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In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the biggest and what we considered the most interesting and discussion worthy news stories for the past week or two, including: Activision Blizzard's shareholders vote in favour of Microsoft acquisition https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/activision-blizzard-stockholders-overwhelmingly-vote-in-favour-of-microsoft-acquisition/ The Microsoft and Bethesda showcase has been announced for June https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-and-bethesda-games-showcase-confirmed-for-june/ Yuji Naka claims he was removed as director of Balan Wonderworld 6 months before release, files legal papers to take Square Enix to court https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/yuji-naka-says-he-sued-square-enix-its-a-disgrace-balan-was-released-in-this-state/ Sony have blocked stacking of subscriptions for PS+ and PS Now, ahead of Sony changing the PS+ tier system. Now changed to "time equivalent https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-confirmed-its-blocked-ps-plus-and-now-subscription-stacking/ Ubisoft's share prices rise by 11% amid fresh rumours of a takeover https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-stock-jumps-11-amid-fresh-takeover-report/ Sonic Origins collection has been re-revealed, and has managed to anger fans with its EA style chart for pre-orders/special editions. SEGA confirm no physical on day 1 despite "knowing demand" and have removed Sonic 1, 2, 3 and CD from all digital storefronts, except Sonic 1 and 2 SEGA Ages versions on Switch. announcement story - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonic-origins-details-appear-on-ps-store-new-areas-mission-mode-and-more/ Dlc chart - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sonic-origins-locks-modes-character-animations-and-more-behind-dlc/ Delisting story - https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sega-is-delisting-the-sonic-games-included-in-the-sonic-origins-collection/ Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by regular contributor Ciaran Mcginn, as well as special guest TheFinalTilt, the owner of the UK based eSports team Vulpine eSports. In this episode we discuss the journey that he has taken to start the team, as well as their beginnings, before going into the main discussion points, which was surrounding eSports league operation, having to deal with IP holders when organising tournaments, and much more We hope you enjoy the episode. You can follow TheFinalTilt over on Twitter at @TheFinalTilt as well as on www.twitch.tv/thefinaltilt You can follow Vulpine eSports on Twitter @vulpineesports and check their website https://www.vlpesports.com/ for more information on every Vulpine do. You can follow Ciaran on Twitter @theemcginn as well as his blog www.pauseplayreview.com Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by friend of the show and first time guest Mike from the video game website Miketendo 64, where we cover the video game expo W.A.S.D What is W.A.S.D? Does it have any ties to EGX Rezzed? Where was it held? And most importantly, what games were available to try at the event. Well we cover it all and more in a large amount of detail, so you aren't going to want to miss this. Hear our general thoughts of the layout, games on show from various developers both triple A or indie, and some deep dives that Pete and Mike played whilst at the show. We hope you enjoy the episode. You can followMike over at www.miketendo64.com or over on their Youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/c/Miketendo64 You can also follow them on Twitter @miketendo64 Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by regular contributor and returning for the first time in a while Ciaran Mcginn @theemcginn to discuss the biggest and most controversial news stories from the week including: Playstation announces new changes to PS Plus subscription, merging PS Now into a 3 tiered subscription model https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-has-confirmed-playstation-plus-essentials-extra-and-premium-subscriptions/ Nintendo announces delay to Breath of the Wild 2 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-has-delayed-the-legend-of-zelda-breath-of-the-wild-2-to-spring-2023/ Bungie have filed lawsuits against person responsible for DMCA takedowns https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/bungie-has-filed-a-lawsuit-against-senders-of-bogus-destiny-dmca-strikes/ E3 2022 now officially cancelled in person and digital event https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/e3-2022s-digital-event-is-cancelled-too/ An Xbox Game Pass Family Plan is currently in the works https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-family-plan/ US senators concerned with the Microsoft/Activision Blizzard deal https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/four-us-senators-deeply-concerned-about-proposed-xbox-activision-merger/ We hope you enjoy the episode. You can follow Ciaran on Twitter @theemcginn and his blog www.pauseplayreview.com Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the topic relating to recent copyright strikes that have been leveraged by some bad faith actors against content creators in the Destiny community, including Bungie themselves! Link to Bungie's blog