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Dodgeball Guys (Knockout City, Silent Hill, Hellish Quart) Feb 23, 2021

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Like a lot of people, Colm saw that announcement trailer for Knockout City last week and thought, "that seems like a game I will never play, but I hope the people that do end up getting it have a lovely time with it." Then he ended up playing this past weekend's beta for about three hours.

But, before we get onto the topic of EA's play for the Rocket League crowd, Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on all the Silent Hill rumours that have been floating around. Some folks seem to think that The Medium developer Bloober Team might be cooking up a new Silent Hill, while others are a bit more sceptical. Also, this week's Tech Corner features some discussion on actual tech, as Nvidia have said they're releasing graphics cards for cryptoboys and girls. Wild.

Show and Tell has loads of talk on both the surprising quality and accessibility of EA's new dodgeball game, Knockout City, as well as whether or not it will be able to squeeze itself into an already crowded market. Meanwhile, Matthew's been swiping swords into the faces of others in Hellish Quart, which recently launched on Steam early access.

Mystery Steam Reviews is all about horses, this week. Horses you can mount, horses you can shoot, horses you can befriend. Just horses. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag to answer your Burning Questions on crime fiction and eggs.

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Rule Of E3 (E3 2021, Little Nightmares 2 Review, Six Days In Fallujah) Feb 16, 2021

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Developers and publishers adapted last year. Instead of announcing their games on a big stage, they turned to Zoom calls. In lieu of an all-encompassing mega event, some decided to highlight their wares on their own special livestreams. So, is E3 pointless in 2021?

Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on the ESA's rumoured plans for E3 2021. EA, Microsoft and everyone in between were able to peddle whatever they needed to last summer, so we discuss whether E3 serves a purpose while we're all indoors. Also, 12 years after it was first binned, the controversial Six Days In Fallujah is coming back in the form of an FPS. A far less sticky Tech Corner is able to lighten the mood as we end up chatting about Valentine's gifts.

Show and Tell has some conversation on terrifying adults, like stretchy-necked teachers and wall-walking doctors. While the trial-and-error nature of Little Nightmares 2 can be a bit of a pain, the atmosphere is a delight. Because we're in a quieter period, Matthew's taken this opportunity to go back and play Astrologaster, which he missed when it was first released.

Mystery Steam Reviews revolves around video games with famous people in them. But, not just their voices; we focused on those games that feature blemish-free celeb heads, too. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag to answer your Burning Questions on cloud gaming and the live-action Tetris film.

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The Good-looking Shepard (Mass Effect: Legendary Edition, Persona 5 Strikers Review, Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood) Feb 09, 2021

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All BioWare had to do to garner some love from their dejected fanbase was partially remake the first Mass Effect, and also remaster its two sequels. Stick with what works.

Obviously, Headlines and Hot Takes is full of chat on all the Mass Effect: Legendary Edition news that's come out in the last week, like the DLC they've included (and omitted), the fact Mass Effect 3 won't have multiplayer, and the questionable framing shots that they've worked on sorting out. On top of that, we discuss Embracer Group's plan to acquire every video game company they can, as news of their Gearbox acquisition broke in the past seven days. There's always time to stop off at Tech Corner, of course, and this week it's all about fire.

Show and Tell features loads of chat on the Persona 5-Dynasty Warriors mash-up from someone who has very little history with either series. If you're a turn-based purest, then you might baulk at the entire idea of Persona 5 Strikers, but Colm is here to tell you why you'd be silly to do so. Meanwhile, Matthew's been embracing his inner wolfman in Werewolf: The Apocalypse - Earthblood. Mainly because playing as any of the other forms are a bit meh.

We decided to do something a little different for this week’s Mystery Steam Reviews: we let you choose the theme, and you decided to see if we know our video games with playable animal characters. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag to answer your Burning Questions on our reviews being off-the-mark and whether or not we’re less invested in games if we haven’t parted with cash to play them.

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Smells Like Lean Spirit (The Medium Review, Hitman 3 DLC, King Arthur: Knight’s Tale) Feb 02, 2021

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Bloober Team’s latest seemed to split reviewers when the embargo lifted last week. Some hailed it as a game of the year contender, whilst others claimed it was the drizzling poos. The name of the game perfectly sums up Colm’s feelings on The Medium.

