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Gran Turismo 7 has updated its roadmap to make progression slightly better, and the money hungry folk at Take Two have introduced a subscription service to GTA Online. We also get into Ghostwire: Tokyo and our Halo TV Show impressions.
00:00:00 – Intro
00:00:55 – Gran Turismo 7 Road Map Update
00:13:08 – Rockstar Introduces GTA+
00:23:07 – Ghostwire: Tokyo Impressions
00:34:43 – Halo TV Show Episode 1 Spoilers
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We finally got a look at Hogwarts Legacy, and Gran Turismo 7 has made progression harder, incentivizing you to buy microtransactions. We also talk Tunic, which is an early contender for Game of the Year for some of us.
00:00 - Intro
01:09 - Hogwarts Legacy Reveal
17:27 - Gran Turismo 7 Microtransactions
29:27 - A Discussion With the World's Leading Tunic Expert
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Kojima is now officially a genius according to the Japanese government, and we get into all the announcements from the State of Play. We also played the Stranger of Paradise demo and the Kirby and the Forgotten Land demo.
00:00:00 - Intro
01:20 - Japanese government awards Hideo Kojima
11:22 - Sony's State of Play
25:52 - Stranger of Paradise: Final Fantasy Origin
48:28 - Kirby & the Forgotten Lands
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People don’t want to work at Quantic Dream, delaying Star Wars Eclipse, and the Square Enix Sales disappointment Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy has made its way onto gamepass. We also get into Elex 2, Shadow Warrior 3, some more about the strand game Elden Ring, and Horizon Forbidden West.
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00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:44 - Quantic Dream Has Trouble Finding Talent
00:14:30 - Guardians of the Galaxy Coming to Game Pass (Also Lightning Returns???)
00:24:50 - Elex II
00:32:55 - Shadow Warrior 3
00:39:54 - Elden Ring
00:51:48 - Horizon Forbidden West and Open-World Fatigue
We talk about somehow Square Enix sees Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy as a disappointment saleswise, the wonderful Street Fighter 6 logo and Wide Ryu, and we get into the pretty good game with okay reviews Elden Ring. We also talk some more about Horizon Forbidden West.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:01:43 - Square Enix Disappointed with Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy Sales
00:12:23 - Street Fighter 6 Revealed, Featuring Wide Ryu
00:27:03 - Horizon Forbidden West
00:39:20 - Elden Ring
01:00:58 - Bonus Achievement Talk
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We definitively prove that Dynasty Warriors 4 is better than Elex, then we get into the news. Cyberpunk 2077’s next-gen patch is here, the 3DS and Wii U eShops are shutting down leading to discussions on game preservation, which makes the announcement of Dolphin Emulator coming to the Steam Deck all the more timely. After, we get into our Uncharted movie impressions and Horizon Forbidden West.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:58 - Elex vs Dynasty Warriors 4
00:07:30 - Cyberpunk 2077 Patch 1.5
00:18:37 - Nintendo Shutting Down 3DS and Wii U eShops
00:30:10 - Dolphin Emulator on Steam Deck
00:37:40 - Uncharted Movie Impressions
00:52:25 - Horizon Forbidden West Impressions
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We talk about Nintendo’s latest direct, which featured a lot of solid games and the nightmare fuel that is Carby. Then we get into the near record breaking game everyone is playing, Lost Ark. And we of course have to get into that difficulty debate with Sifu (not really we just talk about how good it is).
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:34 - Nintendo Direct
00:43:10 - Lost Ark
00:56:00 - Sifu
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Sony makes some big plays by announcing its acquisition of Bungie, the former developers of Xbox-exclusive Halo. Meanwhile, Cloud Imperium Games has decided to scale back its Star Citizen road map projections, angering fans who have supported the game with their time (and money). There's also some talk of tower defense games, including the recently launched Rogue Tower, as well as the now-released parkour simulator Dying Light 2.
00:00 - Intro
00:40 - Sony Buys Bungie
18:13 - Star Citizen Gets Less Transparent
30:48 - Rogue Tower
39:00 - Achilles: Legends Untold
40:40 - Dying Light 2
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Mr. The Rock Johnson will be in a video game movie, 3 new Star Wars games are on the way, and the Yakuza creator has founded his own studio. We of course then get into our Pokemon Legends: Arceus impressions. 00:00:00 - Intro 00:01:05 - Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Video Game Movie 00:12:53 - Respawn Making Three Star Wars Games 00:22:18 - Toshihiro Nagoshi Founds Nagoshi Studios 00:29:00 - Pokemon Legends: Arceus Follow Us & Subscribe: https://linktr.ee/techraptor
In what is likely the biggest news in at least the last few years, Microsoft is buying Activision Blizzard, which brings up a whole lot of questions. What is Xbox’s future? What about Game Pass? Who steps up to be their competitor?
We’ve also got our Dying Light 2 impressions, and we had the chance to play some of the upcoming Total War: Warhammer III.
00:00:00 - Intro
00:00:40 - Microsoft Buys Activision Blizzard
00:21:14 - Microsoft and Its Competition
00:44:40 - Total War: Warhammer III Impressions
00:54:50 - Dying Light 2 Impressions
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MicroBlizz:
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/microsoft-buys-activision-blizzard-bobby-kotick-staying-as-ceo
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/microsoft-begins-reviewing-activision-blizzard-sexual-harassment-policies
https://techraptor.net/gaming/news/phil-spencer-wants-microsoft-to-be-at-forefront-of-gaming
Dying Light 2 Preview:
https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/dying-light-2-stay-human
Warhammer 3:
https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/total-war-warhammer-3-impressions-preview
https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/50-turns-daemons-of-chaos-preview
https://techraptor.net/gaming/previews/50-turns-grand-cathay-preview
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