Gameenginestart Podcast

Always the longest category, and the one with the most spoilers. You have been warned. This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

Music in games is super important to us, so let's talk about the games with the best music this year. This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

Hey, they can't all be great right? This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

Our newest category, where we celebrate cool mechanics and gameplay and structure in the things we liked this year. This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

It's that time of year again. We start our yearly run down of the best and least best games of the previous year with 20xx Game of the Year, our favourite game that didn't... actually come out in 2020. This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

If you think that there was some great games released this year, you should see the ones still being worked on! This podcast is also available as a video, via the site or our YouTube channel There will be a new category every few days, so keep an eye on the site for details. Music Credits Outro Music - Sci Fi - Bensound (https://www.bensound.com)

We're back, now in 2021! We're going to talk about everything we've missed after our January break. We Played... Euan very quickly talks about Hitman 3 and The Medium, more to come laterEuan is pleasantly surprised by Immortals: Fenyx Rising and infuriated by Destruction All-StarsCalum returns to Final Fantasy 14 and that's not a bad thing. He also goes rootin and/or tootin against horrifying creatures in Hunt: Showdown Want to jump to something specific?... 2:08 - Hitman 38:26 - The Medium9:06 - Immortals: Fenyx Rising28:31 - Final Fantasy XIV46:55 - Music Intermission49:07 - Destruction: All Stars1:06:13 - Apex Legends Season 81:09:10 - Hunt: Showdown1:21:51 - News - Mass Effect Legendary Edition1:30:07 - News - Xbox Live Gold Price Increase/Reversal1:35:48 - News - CD Projekt RED's Cyberpunk 2077 Non-Apology1:52:16 - News - Google Stadia Closes Internal Studios1:54:28 - News - Akira Yamaoka Accidentally Announced A New Silent Hill?2:00:04 - News - Capcom Confirm Resident Evil: Village's Lady Demetrescu He

The final regular show of 2020, and it's a long long conversation about the hot game of the season. We Played... Euan plays story/exploration game Haven, a dramatic departure from the studios previous work.Calum talks about the new Destiny 2 Raid, Deep Stone CryptWe talk at length about Cyberpunk 2077. No cyber stone is left cyber un-turned. Cyber. Links We Talk About... Want to jump to something specific?... 1:29 - Destiny 2 Raid - Deep Stone Crypt5:38 - Haven21:08 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Crunch and Terrible Marketing24:27 - Cyberpunk 2077 - The Genre of Cyberpunk, and the Tabletop Game47:25 - Music Interlude50:12 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Game Mechanics and Structure58:12 - Cyberpunk 2077 - Narrative and Johnny Silverhand1:29:59 - Cyberpunk 2077 - The Bugs1:47:47 - Cyberpunk 2077 - The Discourse, Review Scores, and Reviewer Harrassment2:04:59 - Other Cyberpunk Games and Media You Should Check Out Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompe

As the year winds down, we talk about the last few new releases. It just happens that that is Destiny so.... We Played... Euan bought a Playstation 5, surprisingly. He uses this to play old PS4 games like The Last GuardianVery small Yakuza: Like a Dragon, keep an eye out for a video for more detailsCalum plays GTFO for the first time and is still stressed about it. He also talks at length about Destiny 2: Beyond Light and it's impact on Destiny as a game. Want to jump to something specific?... 7:03 - Buying a PlayStation 5 at Launch21:12 - Using the PlayStation 536:46 - The Last Guardian56:18 - Yakuza: Like a Dragon1:01:11 - Music Interlude1:04:48 - GTFO1:10:27 - Destiny 2: Beyond Light1:48:23 - News - The World Ends With You Sequel Announced Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attributio

