Episode 248 - The Crimson Factor

On this episode of the podcast, co-hosts Kiley Wilde and Pete Beckett cover the games we have been playing this week, including: Pete: Street Fighter 6Kiley: Quarantine Zone, Doom: The Dark Ages, The Exit 8We then discuss the biggest and most thought provoking news stories from the week including:Nintendo indie world direct https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/nintendo-indie-world-showcases-18-games-with-ufo-50-out-on-switch-today/ Sony CFO discusses Live services https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-cfo-says-its-live-service-shift-is-not-entirely-going-smoothly-but-pledges-to-carry-on-and-learn-from-mistakes/ and marathon https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/sony-cfo-says-marathon-is-expected-to-release-before-march-and-bungies-independence-is-getting-lighter/ New James pond game announced but has annoyed original creator https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/theyre-promoting-it-with-lazy-ai-generated-bullsht-james-pond-creator-says-he-hates-sequel-studio-with-a-passion/ Everything announced at Evo https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/evo-2025-everything-announced-at-the-annual-three-day-fighting-game-fest/2900-6841/ No Nintendo games at Japan speed running event https://mynintendonews.com/2025/08/05/japan-nintendo-games-excluded-from-big-speedrunning-event-as-organisers-had-to-apply-for-permission-for-each-game/ We hope you enjoy the show.If you are interested in the Antank S3 Max Switch 2 Dock, you can purchase it on Amazon https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B0FB3D2BJ8, or from the following link https://antank.net/?ref=zgbmuoxt, use code RRUK for 10% offPlease 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 BlueskyPlease follow and subscribe to Kiley’s Twitch channel https://www.twitch.tv/kiley_wilde, Instagram, Youtube and TiktokArtwork by Chloe Osborn - @WriteBluesAway, Thumbnail by @nana__marfoMusic by Jonny Atma aka Gametal - @JonnyAtma on Twitter, Gametal on Youtube