There is never, ever enough time to game. This week's episode dares to dream of a world in which we have nothing to do: no obligations, no commuting, no structure. Basically, 2020.

If the world were to shut down again, what are the games that you'd finally love to play? Is there an epic RPG you just can't see yourself completing, or an open-world multiplayer game that requires too much commitment? If time were no object, how would you spend it (assuming it's video game-related)?

But before those big questions, the Boys catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's taken counsel on a dungeon crawler, Sarah finds themselves in a power struggle in Downing Street and Glenn's getting scarily interactive with his TV.

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In this week's episode, the Boys scrape up the fetid sludge from the bottom of the barrel to see what absolute slop they can find. From clones to cash grabs, smut to even smuttier smut, they've braved the worst so you don't have to. But, much like their mudlarking counterparts, they've managed to find a few glistening trinkets amongst the detritus.

Elsewhere, the new Patreon Age of Empires playalong has begun, with one of the Boys being left out in the cold. Pierre's been going deep simulation on his favourite WWII game, Glenn's experienced the worst day in Australia that you can imagine and Sarah's been suffering from a bout of morality caused by our future Player 4 guest, Alasdair Beckett-King.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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Cast your minds back to the start of the year, in the dank, dark depths of winter, when our intrepid hosts, full of hope and joy, set out their stalls with their most hotly anticipated games of the year and risked it all to be crowned Best Boy 2026.

Fast forward to late June: sweltering heat, the world in a state of turmoil, the perfect time to check in on how they're getting on. What are their scores so far? Any delays? Has Novellie's Curse struck again? The Boys will have a chance to change course by swapping out a game, but will they waver?

But before that, we catch up with Pierre's honeymoon in the Land of the Rising Sun, Sarah's gnarly experience with game customisation and Glenn's HD-2D adventures.

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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With Pierre off in Japan and Sarah still salty about their recent loss over on Patreon, we decided to dedicate a whole episode to The Last of Us games. And who better to join us than the award-winning journalist, author, host of My Perfect Console and friend of the show, Simon 'Podcast' Parkin.

Simon edited the recently announced Look for the Light: The Last of Us Anthology, which contains interviews, essays and critical dispatches. While putting it together he caught up with Neil Druckmann himself to reflect on the making of the games and their cultural impact.

We'll also catch up with what they've been playing, with World Cup mashups, addictive dice games and real-life robberies, and Simon reveals his dream podcast guest (excluding the Button Boys of course).

My Perfect Console

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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NEWS FLASH! Button Boys is going LIVE. September 15th, Leicester Square, 7pm. Tickets go on sale 15th June with a pre-sale for our Patreon members. Head over to Patreon to find out more information and follow the link below to book.

The pale horseman approaches this week and beckons to you with his skeletal finger to come follow him to the Great Beyond, where you'll find this episode of Button Boys playing on loop.

If you haven't guessed already, this week it's all about death in games, from the shocking to the humiliating and everything in between. The Boys share their frustrations, their tears and their most embarrassing untimely demises.

While Pierre's been keeping his beefed-up fingers crossed for an Age of Empires win, Sarah, Glenn and Producer Ben have dived headfirst into the glitz and glamour of the gaming industry at the press night for the latest James Bond game, 007: First Light. They got their fill of casinos, canapés and casual outies. But were they left shaken or stirred? Tune in to find out.

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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This week's topic, as kindly suggested by BirdsNest on the Discord, is the vacuous, time-wasting, mind-numbing empty-calorie games that we just can't get enough of.

As always, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Pierre's headed into training against the hard-as-nails CPU in a quarter-of-a-century old game, and Glenn, Sarah and Producer Ben have been off to a very swanky event for a little sneak peek (and sausages).

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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The Button Boys are back to defy all expectations, turn everything on its head and redefine everything you hold dear. Or talk about games they thought they didn't like and now they do, whichever's easiest.

This week on the gaming road to Damascus it's all about U-turns. Pierre has done an about-face on story games, Sarah's done a 180 on wacky gunslingers and Glenn's completely Lego of his prejudices with the blocky franchise.

But first, the Boys catch up with what they've been playing. Sarah's immediately broken the rules from last week's podcast, Pierre's embraced it with both hands and Glenn's got a sneak peek at a sequel of one of his all-time favourites.

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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Fresh episode, come get your fresh episode! You'll pay how much? Practically robbing me at that price. Go on then, fill yer boots.

If you hadn't guessed already, this week the Boys have headed off to the market on the hunt for the best cheap games they can get their hands on. Armed with £15, they've been haggling and bartering to find the most appealing game. Will they strike gold in the bargain bins or be fleeced like fools?

Before all that though, we're due a big catch-up. Sarah's gone as far Inside as they can go, Pierre's not playing a war OR strategy game and Glenn's stuck deciding between an early access blockbuster and a game about someone being stuck making decisions.

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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Slap on your scabbards and cock your pistols, it's another episode of Button Boys. This week we're rummaging around the gaming arsenal to find our most beloved weapons. From battle axes to bazookas, howitzers to holy hand grenades, we've got it covered.

As always, we catch up on what the Boys have been playing, with Pierre beguiled by kingly fortunes, Sarah borrowing a stone-cold classic puzzle-platformer and Glenn splitting his time between a handsome roguelite and gas station customers in gastric distress.

Stay tuned to the end as we reveal the winner of last week's game pitch competition. Will Glenn's bartender, Pierre's Benedictine monk or Sarah's brain-starved zombies win out?

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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Take out your textbooks and turn to Button Boys. It's officially the Winnie-the-Pooh episode (because of the bingo call, not because the Boys have no clothes on from the waist down).

This week, it's time for a spot of revision as Glenn, Pierre and Sarah look back at what they've learned from video games. From the Byzantines to sashimi, the Boys discover that their countless hours of gaming haven't all been for nothing.

But before that, we catch up on what they've been playing. Pierre's come to the end of an epic journey, Sarah's been sharing their horrifying experiences and Glenn's come to grips with the state of humanity in a post-apocalyptic world.

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Pierre - ⁠You Sit There, I'll Stand Here⁠

⁠Sarah's New York show

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

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