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Indies, AA, (even AAA) games, mental health, social chat and more. Eaxh and every week!

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October 27, 2026Episode 35137 min

347 : Antigravity Horn

What do you get if you combine a ton of clever indy games with AA + VR? This podcast! Amongst the cornucopia are Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction https://shorturl.at/XgAUm, Deep Dish Dungeon https://shorturl.at/OPc33 STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ https://shorturl.at/a8enT & Skydance's BEHEMOTH https://shorturl.at/s5hYa SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:05 - Disc Golf Masters https://shorturl.at/FYL0C 04:05 - Moonfrost https://shorturl.at/uqc6W 07:31 - Dupery: A Game of Solo Deduction https://shorturl.at/XgAUm 12:50 - Deep Dish Dungeon https://shorturl.at/OPc33 18:43 - STAR WARS: Galactic Racer™ https://shorturl.at/a8enT 26:57 - Skydance's BEHEMOTH https://shorturl.at/s5hYa 32:25 - Titanfall 2 VR https://shorturl.at/IlSMh 36:14 - Outro

October 20, 2026Episode 35038 min

346 : Wargames Has Come True

Everything is too expensive, so let’s break down some higher-quality, lower priced games to set you right: Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2, over the hill, TOEM 2 & more SHOWNOTES 00:10 - Intro 01:31 - MHG Chat: Everything is too expensive 04:40 - Disney/Pixar Toy Story 3 Complete Edition & Disney/Pixar Toy Story: Retro Roundup! https://bsky.app/profile/digitaleclipse.bsky.social, @digitaleclipse.bsky.social 14:14 - Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun 2 https://bsky.app/profile/aurochdigital.bsky.social, @aurochdigital.bsky.social 27:14 - over the hill https://bsky.app/profile/funselektor.bsky.social, @funselektor.bsky.social 34:01 - TOEM 2 @popagenda.co 38:14 - Outro

October 12, 2026Episode 34946 min

345 : That Makes Me Lava Girl

Rammed with games yet again, we’ve got 7 that may or may not thrill, inc. Gear.Club Unlimited 3 https://shorturl.at/ZmGFb, Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve https://shorturl.at/yhYaI & Nivalis Nights https://shorturl.at/Z9r4d SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 05:33 - Gear.Club Unlimited 3 https://shorturl.at/ZmGFb 12:09 - Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve https://shorturl.at/yhYaI 21:43 - MHG Chat: Vibe Coding & PS5 emulation 26:27 - Nivalis Nights https://shorturl.at/Z9r4d 33:08 - Radio Text 35:38 - SiN Reloaded 38:22 - Mad Metal 41:42 - Endless Rails 46:06 - Outro

October 7, 2026Episode 34844 min

344 : Tetanus Disaster

I think we can all agree that work sucks. Some people like gaming versions of dull activities, though. Hence Lawn Mowing Simulator 2. We also have The Gate Must Stand, MXGP 26, discussion on AI used to make cut ‘n’ shut games, and lots more besides. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:39 - MHG Chat: Site hack update 02:20 - MHG Chat: AI chimera games 04:59 - Kingdom Rush 6: Genesis TD https://bsky.app/profile/ironhidegames.com 11:30 - The Gate Must Stand https://shorturl.at/h3AJV 17:25 - Lawn Mowing Simulator 2 https://bsky.app/profile/skyhookgames.bsky.social 24:45 - MXGP 26 - The Official Game https://bsky.app/profile/nacon.bsky.social 33:04 - MHG Chat: Ace Combat 8 early tech impressions 43:09 - Outro

September 28, 2026Episode 34637 min

343 : Ilford needs Fish

There’s heavy emphasis on being John Wick larping as a DVD rental store owner & supplying an east London town with piscine refreshment, this week. We have BLACKWOOD https://shorturl.at/S8RUf, Dressmaker https://shorturl.at/WYTsU, Transport Fever 3 https://shorturl.at/EnJzF & more SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:50 - MHG Chat: Site Hack 03:47 - BLACKWOOD https://shorturl.at/S8RUf 08:00 - Rivage https://bsky.app/profile/exnilostudio.bsky.social, @exnilostudio.bsky.social 13:20 - Nighthawks https://bsky.app/profile/wadjeteyegames.com, @wadjeteyegames.com 17:00 - Dressmaker https://shorturl.at/WYTsU 21:53 - Transport Fever 3 https://shorturl.at/EnJzF 36:22 - Outro

