GameEngineStart Podcast

By GameEngineStart

Get your bi-weekly dose of haberdash from our internet habershery, mainly concerning video games.

Join Euan and Calum, two brothers on a quest to pour large amounts of video game discussion int... more

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August 16, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – War Giraffes
It's here, and we can get out there into some procedural generated space and ... mine some stuff?
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
65daysofstatic - Supermoon - No Man’s Sky: Music for an Infinite Universe
Laced Records
We Played...
Euan plans some heists with programming in the unique Quadrilateral Cowboy, and gets some friends together to run a kitchen in Overcooked
As resident card based editor, Calum tries out the Elder Scrolls: Legends beta, and sees what the Tokyo RPG Factory have been up to, with the old school I Am Setsuna.

After not getting the skins we actually wanted in the Overwatch Summer Games, we finally get a chance to go out into space with No Man's Sky and share our thoughts on this hyped title
In News...
A number of outlets are reporting that Sony will be revealing the plan for Playstation NEO on September 7th
Nordic Games have bought so many THQ properties they decided to just rename themselves THQ Nordic

Look out for a Kickstarter in December this year for a Superhot card game.

If you want to look at some great patch notes, look no further than the last 10 years of Dwarf Fortress
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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1h 22min
July 27, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Teach A Robot To Talk
We are on the verge of the release of a number of games that feel like they have been in production forever, and they couldn't be more different. We are still taking bets on when the FFVII Remake will appear though...
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Waveshaper - Wisdom of Rage - Furi Original Soundtrack
Bandcamp
We Played...
Turns out Euan is still not into MOBAs after trying out Paragon, and is conflicted about Kentucky Route Zero now that Act 4 has arrived
Calum has his favourite MMO boss battle ever in Final Fantasy 14 and continues to be strangely drawn to The Technomancer

Ana has arrived in Overwatch, and we both have our opinions.
In News...
Nintendo's stock took a roller-coaster ride since Pokemon GO came out, rising sharply when it broke big and then dropping hard when investors realised Nintendo only own a third of the company
The 2TB version of the Xbox One S goes on sale on August 2nd for $399. The 500Gb and 1Tb versions are yet to have a date attached.

Nintendo are producing the "Mini-NES" a tiny NES with 30 built in games and a replica NES controller.

If you are a Hitman player, you have 4 days left to go assassinate Gary Busey. That was a strange sentence.

Kojima Productions have released their logo bumper that will presumably be before every one of their games. It's a very Kojima thing.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 10min
July 12, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – “I’ve Made a Mistake”
We promise that there is only a little bit of Pokemon GO in this weeks episode. The rest of the internet is doing a great job of talking about it every 30 seconds.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Carpenter Brut - Enraged - Furi Original Soundtrack
Bandcamp
We Played...
Euan fights a stream of bosses to an incredible soundtrack in Furi, and hires some robots for his XCOM 2 squad
Calum gets to Mars and gets into the B-Movie frenchness of The Technomancer

We both play through the new game from Limbo developers Playdead, the beautiful and disturbing Inside.
In News...
Counter-Strike:GO gets it's latest dose of controversy with two prominent YouTubers promote a skin gambling website that they actually own.
Deep Silver will be officially publishing Atlus games in Europe, including the anticipated Paersona 5.

2015's Evolve has been relaunched as a free-to-play game.

Twitch had to write down official guidelines for emotes, covering such important topics as poop and butts.

Sony is removing support for UStream streaming from 1st August.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 11min
June 28, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Stockpiling
With E3 over and done with, and a Steam sale on the horizon it's time to get back to the important task of playing some god damn games.
Note - We talk very specifically about the ending of DOOM between 29:00 and 36:00, so beware of potential spoilers. We warn you just beforehand.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
nervous_testpilot - Triumph - Frozen Synapse: Original Soundtrack
Bandcamp
We Played...
Not just content with spending obscene amounts of time with Overwatch, and scavenging scrap from a command line in Duskers, Euan attempted the Resident Evil 7 E3 demo and tried to improve his basketballship with NBA2k16.
After finally finishing DOOM, and continuing to be impressed with The Division, Calum picked up Elder Scrolls Online to see if it can stand next to classics like Skyrim.
In News...
Tencent has bought a majority stake in Clash of Clans developer Supercell.
Oculus have reversed their hardware lock once again allowing Vive users to play Oculus exclusive games.

Blizzard are removing the "Avoid This Player" option from Overwatch matchmaking, as well as nerfing Torbjörn but only on consoles.

The concept game that Criteron showed at E3 2014 is no more.

Some more details have come about about what life post Rise of Iron will be like for last gen Destiny players.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 3min
June 07, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Shorts Weather
Summer is here, and brings with it sunny days, less excuses to stay in and play video games, and of course E3. Prepare yourselves.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Weval - Rooftop Paradise - Half Moon EP
Bandcamp | Soundcloud
We Played...
While not away on holiday, Euan tries out The Tomorrow Children Open Beta toiling away for the greater communist good.
Calum took the bullet and saw the Warcraft movie, commanded an army in Total War: Warhammer, and caves in to buy Overwatch.
In News...
Various sources are reporting that there is to be a new slim XBox One this year, with a new more powerful version next year.
Watch Dogs 2 is to be announced this Thursday, based on an official teaser.

Volition Studios, of Saints Row fame, have announced their new game which appears to have a lot of similarities to the Saints games.

No Mans Sky has been delayed to August 9th.

Continuing what appears to be a trend, Ubisoft is reportedly making a movie with Jake Gyllenhaal based on The Division.

