Eight and a Half Bit

James and Paul tackle the big questions this week. Is the Destiny backlash justified? Is Minecraft really worth 2.5 Billion? Will someone please give us Smash Bros 3DS demo codes already? If a Ben isn't on a podcast does he still not make a sound?

Cheapskate's Game Club: RoninNext Week: Extrasolar

Crowd Funding PicksJames: Black Hat OculusPaul: Paradigm

Sometimes a taste can be better than the whole thing! That’s why people buy the single for pop albums and why they don’t drink an entire case of Absinthe.Next week: Top 5 games with fire.

Special announcement: If you hate our current audio quality this is the last time you should have to deal with it for a while. *fingers crossed* If you still love us though get ready for some Heroes of the Storm, VA-11 HALL-A, Alone in the Dark, 10 Bullets and a bunch of other good time fun topics for cool people.

Cheapskate's Game Club: 10 BulletsNext Week: Ronin

Crowd Funding PicksJames: Cube and MeBen: Star Traders 2Paul: Poncho

Boy what a bunch of dumb stuff this is.

Next week: Top 5 demos

Today we tackle some of the horrible goings on in our gamer culture almost head on! Then it's back to games though with Distance, Dex, the new 3DS, Mario Kart 8 DLC and lots of other entertaining rubbish.

Cheapskate's Game Club: Arena: Cyber EvolutionNext Week: 10 Bullets

Crowd Funding PicksJames and Ben: ParkitectPaul: 24 Killers

See stuff in the water and try to get it? That's fishing!

Next week: Top 5 dumbest mistakes in gaming industry history

Against all odds this episode has been recorded and features a variety of terrifying bears from The Behemoth and Freddy Fazbear's Pizza. Also a bunch of expendable Bros shoot a lot of bad guys with gun.  Throw in some of Ethan Carter's paranormal investigation, fish playing more videogames, a gang of beasts and the return of crowd funding you've got yourself an episode worth listening to with your face ears.

Cheapskate's Game Club: The ExpendabrosNext Week: Arena: Cyber Evolution

Crowd Funding PicksJames: Jelly GodBen: Age of GritPaul: Trouble in the Manor

Why on earth do you spend so much time playing video games? I can't answer that but here is why we do it.

Next week: Top 5 Games with fishing

Gamescom was HUGE this year.  New Silent Hill, Romero is still full of surprises, Michel Ancel and Q-Games unveil completely incomprehensible new IP's, murder with rollercoasters, Quantum Break and so much more! So much more in fact that the episode is EXTRA VALUE LENGTH!

Cheapskate's Game Club: World of Guns: Gun DisassemblyNext Week: The Expendabros

Meet me by the bike racks after school. Your powerups won't save you now wimp!

Next Week: Top 5 reasons why we game.