I write this while I should be playing Destiny so.... We Played... Euan plans destructive heists in Teardown, tries to survive hard winter with friends in Project Winter, and tries coop chaos simulator Strange BrigadeCalum discusses the ups and one massive down of Apex Legends: Season 7We talk at length about Watch Dogs: Legion. It gets kind of philosophical. Want to jump to something specific?... 13:46 - Umurangi Generation14:39 - Strange Brigade21:48 - Teardown26:19 - Apex Legends Season 754:25 - Music Intermission 56:22 - Watch Dogs: Legion1:26:31 - News - HITRecord and Ubisoft1:29:55 - News - Backwards Compatibility With New Consoles1:34:38 - News - N7 Day / Mass Effect Legendary Edition / New Mass Effect Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Quick and cheerful podcast this time as we prepare for the coming storm of video game releases on the horizon. We also celebrate a birthday! We Played... We both continue to gush over just how good Hades is.Calum plays creative 4X Endless Space 2 and remembers how good Titanfall 2 is in the new Apex Legends Halloween EventEuan talks the latest GTFO rundown, and husky based rouge-like The Red Lantern Want to jump to something specific?... 7:20 - Hades15:36 - Endless Space 232:06 - GTFO46:24 - The Red Lantern59:26 - Apex Legends Halloween Event Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

Want to hear about our hobbies other than video games? We have the show for you! We Played... Euan plays an old card game in new ways in The Solitaire Conspiracy and hunts some ghosts in PhasmophobiaCalum continues to fall with Fall Guys Season 2 and dips a toe into Genshin ImpactWe both play Star Wars Squadrons with varying results. Want to jump to something specific?... 22:26 - Spelunky 223:46 - Synth Riders26:37 - The Solitaire Conspiracy32:41 - Fall Guys Season 239:23 - Destiny 2 Halloween Event44:19 - Music Break46:14 - Phasmophobia1:01:16 - Genshin Impact1:08:20 - Star Wars: Squadrons1:25:09 - News - First Hands-On With Xbox Series X1:27:02 - News - Official Sony PlayStation 5 Tear Down1:31:30 - News - Baldur's Gate 3 Early Access / People Make Boring Characters Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creati

This podcast takes a turn from talking about home ownership to video games. Wild swings I know. We Played... Euan talks further about Tell Me Why and speaks vaguely on Othercide, in preparation for a video later.We both spend a lot of time talking about the absolute gem that is Hades Want to jump to something specific?... 13:40 - Tell Me Why20:43 - Othercide24:05 - Hades1:06:00 - Music Break1:21:39 - News - Playstation 5 Date/Price and Communication Failure1:40:15 - News - No More Robots E-Shop Investigation1:41:45 - News - Amazon Luna1:4638 - News - Microsoft Purchased Zenimax Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

After a week gap, we return and we aren't even talking about the game we took a week off to play! Isn't that something! We Played... Euan inhabits not sad teens in Tell Me Why, surprising for a Dontnod game and is disapointed by the Control: AWE DLC. Also Paradise Killer is a game that you should really just hear about.Calum Re-turns to an underappreciated gem in Kingdoms of Amalur: ReReckoning and dies many times in Risk of Rain 2. Want to jump to something specific?... 12:20 - Tell Me Why28:01 - Kingdoms of Amalur Re-Reckoning42:20 - Control DLC - AWE52:46 - Music Break57:40 - Crusader Kings III1:06:52 - Risk of Rain 21:15:56 - Paradise Killer1:36:05 - News - XBox Series S/X Price Details2:17:07 - News - Super Mario 3D All Stars2:22:59 - News - Ubisoft Fails to Address Many Controversies Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All

Calum writes this as he's busy looking for gigabit internet so... yea... video games We Played... Euan gets back to Doom Eternal, then a dramatic tone change in Spiritfarer, then is baffled by The Avengers BetaCalum talks about the current state of COVID Wrestling, Season 6 of Apex Legends, and does many drop kicks in Dying Light Want to jump to something specific?... 2:24 - Gigabit Internet8:45 - Doom Eternal15:59 - Spiritfarer18:44 - Marvel Avengers Beta37:08 - Wrestling/Summerslam51:13 - Music Break52:43 - Calums Destiny 2 Update™55:35 - Apex Legends Season 61:04:21 - Dying Light1:14:34 - New DC Games1:21:04 - Epic vs Apple Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

