampire: The Masquerade – Swansong and Bloodhunt, and Stretch finished Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:00 - Raven Software

00:16:27 - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

00:28:47 - PlayStation Plus Emulation Woes

00:40:38 - Yakuza Kiwami 2

00:47:07 - Vampire: The Masquerade Swansong – Vampire: The Masquerade Bloodhunt

00:54:57 - Eiyuden Chronicles: Rising

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Some of the PS+ Library was revealed, including some of the classic games from all the various PlayStation consoles. We can finally share more of our thoughts on the soon to be released My Time at Sandrock, and we talk about the Halo TV show finale and where the show might go.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:07 – PS+ Library Updates

00:27:00 – My Time at Sandrock

00:45:38 – Halo TV Show Finale Impressions (SPOILERS)

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Wata Games, one of the biggest companies that grade the condition of games, has had a class action lawsuit filed against them with all kinds of claims, Atlus recently put out a survey in the West for the first time on the future of their games, and Gotham Knights announced they are no longer releasing a PS4 or Xbox One version of the game.

We also get into Rogue Legacy 2, Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising, and we talk about video game LEGO sets we’ve built and would like to see.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:32 – Class-Action Lawsuit Filed Against WATA

00:18:03 – Atlus Puts Out Survey in the West for the First Time

00:29:32 – Gotham Knights Cancels Last-Gen Versions

00:39:21 – Rogue Legacy 2

00:47:20 – Eiyuden Chronicle: Rising

00:56:43 – The Video Game LEGO Power Hour

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Square Enix is selling its Montreal studios and Crystal Dynamics to the Embracer Group, and rumor has it, Sony might be looking to acquire Square Enix next. In other news, the New York City Employees' Retirement System has sued Activision Blizzard, alleging that Bobby Kotick mishandled the negotiations surrounding the Microsoft acquisition.

We also get into some final thoughts on Horizon Forbidden West and some initial thoughts on Trek to Yomi and Turbo Overkill.

00:00 – Intro

00:47 – Square Enix Sells Studios to the Embracer Group

21:10 – NYC Employee Retirement System sues Activision Blizzard

33:58 – Horizon Forbidden West

46:03 – Trek to Yomi

50:55 – Turbo Overkill

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Just two months ahead of the PlayStation Plus revamp, Sony pulled support for PlayStation Plus and Now codes without communicating anything until after the fact. Also, Game Freak has implemented an optional four-day work week for its employees at the cost of a 20% pay cut. In the second half, we get into our thoughts on Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt and the new release of The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe.

00:00 – Intro

01:27 – PlayStation Halts Plus/Now Code Redemptions, Leaked PS+ Premium Games

25:13 – Game Freak’s 4-Day Work Week*

37:18 – Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodhunt

43:40 – Peglin

46:23 – Bugsnax

50:01 – The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe

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This week, Robert and guest host Dan report from the field in Boston, Massachusetts, to bring you the latest on PAX East. We also speculate on Hideo Kojima’s recent fascination with clocks and whether it’s all an elaborate hoax. Does it have anything to do with Abandoned? Probably not, but tune in to find out more.

00:00 – Intro

01:06 – Kojima Loves Clocks

07:45 – Marvel's Avengers Losing Road Maps

18:35 – Rut’s Hunt Rant

26:15 – PAX East Roundup

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D&D Beyond is now officially owned by Hasbro, ads may be coming to free to play Xbox games sometime this year, and we talk about the future greatest game of all time Kingdom Hearts 4. We also talk about the interesting deckbuilding city builder Stacklands, and Stretch regales us with what may or may not be the true plot of Sonic the Hedgehog 2.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:31 – Hasbro Buys D&D Beyond

00:14:24 – Xbox May Bring Ads to Free-to-Play Games

00:24:20 – Kingdom Hearts 4 Reveal

00:47:24 – Stacklands

00:53:27 – Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Spoilers)

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Games are movies now with The Quarry announcing its new mode, and Loop Odyssey is now Stuck in Time after being DMCA’d by Loop Hero. We also get into what may be one of the sleeper hits of the year with NORCO and the whacky Knightfall: A Daring Journey. Then we dig into what it is exactly that makes Elden Ring so great.

00:00:00 – Intro 

00:01:12 – The Quarry’s Movie Mode 

00:13:40 – Loop Odyssey Is Now Stuck in Time 

00:20:03 – NORCO 

00:30:43 – Knightfall: A Daring Journey 

00:39:52 – Elden Ring 

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While E3 takes another year off, Sony makes a big move by announcing upcoming updates to its flagship subscription service, PlayStation Plus.  Will it match up to Xbox Game Pass? Only time will tell. Meanwhile, Rutledge pulls a sword out of the stone, and Robert gets his hands on Valve’s latest hardware, the Steam Deck.

00:00 – Intro

01:15 – E3 2022 Is Canceled

12:22 – PlayStation Plus New Tiers

33:34 – The One Who Pulls Out the Sword Will Be Crowned King

39:04 – Steam Deck Impressions

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