RXP Podcast

Alex asked for 3 recommendations, one from each of the co-hosts, to get to this year and we are having a whole crew review on all of them. Did he strike gold or is there a split jury on these bloody recs? Found out in this special episode of the RXP Podcast!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro & spoiler warning (02:40) KPop Demon Hunters by Sony Pictures Animation and Netflix (27:30) Severance Seasons 1 and 2 by Ben Stiller on Apple TV+ (01:01:20) Sinners by Ryan Coogler (01:32:42) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

What are we looking for in our hobbies nowadays?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) What are we currently playing (17:20) What is motivating us to play games these days? (26:15) Labubu (28:10) Do we need a hook to keep us in the game? (38:00) Book club style gaming (43:40) Increasingly accessible games via subscriptions (59:50) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

We watched the The Fantastic Four: First Steps and wanted to discuss!   Time Stamps:   (00:00) Introduction and first thoughts (06:50) SPOILER WARNING (07:10) Start of deep dive (53:30) What are the next steps? (01:07:43) Final recommendation   Music: Grandmaster Doug

We made goals for the year in January, and in this episode we discuss our progress!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:45) Alex (20:35) Tiffany (30:30) Yasser (51:15) Matt (01:06:50) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss James Gunn’s new Superman movie! Time stamps: (00:00) Introduction and SPOILER WARNING (02:06) Start of deep dive (41:42) What’s next for the DCU? (51:36) Final recommendation Music: Grandmaster Doug

Yasser interviews the rest of the crew about their Switch 2 experience!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (00:50) How we got our Switch 2s (11:10) How it feels to use it (20:00) The GAMES, featuring Mario Kart World and Hello Kitty Island Adventure (45:14) Mario Kart's open highways (01:01:45) The first year outlook (01:07:00) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Let's talk Fantasy Critic! Follow along here!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (05:30) Alex's strategy (06:45) Yasser's experience so far (08:25) Tiffany's counterpickings (12:24) Matt's complete team (16:18) All team updates (58:30) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Are we hyped or not? All gas, no brakes for which of these topics?   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (03:20) Explaining gas or pass (04:40) GTA VI (07:40) Donkey Kong Bananza (16:09) Pokémon Legends Z-A (31:40) Kingdom Hearts 4 (41:50) Fallout Season 2 (46:35) HBO's The Last of Us (59:08) Avengers Doomsday (01:12:25) Death Stranding 2 and the movie adaptation (01:32:00) Stitch vs Cruise (01:36:00) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:00) The Residence (09:13) Severance Season 2 (13:53) Solo Leveling (23:40) Sinners (38:00) Perfect Days (48:20) Oblivion and Blue Prince (01:21:30) Trails in the Sky and South of Midnight (01:28:26) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Welcome to a fireside chat, where Yasser and Matt have a one on one conversation about gaming.   Music: Grandmaster Doug

RXP talks about the Nintendo Switch 2!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (01:50) We finally know what the C button does (12:50) Mouse functionality, point and click adventure (20:40) Mario Kart WORLD (32:10) Was the launch year lineup convincing enough to buy in? (42:20) Switch 2 game release highlights (52:49) Are we buying? (01:06:30) Any other desires? (01:11:00) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

Same same or different? Do you love to play the same video game again and again? Or do you need something new and fresh each time? Are predictable comfort reads your favorite kind of reading experience? Or do you need to be constantly surprised to be engaged? The group discusses their opinions!   Time Stamps: (00:00) Introduction  (01:40) The Hunger Games, but before (07:40) Powerwashing together (10:40) Releasing often allows for risks (21:30) Monster hunting for decades (28:50) Nintendo's track record (43:25) Games have it easier than other media to innovate (54:20) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

We discuss generative A.I.   Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:30) Generally speaking, what is AI? (04:30) What are our initial impressions of generative AI (14:40) Some examples of AI generated assets in entertainment already out there (27:27) The question of how to gather data for these models to train on is not for this podcast (30:55) Examples of games using generative AI (57:23) Is there a niche for generative AI to trailblaze? (01:12:45) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

The team reviews their 2024 goals, and look to the future with goals for 2025. Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (02:14) How far did we get with our 2024 goals (42:18) What are we planning to do for 2025 (01:09:13) Outro   Music: Grandmaster Doug

This episode is about what we are looking forward to in 2025! Time Stamps: (00:00) Intro (04:00) Beginning of our most anticipated (01:24:00) Outro   Find us on X: @rxp_podcast Music: Grandmaster Doug