Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross are the hands that rock Thief: Deadly Shadows's cradle.

Thief: Deadly Shadows won our Fall 2015 Stealth Game poll, and we're glad it did. Not just because it gave us an excuse to talk about the Shalebridge Cradle for 30 minutes... but because it's a beloved series, and a kind of stealth game we haven't covered before. Garret's brand of first-person stealth led to games like Dishonored, which speaks to this series' credit... Even if Deadly Shadows overstays its welcome by about 5 hours.

• The Prophecy

• Styx: Master of Shadows

• So boring!

• Men Going Their Own Way

• Butcher Bay

• Mirror's Edge

• Breakdown

• That crime against human nature Gary was trying to remember

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Remember that time in the 90's when we all had pica?

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross give a talk at the Ohio Game Developer's Expo 2015, looking at what Dark Souls did right, and what developers can learn from From's decisions.

Edmund doesn't fuck around with new content. Each time he's decided to update this game, it's been delightful and voluminous. Listen to Nick and Gary explain what the expansion brings, why it's neat and why you should Check It Out!

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross talk about the 2015 Portland Retro Games Expo 2015 and read your responses to Castlevania.

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Listen to two nerds be ambivalent about sports and punching.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross read your responses to the Upper Cathedral Ward.

Kole, Ben, Dennis, and David talk about Fallout 4, the Game Award nominees, and we ask you about your favorite open world finds.

• Heroes of the Storm gets a weird new character.

• Game Award nominees announced.

• Rise of the Tomb Raider has a Twitch Mode.

• Dragon Quest VII and VIII coming

• What's your favorite open world find?

• Ben: Fallout 4. The Talos Principle.

• David: Fallout 4. Leviathan.

• Dennis: Kickbeat. Broken Age. Hearthstone.

• Kole: Nothing.

Gary Butterfield and Kole Ross get cracking on Castlevania, live at PRGE!

No show notes, except to thank Brayton Cameron, Nick Glauber, and the staff of the Portland Retro Games Expo. Also, thanks so much to everyone who came out to the show!

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This week, we call an audible and talk about Spelunker in one of our rare in-person episodes. Is the crown prince of kusoge as bad as everyone says?