But, before we turn our attention to The Medium, there’s the little matter of newsy-news. Now, because our knowledge of the stock market stops and ends with things like The Big Short and Billions, we’ve decided to focus on things that we can talk about for longer than 40 seconds. So, Headlines and Hot Takes this week has chatter on what IO Interactive might do when it comes to Hitman 3 DLC, and there’s also some talk on what they said about James Bond in some recent interviews. And, as well as that, we discuss what live service games Warner Bros. might have up their giant, publishing sleeve. Tech Corner obviously leads to us discussing how you can actually bet on wrestling.

Show and Tell is full of talk on the mediocre game involving all the dead people. The story is just there, the puzzles are merely fine, and the scares are non-existent, but there is one pretty decent thing in the game: the dual-reality system. It works surprisingly well and is reason enough to give it a go if you have Xbox Game Pass. While Colm's been communicating with spirits, Matthew's been checking out medieval XCOM, King Arthur: Knight's Tale. It's early, but he likes what he sees.

We decided to focus on games with playable characters that have psychic abilities for Mystery Steam Reviews this week. Our definition of psychic abilities is both fast and also loose. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag to answer your Burning Questions on bad games we liked as kids, maps, and Christmas biscuits.

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My Fair Vampire Lady (Resident Evil Village, RE: Verse) Jan 26, 2021

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The Tetris-style inventory system is coming back; you’re able to craft items, as well as buy and sell them; and you can block attacks from those nasty sword-wielding zombie lads. I almost forgot to mention the giant vampire woman that everyone is super horny for. She’s here too.

Headlines and Hot Takes is dominated by Resi, as Capcom dropped a ton of Resident Evil Village info on us last week. Also, slightly less exciting than that — and a bit perplexing — we got the announcement of RE: Verse, which is a multiplayer game that appears to strip out all the best parts of the series. And, rounding out the Resident Evil news blast, development on the unannounced Resident Evil 4 remake has been a tad turbulent. Even with all this Resi-flavoured chat, there’s always time for a bit of Tech Corner! Especially when it's about shoes.

We’re being a teeny bit cheaty on this week’s Show and Tell, as Matthew’s bringing a PS5 demo to the table. In our defence, it is the Resident Evil Village demo, so it’s good to get an idea of what’s in store for PC players. Meanwhile, Colm’s been playing two wildly different games: Cyber Shadow (a 2D action-platformer in the vein of Ninja Gaiden) and Nuts (a first-person squirrel surveillance game) Variety is the spice of life and all that.

I’m sure you’ve heard, but if you haven’t: America has a new commander-in-chief now. To mark this occasion, this week’s Mystery Steam Reviews is all about video games that feature real and fictional U.S. presidents. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag to answer your Burning Questions on esports, speedrunning and DLC.

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He Belongs In A Video Game (Indiana Jones, Hitman 3 Review) Jan 19, 2021

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After an extended Christmas break, video games are most definitely back. All it took was for The Mouse to remember that there's money in these here hills.

How could Indiana motherflipping Jones not lead this week's Headlines and Hot Takes? It's been a long time since we've had a video game featuring a wisecracking treasure hunter not called Nathan, so this is very exciting. We go back and forth on what MachineGames' Indy game might actually turn out to be. Lucasfilm Games didn't stop there, as it was also revealed during the last week that The Division devs are working on an open-world Star Wars game. Even with all this movie video game chatter, there's always time to stop off at Tech Corner, though.

Show and Tell focuses on one game this week, but it's 2021's first biggie: Hitman 3. Colm's played through it once, while Matthew's devoured the thing, so The Weekspot Boys go in-depth on the final entry in Ian Hitman's World of Assassination trilogy.

Given the hoopla surrounding both the Indiana Jones and Star Wars announcements, it was only right that this week's Mystery Steam Reviews would revolve around video games based on movie properties. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag and answering your Burning Questions.

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Travel, Agent (Hitman 3, Super Meat Boy Forever, Harvey Smith’s new game) Jan 12, 2021

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The tree is in the attic, there isn’t a scrap of chocolate left in the house, and those that took annual leave at the start of the year — the people we were all jealous of — are now back. 2021 is well and truly underway. Well... sort of.

Video game news is still warming up, so Headlines and Hot Takes isn’t packed with massive stories or anything, but we do have a few things to talk about. Deus Ex lead designer Harvey Smith is working on a new game, so we discuss whether that could be a new Dishonored or something entirely different. Also, it may be nothing, but there’s a rumour floating around that Ubisoft Plus is coming to Xbox Game Pass. And we were obviously going to give that a mention.