This Week at Bungie https://www.bungie.net/en/Explore/Detail/News/51193 We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover some of the biggest news stories from the previous week, including: Sony State of Play aired, focusing solely on Hogwarts Legacy, reveals gameplay, release window of late 2022 and showed game coming natively to Switch https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hogwarts-legacy-has-received-a-holiday-2022-release-window/ Supermassive Games have revealed their new game The Quarry https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/supermassive-has-released-the-first-trailer-for-new-teen-horror-game-the-quarry/ Overwatch 2 has an upcoming closed beta that has now revealed its release date https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/overwatch-2s-closed-beta-has-a-release-date/ Perfect Dark is looking to be in some serious issues as around half of the workforce have left Microsofts new "AAAA" THE Initiative according to a report by VGC https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/insiders-describe-fast-and-furious-exits-from-xboxs-perfect-dark-studio/ Sony and Polyphony Studios suffer massive criticism after Gran Turismo 7, a single player game, goes down for 30 hours due to an issue with an update. Series producer speaks about the in game economy when the game comes back up https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gran-turismo-producer-addresses-microtransaction-controversy-as-30-hour-server-downtime-ends/ We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Jonathan Ober @jonathanober to discuss the recent 5th anniversary of the Nintendo Switch being on the market. We discuss our thoughts and impressions on the strong first year, some highlights of games that have left a lasting impression, as well as the sales numbers, comparing it to the downward trajectory of the Wii U. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please be sure to follow Jonathan's writing over on https://www.rapidreviewsuk.com as well as https://miketendo64.com/ Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined once again by regular contributor to the show Ciaran Mcginn @theemcginn to help us discuss some of the weirdest, strangest, and some even downright racist examples of PR marketing in the gaming industry. This topic came up after the recent discussions online regarding the Street Fighter 6 reveal, DICE and EA blaming Halo Infinite for the low sales of Battlefield 2042 and Savathûn, the Witch Queen character from Destiny, taking over Bungie's twitter account. Some of the examples we spoke about: Bomb scare at Ubisoft Offices Ubisoft's PR Stunt Ended With a Bomb Scare | by Sean Kernan | Better Marketing The “randy bandicoot” https://www.resetera.com/threads/why-is-crash-bandicoot-always-portrayed-as-being-an-absolute-sex-bomb.88597/ Resident Evil's body parts disaster https://www.destructoid.com/capcoms-severed-limb-stunt-turned-out-to-be-a-disaster/ Peter Moore's famous Halo 2 tattoo https://twitter.com/petermoorelfc/status/1325871006725120010?lang=en Sony's racist PSP White advert in the Netherlands https://www.polygon.com/2017/4/5/15190396/sony-psp-ad-white-is-coming-pepsi-kendall-jenner We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the biggest news stories of the week, including: Halo TV show will show Master Chief's face https://www.ign.com/articles/halo-tv-show-will-reveal-master-chief-face The Last of Us TV show not likely to air in 2022 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/hbo-says-the-last-of-us-show-wont-air-in-2022/ Paramount confirm Sonic The Hedgehog 3 movie and Knuckles TV series for Paramount+ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-third-sonic-and-a-live-action-series-are-confirmed-by-paramount/ Nintendo announce the plans to shut down both the 3DS and Wii U stores in March 2023 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-is-officially-ceasing-3ds-and-wii-u-eshop-purchases/ Mysterious countdown on Capcom's website due to expire on Monday, insiders state counting down to Street Fighter 6 reveal https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/capcom-will-announce-street-fighter-6-on-monday-its-claimed/ Super Mario RPG director states desire to make sequel as his final game https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/super-mario-rpgs-director-says-he-wants-a-sequel-to-be-his-final-game/ We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the most recent Nintendo Direct from 9th February 2022. We go through the list of all games that were shown off, all the announcements of release date, gameplay demos, and our general thoughts of the reveals. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

