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Rapid Reviews Radio

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Frequency: 1 episode/8d. Total Eps: 239

We are the Rapid Reviews Radio podcast, a podcast made by 2 of the writers from Rapid Reviews. Hosted by Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett, we discuss the latest news from the world of video games and discuss a topic of choice, either suggested by the audience or by the rest of the writers at the site.

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🇬🇧 Great Britain - videoGames
30/03/2025
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Episode 230 - Suckmann the Cuckmann

Episode 230

Monday, March 24, 2025 • Duration 01:20:01

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:

Pete - Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, Lonely Mountain Snow Riders

Kiley - Doom Eternal, Powerwash Simulator, Split Fiction (with Pete)

We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including:

Ubisoft have lawyers ready to fight harassment https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/ubisoft-reportedly-has-lawyers-and-canadas-it-security-agency-ready-to-fight-assassins-creed-shadows-harassment/
Sakurai statement on Japanese devs https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/smash-bros-sakurai-says-japanese-devs-should-focus-on-domestic-not-western-tastes/
Aloy actor concerned about state of the industry https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/aloy-actor-reacts-to-ai-powered-leak-i-am-worried-for-this-art-form/
Xbox AI in the works to help finish games https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-is-introducing-an-xbox-ai-that-helps-players-finish-games/
Alex garland praises the last of us https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-last-of-us-is-better-28-days-later-writer-says-naughty-dogs-game-was-better-written/

We hope you enjoy the show.

Please visit Rapid Reviews UK for all the latest reviews and opinion pieces.

You can also listen to the show on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Goodpods and Youtube. You can also watch the video version with our live pre and post shows via the VOD on Twitch, or on Youtube

You can follow the podcast on Twitter, or Bluesky

Please follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and Tiktok

Artwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfo

Music by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube

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Episode 229 - Patch That Quote

Episode 229

Sunday, March 2, 2025 • Duration 01:30:03

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including:

Pete - Like a Dragon Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii

Kiley - Miside, Demon Tides, Grandma No

We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including:

Pokemon presents airs 27th Feb https://www.eurogamer.net/heres-everything-shown-at-this-years-pokemon-presents
Fable delayed until 2026 https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-has-officially-delayed-fable-to-2026-its-definitely-worth-the-wait/
WB games are closing 3 studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/warner-bros-is-reportedly-closing-three-game-studios-and-canceling-wonder-woman/
Wonder woman game cancelled, nemesis system wasnt coming together https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/popular-nemesis-system-wasnt-coming-together-cancelled-wonder-woman-game/
Callisto protocol dev confirms lay offs offshttps://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/callisto-protocol-studio-suffers-layoffs-but-remains-operational-krafton-confirms/
1 in 200 GPUs in the 50 series are missing a rendering unit https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nvidia-says-around-1-in-200-of-its-new-series-50-gpus-are-missing-some-render-units/

The 2024 Game Of The Year Nominations

Monday, December 9, 2024 • Duration 12:21

On this Game of the Year introduction episode, host Pete Beckett discusses the format for those who are unfamiliar with our usual GOTY show, talk about the guests joining us this year and reveal the games that have been nominated for the Rapid Reviews Radio Podcast Game of the Year 2024.

Games Nominated:

Brent

Persona 3 Reload
Star Wars Outlaws
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Shades of Horror: Chromatic Split

Path of Exile 2
Concord
Ys X: Nordics
Age of Mythology Retold

Miketendo

Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket
Endless Ocean Luminous
The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom
Emio The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club

Nana

Virtua Unlimited Project
New Star GP
Zenless Zone Zero
BOOMEROAD

Kiley

Squirrel with a gun
Still Wakes The Deep
Thank Goodness You’re Here
Mouth Washing

Pete

Helldivers 2
Pine Hearts
Astro Bot
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth

Episode 135 - Sony Horsepower

Episode 135

Monday, October 10, 2022 • Duration 02:03:49

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Resobaso and Cold Death from the Turn Based Cynics podcast, to help us discuss and possibly answer the question that was posed: What the hell has happened to Sony.

