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-series about the creation of Psychonauts 2. Like A Dragon: Ishin has been Robert’s obsession this week, when he’s not impaling warring samurai he’s kicking back with some karaoke hits. Stretch travels back to his childhood and realizes how bad he was at Mario + Luigi: Superstar Saga.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:45 – Square Enix Is Getting a New CEO

00:18:00 – Dead Island 2 Gameplay Reveal

00:28:48 – Double Fine PsychOdyssey (also game development is hard)

00:51:54 – Like a Dragon: Ishin! Impressions

00:59:18 – Mario + Luigi: Superstar Saga via Nintendo Switch

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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 dialogue of Atomic Heart. Scrappy and Otton have a chance to deep dive about their experiences playing games like Horizon: Call of the Mountain, The Last Clockwinder, and Ragnarok on the new PSVR2.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:40 – Baldur's Gate 3 Release Date Revealed

00:13:52 – Suicide Squad Kills the Justice League (With Guns and Battle Passes)

00:29:12 – DREDGE Impressions

00:37:50 – Atomic Heart Impressions

00:47:26 – PSVR2 Impressions

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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 Splatoon and Stretch does some hunting in the Edo-era lands of Wild Hearts. Scrappy surprises the crew by arriving with a Like a Dragon themed quiz game “Who’s that Sujimon?”

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:46 – I Am Jesus Christ Trailer Reaction

00:12:57 – Games on Xbox Game Pass See a Decline in Sales

00:27:13 – Ubisoft Will Be at E3, Also Teased an Unannounced Game

00:33:24 – Diablo IV Will Get an Open Beta

00:43:03 – Rut Is Back on Valorant

00:48:51 – Wild Hearts Impressions

00:59:05 – Who’s That Sujimon?

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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’t a Fan of the Microsoft Activision-Blizzard Acquisition

00:22:48 – Nintendo Direct 02/08/23 Breakdown

00:25:59 – The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

00:41:56 – Etrian Odyssey Origins Collection Has Some Weird DLC

00:49:20 – Splatoon 3 Has Some Weird DLC

00:53:55 – Metroid Prime Remastered Launches Out of Nowhere

00:56:45 – Pikmin 4 Is a Dark Survival Game

00:59:17 – Octopath Traveler 2 Demo Impressions

01:08:50 – The Rest of the Nintendo Direct

01:15:06 – How Do We Rate This Nintendo Direct?

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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 the RPG Frosthaven, and Robert talks about how much he’s enjoying Hi-Fi Rush and not enjoying Forspoken.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:20 – Activision Blizzard Ordered to Pay $35M to Settles Whistleblower Charges

00:14:04 – Square Enix Announces Declining Finances, but Plans for More New IPs

00:23:37 – Konami Announces Profit Drop, but It’s Putting More Money Into New Games

00:31:23 – Superfuse Impressions

00:37:08 – Frosthaven Impressions

00:47:53 – Forspoken Narrative Thoughts

00:51:14 – Hi Fi Rush Impressions

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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, and enjoyed fantasy parkour in Forspoken.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:37 – Wizards of the Coast Rolls Back Its OGL Plans; Paizo Continues Its ORC Plans

00:15:24 – Is The Day Before Vaporware?

00:22:58 – Hi-Fi Rush Impressions

00:33:12 – Dead Space Impressions

00:45:23 – Forspoken Impressions

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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 about how Naughty Dog has managed to pair Open World gameplay and the Uncharted franchise so well in Lost Legacy, and we all gush over how great The Last of Us on HBO is.

00:00:00 – Intro, Google Stadia Eulogy

00:04:14 – Wizards of the Coast Reveal Draft of OGL 1.2

00:16:38 – Sony Reveals More PlayStation VR 2 Launch Window Games

00:29:08 – Layoffs in the Tech World, Including Microsoft and Xbox Gaming

00:37:20 – Persona 3 Portable Impressions

00:43:56 – Uncharted: Lost Legacy Impressions

00:50:22 – HBO’s The Last of Us Episode 1 Impressions (SPOILERS)

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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 Crisis Core is (yes, Stretch wrote this), and Scrappy gives us the lowdown on what Luffy is up to in One Piece Odyssey.

00:00:00 – Intro, Skull & Bones

00:11:44 – Ubisoft Cancels 3 More Games, Soft Sales

00:21:22 – Dunkey's Bigmode Announces Animal Well

00:27:03 – Wizards of the Coast and the OGL 2.0

00:47:09 – Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion

00:55:23 – One Piece Odyssey

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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 ft. Al Pacino

00:02:39 – Best Multiplayer Game

00:07:02 – Best Writing

00:17:26 – Best Visual Design

00:27:18 – Best Soundtrack

00:34:33 – Best Expansion/DLC

00:46:08 – Best Evolving Game

00:57:22 – Indie Game of the Year

01:14:58 – Tabletop Game of the Year Nominees

01:17:47 – Game of the Year

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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 – Post-Round 2 Break

00:45:24 – Round 3

00:56:03 – Final Question

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