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As it turns out that being a grown-up just boils down to buying gloves and table decorations. Programming Note We had some audio issues at the start of recording this week, but stick with it, it all resolves in the first 5 minutes. On this episode... Intermission Music... We Move Like Wolves - Philter - The Campfire Tales Official Site | Amazon | iTunes We Played... Watch Dogs 2 is a much more exciting and joyful game than its much more dour predecessor. After not being able to talk about the Alpha, we get a chance to talk about Ubisoft's extreme sports game Steep and our impressions of the open Beta After a long silence, Hello Games dropped a pretty massive update for No Mans Sky, which Euan spent a few hours playing with We jump back into The Division after a bit of a hiatus to look at the pretty great Survival expansion Calum continues to explore the morally grey world of Tyranny In News... Persona 5 has been delayed out to April 4th. If you listen close you can hear Calum still screaming in ang

It seems unusual for us to be talking about big budget shooters, but here we are. Don't worry, there's some fantasy and dystopian future in there too. On this episode... Intermission Music... Pedestrians Crossing - Brenton Kossak, Blaine McGurty - Skullgirls Encore: Expanded Soundtrack Official Site | Amazon | iTunes We Played... A game with big stompy mechs is out, so it's surprising that Euan isn't as into Titanfall 2 as other people Resident CRPG editor Calum is really into being evil in Tyranny Dystopian Big-Brother simulator Orwell is a facinating game that is unlike anything else you will play this year Euan finally finished the solid and gorgeous Rise of the Tomb Raider As a big fan of Witcher 3, it's no surprise that Calum is into the two DLC packs. In News... Blizzcon happened, with a collection of mainly Overwatch news, with a touch of Diablo 3. Google's has a new target for their DeepMind machine learning system, Starcraft 2. More details on the next Division expansion are out there

I would do an impression of a spooky ghost here, but that would be a little cliche. How about "The Final Fantasy VII Remake will never come out!" as a Halloween spooky goof? On this episode... Intermission Music... Daedelus - Clouds - Nidhogg OST Steam (included with game) We Played... If your looking for something to pour hundreds of hours into, it seems like that Civilisation 6 is what you will be looking for. The sequel is coming very soon, so now is as good a time as any to revisit the impressive first Dishonoured game. Calum got in on the ground floor of the Final Fantasy Trading Card Game, and it seems like it is better than you would expect We are big fans of rhythm action games, but Thumper is at a whole new level of difficulty for the genre Euan attended Games are For Everyone Vol IV a few weeks ago, and saw some sights there In News... Nintendo has announced the NX, now known as the Switch, and we have some thoughts EA is continuing with their tone-deaf marketing campaign for Battlefie

Just breathe people, everything is going to be fine. Distract yourself with video games while 2016 works itself out. On this episode... Intermission Music... Jeremy Soule - Neverwinter Nights Main Theme - Neverwinter Nights OST GoG (included with Diamond Edition) We Played... Oxenfree is a stylish and at points genuinely creepy adventure game, who does teenage conversations right when it's not interrupting itself. The new game from Spacechem developer Zachtronics has hit early access. It's called Shenzhen I/O and if messing about with hardware programming is your thing, then you should check it out Being alone in space with an AI that you can actually text chat with makes Event[0] a really unique and effective storytelling mechanic Stardew Valley got a pretty big free update, and more content in that game can only be a good thing If you want to get into the mood for the sequel, Divinity: Original Sin is now even better now that it has had fixes and a whole lot of new voice work. In News... Amazon

Back to our normal schedule we have a collection of games to talk about that couldn't be more different. Also we laugh for 3 solid minutes at dumb YouTube videos. Something for everyone I feel. On this episode... Intermission Music... Ben Babbitt - This World is Not My Home - Kentucky Route Zero - Act IV Soundtrack Bandcamp | Steam (comes with Season Pass) Here are those videos we were laughing at... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zpUVKP2i3So https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jr9DM3St0vA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuYM4WfyDvM We Played... Despite the terrible and borderline distasteful marketing, Euan discovers that the Battlefield 1 Open Beta seems pretty much exactly what you expect. The new Destiny expansion, Rise of Iron, doesn't give the game as much of a kick as it really needs to Virginia is a fantastic narrative experience that pulls off some adventurous design choices. Calum finished Deus Ex: Mankind Divided and is not happy about it. We both jumped back into Lost Planet 2, and still ma

