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Episode 279: Wherever There Is Fun, He’s Not There Apr 19, 2019

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Alex, Tom F and Chris discuss City of Heroes’ surprising fate, EA’s Star Wars doings, Beat Saber, Heaven’s Vault, Risk of Rain 2, and the omega egg.

Here’s Cass Marshall’s article about City of Heroes’ secret SCORE server.
We’ve played a bit of Beat Saber.
Here’s the reveal trailer for Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.
We’ve all been playing Heaven’s Vault. Here’s Pip’s review for PC Gamer!
On the subject of Heaven’s Vault – the issue with a forced-feeling dialogue choice that Tom describes was actually a bug that was found and fixed as we were recording this episode.
Tom has also been playing Risk of Rain 2.
I’m very tired, so rather than reupload Star Warr to the C&C YouTube channel, I’ve simply relisted it on my personal YouTube. Here’s the playlist.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 278: But Where Are The Potatoes? Apr 05, 2019

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Chris, Tom F and Pip catch up on GDC highlights and discuss Darkborn, Anthem woes, Winkeltje, Sekiro, and Totally Accurate Battle Simulator.

Plus: an asparagus crime to save print media, meditations on David Boreanaz The Minecraft Man, Monet’s hot nuts, and the art of Blunch.

Columbo’s here, and he’s furious about Unreal Tournament.

Here’s Tom’s writeup of Arkane’s Prey: Mooncrash talk at GDC.
Project Wight has become Darkborn, here’s the video.
Jason Schreier’s article about Anthem.
Pip’s been playing Winkeltje: The Little Shop.
Tom (!) has been playing Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. So has Chris.
Totally Accurate Battle Simulator: possibly the best game, perhaps? Tom’s put many clips on his Twitter.
Graham’s game, Primetime Detective.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 277: Anyway, Here’s Blight Town Mar 29, 2019

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Alex, Chris and Tom S discuss a brief spate of late-March game announcements before getting into Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. That’s it. It’s mostly Sekiro.

We’re very keen to avoid Sekiro spoilers in this episode, but we do talk about themes and mechanics and, in one case, a few details about different environments – but not much! Less than you’d see in the game’s trailer, as it happens.

Plus: PC gaming tech advice up to and including why an owl shouldn’t officiate your wedding, meditations on the value of this entire accursed enterprise, grunting sounds, SONC HEDG regret, and more.

It’s a low-hanging flute, but that doesn’t mean we can’t toot it for 45 minutes.

The Wolfenstein game name generator has produced Wolfenstein: Youngblood!
It’s Sam Barlow’s Telling Lies. How many lies? 96!
Here’s the trailer for Borderlands 3 that wasn’t out when we recorded this episode.
It’s Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, isn’t it? That’s the one.
Here’s that Daigo Umehara counter clip.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 276: Plushie WASD Mar 22, 2019

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Chris, Pip and Alex celebrate IGF winners and huff deep on Google’s big ol’ cloud. Plus: a little Call of Duty, a little Devil May Cry, assorted nonsense beyond.

Don’t die yet, we haven’t finished the pyramid’s ass.

Here’s the IGF & GDCA Awards stream in full – the show begins about 25 minutes in, including Meg Jayanth’s opening speech.
The IGF’s finalists and winners page has all of the finalists AND winners and links to the games what they do.
Google Stadia. Future of gaming IS NOT BOX, we are told. Might be BIG NICE CLOUD.
Alex has been playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered that he might be sad about war.
Chris would like to talk for exactly three minutes about Dante’s hat.
Here’s a three hour long YouTube video featuring the music of profound multi-instrumentalist K. K. Slider.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 275: Don’t Gild The Scissors Ghost Mar 15, 2019

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Tom F, Chris and Alex chat Dwarf Fortress news, franchise developments, a little Far Cry, Hypnospace Outlaw, Devil May Cry 5, and Baba Is You.

Plus: getting whacked with the bollard brush, the half time cutlery switch, the sensesno.cool quadrilogy, how snake feel, a magic leap for mankind, and more. Where’s my fucking money, Paddington?