WARNING EXPLICIT CONTENT! In this episode of the podcast, a roundtable discussion, moderator Pete Beckett, joined by panellists Kiley Wilde, Brent @apophis1989 and Gadget from @ModernEscapism discuss the recent acquisition of Bungie by Sony's gaming arm Playstation. How do we feel about the purchase, which was made for $3.6 Billion, and what do we think will happen in terms of support for other developers under the Playstation Studios banner? Will they become first-party eventually? We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Brent on Twitter @Apophis1989, as well as Twitch www.twitch.tv/apophis89, and you can follow his writing on Rapid Reviews UK and Mental Health Gaming. Please follow Gadget on Twitter @gadget8bit, as well as the Modern Escapism podcast on all good podcast players as well as Do Dragons Dream of Scorched Sheep, where you can find all the links on www.modernescapism.co.uk Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, regular co-hosts Kiley and Pete talk about some of the biggest news stories from the previous week, including: After 50 years, SEGA arcades are set to be closed down, signalling the end of the arcade scene https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/after-50-years-sega-arcades-are-officially-set-to-disappear-from-japan/ Atari is celebrating its 50th anniversary by announcing that its combining NFTs and loot boxes https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/atari-is-celebrating-its-50th-anniversary-by-combining-nfts-with-lootboxes/ Guerrilla Games shows off first gameplay trailer for Horizon Forbidden West on PS4 Pro https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-first-horizon-forbidden-west-ps4-gameplay-footage-has-been-released/ We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this special roundtable episode of the podcast, Question master and host Kiley Wilde is joined by a series of panelists, including usual co-host Pete Beckett, a regular contributor to the show Ciaran Mcginn, Editor in Chief of Lock On Andrew Dickinson, as well as host and founder of Modern Escapism Oodles O'Dimm to discuss the recent news of the acquisition of Activision Blizzard by Microsoft for the fee of $68.7 billion. In the episode, we discuss what this means for the games industry, the employees at Activision Blizzard, what potential IPs could go exclusive to Xbox platforms, as well as a discussion regarding the future of current CEO Bobby Kotick. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Ciaran on Twitter @theemcginn and follow his blog https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Please follow Andrew Dickinson on Twitter @oddment84 as well as gaming magazine publication @lostincult. Please also follow Oodles on Twitter@OodlesODimm, as well as his podcast @ModernEscapism which can be found on most good podcast players. The links to all their social channels can be found at www.modernescapism.co.uk. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete, joined once again by regular contributor Ciaran Mcginn, we discuss the current news stories that took our eye this week, including: STALKER 2 delay PS4 reportedly back in production Xbox One stops production Pokemon Legends Arceus gets massive gameplay reveal E3 2022 supposedly cancelled Dying Light 2's 500 hour game We hope you enjoy the episode. Sources used for the episode: https://twitter.com/stalker_thegame/status/1481279837469872129?t=ujM2e3I3lRjpKdl2nA-D0Q&s=19 - STALKER 2 https://hypebeast.com/2022/1/sony-deny-increasing-ps4-production-playstation-5-shortage-report-info - PS4/PS5 story https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/13/22881211/microsoft-discontinues-xbox-one-consoles-2020 - Xbox One Production https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nk_bhkDh958&ab_channel=NintendoUK - Pokemon Legends Arceus https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/dying-light-2-studio-clarifies-500-hours-length-claim-following-backlash/amp/ - Dying Light 2 https://venturebeat.com/2022/01/06/e3-shifts-to-online-only-event-because-of-omicron-concerns/ - E3 2022 story Please follow Ciaran on Twitter @theemcginn and follow his blog https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the first half of the year in terms of releases, between January and the end of June, and talk a bit more in-depth about a handful of games that we are both excited about. Source used for the episode https://www.gameinformer.com/2022 We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributors Ciaran Mcginn, Deadbeat Punk and Brent to discuss the nomination and whittle down a winner for the illustrious Rapid Reviews Radio Game of the Year for 2021. Amongst the nominations are: Forza Horizon 5 Mario Party Superstars It Takes Two Powerwash Simulator Subnautica: Below Zero Halo: Infinite The Medium Chivalry 2 Valheim Before Your Eyes Microsoft Flight Simulator Resident Evil Village Metroid Dread Psychonauts 2 Monster Hunter Rise Death's Door (community choice) We hope you enjoy the episode. Please be sure to check out our contributors on their various different blogs, writings and podcasts: Brent: @apophis1989 on Twitter, Apophis89 on Twitch, as well as writes for RRUK and Mental Health Gaming DeadbeatPunk: Follow WTFDYW podcast on all good podcast players or by going to www.wtfdyw.co.uk, as well as @WTFDYW on Twitter Ciaran: Please follow on Twitter @theemcginn as well as his blog www.pauseplayreview.com Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributor Nana Marfo to discuss The Geoff Keighley show, also known as The Game Awards, which happened on 9th December 2021. We discuss the winners of each of the categories, talk about the scale of the announcements at the show and discuss our overall thoughts of it. