As if Mr Bean was not enough to entertain you at the Olympic 2012 opening ceremony, we have Darren Gargette and Chris ORegan to reveal their gaming weeks and pass comment on the top news stories affecting the video game industry. Games discussed include Endless Space, Wreckateer, Quantum Conundrum and Spelunky on the Xbox 360.

In the news we chat about Minecraft being sued over patent infringements, NASA launching Portal 2 related artwork into space, Microsoft shutting down Flight and Irrational Games demanding that potential staff have worked on games that have achieved a high score on Metacritic.

Running time: 1:29:54

We open up this episode of SHFTS with talk about the weather. What else

would two Englishmen talk about after all? For it is Chris ORegan and Tony

Atkins who present this episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow and as they do

so they share their views on Eclipse, Heroes of Ruin, Syndicate and Lost

Winds on iOS as well as the unstable climate.

 

We also cover the news by chatting about the lack of a follow up patch

to the first patch for Fez and how a producer for SWTOR has left the Bioware

Austin studio.

Running time: 01:47:43

This episode of SHFTS is a post Rezzed special, in which Leon and Chris chat about their experiences at the Rezzed expo that ran in Brighton last week.

Tara is also around to listen to what Leon and Chris saw in Brighton as well as regale everyone of her experiences at ConVergence. Games discussed ranged from mainstream titles like Borderlands 2 right through to obscure artistic titles like Diminishing Worlds.

In the news we cover Penny Arcade asking for more money via Kickstarter and how a man let his 12 year old son spend GBP 1,150 on FIFA and Call of Duty Modern Warfare 3 via XBL Marketplace.

Running time: 02:06:11

We start the show with some sad tidings. Alphabox has left SHFTS due to

work commitments. We wish him well in his future endeavours and you can

still hear his dulcet tones on the Off Topic podcast. It is not all bad news

however as we have a new host in the form of Darren Gargette.

Another member

of the Cane and Rinse team, he brings us tales of daring-do in marathon runs

of The Binding of Isaac, Lollipop Chainsaw and Pixeljunk Eden. Chris ORegan

delves into the realms of Augmented Reality games in the form of PulzAR and

Tabletop Tanks while Leon Cox shares his joy with his newly acquired 3DS.

All this and much more including Thomas Was Alone and The Walking Dead

Episode 2 are discussed in this weeks SHFTS.

Running time: 01:36:53

Mike Barton and Chris ORegan open up the show by talking about

football. Sorry. Thankfully they do get onto games of the flashy lighty

variety. This includes games like Tiny and Big, The Binding of

Isaac, Avenger Chronicles Pinball Tables, Frobisher Says and

Mount and Blade Warband. So sit back and enjoy as we expand on these games

and many other things.

Running time: 01:04:44

Mike Barton and Chris ORegan chat about what Chris saw during his week

long visit at E3 2012. We chat about everything from Halo 4 through to

Unfinished Swan with a trip to Nintendo Land on the way. Other games covered

include Max Payne 3 and DayZ.

Running time: 01:17:40

Tara Nelson and Chris ORegan chat about their gaming week and under the

spotlight we have Diablo 3, VVVVVV, SWTOR and Family Business tabletop game.

In the news we have BBC confusing themselves over Halo logos and BioWare

letting SWTOR developers go.

Running time: 01:04:59

Tony Atkins and Chris ORegan chat about their gaming week and under the

spotlight we have Diablo 3, DayZ, VVVVVV, Tera and Minecraft of the Xbox

360. In the news we discuss the Diablo 3 secret level and West and Zampella

vs. Activision case heading to court.

Running time: 01:41:41

A duo of hosts this week, with Chris ORegan and Leon Cox chatting about

their gaming week and what happened in the news. Chris talks about The

Walking Dead and how much fun he had avoiding zombies while also playing the

DOTA like Awesomenauts on the Xbox 360. Leon meanwhile talks about his

experiences with Infamous 2, Pinball Arcade and Ridge Racer Unbounded.

 

In the news we cover Diablo 3 being region free, Nintendo trying to get

on the good side of core game fans, Bayonetta 2 being cancelled, Tribes

Ascend never coming to consoles and an Elder Scrolls MMO being

announced.

Running time: 01:41:26