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Welcome to Collateral Gaming, the ONLY video game podcast that matters! ...Where we focus on good games, bad games, and everything else in-between in the world of gaming!
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Ep 53: Collateral Gaming vs. Eidetic's Bubsy 3D (SPOILERS)
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1:01:04Title: Bubsy 3D (a.k.a Bubsy 3D: Furbitten Planet or Bubsy Is 3D in "Furbitten Planet") [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Eidetic Publisher: Accolade Designers: Michael Berlyn, Susan Egashira, Marc Blank, Richard Ham Platform: PlayStation Release date: November 25, 1996 (NA) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: On our sec…
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Game Launch x2: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 & The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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52:08Featured Game Reviews: Clair Obsur: Expedition 33 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] The Hundred Line: Last Defense Academy [Wikipedia] [IMDb] PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Once again running a bit late for a Game Launch review, but we're making up for it by covering two titles that launched the same day recently: Clair Obscur…
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Ep 52: Collateral Gaming vs. HappySoft's Hong Kong 97 (SPOILERS)
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58:31Title: Hong Kong 97 (香港97, Hon Kon 97) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: HappySoft Publisher: HappySoft Designer: Kowloon Kurosawa Platform: Super Famicom Release date: 1995 (JP) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: The year 1997 has arrived... in 2025! Ash and Beau are back for another shitty game review, as we cover the…
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Game Launch Edition: Virtuos & Bethesda's The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered (2025) w/ Special Guest Ian Wilson – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:07:52Title: The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion Remastered [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Virtuos, Bethesda Game Studios Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Designers: Theo Gallego (director), Elliot Ribeiro Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S Release date: April 22, 2025 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SPECIAL GUEST: Ian Wi…
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Game Launch Edition: Ubisoft's Assassin's Creed Shadows – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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49:24Title: Assassin's Creed Shadows [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Ubisoft Quebec Publisher: Ubisoft Designers: Jonathan Dumont, Charles Benoit (directors) Platforms: macOS, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox Series X/S, iPadOS Release date: March 20, 2025 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Coming in really late, but Collatera…
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Ep 51 (Part 2): Avalanche Software's Hogwarts Legacy w/ Special Guest Dan Rockwood (Victims and Villains/TechRaptor) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:50:17***J.K. Rowling is a TERF and a disappointingly terrible person, and while we at Collateral Gaming have enjoyed some of the fruits of her imagination during our lives, we do not agree with her transphobic worldview or condone her blatantly hateful expressions toward trans people. While not directly involved in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, we…
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Ep 51 (Part 1): Avalanche Software's Hogwarts Legacy – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:22:09***J.K. Rowling is a TERF and a disappointingly terrible person, and while we at Collateral Gaming have enjoyed some of the fruits of her imagination during our lives, we do not agree with her transphobic worldview or condone her blatantly hateful expressions toward trans people. While not directly involved in the development of Hogwarts Legacy, we…
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Ep 50 (Part 2): Nintendo & Intelligent Systems' Super Metroid – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:13:19Title: Super Metroid (スーパーメトロイド, Sūpā Metoroido) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Yoshio Sakamoto (director), Makoto Kano (producer) Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Release date: March 19, 1994 (JP) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Zach…
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Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special: Jeff Fowler's Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (SPOILERS)
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1:06:29Title: Sonic the Hedgehog 3 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Jeff Fowler Producers: Neal H. Moritz, Toby Ascher, Toru Nakahara, Hitoshi Okuno Writers: Pat Casey, Josh Miller (screenplay/story); John Whittington (screenplay); Sega (original games) Stars: Jim Carrey, Ben Schwartz, Krysten Ritter, Natasha Rothwell, Shemar Moore, James Marsden, Tika Sumpte…
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Ep 50 (Part 1): Nintendo & Intelligent Systems' Super Metroid – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:08:45Title: Super Metroid (スーパーメトロイド, Sūpā Metoroido) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Nintendo R&D1, Intelligent Systems Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Yoshio Sakamoto (director), Makoto Kano (producer) Platforms: Super Nintendo Entertainment System Release date: March 19, 1994 (JP) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: For …
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Game Launch Edition: 2024 in Review – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:10:50Featured Game Reviews: The First Descendant [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Black Myth: Wukong [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Marvel Rivals [Wikipedia] [IMDb] ...and several more! PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Following 2023 in gaming was a tough act, but 2024 delivered! This last year, we had a lot of bangers, too many to talk about o…
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Post-Holiday Edition: Top 5 Favorite Angry Video Game Nerd Episodes (Season 3) – Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!