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Nana on his Twitter and Instagram @nana__marfo, as well as his blog http://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete talk about some of the more relevant and discussion worthy news stories of the week, including: Hazelight Studio's It Takes Two is hit by a copyright claim by Take Two Interactive https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-12-03-josef-fares-it-takes-two-hit-by-take-two-trademark-claim?s=09 Geoff Keighley speaks to the Hollywood Reporter about TGA this year, fails to condemn the mistreatment of employees at Activision Blizzard, Ubisoft or Riot https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/geoff-keighley-the-game-awards-december-event-1235052473/ Playstation are planning a new service that aims to take on Game Pass https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-12-03/playstation-plans-new-service-to-take-on-xbox-game-pass We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete, alongside frequent contributor Ciaran Mcginn @theemcginn to discuss the launch of Halo Infinite multiplayer component, which was launched in beta until full release in December, and debate which elements we liked, the parts that needed improvement and the weapon balancing. We also briefly discuss the impressions that recently dropped regarding the campaign. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Please follow Ciaran at @theemcginn on Twitter and his blog https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss a recent trip Pete had in London for the @togetherweplay meet up. They then move on to discussing the nominations for the 2021 Game Awards. We discuss some of the controversial nominations from various categories, and predict what we reckon will win Game of the Year at the show. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete celebrate the 100th episode, alongside guest Deadbeatpunk, host of WTFDYW podcast, as well as Ciaran @theemcginn to help celebrate the occasion, firstly with a statement from Overlord Mike, then moving on to discussing some current news stories, including: Halo Infinite Multiplayer is being rumoured to be released after the Xbox 20th Anniversary stream on Monday 15th November. Sony have revealed the top 10 played games on the PS5 in it's first year on the market, which only has up to 3 first party AAA Sony titles https://twitter.com/tomwarren/status/1459108104998637568?t=rhQgVdT2mA61yXPg-Eb6jA&s=19 Valve have announced a delay to the release of the Steam Deck, with the first batch of orders due to release in February 2022. https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2021/11/valve-delays-steam-deck-launch-two-months-to-february-2022/ Grand Theft Auto The Trilogy The Definitive Edition has released in a state that many are saying is unacceptable, including odd weather effects, issues with NPC character models and a myriad of various other issues. Rockstar have taken the game down on PC and refusing to offer refunds After the news, alongside Deadbeatpunk as the quiz master, Kiley and Pete compete in a friendship quiz, to determine who knows the most about their co-host. We then invite Brent @apophis1989 and Nana Marfo @nana__marfo on to help us discuss our topic. How has the gaming industry changed since we started the podcast. We then take some questions from both Brent and Nana about the podcast and the previous 100 episode. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Deadbeatpunk's podcast WTFDYW on all good podcast players! Please follow the writings of Brent at Rapid Reviews UK, Mental Health Gaming @mentalhealthga2, on Twitter @apophis1989 and on Twitch @apophis89 as well as the print magazine. https://fromgamers.net/product/issue-2-print-from-gamers-magazine/ Please follow Nana's blog for musings about Waifu's, art and game design and reviews at http://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ and follow on Twitter and Instagram @Nana__Marfo Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the biggest news stories that came up over the week, including: Elden Ring delayed God of War announced for PC Uncharted movie trailer reaction GTA The Trilogy The Definitive Edition release date announced shows off the new graphical style Kotaku continuing the coverage on Metroid Dread, state Samus doesn't need to be silent to be a badass Leaked Starfield details, with various lore points announced after the leak Bungie details more about the Witch Queen expansion, dungeons not to be included in the pass like previous expansions/seasons We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, host Pete brings on a couple of guests to fill the void unfortunately left by Kiley's absence, with DeadBeatPunk from the WTFDYW podcast coming in to host the show, as well as special guest Toby, writer and former editor of Rapid Reviews UK, to discuss EGX 2021, including what we played at the event, how they handled the scaled-back event, how it was meeting people who were considered online friends before, and various other bits. We also discuss the most recent games we've been playing, as well as some quick fire news topics, presented to us by DeadBeatPunk to see what tickled our fancy to discuss. Apologies about the sound quality on this one, we had a few technical issues. We hope you enjoy the episode. Many thanks to Toby for coming on as a guest, please follow on Twitter @tobes325. Big thanks to DeadBeatPunk for hosting the show. Please follow him and his very sweary podcast on all good podcast players at @WTFDYW Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss some of the biggest new stories from the following week including: Bandai Namco change their logo at