Axes and magic just cant compete with hacking and robot arms. Apparently this is a controversial opinion. On this episode... Intermission Music... Tomoki Miyoshi - Frozen Highlights - I am Setsuna Official Soundtrack Collection: Winter's End Steam | Amazon We Played... Deus Ex: Mankind Divided is finally here, and we are really enjoying it. Euan finally gets his first VR experience, pilots awesome robots in Titanfall 2, and is very excited by the demo of the Fargo-esque Virginia. Calum continues with last weeks card games and JRPGs with Elder Scrolls: Legends and I am Setsuna, and serves his purpose as GameEngineStart MOBA editor by giving some opinions on Paragon In News... Konami have done the impossible and announced a new Metal Gear game, but it's probably not what your hoping for. At least it's not pachinko Allison Road is back, self funded by one of the developers on the original team. Playstation Now is available ... now ... on PC and Mac Don't be this guy and make grand claims on stuff y

It's here, and we can get out there into some procedural generated space and ... mine some stuff? On this episode... Intermission Music... 65daysofstatic - Supermoon - No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe Laced Records We Played... Euan plans some heists with programming in the unique Quadrilateral Cowboy, and gets some friends together to run a kitchen in Overcooked As resident card based editor, Calum tries out the Elder Scrolls: Legends beta, and sees what the Tokyo RPG Factory have been up to, with the old school I Am Setsuna. After not getting the skins we actually wanted in the Overwatch Summer Games, we finally get a chance to go out into space with No Man's Sky and share our thoughts on this hyped title In News... A number of outlets are reporting that Sony will be revealing the plan for Playstation NEO on September 7th Nordic Games have bought so many THQ properties they decided to just rename themselves THQ Nordic Look out for a Kickstarter in December this year for a Superhot ca

We are on the verge of the release of a number of games that feel like they have been in production forever, and they couldn't be more different. We are still taking bets on when the FFVII Remake will appear though... On this episode... Intermission Music... Waveshaper - Wisdom of Rage - Furi Original Soundtrack Bandcamp We Played... Turns out Euan is still not into MOBAs after trying out Paragon, and is conflicted about Kentucky Route Zero now that Act 4 has arrived Calum has his favourite MMO boss battle ever in Final Fantasy 14 and continues to be strangely drawn to The Technomancer Ana has arrived in Overwatch, and we both have our opinions. In News... Nintendo's stock took a roller-coaster ride since Pokemon GO came out, rising sharply when it broke big and then dropping hard when investors realised Nintendo only own a third of the company The 2TB version of the Xbox One S goes on sale on August 2nd for $399. The 500Gb and 1Tb versions are yet to have a date attached. Nintendo are producing t

We promise that there is only a little bit of Pokemon GO in this weeks episode. The rest of the internet is doing a great job of talking about it every 30 seconds. On this episode... Intermission Music... Carpenter Brut - Enraged - Furi Original Soundtrack Bandcamp We Played... Euan fights a stream of bosses to an incredible soundtrack in Furi, and hires some robots for his XCOM 2 squad Calum gets to Mars and gets into the B-Movie frenchness of The Technomancer We both play through the new game from Limbo developers Playdead, the beautiful and disturbing Inside. In News... Counter-Strike:GO gets it's latest dose of controversy with two prominent YouTubers promote a skin gambling website that they actually own. Deep Silver will be officially publishing Atlus games in Europe, including the anticipated Paersona 5. 2015's Evolve has been relaunched as a free-to-play game. Twitch had to write down official guidelines for emotes, covering such important topics as poop and butts. Sony is removing sup

