TechRaptor Gaming Podcast

Gran Turismo 7 has updated its roadmap to make progression slightly better, and the money hungry folk at Take Two have introduced a subscription service to GTA Online. We also get into Ghostwire: Tokyo and our Halo TV Show impressions.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:55 – Gran Turismo 7 Road Map Update

00:13:08 – Rockstar Introduces GTA+

00:23:07 – Ghostwire: Tokyo Impressions

00:34:43 – Halo TV Show Episode 1 Spoilers

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We finally got a look at Hogwarts Legacy, and Gran Turismo 7 has made progression harder, incentivizing you to buy microtransactions. We also talk Tunic, which is an early contender for Game of the Year for some of us.

00:00 - Intro

01:09 - Hogwarts Legacy Reveal

17:27 - Gran Turismo 7 Microtransactions

29:27 - A Discussion With the World's Leading Tunic Expert

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Kojima is now officially a genius according to the Japanese government, and we get into all the announcements from the State of Play. We also played the Stranger of Paradise demo and the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo.

00:00:00 - Intro

01:20 - Japanese government awards Hideo Kojima

11:22 - Sony's State of Play

25:52 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin

48:28 - Kirby & the Forgotten Lands

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People don’t want to work at Quantic Dream, delaying Star Wars Eclipse, and the Square Enix Sales disappointment Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has made its way onto gamepass. We also get into Elex 2, Shadow Warrior 3, some more about the strand game Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West.

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00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:44 - Quantic Dream Has Trouble Finding Talent

00:14:30 - Guardians of the Galaxy Coming to Game Pass (Also Lightning Returns???)

00:24:50 - Elex II

00:32:55 - Shadow Warrior 3

00:39:54 - Elden Ring

00:51:48 - Horizon Forbidden West and Open-World Fatigue

We talk about somehow Square Enix sees Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy as a disappointment saleswise, the wonderful Street Fighter 6 logo and Wide Ryu,  and we get into the pretty good game with okay reviews Elden Ring. We also talk some more about Horizon Forbidden West.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:01:43 - Square Enix Disappointed with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Sales

00:12:23 - Street Fighter 6 Revealed, Featuring Wide Ryu

00:27:03 - Horizon Forbidden West

00:39:20 - Elden Ring

01:00:58 - Bonus Achievement Talk

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We definitively prove that Dynasty Warriors 4 is better than Elex, then we get into the news. Cyberpunk 2077’s next-gen patch is here, the 3DS and Wii U eShops are shutting down leading to discussions on game preservation, which makes the announcement of Dolphin Emulator coming to the Steam Deck all the more timely. After, we get into our Uncharted movie impressions and Horizon Forbidden West.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:58 - Elex vs Dynasty Warriors 4

00:07:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.5

00:18:37 - Nintendo Shutting Down 3DS and Wii U eShops

00:30:10 - Dolphin Emulator on Steam Deck

00:37:40 - Uncharted Movie Impressions

00:52:25 - Horizon Forbidden West Impressions

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We talk about Nintendo’s latest direct, which featured a lot of solid games and the nightmare fuel that is Carby.  Then we get into the near record breaking game everyone is playing, Lost Ark. And we of course have to get into that difficulty debate with Sifu (not really we just talk about how good it is).

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:34 - Nintendo Direct

00:43:10 - Lost Ark

00:56:00 - Sifu

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Sony makes some big plays by announcing its acquisition of Bungie, the former developers of Xbox-exclusive Halo. Meanwhile, Cloud Imperium Games has decided to scale back its Star Citizen road map projections, angering fans who have supported the game with their time (and money). There's also some talk of tower defense games, including the recently launched Rogue Tower, as well as the now-released parkour simulator Dying Light 2.

00:00 - Intro

00:40 - Sony Buys Bungie

18:13 - Star Citizen Gets Less Transparent

30:48 - Rogue Tower

39:00 - Achilles: Legends Untold

40:40 - Dying Light 2

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In what is likely the biggest news in at least the last few years, Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, which brings up a whole lot of questions. What is Xbox’s future? What about Game Pass? Who steps up to be their competitor?

We’ve also got our Dying Light 2 impressions, and we had the chance to play some of the upcoming Total War: Warhammer III.

00:00:00 - Intro

00:00:40 - Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard

00:21:14 - Microsoft and Its Competition

00:44:40 - Total War: Warhammer III Impressions

00:54:50 - Dying Light 2 Impressions

MicroBlizz:

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-staying-as-ceo

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/microsoft-begins-reviewing-activision-blizzard-sexual-harassment-policies

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/phil-spencer-wants-microsoft-to-be-at-forefront-of-gaming

Dying Light 2 Preview: 

https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/dying-light-2-stay-human  

Warhammer 3:  

https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/total-war-warhammer-3-impressions-preview 

https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/50-turns-daemons-of-chaos-preview 

https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/50-turns-grand-cathay-preview

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