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Episode 239: Bad Men And Their Funfairs May 25, 2018

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Chris, Pip, Tom S and Alex dig deep to yield icy cold takes on Call of Duty: Blops Four, ‘Bio-Shock’, A Quiet Sleep, and assorted nonsense.

Plus: the importance of Little Boots on the ground, the medium’s most lootable subcultures, whether it was or wasn’t all yellow, whether two Ayn Rands do indeed make an Ayn Right, and clampin’ yer old student.

Here are all of the Call of Duty trailers.
…and here’s RAGE 2.
Tom’s been playing RAGE 1, explicably.
Pip has been playing BioShock while listening to Kelly Clarkson.
Alex has been playing The Quiet Sleep, in a vertigo-inducing tonal break from the rest of this episode.

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Philippa Warr
Tom Senior
Chris Thursten

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 238: Lionel Falconboobs May 11, 2018

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Chris, Pip, Tom F and – for one night only – Marsh (!) discuss Atomic Heart, more Far Cryin’, more Spire Slayin’, SpyParty, Murderous Pursuits, and City of Brass.

Also: feeling nothing about sunsets, playing with orbs, holding for a moment in the hope position, the struggle of games to be effectively didactic, the history of the IGF, maximal train journey encumbrance limit livin’, and the magic of Paper Samples Day.

Here’s the trailer for Atomic Heart.
Marsh has been playing Iconoclasts, Gorogoa, and Far Cry 5.
Tom’s been digging into Slay The Spire‘s new character.
Chris has been playing City of Brass.
Pip and Chris have been to a couple of SpyParties.
Pip’s also been attempting to murder strangers in Murderous Pursuits.
If you haven’t seen it yet, here’s Childish Gambino’s This Is America video.

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Marsh Davies
Philippa Warr
Tom Francis
Chris Thursten

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 237: Thank You For The Hats, Lore Horse May 04, 2018

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Chris and Tom S discuss Red Dead Redemption 2, new Tomb Raider, the state of triple-A development in general, dogs again, and videogame Millibands.

The Red Dead Redemption 2 trailer – a splash? Of musky cowboy… water?
Destiny 2: Warmind – Chris will play it, because he’s already bought it.
Tom was left cold by his first experience of Shadow of the Tomb Raider.

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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 236: Doggard Cain and the Time Terrier Apr 27, 2018

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Tom, Chris and Tom discuss Campo Santo’s move to Valve, the latest Ludum Dare, things what dogs do, Battletech, and Frostpunk.

Plus: who you actually play as in The Sims, playing games rightly wrong, and legally mandating the ‘woo’ button.

Here’s more on the Campo Santo news.
Tom F’s big list o’ Ludum Dare recommendations includes PE@CE, Turn Based Asteroids Snake Roguelike, Crash Crops, Sheet Music Editor Shoot’Em Up, and Gone Vroom.
Chris and Tom S have been playing Battletech and Frostpunk.

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Tom Senior
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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 235: Ready For A Mono-Log? Apr 20, 2018

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Live from Rezzed! Chris, Tom F, Graham and Alex discuss their games of the show, and also Crusader Kings II. Plus: real live questions!

Note: we’re still waiting to get the footage of this episode back from the Rezzed guys, so the YouTube version will be a little later than usual. Sorry!

Here’s a PC Gamer article about Introversion’s latest, Order of Magnitude.
Tom’s chosen this moment to attempt to learn Crusader Kings II.
Disco Elysium: it’s really something.
Capybara’s Below: making surprise appearances at games events near you (perhaps.)
Also: What if Skyrim, but real.

Plus: good lord, it’s an actual video version!

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Tom Francis
Chris Thursten
Graham Smith

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

Chats at Rezzed: Hannah Flynn on Sunless Skies Apr 20, 2018

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Chris talks to Hannah Flynn from Failbetter about Sunless Skies, life in game development, reaching broader audiences, the myriad flaws of Zoolander 2, and more.

This is the last in our series of chats from Rezzed – hope you’ve enjoyed them! Find out more about Sunless Skies here, and find this episode on YouTube here. As ever, thanks to our Patreon backers.

Chats at Rezzed: Robert Kurvitz on Disco Elysium Apr 18, 2018

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At Rezzed we sat down with Disco Elysium design and writing lead Robert Kurvitz to discuss entering the games industry as an artist, the complexities of RPG design, politics, and disco.

Find out more about Disco Elysium here, and you can listen to this episode on YouTube if you prefer. The Crate & Crowbar is supported by our Patreon backers – for more about how that works, click here.

Chats at Rezzed: Julian Gollop and David Kaye on Phoenix Point Apr 17, 2018

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Surprise! While we were at Rezzed we recorded a series of short, informal chats with interesting gamespeople. In this first episode, Chris and Alex sit down with X-COM creator Julian Gollop and Snapshot Games co-founder David Kaye to talk Phoenix Point.

You can find out more about Phoenix Point on the game’s official site and, if you prefer, listen to this episode on YouTube. The Crate & Crowbar is supported by our Patreon backers – for more about how that works, click here.

Episode 234: Handspeed Apr 13, 2018

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Chris, Alex and Tom S consider the end of SteamSpy, Radical Heights, Jalopy, All Walls Must Fall, and Tom’s daily Slay The Spire tendency.

Plus: too much rum, wonky grammar lessons, and the low hop of the robots.

SteamSpy announces its inability to continue operating via tweet.
Boss Key’s Radical Heights.
Here’s Alice O’Connor being funny about Plunkbat.
Alex has been playing Jalopy.
Chris has been playing All Walls Must Fall incorrectly.
Tom just cant stop Slayin’ That Spire.

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Tom Senior
Chris Thursten

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 233: Low-Hanging Flute Apr 06, 2018

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Tom F, Chris and Alex discuss Far Cry 5 (again), Superhot VR, and Minit. Then, a chat about Into The Breach is followed by questions from questions calamity.

Plus: the mystery of the third Tom, the lamentable sacking of the sex helicopter, and – what comes, dangling upon a string? Toot toot, it’s the low-hanging flute!

Tom and Alex dig deeper into their thoughts re: Far Cry 5, its buddies, and its sex helicopter.
Chris’ VR odyssey finds a destination in Superhot VR. Brass Tactics is also nice.
Tom and Alex have also been Minit to win it.
Into The Breach: it’s good. But webby bastards: they’re bad.

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.

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Alex Wiltshire
Tom Francis
Chris Thursten

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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