With E3 over and done with, and a Steam sale on the horizon it's time to get back to the important task of playing some god damn games. Note - We talk very specifically about the ending of DOOM between 29:00 and 36:00, so beware of potential spoilers. We warn you just beforehand. On this episode... Intermission Music... nervous_testpilot - Triumph - Frozen Synapse: Original Soundtrack Bandcamp We Played... Not just content with spending obscene amounts of time with Overwatch, and scavenging scrap from a command line in Duskers, Euan attempted the Resident Evil 7 E3 demo and tried to improve his basketballship with NBA2k16. After finally finishing DOOM, and continuing to be impressed with The Division, Calum picked up Elder Scrolls Online to see if it can stand next to classics like Skyrim. In News... Tencent has bought a majority stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell. Oculus have reversed their hardware lock once again allowing Vive users to play Oculus exclusive games. Blizzard are removing t

Summer is here, and brings with it sunny days, less excuses to stay in and play video games, and of course E3. Prepare yourselves. On this episode... Intermission Music... Weval - Rooftop Paradise - Half Moon EP Bandcamp | Soundcloud We Played... While not away on holiday, Euan tries out The Tomorrow Children Open Beta toiling away for the greater communist good. Calum took the bullet and saw the Warcraft movie, commanded an army in Total War: Warhammer, and caves in to buy Overwatch. In News... Various sources are reporting that there is to be a new slim XBox One this year, with a new more powerful version next year. Watch Dogs 2 is to be announced this Thursday, based on an official teaser. Volition Studios, of Saints Row fame, have announced their new game which appears to have a lot of similarities to the Saints games. No Mans Sky has been delayed to August 9th. Continuing what appears to be a trend, Ubisoft is reportedly making a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal based on The Division. Allison R

What do Syndicate and Deus Ex, and Eurovision have in common? Dope beats and cyberpunk costumes, apparently On this episode... Intermission Music... Skrillex - Syndicate - Syndicate OST Soundcloud We Played... After spending some time with the new soundtracks in Crypt of the Necrodancer, Euan goes exploring in the stunning looking Uncharted 4. Calum talks about his experience with the second episode of Life is Strange, and tells tales of space exploration and politicking in Stellaris. We both played the new Doom, and it's big and dumb in the best possible ways. In News... Disney are cancelling Disney Infinity after the last two sets come out next month. Civilisation 6 is announced, and is coming 21st October 2016. IGN will archive all content from the new closed GameTrailers, as well as keeping the name for publishing trailers. Final Fantasy X and X-2 have appeared on Steam, a PC port of the HD remaster from last year. Tetris is being made into "an epic sci-fi thriller" trilogy of movies. Appa

Join your favourite fixers as we leave meat-space, grab our decks, blow through some ICE and make sure we don't flatline in the process. Or, you know, talk about video games. On this episode... Intermission Music... Genki Rockets - Star Line - Genki Rockets I: Heavenly Star Amazon MP3 We Played... Calum goes full cyberpunk by looking back at the 2012 Syndicate reboot, as well as recounting his first experience jacked into the cyberverse with a HTC Vive. We spent some time with the Overwatch Open Beta, and have very differing opinions. In News... This years big shooters both were leaked and announced over the past few weeks, with Call of Duty heading into space with Infinite Warfare, and Battlefield going into the past with the terribly named Battlefield 1 DirectX co-creator and WildTangent CEO Alex St-John published an article slamming developers for their "wage-slave" attitude and their apparent "entitlement", while simultaneously being sexist, racist and ableist. It received almost universal condemn

It's a school of magic that you might not have herd of, but I'll be damned if it's not the best way to get rid of a rat problem. On this episode... Intermission Music... Anamanaguchi - Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack) Amazon MP3 | iTunes We Played... Euan conquers his fears and plays a MOBA, namely the Battleborn Open Beta, as well as getting to grips with Playstation Now and discovering a potential new love of basketball video games with NBA2K14 After continuing to adventure in Baldurs Gate, Calum held back the tide of Skaven in Vermintide. Doom is coming back, and according to the Multiplayer Beta, we think they might have modernised a little too much. In News... We spend a lot of time talking about the NEO, the leaked mid cycle update to the Playstation 4. We talk about the specs, the developer policies and what this means for the future of consoles. Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com) Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod

