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James and Paul settle in to their new studio digs with FMV Games! What has changed?  Not a lot except you don't get to see the world greatest Splatoon commercial. Instead let's focus on Everybody's Gone To Rapture, The Swindle, Super Mutant Alien Assault, Dropsy and much much more!

James' Pick of the Week: Retronator: Pixel Art Academy (Kickstarter)

Paul's Pick of the Week: Super Mutant Alien Assault

Next Week's Cheapskate's Game Club: Sonic Dreams

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Show Notes

The amazing game that needs to exist

Pornhub and Fallout 4

Resident Evil 2 remake is a go

Rocket League Update

Walking Dead: No Man’s Land

Planetoid Pioneers

Crowdfunding

Retronator Pixel Art Academy

GRIP

Voidrunner

Exoplanet: First Contact

Bootleg Systems

Pauldron: Shield of the King

Everybody's Gone To Rapture, The Swindle, Super Mutant Alien Assault, Dropsy, FFVII Reimagined, Resident Evil Revelations, Freedom Planet, Soul Axiom, Mutant Mudds, Fallout 4, Fallout Shelter, Mafia, Nintendo, Resident Evil 2, Rocket League, Walking Dead: No Man's Land, Planetoid Pioneers, Retronator: Pixel Art Academy, GRIP, Voidrunner, Exoplanet: First Contact, Bootleg Systems, Pauldron: Shield of the King

Microsoft drops some future bombs (the good type of bombs) at this week's Gamescom. Paul gets into more Nindies (Special note go download them now) and James has a Need for Speed that's several years old.  Also tune in for a super special announcement regarding the future of Eight and a Half Bit.

Cheapskate's Game Club: Secret of QWERTY

Show Notes:

Scalebound

Crackdown 3

Dark Souls 3

Quantum Break

Thimbleweed Park

Homefront: The Revolution

Halo Wars 2

Halo 5 Multiplayer

Halo World Championship

Rash in KI

Future games with gold titles will all be backwards compatible

Mafia 3

Mirror’s Edge Catalyst

Konami, the worst game company ever?

New Silent Hill!

That dead LOL character thing was just armless fun

DOTA 2 is going to get messy

Oculus Rift on the cover of Time Magazine

Tony Hawk attempts to hide its awful visuals with the old borderlands trick

Peter Dinklage’s Destiny comes up short and is recast by Nolan North

Michel Ancel made a level for Super Mario Maker

Gunjack

Crowd Funding

Eco

Tower 57

Everspace

Poi

Lara Croft and the Temple of Osiris, Typoman, Rive, Lovely Planet, Need 4 Speed: Rivals, Gamescom, Scalebound, Crackdown 3, Dark Souls 3, Quantum Break, Thimbleweed Park, Homefront: The Revolution, Halo Wars 2, Halo 5 Multiplayer, Halo World Championship, Battletoads, Killer Instinct, Cities Skylines, Mafia 3, Mirror’s Edge Catalyst, Konami, Silent Hill, The International 2015, DOTA 2, Oculus Rift, Tony Hawk 5, Destiny, Super Mario Maker, Gunjack, Eco, Tower 57, Poi, Everspace

King's Quest is back and it takes the crew on emotional rollercoaster. We also get our first batch of Nindies with the trio of Runbow, Forma.8 and Extreme Exorcism. Dying Light continues an impress trend of post launch support and Zombi-U is coming back to get you!

Cheapskate's Game Club: PequodNext Week: Secret of Qwerty

Show Notes

Warheads

Zombi officially announced for PC, PS4 and XBONE

Dragon Quest XI announced for PS4, 3DS and possibly NX

Valve does real bad with Steam security

Dying Light Expansion looks to be a substantial gameplay changer

Fallout 4 mod tools won’t be ready for release

Battletech returning

Disaster Report 4 survived

Warframe really is much better than Destiny

Red Ash doesn’t need your kickstarter so there!

LOL hero killed!

Vote on PS+ games?

Angry birds 2

Star Versus (Article)

Crowdfunding

These people made a zombie version of Hugh Laurie

Gourd of the Beans

Magbot (Demo)

Disposable Heroes

Kill Bugs Dead

Tsioque (Demo)

Submerge

Kick Ass Commandos

King’s Quest, Forma.8, Runbow, Extreme Exorcism, Drive Club, Warheads, Zombi, Dragon Quest XI, Steam, Dying Light, Fallout 4, Battletech, Warframe, Red Ash, LOL, PS+, Angry Birds 2, Star Versus, Hugh Laurie, Gourd of the Beans, Pequod, Nindies@Home

This world is full of so many great games I can barely contain the joy they bring me.  Then sometimes you have to play a game because James selected it for Cheapskate’s Game Club and you regret the life that brought you to this point.

Cheapskate’s Game Club: Counterstrike Nexon Zombies Next Week: Pequod

Crowdfunding pick of the week: Amirelia

Show Notes

Kojima and Del Toro still want to work together

It’s always funny in Minecraft

Jamie Lee Curtis cosplays at EVO

Xbone gets mouse support soon

Project Cars cancelled for Wii-U in least surprising development of all time

Are you ready to ngage with VR?

