Further reading:

• EA and Activision's $79bn games-as-a-service growth
• Emerging Trends in Games-as-a-Service (video)
• Battle passes are replacing loot boxes, but they're not necessarily a better deal
• What Fortnite’s Battle Pass gets right
• How GaaS are changing the way we play
• Call of Duty Mobile - Legends of War soft launch article
• Artwork Personalization at Netflix

This episode is our third Game Club, where we pick a game that neither of us have played before, play it separately, and then come together with our own fresh thoughts to discuss it on Octal FM.

This time, it's Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation, a sci-fi RTS from Stardock.

In this episode we dissect some of the announcements and coverage around Blizzcon this year. Not much in the way of show notes for this one!

In this episode we talk about why we think 2007 was one of the biggest, and one our favourite, years in gaming.

• Orange Box
  • You can pick up Orange Box on Steam, or mostly second-hand on Xbox 360 and PS3. The Xbox 360 version is backwards compatible on Xbox One.
• Bioshock and Uncharted
  • Bioshock is available in a remastered collection of the first three games on Xbox One, PS4, and Steam, or you can still buy the first game standalone on Steam.
  • Uncharted is available in a remastered collection of the first three games on PS4.
• Call of Duty 4
  • CoD 4 was so popular, fans petitioned for the game to be remade. Therefore, you can pick up the remastered edition on PS4, Xbox One and Steam.
• Assassin's Creed
  • Assassin's Creed Heritage Collection includes the first three main games, as well as Brotherhood and Revelations. It's available on PS3 and Xbox 360, where it is backwards compatible on Xbox One. The Director's Cut edition is available on Steam.