If you’re interested in our breakdown on what ‘in-game footage’ means in the context of game trailers at E3, check out the ancient but very relevent episode 19.
Tag: PC Gaming
066: Games under a tenner
Games we mention:
- Cook, Serve, Delicious 2!!
- Do Not Feed The Monkeys
- ShellShock Live
- VVVVVV
- Available on pretty much every platform.
- World of Goo
- Available on PC, Mac, Switch, Android and iOS.
- Braid
- Available on PC, Mac, Xbox 360 and PS3.
064: Octal FM 2k19
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
063: Story pROMpts (Game Club – 2064: Read Only Memories)
In this Game Club episode we discuss 2064: Ready Only Memories.
2064 is available on pretty much every platform!
059: Our 2018 in video gaming
Some of the games we talk about include:
- Frostpunk
- BattleTech
- Okami HD
- Heroes of the Storm
- Breath of the Wild
- Celeste
- Hollow Knight
058: Game Club – Ashes of the Singularity: Escalation
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.
055: Blizzcon 2018
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!
054: Year of Gaming – 2007
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
- 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.
053: Game Club – Hollow Knight
Toni joins us for this second Game Club episode where we discuss our experiences playing indie Metroidvania game Hollow Knight.
A physical version is also due out in 2019.
Intro/Outro music: JACKS – Runaway Fashion