Sometimes when your trying to control a city wide virus, you need to look good while your doing it. Or at least a decent hat. On this episode... Intermission Music... Danny Baranowsky - Rhythmortis - Crypt of the Necrodancer OST Bandcamp We Played... Doing what he does best, Euan attempts to pilot a mech in Strike Suit Zero, and skulks around the subways of London in Zombi. In what is becoming a regular event, Calum is back into Baldur's Gate in preparation for the new DLC. We finally both airdrop into an infected New York in The Division. In News... Nintendo have terminated an employee that has been the subject of a sustained online harassment campaign, for perceived slights against video games that she had nothing to do with. Welcome to the internet. The new Baldur's Gate DLC is receiving negative Steam reviews because it dares to have a transgender character as well as rounding out the female characters from the series Quantum Break has an option to disable licenced music so that your stream doesn'

The days of recording this game from our respective real world locations are soon to disappear, only to be replaced by virtual reality landscapes. Or more probably, just VR Skype... On this episode... Intermission Music... Eric Barone - Tropicala - Stardew Valley Soundtrack Steam (DLC) We Played... Euan stars in the very average action movie that is Broforce, with some serious technical issues When not running a farm in Stardew Valley, Calum finally dives into Life is Strange, and has some opinions In the current political climate, we choose Bunnylord as our leader in Not a Hero, and talk cyberpunk with Invisible Inc. In News... Playstation VR is hitting in October this year at £349, however the Playstation Camera is required. Just after Microsoft alluded to hardware revisions for the Xbox One, reports are surfacing of a "Playstation 4.5" in development   Digital Homicide, a developer who makes some pretty poorly made games, is suing critic Jim Sterling for libel and slander. The next in line of TV v

Ever feel like your boring office job and city lifestyle is getting you down? Maybe you should try farming? Not that real life dirty farming though, much more sedate digital agriculture... On this episode... Intermission Music... Kan R. Gao, feat. Laura Shigihara - To The Moon - To The Moon OST BandCamp | Steam (Available as DLC) We Played... Euan gets a sneak peek at the Uncharted 4 Multiplayer Beta, discovers that Heavy Rain might not hold up on PS4, and is pleasantly surprised by the self described "Pyroguelike" Flame On. Calum pads out his JRPG history knowledge with Chrono Cross and decides to ditch his current career path to become a video game farmer with Stardew Valley. SUPER. HOT. SUPER. HOT. SUPER. HOT. In News... Microsoft have cancelled Fable Legends, and are shuttering British games institution and Peter Molyneux origin story Lionhead Games Gabe Newell appears to read Reddit, and is not afraid of calling people out pretty directly when they feel their DOTA2 presenter has gone too far. Val

Firewatch is advertised as an atmospheric and touching narrative. While this is 100% true, we know that it's really all about the turtles. On this episode... Intermission Music... Darren Korb - Setting Sail, Coming Home (End Theme) - Bastion OST Bandcamp | Amazon We Played... Euan ventured into a New York that has seen better days in The Division Beta, and has some thoughts on the final parts of The Witness Calum pulls out his stick for some Street Fighter V action, and ventures into random Steam RPGs with The Albino Hunter We both walked the wilderness in Firewatch, and have some thoughts. In News... The HTC Vive has a release date and a price. It's not cheap. There won't be an Assassins Creed this year, but Egypt is the rumoured setting for when it appears in 2017 Quantum Break is also releasing on PC day and date with the XBox One version ESPN is officially getting into Esports. They mean it this time. Doom will arrive with it's double barrel shotgun on May 13th Sony have pulled together all of

Let's just get this over and done with so we can both get back to playing XCOM 2 On this episode... Intermission Music... Carpenter Brut - Roller Mobster - TRILOGY Bandcamp | Soundcloud | iTunes We Played... Euan beams himself onto a future plane in Consortium and can only see line puzzles when he closes his eyes due to The Witness Calum does some acrobatic stabbing of mythical creatures in Dragons Dogma: Dark Arisen XCOM 2 is out, and we are both really deep into it. Probably too deep. 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

In the second part of our deliberations we choose 2015's Smaller Game of the Year, Best Narrative, Best Original Song, Best Hotline Miami 2 Track and the big one, the GameEngineStart Game of the Year 2015