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1:11:28PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: The holidays have come and gone, and we're wrapping them up with our annual tradition of visiting The Angry Video Game Nerd! This time, Ash and Beau give our top 5 favorite episodes from Season 3. Unless you'd rather have a buffalo diarrhea dump in your ear, or eat the rotten assho…
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Ep 49 (Part 2): Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time w/ Special Guests Dan (TechRaptor) & Devin (Last Video Game Podcast) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:33:26Titles: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ, Zeruda no Densetsu: Toki no Okarina) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 3D, Zeruda no Densetsu: Toki no Okarina 3D) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Nintendo EAD Grezzo, Nintendo EAD Tokyo (add'l support) (3D) Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Toru Osawa,…
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Collateral Gaming x Collateral Cinema Holiday Special: Artificial Mind & Movement's The Grinch (SPOILERS)
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51:36Title: The Grinch [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Artificial Mind & Movement (PS1/DC), Konami (PC) Publisher: Konami Platforms: PlayStation, Dreamcast, Microsoft Windows Release date: November 10, 2000 (PS1: NA) PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) COLLAB: Collateral Cinema Video Game Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: We hope …
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Ep 49 (Part 1): Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time – Collateral Gaming x Last Video Game Podcast Collaboration Special (SPOILERS)
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1:05:36Titles: The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time (ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ, Zeruda no Densetsu: Toki no Okarina) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] The Legend of Zelda: Ocarina of Time 3D (ゼルダの伝説 時のオカリナ 3D, Zeruda no Densetsu: Toki no Okarina 3D) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Nintendo EAD Grezzo, Nintendo EAD Tokyo (add'l support) (3D) Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Toru Osawa,…
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Game Launch Edition: Acquire's Mario & Luigi: Brothership – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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59:42Title: Mario & Luigi: Brothership (マリオ&ルイージRPG ブラザーシップ!, Mario ando Ruīji Aru Pī Jī: Burazāshippu!, lit. Mario & Luigi RPG: Brothership!) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): Acquire, Racjin (add'l work) Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Shunsuke Kobayashi, Nobuo Nakazawa, Jun Iwasaki, Akiko Sugimoto Platform: Nintendo Switch Release date: November 7, 202…
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Ep 48 (Part 2): Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 (2024) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:15:54Title: Silent Hill 2 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): Bloober Team, Team Silent (original game) Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Designer: Mateusz Lenart Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows Release date: October 8, 2024 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Collateral Gaming returns to Silent Hill once more in Par…
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Ep 47 (Part 2): id Software's Doom (2016) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:28:42Title: Doom [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): id Software, Certain Affinity (multiplayer), BattleCry Studios (post-launch updates), Escalation Studios (SnapMap), Zenimax Online Studios (add'l work) Publisher: Bethesda Softworks Designers: Marty Stratton, Hugo Martin (directors); Adam Gascoine (writer) Platformers: PlayStation 4, Windows, Xbox One, N…
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Collateral Cinema x Collateral Gaming Collaboration Special: Steven E. de Souza's Street Fighter (1994) w/ Special Guests The Vern (Cinema Recall) & Jim (Film Rage) (SPOILERS)
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1:23:58Title: Street Fighter [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Director: Steven E. de Souza Producers: Edward R. Pressman, Kenzo Tsujimoto Writer(s): Steven E. de Souza (screenplay), Capcom (original game) Stars: Jean-Claude Van Damme, Raul Julia, Ming-Na Wen, Damian Chapa, Kylie Minogue, Wes Studi Release date: December 23, 1994 (US) PROMO: Retro Anime Podcast (@retroa…
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Ep 48 (Part 1): Game Launch Edition: Bloober Team's Silent Hill 2 (2024) w/ Special Guest Robert Ortegon (Collateral Cinema) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:13:38Title: Silent Hill 2 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Bloober Team, Team Silent (original game) Publisher: Konami Digital Entertainment Designer: Mateusz Lenart Platforms: PlayStation 5, Windows Release date: October 8, 2024 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SPECIAL GUEST: Robert Ortegon (@Robertortegon3), Collateral Cinema Movi…
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Game Launch Edition: Treyarch & Raven's Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 w/ Special Guest Michael Toscano – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:02:46Title: Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Treyarch, Raven Software, Beenox (PC) Publisher: Activision Designers: Justin Negrete, Steve Bianchi Platforms: PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows, Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S Release date: October 25, 2024 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: On the lat…
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Post-Halloween Edition: Parasite Eve Game Review – Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round!