Tokyo Game Show which hasn't filled most https://www.ign.com/articles/bandai-namco-has-a-new-logo-and-fans-arent-impressed Destruction All-Stars dev Lucid reportedly working on a new Twisted Metal game https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sources-destruction-all-stars-studio-lucid-handed-twisted-metal-revival/ Konami planning to revive classic series Metal Gear, Silent Hill and Castlevania, either as new installments or reboots https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/konami-is-set-to-revive-metal-gear-castlevania-and-silent-hill/ Bloomberg reported that devkits for a Switch 4K model in the wild, with 11 devs having them. Nintendo immediately refutes the claim https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-09-29/nintendo-switch-4k-developers-make-games-for-nonexistent-console We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the recent Nintendo direct and the long list of announcements, including: The Mario Movie cast Nintendo 64 and Mega Drives being added to NSO Announcements within announcements And so much more We also discuss the recent Halo Infinite flight and our impressions of it. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete talk about some selected news stories that have happened over the last week, including: THQ Nordic 10th Anniversary stream reveals new Spongebob game as well as Destroy All Humans 2 remake https://www.gamesradar.com/everything-announced-at-the-thq-nordic-10th-anniversary-showcase/ New firmware update for Xbox Insiders reveals quick switching for the controller, with 2 presets available to be stored https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/09/08/xbox-controller-firmware-update-rolling-out-to-insiders-starting-today/amp/?__twitter_impression=true New rumour states N64 games coming to Switch Online, may also increase in price https://www.thegamer.com/nintendo-64-games-switch-online/ Deathloop reviews and positive reception. Deathloop Denuvo software causing performance issues with PC version https://gamerant.com/deathloop-review-bombed-pc-drm/ Gran Turismo 7 has always online single player mode, producer claims its due to save file manipulation and cheating https://www.polygon.com/22678189/gran-turismo-7-always-online-campaign-career-internet-requirement-ps5 We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete discuss the recent Playstation showcase, and discuss all the announcements that were made, including (but not all): Spider-Man 2 Wolverine Uncharted Legacy Collection Gran Turismo 7 Knights of the Old Republic Remake We then move on to discuss licenced and/or movie tie in games and whether or not there were a few gems in the utter mess that is licenced games. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete discuss the games that had us all personally excited that were shown during Gamescom or Opening Night Live in August 2021. Some of the games discussed on this episode: Halo Infinite Xbox Series X Halo Special Edison Console Saints Row King of Fighters 15 Nickelodeon All Stars Brawl TMNT: Shredder's Revenge We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete have a nice relaxed week, where we discuss the games we have been playing this past couple of weeks, including: Hades Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition Destiny 2 We also discussed briefly some of the news stories that had come up through the week, such as: Innersloth upset by Fortnite's “Imposter Mode” Destiny 2 new seasonal update being revealed at Gamescom 2021 We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Ciaran and Pete invite on a very special guest, editor-in-chief over at Lost In Cult Andrew Dickinson @oddment84, who recently completed and printed Volume 1 of Lock-On. We got in depth and ask Andrew about how Lost in Cult got started, his experience within the industry previously, his time writing The Dreamcast Years, and various other questions we thought of, as well as some that were given to us by our live Twitch chat. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please follow Lost In Cult on Twitter @lostincult and the website https://www.lostincult.co.uk/ where you can find links to purchase Volume 1 and be informed about the release of Volume 2. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran discuss the recent closed beta for Back 4 Blood, the spiritual successor to the Left 4 Dead franchise. We discuss our general impressions of the game, the mechanics within the game and how it feels compared to Left 4 Dead and the new systems that have been added. After the talk of the closed beta, we discuss the differences between spiritual successors, reboots, remakes and remasters. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran discuss the recent update to the article on The Gamer, rating their picks for the Top 35 Open World games of all time. We discuss the list and most of it's picks, and we dissect what we think the definition of an open world game is, what defines open world and whether we agree or disagree with the list. We also bring up certain games within the list and whether we believe they are open world games. https://www.thegamer.com/best-open-world-games-all-time-officially-ranked/#:~:text=%20The%2030%20Best%20Open-World%20Games%20Of%20All,Minecraft%20and%20turns%20the%20game%20into...%20More%20 At the end of the episode, we have a small summarisation of the recent Activision Blizzard lawsuit and a pre prepared statement regarding the situation. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Ciaran's Blog - https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran are joined by returning Richard Atkinson @nintenmau5 where we ask him about his latest venture as lead editor at GPN @GPN_gg, how the launch roll out is going, leading up to the launch on 3rd August 2021, and the different content that the site will host. We then move on from there and discuss the Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword HD and the lack of a 35th anniversary for the series, like there was for Mario's 35th anniversary. After that we take questions from the live chat and the conversation devolves into discussing horror games and various other topics. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley, Pete and Ciaran deep dive into a few news stories from the previous couple of week's, including: Small stories Company of Heroes of Heroes announced Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl announced Warframe Cross-Play update Larger Stories Red Dead Redemption Research - researchers from the University of Exeter found that players in Red Dead Redemption 2 learned how to identify real wildlife and even predict certain animal behaviours. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-57805418 Netflix adding games to its subscription service as early as next year - Netflix is still looking to break its way into the gaming market with the addition of games to its streaming service. https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-07-14/netflix-plans-to-offer-video-games-in-expansion-beyond-films-tv Steam Deck - Valve have finally unveiled their next big project, the Steam Deck, a portable gaming device built to play PC games on the go. https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/steam-deck-price-release-date-specs/ Super Mario 64 sold at auction for $1.5m - an unopened copy of Super Mario 64 broke records at an auction after being bought for $1.5m. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-57804089 Xbox head, Phil Spencer, talks video game preservation and Game Pass' role in it - Appearing on the Kinda Funny Gamescast, Phil expressed his interest in the topic of video game preservation, saying that the games industry needs to “come together” behind video game preservation We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete introduce Ciaran as the new 3rd Co-Host. We bring 2 topics to the table this week, including: The announcement of a new Switch model, called Switch OLED The report of Assassin's Creed becoming a live service game, tentatively named Infinity We discuss both these topics in detail, including our opinions on each of these stories, the implications it could have on the wider industry and whether or not it will ultimately damage the reputation of Nintendo and Ubisoft respectively going forward. We also take some questions from the live stream chat. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet @theemcginn Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete decide to have a relaxed week, after what was an emotional draining episode last week, so we just chatted about games and random nonsense, until we covered another small section of the book Iwata Asks. We also take some questions from the live stream chat. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete talk news stories from the past couple of weeks. Usually this close to the end of E3, the news would slow down, but you would be wrong, as the stories came thick and fast. Were the stories good one? Absolutely not as it felt like we were covering some pretty hideous and potentially triggering news stories, including: Cyberpunk 2077 back on PSN with warning about playing game on base PS4 https://www.forbes.com/sites/paultassi/2021/06/21/sony-reluctantly-brings-cyberpunk-2077-back-to-the-playstation-store-so-is-it-fixed/ Final Fantasy 9 being adapted into an animated series https://www.gamesradar.com/final-fantasy-9-animated-series-is-officially-in-the-works/ Tekken x Street Fighter is "still pending" after Tekken creator Harada was mistranslated stating the game was cancelled https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2021-06-21-harada-laments-the-cancellation-of-tekken-x-street-fighter Chris Avellone has broken his silence regarding allegations of sexual misconduct and is now suing the accusers for libel https://www.forbes.com/sites/erikkain/2021/06/26/chris-avellone-strikes-back-sexual-misconduct-allegations-karissa-barrows-kelly-bristol-dying-light-obsidian-developer/?sh=416477a329ff Chip workers in Taiwan allegedly being imprisoned in factories to keep up with demand during the chip shortage https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2021/06/25/taiwan-chipmakers-keep-workers-imprisoned-factories-keep-global/ A recent article from The Gamer claims that they were made to pretend to kill Arabs during a press event for Sniper Ghost Warrior: Contracts 2 https://www.thegamer.com/sniper-ghost-warrior-contracts-2-press-event-military-training-experience-arab-middle-east/amp/?__twitter_impression=true We also take some questions from the live stream chat before the stream unfortunately went down. