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In this week's episode the gang catches up and talks about Fates Forever, Borderlands 2, Mountain (you've probably never heard of it), Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Double Dragon Neon, and of course, GTA V. Got questions or comments? Email or Tweet at us.

Music:

• Jake Kaufman - Double Dragon Neon Title Theme

With apologies to Lisa, but even more apologies to the late Tom Clancy.

The dust has kinda settled around E3, which gives us a chance to look at some of the news and announcements without hype-tinted glasses. Along the way we talk about Guild Wars 2, Wildstar, The Wolf Among Us, GTA V, that Watchdogs PC graphics tweak, the Alienware Alpha, Assassin's Creed Unity and the ensuing multiplayer hoo-ha, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei, Uncharted 4, Tom Clancy's The Division, The Order 1886, the new Mirror's Edge, The Sims 4 and No Man's Sky.

Also, Turn Down For What?

The gang's all back together! This week we talk about Dave's new job at EA, Battleheart Legacy, Kentucky Route Zero, Towerfall Ascension, The Sims 3, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Gaming Buyer's Remorse. Check out the gaming consoles, peripherals and games we wish we hadn't shelled out money for. Do you have any gaming purchases that you regret? Email or Tweet at us to let us know.

Music:

• Brian Tyler - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag OST - A Pirate's Life

This week's episode will be a bit late, but we'll get that to you early next week. Anyway we had to tell you this story first so that you will be able to fully enjoy the episode when it's published on Monday, so for now please enjoy this half-episode.

Image credit: xkcd

In this half episode, Dave, Joel, Lisa and Mac discuss the now-abandoned Steam Greenlight game Towns as well as Microsoft's decision to dis-Kinect the Xbox One.

This week Dave, Joel and Lisa play host to Mac Lotze, one third of DAM, the group that made Not Everything is Flammable, and we talk about their experiences from participating in Global Game Jam 2014 and the future of their game. Along the way we discuss A Dark Room, Duet, Luftrausers (with a short aside about Vlambeer and cloned games), and Yoshi's New Island. If you have game jam anecdotes to share, write to us at [email protected] or tweet us @staringscreens.

You can find the Global Game Jam build of Not Everything is Flammable here.

Music:

• Rushjet1 - Son of Flynn (it's an 8bit cover of the Daft Punk song off DaChip Vol 2)

In this .5 episode, Dave and Joel talk at length about Fire Emblem: Awakening, and Lisa pontificates on why the Fire Emblem games are "ah beng". (We know. We don't even… either.)

This week Joel and Dave are reunited, and you can hear Lisa's eyeballs rolling in their sockets as they geek out over Pay To Win mechanics in Free To Play (and all other) games. Along the way we discuss Guild Wars 2, Stonehearth (not to be confused with Hearthstone) and Hearthstone (not to be confused with Stonehearth). Got a Pay To Win anecdote or opinion to share? Tell us via email or Twitter.

In this .5 episode we get to talking about FireChat and other chat apps and unwittingly reveal our geriatricity. Also, did you know Alamak Chat still lives?? Whut.