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45:17Featured Game Review: Parasite Eve (パラサイト・イヴ, Parasaito Ivu) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Halloween may be over, but we have some post-holiday content for you on Collateral Gaming: Bonus Round! On this special episode, Ash and Beau review SquareSoft's 1998 survival horror RPG Parasite Eve, a…
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Ep 47 (Part 1): id Software's Doom (1993) w/ Special Guest Robert Ortegon (Collateral Cinema) – Collateral Gaming Season Premiere (SPOILERS)
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1:09:08Title: Doom [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: id Software Publisher: id Software Designers: John Romero, Tom Hall, Sandy Petersen Platforms: MS-DOS, 32X, Atari Jaguar, Mac OS, PC-98, SNES, PlayStation, 3DO, Windows, Sega Saturn, RISC OS, Game Boy Advance, Xbox, Xbox 360, iOS, PlayStation 3, Android, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, PlayStation…
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Game Launch Edition: Nintendo & Grezzo's The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:10:19Title: The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (ゼルダの伝説 知恵のかりもの, Zeruda no Densetsu: Chie no Karimono) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Nintendo EPD, Grezzo Publisher: Nintendo Designers: Satoshi Terada, Tomomi Sano (directors); Eiji Aonuma (producer) Platform: Nintendo Switch Release date: September 26, 2024 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCi…
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Has "Day One on Game Pass" Lost Its Luster?
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57:37On this week's TechRaptor Podcast, we dive into last week's Xbox Partner Showcase, which featured a lot of new gameplay footage, but we're not sure if a lot of it really stuck with us. Robert's been making slow but steady progress on Metaphor: ReFantazio, which is really living up to its name as one big metaphor, almost comically so. Stretch and An…
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Game Launch Edition: Capcom's Ace Attorney Investigations Collection – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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1:05:07Title(s): Ace Attorney Investigations Collection (逆転検事1&2 御剣セレクション, Gyakuten Kenji 1&2: Mitsurugi Serekushon, lit. Turnabout Prosecutor 1&2: Mitsurugi Selection) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Ace Attorney Investigations: Miles Edgeworth (逆転検事, Gyakuten Kenji, lit. Turnabout Prosecutor) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Ace Attorney Investigations 2: Prosecutor's Gambit (逆転検…
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Metaphor: ReFantazio Is Persona With Even Less Fluff
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1:07:51It's a big week for Japanese games! Andrew Stretch reviewed Metaphor: ReFantazio, while Robert Scarpinito reviewed Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero. We dive deep into those games while taking a detour with Andrew Otton to talk about Deadlock, the latest MOBA from Valve.
