Gameenginestart Podcast

Longer than average podcast this week. We somehow find a lot to talk about in isolation. We Played... Euan plays nightmare prison escape shooter GTFO, involving many database prompts.Calum has somehow played a game made in 2019, but plays like 2014 in Borderlands 3, and tries closed beta Riot Games shooter ValorantWe both played XCOM: Chimera Squad, to varying degrees of success. In The News... The Last of Us Part II finally got a release date, and then had a massive data breach resulting in most of the story and cutscenes leaking online.The new Assassins Creed has been announced, y'all ready for VIKINGS!?After complaints, Riot have reworked their Vanguard anti-cheat system to stop it from running even when the game is not....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

There's only really one game to talk about this week. Strap in for a focused one! We Played... It's Final Fantasy 7: Remake discussion time. We spend a long time talking about every part of this game that we can. In The News... The first new game from League developers Riot has been in closed beta, and on top of some hilarious initial bugs, people have found that their anti-cheat protection is a kernel-level driver that runs all the time even when the game is not activeThere is a new XCOM game dropping on Friday. Euan has taken the day off.If you were to pick a game franchise that would cause a digital fist fight between the developers and the IP holders, Cooking Mama is not in the top 10.Bloomberg is reporting that there will be fewer PS5s available at launch than PS4s, but due to a higher than expected price rather than for COVID reasons....and more Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) News Sting

Still in isolation, one of us uses technology to escape. The other just uses it to collect eggs. We Played... Euan dons the VR headset with immersive interquel Half Life: Alyx and escape the puzzle box game The Room VR.We both talk more about Animal Crossing:New Horizons. The main takeaway? Fuck eggs. Also not being the first person on the island is terrible. In The News... A number of outlets are reporting that Nintendo are going to release a number of remasters of Super Mario titles for the series 35th anniversary.Last of Us Part II has been delayed "indefinitely" due to logistical concerns caused by COVID-19The closed beta for Valorant, Riot's first non-League game, starts April 7th. Be prepared to watch a lot of Twitch to get access....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 Attri

The world is going to hell. Self isolation, lockdowns, no toilet roll. At least there are still video games. We Played... Calum talks the new Destiny Season, Season of the Worthy. He can talk about Destiny at any hour of any day.We have both decided to escape the current world by starting island lives in Animal Crossing: New Horizons and going to hell in DOOM: Eternal In The News... I don't know if you know, but E3 and GDC got cancelled due to some virus thing.Both the Playstation 5 and Xbox Series X got surprisingly detailed tech rundowns Horizon Zero Dawn is coming out for PC, and for some reason Sony decided to get out there and placate some of the worst fanboysSomeone out there saw our Blade Runner play-through and said "hey wouldn't it be great if we remastered that game?"...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

To end the discussion, the titular award. There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

Two of our favorite video game topics now. Story and music Best Narrative - 0:06 Best Original Track - 35:04 There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

Just one category this time, Best Moment. It's a big one! There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

One new and one returning category this time around! Best Mechanics - 0:06 Most Disappointing - 33:31 There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

2020 begins and so we begin another year of talking about video games. You're all ok with that right? We Played... Euan re-enters the virtual realm with Pavlov VR & Zero CaliberEuan also starting playing Arknights. If you've seen the adverts, you'll understand why Calum is concerned.Calum returns to the hunt in the frozen tundra with Monster Hunter: Iceborn and continues much shooting and looting in Apex Legends: Season 4Calum also plays a fascinating early access narrative production game Not For Broadcast. Sounds strange, but just listen. In The News... Dan Houser has left Rockstar after a long sabbaticalAnimal Crossing looks wholesome, but it's super restrictive save game and user account system reminds people that Nintendo just does not understand the internetThose rumours of an Anthem reboot look like they are trueGeoff Keighley will not be involved in E3 2020, in case you were not worried enough about the show this year....and more Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)

Two more categories, two more discussions! Most Important News - 0:06 Best Soundtrack - 23:26 There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

Here we go again! 20XX Game of the Year - 0:06 Best Looking - 14:17 There is also a video version of this podcast available on our YouTube channel. Intro/Outro Music -Sci Fi -Bensound (bensound.com) Licensed under Creative Commons: Attribution-NoDerivs 3.0

We're starting to wind down for the year, but that doesn't stop us from talking for WAY to long about video games. Spoiler Warning - We get into a very specific mechanics discussion around Death Stranding which if your wanting to avoid as much info as possible you minght want to skip. It happens between 1:10:41 and 1:13:33. We Played... Euan experiments with perspective shifting SuperliminalCalum picks up from where he left his childhood off with Pokemon SwordWe spend a lot of time talking about Death Stranding, with differing experiences In The News... XO19, Microsoft's public focused event happened, along with new announcements of both games and services.Blizzcon was always going to be an interesting one to watch this year, and it didn't disappoint. Maybe not for all the right reasons.We may have prematurely called the death of Anthem, with reports saying EA are going to massively overhaul and relaunch the game....and more Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Mu

