Scerbo’s dealing with guilt about taking his Switch 2 back from his kid, Chou’s all in on Peak, while Alex is sneaking in Mario Kart World after a long week at the beach!This week, the gang dives deep into the “Stop Killing Games” movement, what happens when online games vanish, who’s responsible, and we try to actually come up with some decent solutions! From lost IPs to private server resurrections, we get into it.
This week we discuss all the layoff that hit Microsoft
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Scerbo dives into Mario Kart’s GP structure and why online chaos might be too much of a good thing, while Chou revisits Hyrule in 4k 60fps on the Switch 2. Liz shares why she hasn’t unboxed her console yet and Alex gives his first impressions of Mario Kart on the new hardware. All this while we walk through the messy state of Bungie’s Marathon and what might come next.
This week we discuss the Xbox Show, and Summer Games Fest and all the announcements that came with!
Let's talk details from the new State of Play!
Liz is back, Alex is alive, Scerbo’s getting tickets, and Chou’s out digging into Expedition 33. The whole gang’s finally together to talk RPG obsessions, Bungie’s art theft mess, Cyberpunk 2 hype, Elden Ring’s A24 glow-up, and why Summer Game Fest might actually slap this year.
Welcome back to a new episode of the Crit-Rate Podcast!
On this week's episode Justin and Alex debrief on their PAX East experience, discuss more Expedition 33, and go over all the news about GTA VI.
Scerbo's obsessed with Expedition 33, Chou’s digging into its combat mechanics, and Alex is cautiously catching the hype—this might be the best $50 RPG we've ever played. We also dive into Switch 2 preorder chaos, Borderlands 4 skepticism, and why the industry is weirdly booming despite all the layoffs.
It’s just the two Justin's this week, spiraling into pre-order madness for the Switch 2 while counting down the hours to Claire Obscure. We get nostalgic about PS2-era themes, debate collector’s edition junk, and prep for the inevitable retail bloodbath—because of course we are.
This episode, the crew talks Switch 2 pre-order panic, the fall of Tequila Works, and whether video game remasters are getting out of hand. Plus, a look at the new Marathon gameplay reveal, a little love for Doom, and a heated debate over what price actually makes you skip a game.
This week Justin, Justin, and Alex discuss all the new news beats we've seen about the ever evolving Switch 2 landscape.
Justin and Justin are back again to discuss everything at the Switch 2 Direct!
Alex and Liz hold it down this week to discuss the Nintendo Direct prior to the Switch 2 Announcement.
This week there is so much to discuss, and Justin has returned to the fold to go through it all with us!
This week Alex and Justin hold it down to discuss Xbox, PSSR, and more.
This week Justin, Justin, and Alex talk Monster Hunter Wilds for...a while.
This week Justin Chou returns to the podcast to discuss recent game delays, and excitement for Monster Hunter Wilds.
This week Justin and Alex discuss new games, GTA 6, and more!
This week Alex and Liz hold it down while the Justin's are off at DICE.
We're back again and this week we're discussing the Capcom Spotlight, and more Switch 2 news.
This week the entire team is reunited for the first time in weeks!
Finally we have some hard information on the Switch 2! We also discuss the cancellation of Bend, and Bluepoints new games.
So we were one day early...
This week we discuss some CES news, Upcoming 2025 games and more!
This week we discuss Marvel Rivals, and a bit more of a deep dive on Elden Ring Nightreign.
This week we discuss all the announcements and awards at this years Game Awards.
On this week's episode all the hosts return to discuss our individual picks for Game of the Year.
On this week's podcast we discuss the potential new Sony handheld, FFVII Part 3, and more!