September 21, 2026Episode 34546 min

342 : The Commuting Dead

Brad’s party train has departed the station! All aboard as we review Trivia Murder Party 3, The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival & Train Sim World® 7. Oh, and we talk about Ed Sheeran being a tw*t. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:32 - MHG Chat: Ed Sheeran being a tw*t 06:07 - MHG Chat: Jackbox family games 12:13 - Trivia Murder Party 3 https://bsky.app/profile/jackboxgames.com 18:29 - The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival https://bsky.app/profile/trailmarkgames.bsky.social 31:17 - Train Sim World® 7 https://bsky.app/profile/trainsimworld.com 46:05 - Outro

September 14, 2026Episode 34438 min

341 : ShipShaper & Bristol Fashion

Strong opinions flying about this week, as Brad takes on the likes of He Who Watches & ShipShaper: Falconeer Chronicles, whilst Stu tackles STAR WARS Zero Company™ SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Brad intro 01:09 - The Red Cathedral (Preview) https://shorturl.at/0ITNE 06:30 - He Who Watches https://bsky.app/profile/danga.games, @danga.games 09:54 - Dataminers https://shorturl.at/u3HQA 14:01 - Ship Shaper https://bsky.app/profile/falconeerdev.bsky.social, @falconeerdev.bsky.social 18:42 - Stu intro 19:07 - STAR WARS Zero Company™ https://shorturl.at/SQovI 20:03 - Rant against EA begins 23:18 - Rant against EA ends 28:58 - Minor spoilers for STAR WARS Zero Company™ 32:03 - Minor spoilers end 36:23 - STAR WARS Zero Company™ technical issues & wrap up 37:52 - Outro

September 7, 2026Episode 34333 min

340 : Repeating Pentagons

Speedrunning reviews and cooking fools; that’s the MHG way. This week we cram in six(!) reviews inc. Lego Skylines https://shorturl.at/f9UkK, Ultrapool https://bsky.app/profile/icedropgames.bsky.social & Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy https://shorturl.at/LViUy SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 01:32 - Lego Skylines https://shorturl.at/f9UkK 07:37 - Breakout Beyond https://bsky.app/profile/choiceprovisions.bsky.social 13:27 - Ultrapool https://bsky.app/profile/icedropgames.bsky.social 15:07 - Blood Dungeon https://bsky.app/profile/messhof.bsky.social 17:37 - Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy https://shorturl.at/LViUy 23:21 - BioEden https://bsky.app/profile/brokenarmsgames.bsky.social 31:27 - MHG Chat: Which retro Onimusha? 33:04 - Outro

September 1, 2026Episode 34235 min

339 : A Bedsit in Grimsby

Sad week where we lost three titans of entertainment: Dolly, Tim Curry & Peter Cullen (who passed away post-recording). We give tribute to these legends & also cover the likes of Rogue Eclipse https://bsky.app/profile/outersloth.com & Quake - Dawn of the Machine https://shorturl.at/96b0y SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 00:38 - MHG Chat: Tribute to Dolly Parton & Tim Curry 09:02 - Rogue Eclipse https://bsky.app/profile/outersloth.com 13:25 - Brigador Killers https://bsky.app/profile/stellarjockeys.bsky.social 17:33 - Quake - Dawn of the Machine https://shorturl.at/96b0y 27:39 - Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder https://bsky.app/profile/cruxgames.bsky.social 34:26 - Outro

August 24, 2026Episode 34143 min

338 : Doogie Howser is a Clown

Thinking of gaming on Linux? Have a listen to TrebleStrike’s Bazzite experience before you do! There’s also interesting recomp news in the form of PGR4, more AI slop & the GTA6 leek [sic]. All this and Duskfade, too https://shorturl.at/E1lAy. SHOWNOTES: 00:10 - Intro 03:21 - Duskfade https://shorturl.at/E1lAy 13:34 - MHG Chat: Bazzite - the simple intro 20:58 - MHG Chat: Bazzite - the techie stuff 37:57 - MHG Chat: Recomps, leaks, AI slop 43:01 - Outro