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributors to the show Ciaran McGinn @TheeMcGinn and Nana Marfo @nana__marfo to join the roundtable discussion, where we wrap up E3 2021, with a handful of questions posed by Kiley as the moderator. What did we all think of E3 this year? Do we still think there is a place for E3 in the ever changing landscape of the digital future, that was essentially put more on us during the ongoing pandemic, and why does Pete get annoyed by Nintendo? We hope you enjoy the episode. Link to Nana's blog https://nmarfoblogs.wordpress.com/ Link to Ciaran's blog https://www.pauseplayreview.com/ Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by regular contributor to the show Ciaran McGinn @TheeMcGinn to help discuss the recent Ubisoft Forward event from E3, shown on 12th June 2021, and Summer Games Fest Kick-Off event, which was shown on 10th June 2021. We discuss some of the major announcements of games and projects that were revealed via each showcase, and whether both showcases were worth watching, in our opinions of course. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

This is the live watch along of the Xbox/Bethesda showcase from E3 2021. We are joined by Ciaran, who is an avid Xbox gamer and fellow writer for Rapid Reviews UK. What got announced? What was our reaction? And did Kiley go crazy during a Halo Infinite reveal? Find out on the stream. Please follow Ciaran on Twitter @TheeMcGinn where you can find links to his work. Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces. Image created by Jonathan Ober - @jonathanober Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss the recent English translation of the book “Ask Iwata: Words of Wisdom from Satoru Iwata, Nintendo's Legendary CEO” by Sam Bett, Hobonichi The book, which is a translated version of Satoru Iwata's article series of Iwata Asks articles, we cover the first 2 sections in the book, within the first paragraph, which included his start in programming and how he managed to become employed at his first job within HAL Labs. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this bonus episode, recorded during a recent livestream, Kiley, Pete and guest Chloe @writebluesaway do a dramatic reading of the Epic vs Apple court documents that were released to the public, via various media outlets. At the time of the recording, the vast majority of the documents were unlocked but have since been locked again by the judge in the case. In this dramatic reading, everyone plays various roles from the company heads that were featured. Massive thanks to Chloe for coming on and helping us with the reading. Please check out her twitch channel www.twitch.tv/ChloeO47 and her twitter, with links to her etsy page as well. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss E3 2021, in a relaxed episode, as both are struggling with various ailment. We discuss all the companies that are due to attend the show and have some minor predictions and a discussion about the show in general, including: Microsoft/Bethesda, Nintendo, 2K Games and various others. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete speak with Joe Donnelly @deaco2000, to discuss his book “Checkpoint: How video games power up minds, kick ass, and save lives”, published by 404 Ink https://www.404ink.com/. We talk to Joe about his career in the video games industry, writing for various outlets as a freelancer and his mental health journey right up to the writing and conceptual phase of the book and getting it pitched to publishers. “Checkpoint: How video games power up minds, kick ass, and save lives” is available from 404 Ink https://www.404ink.com/store/checkpoint-joe-donnelly and various bookshops, including Amazon (Kindle version available, Waterstones etc We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete discuss some of the largest news stories from the previous 2 weeks, due to a late notice cancellation of a guest unfortunately. The stories covered on the episode: Disco Elysium Final Cut re-rated by Australian Classification Board and given 18+ rating, allowing for it to be sold physically and digitally Apple vs Epic lawsuit has revealed a stack of legal documentation surrounding discussion between Tim Sweeney and various different people in the games industry including Phil Spencer and an exec at Sony E3 2021 was announced as a digital only experience, with a list of companies confirming their attendance and a few mild predictions for some of the companies. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

In this episode, Kiley and Pete discuss the news stories that we haven't covered since we last did a news round up episode, including: Jeff Kaplan, the director of Overwatch, leaves Blizzard with Overwatch 2 in active development Shaun Escayg, the story director for The Avengers, leaves Crystal Dynamics to return to Naughty Dog. Employees from Toys for Bob moved on to support with the development of COD: Warzone Game announcements: Streets Of Rage 4 DLC "Mr X's Nightmare", TMNT@ Shredder's Revenge, The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles and Resident Evil 4 VR We then take some topics and questions from the live audience, who joined us for the live recording on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/rapidreviews We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D