Dying light has really good post launch support with a big surprise

John Smedley steps down as Daybreak’s CEO

RE2: Reborn

Metroid 3

Odin Sphere remake

Everspace

Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon

Rising Thunder

Crowdfunding

Devastated Dreams

Red Ash

Space Food Truck

Amirelia

Yum Yum Yummy

Skyrider & the journey to the AirCitidel

Satellite Rush

Fiest, Rocket League, Rollers of the realm, TIS-100, Journey, The Bug Butcher, Street Fighter V, Splatoon, Drive Club, Offworld Trading Company, Silent Hills, Minecraft, Ashley Madison, EVO, Project Cars, Nokia, Daybreak, EA, Resident Evil 2: Reborn, Metroid 3, Counterstrike Nexon Zombies, Odin Sphere Leifthrasir, Everspace, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, Rising Thunder, Devastated Dreams, Red Ash, Space Food Truck, Amirelia, Yum Yum Yummy, Skyrider and the journey to the aircitidel, Satellite Rush

This week celebrate the life of Satoru Iwata in the best way we know how, by loving video games.  This week we love Rocket League, Trove, The Magic Circle, Agar.io, Drive Club and a whole bunch of others that pass our fancy.

Cheapsakte's Game Club: Agar.io

Next Week: Counter Strike Nexon: Zombies

Satoru Iwata’s 2005 Keynote

Kojima Productions has disbanded

Do you want a commodore phone?

Deadpool is back on steam!

Generous Dragon Age Inquisition Trial

Total war: Warhammer in engine footage

Crashlands

Never Alone: Foxtails

Tony Hawk 5

The Magic Circle, Drive Club, Rocket League, The Martian, Trove, Iwata, Kojima Productions, Commodore, Deadpool, Dragon Age: Inquisition, World of Warcraft Movie, Suicide Squad, Batman Vs Superman, Total war: Warhammer, Crashlands, Never Alone: Foxtails, Tony Hawk 5, Agar.io

Paul has returned from Vietnam and he brings with him all sort of adventurous tales! We also talk evil dead, twerking and all manner of subjects that don't really relate to games at all. We also talk about Video Games!  Isn't that a treat?

Cheapskate's Game Club: Dungeon SoulsNext Week: Agar.io

Show notes:

Ash Vs Evil Dead

BLOPs 3 zombies looks pretty rad

Rayman adventures

Dragon quest builders

Minecraft windows 10

Minecraft story mode

Retro city rampage being ported to dos

Sony Playstation nintendo Superdisc Prototype discovered

Cook serve delicious 2

Grip

The endless cylinder

Super impossible road

Consortium The Tower Prophecy

Allison road

Twerking butt from pornhub

Balder's gate: siege of dragonspear

The escapists walking dead

Vietnam, Pancake, Planetside 2, Yoshi's Wooly World, Space Age, Black Ops 3, Rayman Adventures, Dragon Quest Builders, Minecraft Windows 10 edition, Minecraft Story Mode, Retro City Rampage, Cook Serve Delicious 2, Star Citizen, Grip, The Endless Cylinder, Super Impossible Road, Consortium: The Tower Prophecy, Allison Road, Twerking Butt, Pornhub, Baldur's Gate: Siege of Dragonsphere, The Escapists: Walking Dead, Evil Dead, Ash vs Evil Dead

It's all up to you, James! You can do it buddy! With Paul out of the country, James steps in to give a quick rundown on what he's been playing. Short episode this week, but he'll let you know about his life of crime in Elder Scroll Online, and exactly how clumsy a god he can be!

While we await James' first piano concert let us distract you with some tales of a Bat themed Man, a misguided by well sponsored Destiny and a most Elite danger.

Cheapskate's Game Club: SUPERHOTline Miami and Shower Game

Next Time: Dungeon Souls

Batman: Arkham Knight, Yoshi's Wooly World, The Talos Principal, Piano Maestro, The Old Republic, Elite Dangerous, Confederate Flag, Gay Marriage, Dying Light, Destiny, Warframe, Xbox Gold, SUPERHOTline Miami, Shower Game, Shower With Your Dad Simulator 2015, Bombshell

James interrupts Paul’s Batman time to give you an alternative to a Top 5. Find out about Batman, Australian Politics, the latest Destiny Bullshit and all the exciting things we don’t get to see from E3.

Batman: Arkham Knight, Destiny, E3 2015, VR, Oculus, Vive, Morpheus, Getaway, Starbreeze, The Walking Dead, Hitman, Metroid Prime: Federation Force, Hand of Fate, The Yawhg

Nick joins us again to have the final word on the best game of E3 2015.

Cheapskate's Game Club: The Knobbly Crook: Chapter I - The horse you sailed in on

Next Week: SUPERHOTline Miami plus BONUS GAME Shower Game

Paul’s Nominations

Horizon: Zero Dawn

Unravel

Shadow Warrior 2

Metroid Prime: Federation Force

Dreams

James’ Nominations

Fallout 4

Sword Coast Legends

Take on Mars

Super Mario Maker

Minecraft Hololens

Show Notes

Shadow Warrior 2 Gameplay

Horizon Details

Shenmue 3 getting Sony funding

Metroid Prime: Federation Force Gameplay

Transformers Devastation

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided

Mirror's Edge Catalyst drops gunplay entirely

Black Ops 3

Fallout 4 Dogmeat SCANDAL!

360 Compatibility Voting

FF7 not just a remake

Tony Hawk 5 looks like rotten anus

Halo 5 (no split screen)

Zombi-U on Xbone classified in Aus