In Show and Tell, Matthew comes with opinions on Hitman 3 after getting his hands on a preview build. He hasn’t been able to play the whole thing yet, but the first two levels have given him a hankering for more murderings. Meanwhile, Colm’s been playing Super Meat Boy Forever, and now he just wants Super Meat Boy 2.

Agent 47 is arguably the greatest bald protagonist in all of video games, but there are a few others. So, for this week’s Mystery Steam Reviews, we’re looking at games that have hairless, playable characters. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag and answering your Burning Questions.

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It's All 2021 And Games (Most Anticipated Video Games Of 2021) Jan 05, 2021

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Often your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming, this week's show is a little different as you'll hear us mainly chatting about all of the lovely video games we'll be getting our hands on over the course of the next twelve months.

While not necessarily news, we've decided to lump our chat on our most anticipated games of 2021 in the Headlines and Hot Takes bit. Everyone's been off for the last two weeks, so there hasn't been much in the way of newsy news. So, from Far Cry 6 to Ghostwire: Tokyo, Hitman 3 to Gotham Knights, if it's out this year, and one of us saw it on Wikipedia's 2021 in video games page, we chatted about it on this week's episode of the podcast.

For Show and Tell, Colm decided to revisit the big, burly lot in Gears of War, as he fired up the recently released DLC for Gears 5. He enjoyed Hivebusters because it reminded him how much he enjoys shooting manky-looking maggot men. Also, in an attempt to feel young again, he's had a go on 2020's biggest 2018 game, Among Us.

As we look forward to 2021, we decided to reflect on the year that was 2020 for this week's Mystery Steam Reviews. We also thought picking games that came out only a few months ago would mean we'd actually get some right. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag and answering your Burning Questions.

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The Spotty Awards 2020 (Game Of The Year) Dec 22, 2020

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We're pretty confident that all developers that released a game in 2020 would see that as their proudest moment. Just launching a video game during a pandemic is an incredible achievement.

However, the second proudest moment for them, of course, is being recognised at the most flash and prestigious video games awards ceremony of the year: The Spotty Awards!

No expense has been spared for this year’s awards show, which celebrates the best that video games had to offer, and only very briefly mentions what video games will be offering in 2021. We couldn’t nab any world premieres, so we thought we’d leave off the trailers and announcements, this year.

So, with The Spotty Awards, we don’t recap the last seven days in PC video gaming. Instead, we celebrate the video games we enjoyed more than other video games over the past year. Colm and Matthew have both chosen four of their favourites, as well as their outright games of the year for 2020. There are laughs, there are tears, but it’s mostly just them chatting about the PC games they liked.

There is always time for a trip to the MSR arena, and given the time of year, this week’s Mystery Steam Reviews is all about Christmas-themed video games. But, ya know, there aren’t loads of them, so we’ve also opened it up to snowier games, too.

If you’re celebrating something in late December, we hope you have a lovely time doing it. If you’re just planning on eating and drinking loads, we also think you should enjoy yourselves, too!

Thanks very much for listening / watching. We'll see you again in the new year!

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Symphony Of The Night City (Cyberpunk 2077, The Game Awards 2020) Dec 15, 2020

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On this week's show, we recap The Game Awards 2020 and review Cyberpunk 2077. It's time for your recap of the last seven days in PC video gaming.

In Headlines and Hot Takes, we discuss all of the news coming out of Geoff Keighley’s Night Of Trailers And Announcements, like the official reveal of the new Perfect Dark, we chat about the very Dead Space-y The Callisto Protocol, and we wonder what's in store for us after watching the new Mass Effect trailer. But, even with The Game Awards 2020 recap, there’s still time for Tech Corner.

And, yes, Cyberpunk 2077 dominates Show And Tell. Colm's played around 20 hours or so, and Matthew's absolutely rinsed the thing, so The Weekspot Boys go in-depth on CD Projekt Red's futuristic GTA. The guns, the story, the unsettling adverts scattered around Night City: we don't leave a single cyber stone unturned.

Because cyberpunk is on everyone's minds lately, this week's Mystery Steam Reviews is all about the genre of cyberpunk games. The only problem is that we probably should've figured out what that meant beforehand. And we round out the show by opening The Weekspot mailbag and answering your Burning Questions.

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