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On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Colddeath to discuss the recent news of the Xbox showcase, and subsequent rumours of studio closures and job losses.How did Xbox get into the situation? What did we think of the recent showcase? And how does this affect Xbox in the long term and how do we think they can improve things?We hope you enjoy the episode.Thank you again to CD for joining us on the show, you can find them at the following places:https://x.com/colddeath Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces You can listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAwayMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett start by talking about the games we have been playing this week, including: Pete: Resident Evil Requiem, Arc Raiders, MarathonKiley: Resident Evil Requiem, Bendy and the Ink Machine, Abiotic Factor, Life is Strange, Vampire SurvivorsWe then talk about the news that's occurred over the past week including:Nacon files for insolvency https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nacon-files-for-insolvency-says-its-assessing-all-possible-solutions-to-continue-running/ Layoffs at Eurogamer and other IGN owned publications https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/games-media-set-for-more-layoffs-as-ign-owned-eurogamer-cuts-editorial-staff/ Sony confirms Wolverine release date https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/playstation-finally-confirms-marvels-wolverine-release-date-and-its-coming-before-gta6/ Sarah Bond breaks her silence with Linkedin post https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/im-proud-of-what-weve-built-outgoing-xbox-president-sarah-bond-breaks-silence-after-exit-news/ Pokemon Presents https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-everything-announced-in-todays-30th-anniversary-pokemon-presents-showcase We hope you enjoy the episodeIf you are interested in the Antank S3 Max Switch 2 Dock, you can purchase it on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB3D2BJ8, or from the following link https://antank.net/?ref=zgbmuoxt, use code RRUK for 10% offPlease visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces.You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfoMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by the Pirate Goomba, Gawny7789Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including:Gawny: Stardew Valley, Sonic Adventure 2, fallout 3, Sonic Generations, animal crossing Kiley: vampire survivors, abiotic factorPete: Metroid Prime 4, Scott Pilgrim EX (demo), Pragmata (demo SW2)We then talk at length about Season 2 Fallout, from Amazon Studios.We discuss the key plot points, go in depth about all the references made to the universe and New Vegas as a whole, and give our thoughts about the whole season and what we think of the whole show.Please be aware, there will be very heavy spoilers for both seasons 1 and 2 of the show, so if you haven’t seen the show, please come back and listen after you have watched it.We hope you enjoy the episode.Thank you again to Gawny for coming on the podcast. You can follow him on the following:Gawny: https://www.youtube.com/@Gawny7789 https://x.com/Gawny7789 https://www.twitch.tv/gawny7789 Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces You can listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAwayMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including: Pete: rayman legends, cursed to golf, metroid prime 4, kingdom come deliverance 2, expedition 33Kiley: Nobody wants to die, bendy and the ink machine, in sound mind, vampire survivorsWe then talk about the news thats occurred over the past week including:Xbox developer direct - Forza Horizon 6 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/forza-horizon-6-first-gameplay-details-revealed-and-release-date-confirmed/ fable https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xboxs-big-fable-reveal-confirms-truly-open-world-and-xbox-and-playstation-release-this-autumn/, beast of reincarnation https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/pokemon-studio-game-freak-gives-a-new-look-at-its-ps5-xbox-and-pc-action-rpg-beast-of-reincarnation/ and kiln https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/double-fine-reveals-kiln-a-pottery-based-multiplayer-party-brawler/ Ubisoft closes studios and cancels games https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-details-major-company-reset-6-games-canned-7-delayed-and-2-studios-closed/ then stock price drops 33% https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-shares-drop-33-following-its-major-company-reset-announcement/ Meta closes 3 studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/meta-has-closed-several-studios-including-splosion-man-studio-twisted-pixel-and-asgard-wraths-sanzaru-games/ 2 Nintendo veterans leave company https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-veteran-hideki-konno-known-for-mario-kart-and-yoshis-island-has-left-after-39-years/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/veteran-nintendo-producer-kensuke-tanabe-known-for-metroid-and-paper-mario-reportedly-confirms-retirement/ We hope you enjoy the episodeIf you are interested in the Antank S3 Max Switch 2 Dock, you can purchase it on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB3D2BJ8, or from the following link https://antank.net/?ref=zgbmuoxt, use code RRUK for 10% offPlease visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces.You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfoMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including: Pete: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33Kiley: Vampire Survivor, Abiotic Factor, Maneater, Shark Dentist, Good Night Universe, We then talk about the games that are scheduled for release in the upcoming year and our general thoughts on how well we predict the year ahead.We hope you enjoy the episodeIf you are interested in the Antank S3 Max Switch 2 Dock, you can purchase it on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB3D2BJ8, or from the following link https://antank.net/?ref=zgbmuoxt, use code RRUK for 10% offPlease visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces.You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfoMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this year’s Game of the Year episode, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by previous guests Brent and Miketendo64 to help draw out the 16 games that have been nominated by everyone for this year’s Game of the Year bracket.If you haven’t listened to one of our Game of the Year episodes, we explain the format in the opening, as well as the games nominated for the bracket by each person on the panel.The games nominated for the Game of the Year discussion:Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Lonely mountains: Snow RidersMarvel Cosmic InvasionSplit FictionMetroid Prime 4: BeyondHyrule Warriors: Age of ImprisonmentPokémon Legends: Z-ASonic Racing: CrossWorldsAssassins Creed Shadows Two Point Museum Persona 5: The Phantom X The AltersAbiotic FactorOuter Worlds 2Slayers X: Terminal AftermathDOOM: The Dark AgesWe talk about the reasons why each game was nominated for the discussion and vote on the games drawn until we eventually crown a Game of the Year for 2025.We hope you enjoy it.We would like to thank Brent and Mike for joining us. You can follow them at the following place:Brent: https://twitch.tv/deaddropstudios and add him on Xbox Apophis1989Miketendo64: https://twitter.com/miketendo64, https://bsky.app/profile/miketendo64.com, https://miketendo64.com/ and his podcast Game and Chat https://open.spotify.com/show/7IlamOtZtGz6xpL8flDMdE Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Apple Podcasts and Spotify.Contact us:Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUKBluesky - https://bsky.app/profile/rrradiopodcast.bsky.social Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.comPlease visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Please follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde Artwork by Nana Marfo - https://twitter.com/Nana__Marfo Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by best friend of the show, Miketendo64 to talk about the news from the week.Firstly, we talk about the games we’ve played this week, including:Pete: Scott pilgrim Vs the world, powerwash simulator 2Kiley: abiotic factor, outer worlds 2Mike: ateller riser trilogy, Hyrule warriors age of imprisonment News from the week:Mario galaxy movie trailer revealed, announced new additions to the cast https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-reveals-the-first-trailer-for-the-super-mario-galaxy-movie-along-with-casting-for-rosalina-and-bowser-jr/ Fallout season 2 trailer https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fallout-season-2s-full-trailer-is-out-now-as-fallout-76-becomes-free-via-amazon-prime/ Valve announces a new line of products, including VR headset and Steam Machine https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/valve-announces-new-a-steam-console-controller-and-vr-headset/ Ubisoft postpones earnings call https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/we-know-this-will-raise-questions-ubisoft-postpones-earnings-call-and-halts-trading-with-little-explanation/ More job losses at Crystal Dynamics https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tomb-raider-developer-crystal-dynamics-announces-yet-more-layoffs/ We hope you enjoy the episode.Thank you again to Mike for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces You can listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAwayMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

On this special. Pete Beckett chairs and hosts the panel, with special guests and best friends of the channel, Miketendo64 and Nana Marfo, to dissect and discuss whether the AAA video game industry is due for a crash.We note some notable examples of successes and failures within the AAA video game industry, why they were potentially deemed a success or failure in terms of budgets, sales numbers and to compare them to previous games in the series in the case of sequels.We also talk about the sales numbers of some very notable indie games, and whether this is a reflection of a growing disapproval or dissatisfaction of the AAA gaming industry as a whole.We hope you enjoy the episode.Thank you again to Nana and Mike for coming on the podcast. You can follow them on the following:Nana: https://x.com/Nana__Marfo, https://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ Miketendo64: https://www.youtube.com/@Miketendo64 https://www.youtube.com/@GameNChatM64 https://miketendo64.com/ https://x.com/miketendo64 Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Please follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAwayMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube