Happy holidays! We’re bringing our best arguments to the yuletide table to answer one important question: Who is the best Super Mario Bros. enemy? Do the mighty Koopas come out on top? Are Shy Guys the underdog? What’s Thwomp got to do with it, anyway?

00:00:00 – Intro

00:04:15 – Introducing the Bracket

00:04:54 – Round 1: Koopas vs. Piranha Plants

00:18:38 – Round 2: Goombas vs. Shy Guys

00:34:46 – Round 3: Bob-ombs vs. Bullet Bills

00:44:49 – Round 4: Chain Chomps vs. Thwomps

00:54:59 – Final Four Round 1

01:04:51 – Final Four Round 2

01:24:46 – Grand Finals

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A Death Stranding movie is in the works, Cystal Dynamics is teaming up with Amazon to make a new Tomb Raider, Hideki Kamiya wants to make Bayonetta forever, and Guerilla Games is working on a Horizon multiplayer game.

We also talk about a cool murder mystery game The Case of the Golden Idol and talk about Midnight Suns.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:12 – The Death Stranding Movie Is Happening

00:11:17 – Amazon and Crystal Dynamics Are Working on a New Tomb Raider

00:20:46 – Hideki Kamiya Wants to Make Bayonetta Forever (Bayonetta 3 Spoilers)

00:26:57 – Guerilla Games Making a Multiplayer Horizon Game

00:36:19 – The Case of the Golden Idol Impressions

00:52:30 – Marvel’s Midnight Suns Impressions

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After a brief recap of the funniest point of The Game Awards ceremony, we got into hard-hitting discussions, like the issues developers might have against “woke” gaming reviewers and the lawsuit that the FTC has filed against Microsoft in regards to the Activision-Blizzard purchase.

For games we spoke about the public demo of Forspoken, what the game does well, and what more we’re interested to learn about the game and its mechanics.

00:00 – Intro

01:35 – Days Gone Dev Calls Out Woke Reviewers

17:40 – FTC Sues to Block Microsoft’s Acquisition of Activision-Blizzard

44:28 – Forspoken PS5 Demo Impressions

The 6 Biggest & Best Game Reveals at The Game Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=17cTXEyb0Mw

Reacting to The Game Awards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3QV9XhQTMI

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James Gunn says that there’s big things in the works for the DCEU that includes future video game releases, the U.S. Army has been revealed to be throwing around a substantial amount of money trying to reach younger video game audiences, and the Smash World Tour cancellation has led to a rocky situation with the Panda Cup and Nintendo.

We also talk about the upcoming release of Crisis Core -Final Fantasy VII- Reunion, how Midnight Suns has been a surprise hit, and that Sonic Frontiers has some solid positives to its gameplay.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:18 – James Gunn Says DC Games Will Be Part of the Wider DC Universe

00:14:25 – U.S. Army Pours Millions Into Recruitment via Video Games and Esports

00:25:06 – Smash World Tour Cancellation Saga

00:35:34 – Crisis Core Final Fantasy VII Reunion Preview

00:48:57 – Marvel's Midnight Suns Impressions

01:05:25 – Sonic Frontiers Impressions

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/james-gunn-says-dc-games-will-be-part-of-wider-universe-going-forward

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/us-army-continues-to-pour-millions-into-esports-and-gaming

https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/nintendo-axes-smash-world-tour-without-any-warning

https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/crisis-core-final-fantasy-vii-reunion-feels-like-coming-home

https://techraptor.net/game/marvels-midnight-suns

https://techraptor.net/game/sonic-frontiers

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Netflix is working on a big budget PC game, Ragnarok is the fastest selling PlayStation game ever with over 5M units in its first week, and then Pokemon blew that out of the water with it being the fastest selling Nintendo game ever at 10M in just three days.

