Gameenginestart Podcast

It's a bit early to be talking about our Game of the Year picks, but I think we might have found our #1... It was also Gamescom week, so we have a crapton of news to talk about, hence the longer show. On this episode... We Played... Euan talks about living, working and being arrested in Arstoska while playing Papers, Please We continue our co-op adventures by killing aliens in Natural Selection 2, and stealing stuff in Payday 2 We get all nostalgic on PS2 games that we can't name Calum talks Salty Bet and gambling on Akuma, Ronald Macdonald and Finn from Adventure Time In News... In non-Gamescom news, League of Legends credit cards, Notch's canned project, XCOM expansions and new mobile Dungeon Keeper. Awesome space news with a new game in the X series, and the EvE Online dogfighting demo becomes a real game. Sony shows off more of their PS4 and Vita plans, along with new games, new features and a release date. Microsoft continues it's policy reversal pattern on Xbox One. As it turns out they like in

Who knew that the two of us in the same room would result in violence... Go give us a like on Facebook HERE, and subscribe to our YouTube HERE. On this episode... Calum talks about the DOTA2 Internationals, and how he is betting fake items on virtual games How Final Fantasy XIV might have recovered from it's abysmal launch with the new version Euan talks about his indie binge of Kentucky Route Zero and welling up at To The Moon Our adventures in the Just Cause 2 Multiplayer mod, and how we became pirates for an evening In news we talk about the Phil Fish Twitter explosion, self publishing on Xbox One, the first story DLC for Bioshock Infinite and Dragons Crown reviews bringing the worst of the internet to the comments sections of websites everywhere. Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Both Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

We know the title will make no sense to anyone except us, but we thought it was funny. A big thanks to those of you who has shared us about to your friends (or enemies...), and really appreciate your support! Go give us a like on Facebook HERE, and subscribe to our YouTube HERE. Spoiler Warning This episode does contain spoilers for Mass Effect 3 between 6:30 -> 11:05 On this episode... 400 Days prompts a discussion how Euan is apparently terrible at video games. Euan experiences Fez for the first time, and explains the difference between weird and weird. There is a revelation that Calum plays the Total War games, and attempts to explain how they work online. Again, Calum tries to comprehend Project X Zone now that he has the full version Euan talks about iPad games, and the shame of enjoying Disney's Wheres My Water? We talk about how Murdered: Soul Suspect sounds surprisingly interesting for a game that has such a terrible title. In news we cover LoveFilm killing game rentals, DiveKick's release date

We talk about a surprising amount of movies for a video game podcast, but at least they are video game related... A big thanks to those of you who has shared us about to your friends (or enemies...), and really appreciate your support! Go give us a like on Facebook HERE, and subscribe to our YouTube HERE in preparation for...something... next week. On this episode... Calum gives us an update on his Animal Crossing town We discuss how jumping from Last of Us to Tomb Raider is a terrible move for your psyche After finally conquering Borderlands 2, we give props to how the final boss is infinitely better than the first games. We talk the terrible Silent Hill movie and how Cabin in the Woods is linked to video games An explanation of Steam Gifts, and how you should all get involved with it Project X Zone blows Calum's mind with it's combination of tactics, action combat and insanity. We talk Don Mattrick, LoveFilm, Ouya, and a Outcast revival in news. Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech

Addiction is a dangerous thing. Especially when you really need coconuts. Post E3 we get back to the important task of playing games and talking about them. And apparently we talked about them for an hour and a half... On this episode... Why the best game on the 3DS might be the one that comes with the console. How Fire Emblem tells the story of a young farmhand who grows to kick ass. Calum narcs out his Animal Crossing drug ring. We invent our first Game of the Year category for Gunpoint, "Best Punch Sound Effect". We talk about the incredible The Last of Us, and it's amazing mix of beauty and despair. How The Last of Us multiplayer scratches that Counter-Strike itch that Euan didn't know he had. We discuss the Xbox One DRM reversal, why it happened and what it means for the future of the console. Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Both Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

It's E3 time again, our favourite time of year! For our first official GameEngineStart podcast we decided to drop in the deep end, and record our thoughts on the E3 2013 press conferences while sleep deprived after a night of writing. On this episode... E3! Loot and XP in a modern 3rd person shooter? I will take Tom Clancy's The Division right now thank you We lament the lack of Driveclub man from the Playstation 4 reveal What it feels like to be punched in the face by EA Sports UFC representative Why Destiny is the best bits of Halo, Borderlands and Lost Planet 2 The standing ovation at the Sony press conference Titanfall making me feel all weak at the knees with big stompy mechs How if we every play Super Smash Brothers Wii U, I will be playing as the Wii Fit Trainer Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Both Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Some people refer to it as a pilot. Some as a trailer. We refer to it as "Oh hey, that didn't come out terrible!"   Behold, our test podcast which we put together to see if podcasts are actually a thing we should do. Recorded when we were back in our hometown just over a month ago, on a crappy microphone, and with the low hum of a hoover in the background for some of it. No amount of editing could remove the drone of a Dyson. We actually liked the end result however, so please enjoy our first podcast, and you can expect many more (and much more polished ones) in the future. On this episode... DOTA2 and the vileness of the MOBA community The insanity of Metal Gear Rising : Revengence How DmC might be the best game artistically this year, as well as being mental Why The Cave is a great comedy piece but a boring game That Okami HD is worse than Metal Gear Solid for cutscenes Why Spaceteam will cause you to enact violence on your friends More evidence that Bitcoins are the most ridiculous thing ever   Int