We return with another fine selection of video games. From the wordy to the weird to the wonderful. We Played... Euan plays a duo of visual novella experiences with Necrobarista and EricaCalum betrays and lies to his friends in Among Us. It's not as evil as it sounds.We both run, jump and, as the name suggests, fall in Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout Want to jump to something specific?... 6:59 - Among Us15:28 - Necrobarista25:49 - Erica34:37 - Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout54:08 - Music Break56:45 - News - Konami are making (bad) ESports hardware1:02:02 - News - Nintendo launched their absurd Animal Crossing: New Horizons save backup system1:09:49 - News - The "gigaleak" of Nintendo assets and source code1:17:20 - News - Apple are preventing the Microsoft xCloud streaming app from being released on the iOS app store.1:34:37 - News - The makers of Lethal League have finally done the thing and announced a Jet Set Radio game in everything but name1:37:48 - We started playing the Halo series. We don't think it's very

We took a week off to allow more time for games. Sometimes that's worth it, sometimes that is not. It's up to you how it will come across this time. We Played... Euan has gone back in time to 2012 with Spec Ops: The Line for purely research purposes, and a brand new release SUPERHOT: Mind Control DeleteCalum also goes back to 2012 (not planned) with Persona 4: Golden, now on PCWe both engage in grown creature based dance battles in Ooblets and once again explore the bizarre world of SWERY with Deadly Premonition 2 Want to jump to something specific?... 15:11 - SUPERHOT: Mind Control Delete21:09 - Spec Ops: The Line28:01 - Persona 4:Golden34:29 - Ooblets53:47 - Music Break56:53 - Deadly Premonition 21:30:45 - News - Devolver Digital Livestream1:39:37 - News - NBA2K21 is $70/$100 on next gen1:48:54 - News - EVO 2020 Online cancelled as CEO faces sexual misconduct allegations1:54:02 - News - Ubisoft sexual assault and harrasment allegations Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Not going to lie, this week is kind of a bummer, but at least we got some interesting discussions out of it. We Played... Euan completes Unavowed and flashes back to the early days with 198XCalum revisits Persona 4 Golden for the 12th time, and has a lot to say after spending time with The Last of Us 2. Want to jump to something specific?... 5:15 - Unavowed7:18 - 198X18:50 - The Last of Us: Part 2: Part 143:29 - Music Intermission47:12 - The Last of Us: Part 2: Part 21:29:09 - News - Industry Harrasment and Abuse Allegations1:40:22 - News - Mixer Is Going Away1:50:04 - News - Dr Disrespect gets banned from Twitch2:00:29 - Other News In The News... A number of allegations of harassment and abuse have been made all across the industry, from development to streamingMixer has been shut down and redirected to Facebook Gaming, and it looks like neither partners nor employees were told in advanceDr Disrespect, one of the biggest names on Twitch, has been banned from the platform for reasons which have not been made

E3 was supposed to happen right now. Clearly, it did not. We Played... Euan clones himself for space faring in Genesis: Alpha One and Wadjet Eye make a return in UnavowedCalum talks about the first Destiny 2 live event, and punches monsters in Dauntless In The News... Paradox Interactive has signed a collective bargaining agreement with labour unionsAre you all ready to witness the power of FOG GAMING?Destiny 2 ended it's season with a giant spaceship crashing to the ground live, take from that what you will...and more Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0

The title is weird I know. It was a weird conversation. We Played... Euan can't sit still, playing deckbuilding RPG Hand of Fate 2, hacking tactical game Cyber Ops, and Supergiant Games's Transistor for the 8th timeCalum plays Apex Legends Season 5 and Terraria in an effort to recapture his university days. In The News... Microsoft showed off some 3rd party games coming to Xbox Series X, and we saw the first footage of the new Unreal Engine running on a Playstation 5.Valorant is coming out of beta and will be publicly available on June 2nd...and more Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com) All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0