On this week's exciting instalment of Games and Such Chris and Steve discuss Castlevania: Lords of Shadow 2 and then exciting DLC options for Typing of the Dead: overkill. This week's news section features lots of good news for The Last of Us but sadly also more games industry lay-offs. Finally, this week's topic for discussion is the rise of e-sports.

Chris and Steve discuss playing Thief, the week's gaming news including the latest round of lay-offs and this week's topic is what people take from game reviews.

James joins the usual hosts for a very serious discussion of the Titanfall beta. This week's news section features Deep Down controversy and an Xbox One price drop. Then, the three hosts preview four up-and-coming game releases including Shadow of Mordor, The Order: 1886, Alien Isolation and Evolve.

Chris and Steve discuss the Titanfall beta and all the latest controversies including flappy bird, more resolution scandals and the end of Irrational.

Chris and Steve talk a little about Dota and give us the lowdown on The Wolf Among Us Episode 2. Then there is a bumper edition of the news, with controversy and sales figures in abundance. This week's topic is quite simply how to save Nintendo.

Our hosts discuss A Link Between Worlds, slipping back in to a comfy old MMO, all of the latest gaming scandals and the continuing reign of FIFA 14. This week's topic for discussion is Broken Age, as we go in depth and review the whole game. There are major plot spoilers - you have been warned!

Our hosts discuss Broken Age, Tiny Brains and their return to TF2. There's bad news from Nintendo in the news section but good news for fans of Tetris. Then, this week's topics is 2014 predictions - what will happen to Valve, Blizzard, Microsoft and Sony in the year ahead.

Chris and Steve have gone free-to-play crazy, playing Warframe and Path of Exile as well as more Hearthstone. In the news this week: Sim City updates, Titanfall controversy and the release of Broken Age. Our hosts then discuss the titles being released in 2014 and pick which ones they are most looking forward to.

Chris and Steve ring in the New Year with discussion of Hearthstone (again!), A Link between worlds, a cancelled Hitman console game, the new Turtle Rock monster shooter and an Alien game from those nice people at Creative Assembly. This week's topic of discussion is gaming resolutions.

Chris and Steve look back on their podcasting exploits and the games of 2013, recapping their five favourite games of the year.