We also talk about our experiences with Pokemon Scarlet and Violet and talk about the third weapon you get in God of War Ragnarok.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:00:45 – Netflix Is Making a Big-Budget PC Game

00:13:06 – God of War Ragnarok Sales vs Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Sales

00:33:21 – Pokemon Scarlet and Violet Impressions

00:48:46 – God of War Ragnarok New Weapon Impresisons

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For this special edition of the TechRaptor Podcast, Robert and Andrew sit down with Danielle Bisutti, the performance capture actress behind Freya in the latest God of War games. We chat about Freya’s character arc from God of War into Ragnarok and pick her brain on what it’s like working in the gaming industry.

Spoiler warning: There are mild spoilers for God of War Ragnarok and heavy spoilers for God of War (2018) in this video.

Dead Island 2 has been delayed and Sonic co-creator Yuji Naka has been arrested for insider trading. We also go through all the Game Awards nominees and cast our votes. Rutledge bought an index to get into VR at the right time just before the Index 2 is announced, and we continue delving into God of War Ragnarok.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:47 – Dead Island 2 Release Date Delayed to April 28

00:08:03 – Sonic Co-Creator Yuji Naka Arrested for Alleged Insider Trading

00:13:42 – Our Take on The Game Awards

01:09:20 – Rut Got the Valve Index for VR Games

01:21:58 – God of War Ragnarok (mild spoilers)

Dead Island 2 Release Date: https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/dead-island-2-release-date-moved-to-april

Yuji Naka Arrested for Alleged Insider Trading: https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/sonic-co-creator-arrested-for-insider-trading

Pokemon Scarlet & Violet Impressions: https://youtu.be/LkAgdPzPjCo

God of War Ragnarok Interview: https://youtu.be/vCLVDgwP29g

Ragnarok Review: https://techraptor.net/gaming/reviews/god-of-war-ragnarok-review-colossal-triumph-for-playstation

https://thegameawards.com/nominees

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Final Fantasy XVI will be exclusive to PlayStation for six months, Mick Gordon refutes id Software’s claims about his work on Doom Eternal’s soundtrack, and Remedy and 505 announced they are working on Control 2.

We also talk about the new Dyingh Light 2 DLC, Bloody Ties, and we of course talk about God of War Ragnarok. Keep an eye out Wednesday for our podcast/interview with Danielle Bisutti, voice actor for Freya.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:02:25 – Final Fantasy XVI Will Be a PlayStation Timed Exclusive

00:12:10 – Stretch Is Addicted to Pokemon

00:16:38 – Mick Gordon Disputes id Software’s Claims

00:26:26 – Remedy and 505 Games Working on Control 2

00:35:25 – Dying Light 2: Bloody Ties

00:42:23 – God of War Ragnarok

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Gimmighoul is the newest revealed Pokemon, Suare Enix revealed their NFT game Symbiogenesis, boy PSVR2 is pretty expensive huh, Microsoft revealed they are selling consoles at a big loss, and the game of the year is finally on Steam: The Bible.

We also talk more Marvel Snap and prepare for God of War Ragnarok with a replay of God of War (2018).

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:22 – Pokemon Teases Gimmighoul

00:15:19 – Square Enix Reveals NFT Game Symbiogenesis

00:23:20 – PSVR 2 Release Date and Price Revealed

00:33:40 – Microsoft Loses Money on Xboxes

00:43:06 – The Bible Is Coming to Steam

00:49:48 – Marvel Snap Microtransactions Are Mid, Actually

00:59:15 – God of War (2018) Slaps

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CDPR is remaking the first Witcher game, we got some more details on Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria, and the studio behind the EyeToy and PlayStation VR games is making their own co-op fantasy combat game – oh and it is live service of course.

We’ve all been playing Marvel Snap and we get into the wonderful weirdness of Bayonetta 3.

00:00:00 – Intro

00:01:16 – CD Projekt Red Announces The Witcher Remake

00:13:44 – Rocksteady Co-Founders Leave the Studio

00:20:55 – The Lord of the Rings: Return to Moria

00:26:46 – PlayStation London Studio Working on a Live-Service Game

00:34:03 – Marvel Snap

00:49:50 – Bayonetta 3