Sources used in the episode:

"We believe in generations" https://www.gamesindustry.biz/sonys-jim-ryan-its-time-to-give-fans-something-that-can-only-be-enjoyed-on-playstation-5#:~:text=%22We%20have%20always%20said%20that,previous%20generation%20does%20not%20include.
Horizon Forbidden West upgrade backtrack https://blog.playstation.com/2021/09/04/pre-order-horizon-forbidden-west-now-collectors-and-digital-deluxe-editions-detailed/
Playstation 5 price increase https://blog.playstation.com/2022/08/25/ps5-price-to-increase-in-select-markets-due-to-global-economic-environment-including-high-inflation-rates/
Horizon Zero Dawn Remaster/Remake https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-horizon-zero-dawn-remaster-is-in-the-works-for-ps5-its-claimed/

A huge thanks to both our guests for joining us. You can follow them online in the following places:

https://twitter.com/Resobaso, https://www.youtube.com/c/Resobaso, https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCohp4o3c04njSi4Hdj8ZOPQ, , ,

Episode 134 - Don't Be A Douche On The Internet

Episode 134

Monday, September 26, 2022 • Duration 01:06:38

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss some of the biggest stories that caught our attentions this week, including:

Roughly 70 videos have leaked online, showing GTA 6 in an early development phase. Rockstar Games have responded and UK police have arrested a 17 year old for both the hacks on Rockstar and Uber https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/gta-6-hack-uk-police-arrest-17-year-old-reportedly-linked-to-the-security-breach/
NVIDIA may have inadvertently revealed the chip being used in an upgraded Switch console https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2022/09/nvidia-employee-comment-confirms-chip-rumoured-to-be-used-in-switch-pro-is-real
Youtuber Dunkey announces hee launching an indie game publisher https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/popular-youtuber-dunkey-is-launching-a-game-publisher-im-sick-of-sitting-on-the-sidelines/

Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We are also on Youtube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCPvWkPOv5ymlqjDqxKfRVXQ

Twitter - @RRRadioPod @RapidReviewsUK

Episode 133 - Beat Off Zombies With A Dildo Bat

Episode 133

Monday, September 5, 2022 • Duration 02:13:26

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss some of the biggest stories that caught our attentions this week, including:

Game pass family plan officially unveiled as Xbox game pass friends and family plan https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-xbox-game-pass-friends-family-plan-has-been-officially-announced/
343 have announced a delay to the road map for Halo Infinite https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/halo-infinite-suffers-fresh-content-delays-as-local-co-op-is-cancelled/
Speculation and hype, including some leaks, have lead many to believe there is a Nintendo Direct coming in September www.videogameschronicle.com/news/a-nintendo-direct-featuring-wind-waker-and-twilight-princess-is-reportedly-coming-in-september
UK Watchdog recommends further investigation into the Xbox and Activision deal https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/uk-competition-watchdog-says-it-could-expand-xbox-activision-merger-inquiry-over-competition-concerns
Corecell have confirmed they have requested their game be delisted from stores due to issue with PQube. https://www.eurogamer.net/pqube-under-fire-once-more-from-indie-developer-claiming-funds-withheld https://twitter.com/AETERNOBLADE1/status/1565340890712772615?t=e6kZiPOIgpEUM6S3bqBl4g&s=19
Sony and Tencent have purchased From Software, or have they? https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-and-tencent-are-buying-30-of-elden-ring-studio-fromsoftware/

Episode 132 - Interview with Mr Framey Gamey Man

Episode 132

Monday, August 22, 2022 • Duration 01:37:20

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by Kirk, the owner and designer of Frame-A-Game

Frame-A-Game is a service that Kirk offers to have your games mounted in an incredibly nice frame, to preserve all those favourite games you have, as well as giving you a piece to stick on your wall to show your love of a particular franchise.