We're killing time till Death Stranding to be honest. There other games, some really good games, but we can't get our minds out of the possibilities of Kojima unhinged. We Played... Euan tries to out drink Satan in Afterparty.Calum discusses Disco Elysium and how he can't get it out of his head.We both hit up the corporate space nightmare of The Outer Worlds. In The News... Bethesda has decided that the shot in the arm that Fallout 76 needs to get it back on track is ... a subscription fee? Which is also very broken?Ubisoft have delayed a number of early next year games, and been very open about the fact that Ghost Recon Breakpoint did not do as well as they expected.Anthem continues to look like it's future is in question, as the "live services" producer leaves BioWare....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 Licens

There's a lot of Destiny talk this week. We get surprisingly deep about the nature of competitiveness in loot based shooters towards the end, but yes, lots of Destiny. We Played... Calum shoots and survives in a whole new area with Apex Legends Season 3: MeltdownEuan has an emotional experience behind the wheel in Neo CabWe both play the new Mike Bithel joint John Wick Hex which manages to be both incredibly intelligent and very coolAs mentioned, lots of talk of the new expansion Destiny 2: Shadowkeep In The News... Blizzard has certainly had a week, huh? Also it looks like Riot is going down the same path.Worried about the lag in Google Stadia's cloud based streaming gaming? Don't worry, they are saying it is going to have NEGATIVE LATENCY....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

This is the calm before the storm folks. It's not even really all that calm, but there are video games on the horizon that are going to need played. We all need to be ready. We Played... Calum played new Spiders RPG Greedfall. He has a great fondness for Spiders previous products, so is excited to talk about the new one.Euan plays many small games including electronic pop journey Sayonara Wild Hearts, and a surprise hit in Jenny LeClue Detectivu We are both just awful to inhabitants of a quaint English town in Untitled Goose Game In The News... The pitch deck for E3 2020 to group members was leaked, and it's filled with the most horrific PR and Marketing terms you will see this year.The French Supreme Court has ruled that Steam cannot stop customers from reselling digital games in the same way they can for physical releasesTelltale Games is back under new management, and making some slightly questionable decisionsThe DLC roadmap for Control has been released, and fans of Remedy games seem pleased....and more

As the video game season picks up, we both play some weird ass video games. They are weird for separate reasons, but still very strange. We Played... Euan has his mind bent by the new Remedy game ControlCalum experiences hard anime action in Astral Chain In The News... Calum does a very quick run down of The International, cause apparently people still play DOTA2?...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

Euan got a cat and surprisingly still finds time to talk about video games! We Played... Euan plays a roguelike so roguelike it even has rogue in the name in Streets of Rogue (it's not THAT rogue-like) and has a visual novel hit way too close to home with ElizaCalum wrangles space dinos and man sized penguins in Age of Wonders: PlanetfallWe both spend time in space doin' what good southern space trucker boys do in Rebel Galaxy Outlaw In The News... Everyone probably already knows about Ninja moving to Mixer, but there might be another reason behind the move.Do you want to see a bunch of Chinese game players give the middle finder to a booth on a convention floor? Make a game that "takes some elements" from Breath of the WildWant a reminder how difficult games are to make? Listen do these devs talk about the "six day chair" and other bits of game dev that take longer than you would imagine.IO have doubled down on the homing briefcase in Hitman 2, and are putting out a Mk2 one with better homing. Intro Music - 

After our week break, we've got a lot to talk about. So much so, we skipped the news. No excited chat about EVO from Calum from another 2 weeks. We Played... Euan plays the new (old) David Cage game Detroit: Become Human, and finds it to be very heavy handed. Shocker.Calum engages the minds of digital youth in Fire Emblem: Three HousesWe both played Wolfenstein: Youngblood and were very disappointed for several reasons. In The News... Nothing this week, spent too long talking about games! 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're in the low energy part of the video game year. Not going to stop us talking about them though. Even if they are from 2013... We Played... Calum plays My Time At Portia, a relaxing cartoony take on the Harvest Moon genre, and drops on Apex Legends: Season 2 to find it much more deserving of attention than season 1.Euan delivers justice in Judgement and goes back in time to the 2008 financial crisis with Bear Stearns Bravo In The News... Grey market key sales site G2A is up to some shady stuff. More so than normal.Ubisoft have gone back to the HitRecord for another round of "hey submit some content for our AAA game and we might pay you" for Watch Dogs Legion. Go Google No!SpecPolygon talked to a gamer who spent months essentially harassing a dev team to get a broken achievement fixed. It's not pretty.The new game from Until Dawn devs Supermassive has a multiplayer mode based on watching how people played their ostensibly single player previous game....and more! Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (i

Post E3 hit us pretty hard. After a month of waiting, we're finally back. So which button is record again...? We Played... Euan played that game everyone on twitter is talking about Outer Wilds and explored and danced his way through Hyrule in Cadence of Hyrule Resident Destiny correspondent Calum gives us the details on the latest update for Destiny 2:Season of the Drifter, and continues his infatuation with Japanese visual novel murder in Danganronpa V3: Killing Harmony We both pretend we're in a John Woo movie, complete with our best banana friend in My Friend Pedro In The News... Bungie had a big announcement regarding the content for Shadowkeep, the expansion in September, and it's substantial!We got some more details about Google Stadia, and none of the business questions we have have been answered.EA defended their loot box policies in front of the UK parliament, an made sure to clear up that they are not loot boxes, they are "surprise mechanics". Seriously....and more! Intro Music - There It Is - Kevi