Allison Road, spiritual sibling to P.T, has also been cancelled for reasons currently unknown.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 28min
May 24, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Hot Join
What do Syndicate and Deus Ex, and Eurovision have in common? Dope beats and cyberpunk costumes, apparently
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Skrillex - Syndicate - Syndicate OST
Soundcloud
We Played...
After spending some time with the new soundtracks in Crypt of the Necrodancer, Euan goes exploring in the stunning looking Uncharted 4.
Calum talks about his experience with the second episode of Life is Strange, and tells tales of space exploration and politicking in Stellaris.

We both played the new Doom, and it's big and dumb in the best possible ways.
In News...
Disney are cancelling Disney Infinity after the last two sets come out next month.
Civilisation 6 is announced, and is coming 21st October 2016.

IGN will archive all content from the new closed GameTrailers, as well as keeping the name for publishing trailers.

Final Fantasy X and X-2 have appeared on Steam, a PC port of the HD remaster from last year.

Tetris is being made into "an epic sci-fi thriller" trilogy of movies. Apparently.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
...more
1h 40min
May 10, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Dump Shock
Join your favourite fixers as we leave meat-space, grab our decks, blow through some ICE and make sure we don't flatline in the process. Or, you know, talk about video games.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Genki Rockets - Star Line - Genki Rockets I: Heavenly Star
Amazon MP3
We Played...
Calum goes full cyberpunk by looking back at the 2012 Syndicate reboot, as well as recounting his first experience jacked into the cyberverse with a HTC Vive.
We spent some time with the Overwatch Open Beta, and have very differing opinions.
In News...
This years big shooters both were leaked and announced over the past few weeks, with Call of Duty heading into space with Infinite Warfare, and Battlefield going into the past with the terribly named Battlefield 1
DirectX co-creator and WildTangent CEO Alex St-John published an article slamming developers for their "wage-slave" attitude and their apparent "entitlement", while simultaneously being sexist, racist and ableist. It received almost universal condemnation from developers the world over, including his own daughter.

Nintendo dropped a bunch of big news in a low key investor meeting. The NX drops in March 2017, the new Zelda game is delayed till 2017, and the WiiU version will also be the only playable game they will be bringing to E3.

Dawn of War III is coming, looking to merge the scale of 1 and the hero customisation of 2.

Dishonoured 2 has a date, November 11 this year.

Microsoft have stopped manufacturing Xbox 360's
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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1h 38min
April 26, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Gun Wizard
It's a school of magic that you might not have herd of, but I'll be damned if it's not the best way to get rid of a rat problem.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Anamanaguchi - Cheap Shop - Scott Pilgrim Vs. the World: The Game (Original Videogame Soundtrack)
Amazon MP3 | iTunes
We Played...
Euan conquers his fears and plays a MOBA, namely the Battleborn Open Beta, as well as getting to grips with Playstation Now and discovering a potential new love of basketball video games with NBA2K14
After continuing to adventure in Baldurs Gate, Calum held back the tide of Skaven in Vermintide.

Doom is coming back, and according to the Multiplayer Beta, we think they might have modernised a little too much.
In News...
We spend a lot of time talking about the NEO, the leaked mid cycle update to the Playstation 4. We talk about the specs, the developer policies and what this means for the future of consoles.
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
...more
1h 34min
April 13, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – Trendy Work Pants
Sometimes when your trying to control a city wide virus, you need to look good while your doing it. Or at least a decent hat.
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Danny Baranowsky - Rhythmortis - Crypt of the Necrodancer OST
Bandcamp
We Played...
Doing what he does best, Euan attempts to pilot a mech in Strike Suit Zero, and skulks around the subways of London in Zombi.
In what is becoming a regular event, Calum is back into Baldur's Gate in preparation for the new DLC.

We finally both airdrop into an infected New York in The Division.
In News...
Nintendo have terminated an employee that has been the subject of a sustained online harassment campaign, for perceived slights against video games that she had nothing to do with. Welcome to the internet.
The new Baldur's Gate DLC is receiving negative Steam reviews because it dares to have a transgender character as well as rounding out the female characters from the series

Quantum Break has an option to disable licenced music so that your stream doesn't get ContentID blocked.

It's been 10 years since the Oblivion "horse armour" DLC outrage. Look how far we have come.

Gears of War 4 is dropping on October 11th

Rumoured concept art from the next God of War game shows Kratos moving to let out some anger on the Norse gods.

...and much more
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
All Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 3.0
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 16min
March 22, 2016GameEngineStart Podcast – It’s The Future
The days of recording this game from our respective real world locations are soon to disappear, only to be replaced by virtual reality landscapes. Or more probably, just VR Skype...
On this episode...
Intermission Music...
Eric Barone - Tropicala - Stardew Valley Soundtrack
Steam (DLC)
We Played...
Euan stars in the very average action movie that is Broforce, with some serious technical issues
When not running a farm in Stardew Valley, Calum finally dives into Life is Strange, and has some opinions

In the current political climate, we choose Bunnylord as our leader in Not a Hero, and talk cyberpunk with Invisible Inc.
In News...
Playstation VR is hitting in October this year at £349, however the Playstation Camera is required.
Just after Microsoft alluded to hardware revisions for the Xbox One, reports are surfacing of a "Playstation 4.5" in development

Digital Homicide, a developer who makes some pretty poorly made games, is suing critic Jim Sterling for libel and slander.

The next in line of TV video game gameshows is appearing in Autumn, with comedian Dara O'Briain

Microsoft has said they are allowing Xbox One games to play against their PC and PS4 counterparts, starting with the Xbox One version of Rocket League

Gone Home developer Fullbright has delayed their next game Tacoma until early 2017
Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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Intro Music - There It Is - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Outro Music - Honey Bee - Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
News Sting - News Intro - Maximilien (soundbible.com)
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...more
1h 19min

FAQs about GameEngineStart Podcast:

How many episodes does GameEngineStart Podcast have?

The podcast currently has 281 episodes available.