We discuss how Frame-A-Game all started, some potential ideas and collaborations in the future with other creators and some of the challenges of starting a new venture.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

We want to thank Kirk for coming on the podcast and speaking so openly about his business. You can find Frame-A-Game (and by extension Kirk) in the following places:

Twitter: https://twitter.com/FrameAGame

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/frameagame/

Tik Tok: https://www.tiktok.com/@frameagame

Email: hello@frameagame.co.uk

Additionally, Kirk also guests on the Grumpy Gamers podcast, please check them out on all good (and bad) podcast players, linked on their Twitter https://twitter.com/GrumpyGamersPod

Please leave us a comment, share the podcast on social media and please rate us on Anchor, Apple Podcasts and Spotify. We are also on Youtube

Episode 131 - Learning to Budget

Episode 131

Monday, August 8, 2022 • Duration 01:52:24

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the biggest and most thought provoking stories from the past week, including:

Koch Media has decided to rebrand https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/koch-media-has-been-renamed-plaion/
Microsoft are trying out their Xbox Gamepass Ultimate Family Plan https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/xbox-game-pass-family-plan-2/
Microsoft are freeing up memory for developers on Series S to improve graphical performance https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsoft-is-freeing-up-xbox-series-s-memory-to-improve-graphical-performance/
Tencent is seeker to invest further in Ubisoft https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/tencent-is-reportedly-seeking-a-larger-stake-in-ubisoft/
Square Enix has confirmed that it's looking to sell stakes in their studios https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/square-enix-has-reportedly-confirmed-its-looking-to-sell-stakes-in-its-studios/
Sony have voiced huge concerns regarding the Activision Blizzard purchase by Microsoft https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-says-it-believes-xbox-owning-call-of-duty-could-influence-users-console-choice/

We hope you enjoy the episode.

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Episode 130 - Newsies You Can Useies

Episode 130

Monday, July 25, 2022 • Duration 01:26:22

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett discuss the biggest and most thought provoking stories from the past week, including:

The Last of Us Part 1 gameplay footage revealed by Sony and Naughty Dog, after "hurtful leaks" https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/naughty-dog-releases-official-last-of-us-remake-gameplay-after-hurtful-leaks/
New update has been added for No Man's Sky, called Endurance. The update was teased in February but was released 20th July https://www.nomanssky.com/2022/07/no-mans-sky-endurance-update/?cli_action=1658664755.041
Xbox Insiders have had access to the early Flight version of the co-op update for Halo Infinite https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/halo-infinites-co-op-campaign-is-finally-in-beta-testing
FIFA 2023 has been revealed for all consoles, due to release September. EA manages to anger Switch owners with another Legacy edition, adding no new features https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fifa-23-for-switch-doesnt-include-any-new-gameplay-features-or-modes/
Final 30 day window has been triggered by Xbox, leading to FTC potentially clearly Activision Blizzard to be purchased by Microsoft https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/microsofts-activision-buyout-could-be-approved-by-the-ftc-as-soon-as-next-month/
John Riccitiello has apologised after calling developers "fucking idiots" for not prioritising monetization in games https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/unitys-ceo-promises-to-do-better-after-calling-devs-not-prioritising-monetisation-fing-idiots/

Episode 129 - Let's Get Physical (or Digital)

Episode 129

Monday, July 18, 2022 • Duration 01:46:11

In this episode of the podcast, hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett are joined by 2 previous guests, Jonathan Ober @jonathanober and friend of the show Miketendo @miketendo64 to help us discuss the all-digital future.

This comes off the back of the news story where it was stated that Assassin’s Creed Liberation HD was being removed from the Steam storefront on 1st September and, prior to the updated story, access was even being removed if you owned the game. The link to the story is here: https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/assassins-creed-liberations-steam-page-says-it-will-soon-be-unplayable-even-for-owners/

We all discuss our standpoint on where we all are in terms of ownership of media, be it physical or digital, and discuss positives and pitfalls of both models.

We hope you enjoy the episode.

A huge thanks to our guests for joining us. You can follow them on the following links:

Jonathan - Twitter @jonathanober, Rapid Reviews Writer Page https://www.rapidreviewsuk.com/?s=jonathan+ober&post_type=post , Miketendo64 Writers Page https://miketendo64.com/author/jonathanober/

Mike - Website www.miketendo64.com, Twitter @miketendo64, Miketendo 64 Writers Page https://miketendo64.com/author/mikescorpio/

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