‘Anser’ is the genus of waterfowl. We didn’t know this. Please don’t write in, even though we told you to.

Tom’s Tactical Breach Wizards now has a Steam page and video!
Here are Dwarf Fortress’ Steam and Itch.io listings. When it out? In the past! When it done? Who know????
Tom is best friends with a boar in Far Cry: New Dawn.
Alex is hanging with the edgy teens of Hypnospace Outlaw.
Chris is hanging with the edgy adult men of Devil May Cry 5.
POD is TALK and BABA is YOU.
Elijah Wood did make some VR games and Ubisoft DID make a VR eagle game but this things may or may not be connected, I don’t know, what do you want from me.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 274: Goose Trevor Always Mar 01, 2019

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Chris, Alex and both Toms chat Far Cry: New Dawn, DiRT Rally 2.0, Star Trek Online (?) and then just say the word ‘Dune’ over and over for a while.

Plus: don’t talk to me until I’ve got my bow, Ubisoft spade tax, Sir Walter Rally, Alex takes Poland, illicit Terran jambalaya, and so on. These are the voyages, I suppose.

Tom F has been playing Far Cry: New Dawn.
Alex has been living with the consequences of his decisions in DiRT Rally 2.0.
Chris is playing Star Trek Online, apparently.

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Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 273: Your Uncle Under The Bridge Feb 22, 2019

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Chris, Tom and Alex discuss Darkest Dungeon II and Ace Combat 7 and make a lot of sad and frustrated noises about Anthem.

Plus: Edward Lear zooms on a leper, ejecting your upside-down cousin, when wingmates become wingquaintances, and the terble space crab.

Here’s the trailer for Darkest Dungeon II.
Chris and Tom have played Anthem, and hmmm.
Alex has been flinging himself around in Ace Combat 7.

The Crate and Crowbar is kindly funded by our Patreon backers. If you’d like to know more about supporting our podcast and its spinoffs, click here.

Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 272: Byronic Commando Feb 15, 2019

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Alex, Tom S and Chris discuss Blizzard and then say nice things about Apex Legends, Resident Evil 2, and Devil May Cry 5.

Plus: The Fraudulent Rustling of the Horse Boy II: Redeem This, the adventures of Gordon Fremen, middleware war among the stars, and our winter survival tips and tricks.

Here’s Jason Schreier’s writeup of the Blizzard layoffs.
We’ve all been enjoying that Apex Legends.
Also, that Resident Evil 2.
Tom’s been playing a bit of Devil May Cry 5, too.

The Crate and Crowbar is kindly funded by our Patreon backers. If you’d like to know more about supporting our podcast and its spinoffs, click here.

Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 271: No Heroes, No Darlings, Only Chesses Feb 08, 2019

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In this mini-episode, Chris, Alex and Pip discuss Apex Legends and Dota Auto Chess.

Sorry for the shorter episodes lately! We’ve been really busy. Patreon backers should note that they’re not being charged at the moment. Thanks for being backers, though! We very much appreciate it.

Chris has been playing that Apex Legends.
Pip’s been at the Dota Auto Chess.
Alex has strapped on his Sunless Skis and taken to the Sunless Skies.

The Crate and Crowbar is kindly funded by our Patreon backers. If you’d like to know more about supporting our podcast and its spinoffs, click here.

Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

Episode 270: Childlike Delight And A Bag Full Of Penguins Feb 02, 2019

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Chris and Pip chat about Subnautica: Below Zero, Sunless Skies, and Wargroove.

Pip’s been playing Subnautica: Below Zero.
Benedict Cumberbatch can’t say ‘penguin’.
We’ve both been playing Sunless Skies.
Chris is enjoying Wargroove, too.

The Crate and Crowbar is kindly funded by our Patreon backers. If you’d like to know more about supporting our podcast and its spinoffs, click here.

Our intro music is by The Mandibles from their track Clambake. Many of the band members now tour as Count Bobo And The Bullion.

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