In this episode, Kiley and Pete are joined by friend of the show Nana Marfo @nana__marfo, to discuss a very important topic that is plaguing the creative communities: Commercialism vs Creativity Should the games industry just be formulaic and push out game after game just to earn a profit? How far does creativity and passion really get you? Or should there be a health mix of both? We discuss it all on this episode, wonderfully suggested by Nana. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D

In this episode of the podcast, we are once again joined by Ciaran @TheeMcginn to help Kiley and Pete discuss the recent influx of stories involving Sony and their decisions regarding game preservation, with the announcement of the store closures of PS3, PSP and Vita, Bloombergs article by Jason Schreier, where it is stated that Sony plans on focussing their attention on big blockbuster titles, especially from the big first party studios like Naughty Dog, Guerrila and Sony Santa Monica to name a few. We also discuss the recent discovery that puts game/console preservation in the firing line with the discover that PS4 and PS5 games, both physical and digital, will be unplayable once the battery inside the consoles die and Sony decides to close the store fronts in the future. We hope you enjoy the episode. Sources for this episode: PS3/PSP/Vita store closure [https://uk.pcmag.com/sony-playstation-games/132512/sony-is-closing-the-ps3-ps-vita-and-psp-digital-stores](https://uk.pcmag.com/sony-playstation-games/132512/sony-is-closing-the-ps3-ps-vita-and-psp-digital-stores) Sony focus on Blocbuster games [https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire](https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-04-09/sony-s-obsession-with-blockbusters-is-stirring-unrest-within-playstation-empire) PS4 & PS5 Clock Battery Issue [https://in.ign.com/playstation-5-playstation-5/157630/news/ps5-games-cbomb-cmos-clock-battery-death-sony](https://in.ign.com/playstation-5-playstation-5/157630/news/ps5-games-cbomb-cmos-clock-battery-death-sony) Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley and Pete are joined by James Fraser-Murison @fraseresports and Ciaran Mcginn @TheeMcginn to discuss further developments from the BTEC course that is in it's first full year down at Queen Mary's College in Basingstoke and how James has felt the first year has gone, including the QM Samurai's recent win in an Overwatch tournament, how they managed to organise a few games with the British Armed Forces eSports teams, the development of the eSports centre at the campus. Ciaran joins us as a current student and was asked how he felt the eSports course could change the way games and eSports are taught and how they are becoming more recognised to those outside of the gaming industry. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D

In this shorter episode (due to multiple technical issues) which was streamed on Twitch www.twitch.tv/RapidReviews, Kiley and Pete discuss the biggest news stories from the last week, including: Six Days in Fallejuh potentially getting banned after petition goes up. https://www.change.org/p/united-nations-stop-atomic-games-and-victura-from-normalizing-the-mass-murder-of-iraqis Sophia Narwitz writes article against the petition https://www.rt.com/op-ed/519212-cancel-six-days-fallujah/ A song in Balan Wonderworld has a very striking resemblance to a song from the 1984 movie Ghostbusters https://twitter.com/DreamcastGuy/status/1378472715787644931 MLB The Show 21, a game developed by a Sony Studio, is coming to Xbox Gamepass April 20th, the day of release https://news.xbox.com/en-us/2021/04/02/mlb-the-show-21-coming-to-xbox-game-pass-day-one/ Kotaku fails for fake tweet stating Halo Infinite being delayed. And CNN falls for tweets going around stating Mario is Dead after 3D All Stars and Mario Bros 35 delisted on 31st March 2021. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D

In this episode, the first to be live-streamed via Twitch www.twitch.tv/RapidReviews, Kiley and Pete discuss the biggest news stories from the past month (since our last news round up episode) including: Activision Blizzard lays off staff from Blizzard, rewards CEO Bobby Kotick with $200 million bonus https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/investment-group-slams-activision-ceo-bobby-koticks-massive-bonus-payment/ Switch Pro rumours - Bloomberg releases article stating there will be a new Switch Pro model in 2021/2022, with a 7 inch OLED screen and DLSS enabled to upscale games to 4K, with 720P on handheld https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/nintendo-to-use-new-nvidia-graphics-chip-in-2021-switch-upgrade Sony buys EVO https://www.sie.com/en/blog/welcoming-evo-into-the-playstation-family/ Microsoft buys Smash.gg https://esportsinsider.com/2020/12/microsoft-acquires-esports-tournament-platform-smash-gg/ Microsoft in talks to buy discord https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2021-03-23/microsoft-said-to-be-in-talks-to-buy-discord-for-more-than-10b We also talk about The Game Grumps situation in our Mental Health segment “We’ve Got This” and take some questions from the Twitch chat. We hope you enjoy the episode. Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Soundcloud, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. Contact us: Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK @petebeckett1 @kileytehgreet Email - podcast@rapidreviewsuk.com Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway Music by Mike Hallam - @2DMike3D