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Ubisoft's Open Worlds Are Catching Up to Them
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1:04:16Ubisoft has a lot riding on Assassin's Creed Shadows, and recent turmoil from investors and strike threats aren't helping. The future of the company isn't certain, but we look back on its past couple years to get an idea of where it's going. Andrew Stretch has also been playing Nintendo's newest, The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, and so far, i…
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Ep 46 (Part 2): Eurocom's 007: Nightfire – Collateral Gaming Season Finale (SPOILERS)
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57:58Title: James Bond 007: Nightfire [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Eurocom, Gearbox Software (PC), Aspyr (Mac), JV Games (GBA) Publisher(s): EA Games, MGM Interactive (co-publisher) Designers: Tim Rogers, Landon Montgomery (PC) (directors); Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo (writers) Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advanc…
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Ep 46 (Part 1): Eurocom's 007: Nightfire – Collateral Gaming Season Finale (SPOILERS)
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56:48Title: James Bond 007: Nightfire [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developers: Eurocom, Gearbox Software (PC), Aspyr (Mac), JV Games (GBA) Publisher(s): EA Games, MGM Interactive (co-publisher) Designers: Tim Rogers, Landon Montgomery (PC) (directors); Danny Bilson, Paul De Meo (writers) Platforms: GameCube, PlayStation 2, Xbox, Microsoft Windows, Game Boy Advanc…
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Astro Bot Is PlayStation's Best Platformer Since Knack
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50:28This week, Stretch quizzes Austin and Robert on their knowledge of PlayStation and PlayStation-adjacent franchises based on their Astro Bot appearances. We also spent some time debriefing Robert and Austin's time at PAX West, including a game that combines Gears of War with Overcooked and another that could be the next big Hades-like. Read more at …
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Star Wars Outlaws Is a Stealthy & Fun Open-World Adventure
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1:03:47Our reviewer Erren Van Duine joined us for the TechRaptor Podcast to talk all about Star Wars Outlaws, the latest space opera adventure from Ubisoft. Overall, felt pretty positive about the game, with Kay Vess, Nix, and other characters being big standouts. Find out more on this week's show! Our Star Wars Outlaw Review: https://techraptor.net/gamin…
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Ep 45 (Part 2): Capcom's The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:56:32Title(s): The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Wikipedia] [IMDb] The Great Ace Attorney 2: Resolve (大逆転裁判2 -成歩堂龍ノ介の覺悟-, Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Kakugo, lit. Great Turnabout Trial: The Resolve of Ryūnosuke Naruhodō) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Designer(s): Shu Takumi (director) Shu Takumi, Yoichiro Ikeda, …
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Everything We Loved (And Didn't) From Gamescom Opening Night Live
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1:03:57Yesterday, Geoff Keighley unleashed two hours of video game trailers onto the world from the grand stage of Gamescom Opening Night Live. We loved some of it and were lukewarm on other parts of it, and we break down all our big highlights from Cologne.
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Borderlands: Bad Video Game Movies Make Their Triumphant Return
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1:07:43Turns out, the Borderlands movie was a rough video game adaptation, with its Rotten Tomatoes critic score sitting at 9% at the time of writing. After a series of pretty good video game adaptations, like Fallout and The Last of Us, Andrew Otton, Andrew Stretch, and Robert Scarpinito take a look at what makes or breaks these IP when you swap the cont…
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Marvel Rivals Is Stealing Overwatch's Lunch
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47:42We've played the closed beta for Marvel Rivals, and it feels a lot like Overwatch but with Marvel characters. And really, that might just be all it needs to be right now.
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When Should a Live Service Game Shut Down?
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1:02:42After recent comments from Digital Extremes CEO Steve Sinclair, we took stock of live service games as a whole, looking back at years of MMOs, mobile games, and competitive online games.What games do live service well? When do live service games go wrong? Is Skyrim a democratized live service game? We discuss all that and more on this week's TechRa…
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DLC Edition: FromSoftware's Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree w/ Special Guest Michael Toscano – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:10:41Title: Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (エルデンリング シャドウ オブ ジ エルドツリー, Eruden Ringu Shadō obu ji Erudotsurī) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: FromSoftware Publisher(s): Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware (JP) Designers: Hidetaka Miyazaki (director/writer), Yui Tanimura (director), George R. R. Martin (writer), Yosuke Kayugawa, Ryu Matsumoto Platform…
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How Xbox Should Have Broken The News About Game Pass
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58:16Xbox made a large fumble last week related to Game Pass and the increase in subscription prices. Stretch, Otton, and Austin break down the major missteps, analyse the continued mismarketing trend of Xbox over the past decade, and pitch how we would have done it differently.Gaming News: https://techraptor.net/newsGaming Reviews: https://techraptor.n…
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Game Launch Edition: Intelligent Systems' Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (2024) – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (Spoiler-Free)
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38:31Title: Paper Mario: The Thousand-Year Door (ペーパーマリオRPG, Paper Mario RPG) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer(s): Intelligent Systems, Tose (assisting) Publisher: Nintendo Designer(s): Masahiko Nagaya, Ryota Kawade (original) Platform: Nintendo Switch Release date: May 23, 2024 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: Running lat…
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Is Rogue Really the Easiest D&D Class?
