In this episode we talk about early access games. Everything from their origins, where we think they’re going, and some of our favourite and least favourite games we’ve backed or bought before release.
In this episode we are joined by the brilliant Marti Bennett. Marti kindly agreed to tell us all about playing Pokémon competitively and recount some of her own stories and experiences of the professional Pokémon scene.
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Outro music: GlitchxCity – Champion Cynthia Battle Remix
We recently got the opportunity to go hands-on with an Oculus Rift, complete with Oculus Touch controllers and two sensors. In this episode we discuss our thoughts and impressions, and what we think is in store for the future.
In this episode we discuss how video game advertising and trailers have changed, why ‘footage captured in game’ means nothing, and whether any of this matters at all.
There’s lots of videos you should watch to accompany this episode:
In this episode of Octal FM we try to decide: Is the 3D platforming video game genre dead?
Games we discuss:
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Outro music: Juan Medrano – Mega Man 2 “Dokuta Wairi, Rival to the Light”
In this episode we talk all about the state of difficulty in video games. Are they too easy? Too hard? Does it matter?
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Outro music: The OneUps – Funky Mario Circut (Radio Edit)
In this episode we continue our discussion theme of video game music. Instead of picking out examples we think are ‘good use’ of video game music, we just pick out games that have soundtracks that we think are awesome.
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In this episode we pick out some of our favourite uses of music in video games.
Some other games that we were considering include: Banjo-Kazooie, Journey and Audiosurf. There are many more great examples of the use of music in video games, get in touch and let us know yours!
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We discuss how lives are becoming more internet connected, the history and hype around ‘smart homes’, and generally demystify the Internet of Things.
Further reading:
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In this episode we take a deeper look at eSports and how it compares to more traditional sporting events.
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