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1:05:28Wizards of the Coast is giving Dungeons & Dragons a minor makeover, and it released a complexity rating for all the classes. So according to Wizards, the lowest complexity classes are Fighter and... Rogue? For more from us, check out https://techraptor.net/
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Ep 45 (Part 1): Capcom's The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – Collateral Gaming Video Game Podcast (SPOILERS)
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1:29:16Title(s): The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles [Wikipedia] [IMDb] The Great Ace Attorney: Adventures (大逆転裁判 ‐成歩堂龍ノ介の冒険‐, Dai Gyakuten Saiban: Naruhodō Ryūnosuke no Bōken, lit. Great Turnabout Trial: The Adventures of Ryūnosuke Naruhodō) [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom Designer(s): Shu Takumi (director) Shu Takumi, Yoichiro Ikeda…
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Does ChatGPT Know More About Games Than Us?
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44:44We're still putting out Summer Game Fest previews, but in the meantime, we had a weird idea: What does ChatGPT really know about gamers? We put it to the test, throwing a variety of weird questions at it. You'll never believe which video game character it thinks regularly pees its own pants.
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Live from LA: The Summer Game Fest 2024 Downoad
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57:00Andrew, Austin, and Robert flew out to LA this week to see the what's next in the wide world of gaming. We went hands on with lots of cool games, like Star Wars: Outlaws and Metaphor: ReFantazio.We've got more Summer Game Fest coverage live on our site, so check back at techraptor.net for more!
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Ep 44: Collateral Gaming vs. Atari's E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) (SPOILERS)
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40:57Title: E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Developer: Atari, Inc. Publisher: Atari, Inc. Designer: Howard Scott Warshaw Platform: Atari 2600 Release: December 1982 PROMO: Collateral Cinema Movie Podcast (@CCinemaPodcast) SHOWNOTES: It's finally time. Collateral Gaming is reviewing perhaps the most well-known video game cited as the worst …
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One final push from the party has them facing off against the true evil of the graveyard in the finale of Vecna: Eve of Ruin.Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: https://techraptor.net/newsGaming Reviews: https://techraptor.net/reviewsDon't forget to follow us on Social Media…
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Delving further into the cemetary the TechRaptor Podcast is back for Session 3 of the D&D 5e Adventure Vecna: Eve of RuinThis session begins with the freeing of one of the kidnapped denizens of Neverwinter, and he has a secret to tell...Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: ht…
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Ep 43: Collateral Gaming vs. United Pixtures' Plumbers Don't Wear Ties (SPOILERS)
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52:26Title(s): Plumbers Don't Wear Ties [Wikipedia] [IMDb] Plumbers Don't Wear Ties: Definitive Edition Developer(s): United Pixtures Limited Run Games (DE) Publishers: United Pixtures, Kirin Entertainment (3DO) Limited Run Games (DE) Designer: Michael Anderson Platforms: 3DO Interactive Multiplayer, Microsoft Windows PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox …
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The TechRaptor Podcast is back with Session 2 of Vecna: Eve of Ruin.Having taken on some Wights and finding a secret passageway to a room with waterwork controls this session picks up with a fight against a Water Elemental and Water Weird.Join Scrappy, Otton, and guest Xan as they try to understand what's going on beneath the cemetary.Gaming News: …
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The TechRaptor Podcast takes another dip into Dungeons & Dragons for the release of Vecna: Eve of Ruin. This Level 10-20 adventure puts Scrappy, Otton, and guest of the podcast Xan into a graveyard Dungeon crawl.See how the 50th anniversary adventure kicks off as Dave Harbour the Fighter, Stolid the Warforged, and Libby the Wizard begin their quest…
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