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SUPER... HOT, SUPER... HOT, SUPER... HOT,... "The most innovative shooter I've played in years!" This week The List reviews another older game that Duncan chose, SuperHot from The SuperHot Team. Just about everyone says it's the most innovative shooter they've played in years (I promise we'll explain that joke in the episode); but, the truth is this game really was innovative and turned the shooter genre on it's head. If you played SuperHot, or even if you didn't, you can tell us all about your experience by writing to us at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-20-metacritic-now-blocks-user-reviews-until-36-hours-after-game-releases https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-07-16-twitch-orders-end-to-us-army-giveaway-promotion-on-its-channel Supported this week by: Hotcorp (SuperHot) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

This week on The List we discuss an odd trend we've been seeing on Steam, early access games and The Chicanery of Penguin Cretins. The episode was a little less structured than usual and we had some silly content. If you like this style, let us know at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2020/7/12/21320607/ubisoft-forward-biggest-news-far-cry-6-assassins-creed-valhalla-hyper-scape-watch-dogs-legion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m5tztyiT99s Main Topic: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-15-the-chicanery-of-penguin-cretins Supported this week by: You! and the Engine Within store. Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

On this podcast we typically review games from a couple years ago as we work our way through the backlog of the video game industry. This week we had an opening in our schedule. In the past we've filled these episodes with several different topics. Once we covered a book about the games industry. This week, it's a bit of a combination. We're talking about Spec Ops: The line. It's a little older than our usual fare and you hosts played it years ago but we are also covering a book that was written about this particular game, Killing is Harmless: A Critical Reading of Spec Ops: The Line by Brendon Keogh. It turned into an extra long episode but we think this game deserved it. Join us for a deep dive in Spec Ops: The Line and let us know what you thought of this game, book, or episode at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.polygon.com/2020/7/6/21314543/the-last-of-us-2-harassment-neil-druckmann-laura-bailey-naughty-dog-abby-death-threats-ps4 https://www.businessinsider.com/video-game-price-increase-60-70-nba-2k-xbox-ps5-2020-7 Supported this wekk by: Visit Dubai (Spec Ops: The Line) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

This week we have a gap in our gaming schedule as Daniel plays through a particularly long game. So, we're taking the opportunity to rehash a debate we actually had to cut from an early episode. Long time listeners may remember Duncan saying "Maybe we'll do an episode about that sometime." Well, now is that time. Join us and listen to us argue about the value and merits of Free to Play video games. What do you think? Do you play these kinds of games? Let us know by writing to us at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-24/video-game-industry-rocked-by-outpouring-of-sexual-misconduct-allegations Supported this week by: Slurp Juice (Fortnite) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

After a wibbly wobbly space-timey whimey accident, your hosts have been transported to a strange universe where Ubisoft and Nintendo coexist and have even produced a cross over game. It's Mario+Rabbids! Join us on our quest to discover if this new mash up kingdom is worth the battle! If you played Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle, we want to hear from you too! Write to us at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/microsoft-is-shutting-down-mixer-its-competitor-to/1100-6478822/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/twitch-issues-statement-on-streamer-allegations-wh/1100-6478850/ https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-part-2-s-metacritic-page-shows-how-broke-1844106265 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-23-shawn-layden-gamelab Supported this week by: Madame Bwahstrella (Mario+Rabbids: Kingdom Battle) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

On this show we try to keep you up to date on the news from the games industry as well as reaching back through the annuals of gaming history to find the treasures of the past! Well, we don't really reach THAT far. This week we've brought you something from 2017. Uncharted: The Lost Legacy. Join us as we discuss the latest installment and the Uncharted series generally. What did you think of The Lost Legacy? Let us know at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/7kp89e/riot-games-investigating-exec-who-blamed-george-floyds-murder-on-his-lifestyle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NH4csfipes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-jXwPnDpMD4 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cCgSyAZinNU https://www.gamespot.com/articles/star-wars-squadrons-is-a-dogfighting-campaign-and-/1100-6478468/ Supported this week by: Shoreline (Uncharted: The Lost Legacy) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade EngineWithin.com

This week The List is really changing things up and instead of talking about a game that is three years old we travel back in time in out literal time machine to talk about a game that was new three years ago! But before we do we've still got news from this time period to talk about. Then we're off to 2017 again to talk about Subsurface Circular, a Mike Bithell game. News Sources: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-06-03/kerbal-space-program-2-release-disrupted-by-corporate-strife?utm_source=url_link https://www.engadget.com/sony-europe-australia-fine-playstation-144552766.html https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-06-04-activision-blizzard-shareholders-upset-over-ceo-bobby-koticks-compensation https://kotaku.com/after-massive-dmca-takedown-twitch-streamers-are-delet-1843954430 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-uk-wants-more-info-to-decide-whether-loot-boxe/1100-6478162/ Supported this week by: ELITE Energy Cells (Subsurface Circular) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

This week was a big week for the news. Video games had to take a backseat to real world crisis and we talk about that in this episode. Also, Undertale. That happened too and we had a special guest join us for our discussion. Find out about all of that stuff this week and let us know your thoughts about video games and social justice at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.businessinsider.com/amazon-games-crucible-fails-2020-5 https://www.gamesradar.com/ps5-games-event-delayed-to-allow-for-more-important-voices-to-be-heard/ https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/2020-05-29-sony-says-it-has-no-interest-in-making-its-ps5-games-compatible-with-ps4 Donate to the NAACP or a Bail Fund to support BLM and Protest movements in your community: https://secure.actblue.com/donate/naacp-1 https://www.communityjusticeexchange.org/nbfn-directory Supported this week by: Undertale: The Mettaton Story You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin Or TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

Hey team! We've got a brand new episode for you this week with lots of news. In fact, there was so much we had to create a "rapid fire" section that's little more than headlines! After that, we're getting out the Dream Eaters and jacking in for a conversation about Observer from Bloober Team. Send us some feed back! Write to TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://kotaku.com/insignia-project-aims-to-resurrect-xbox-live-for-the-or-1843600151 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-22-igda-database-interview https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-20-g2a-and-wube-software-settle-usd40-000-chargeback-dispute Rapid Fire News: https://kotaku.com/pac-man-the-japanese-game-that-took-over-the-world-tu-1843548980 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alleged-rainbow-six-siege-copycat-gets-killed-by-u/1100-6477504/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-26-the-last-of-us-part-2-reportedly-banned-in-the-middle-east https://kotaku.com/skyrim-grandma-is-taking-a-break-because-of-internet-as-1843663799 Supported this week by: Chiron Medical (Observer) You can support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin TeePublic.com/user/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

Unfortunately, this week we had a little less to say about the game , you'll have to listen to find out why, but our episode isn't any shorter as we had an abundance of news to bring you. Join us this week for Agents of Mayhem and, as always, let us know what you think by emailing TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/unreal-engine-5-announced-impressive-graphics-show/1100-6477208/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-15-free-grand-theft-auto-5-crashes-epic-games-store https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-05-16/ubisoft-sues-apple-google-over-alibaba-s-rainbow-six-ripoff https://www.engadget.com/crucible-amazon-relentless-game-preview-interview-130013794.html https://www.gamespot.com/articles/evo-online-2020-replaces-traditional-tournament-wi/1100-6477264/ https://www.gamesradar.com/mafia-trilogy-launches-today-with-a-mafia-remake-releasing-in-august/ Supported this week by: Ultor (Agents of Mayhem... a little) You can help support the show too! Visit Patreon.com/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

The next game on The List is another ground breaking indie game, or is it? Ninja Theory challenged the realities of how games get made while making a game about a woman challenging reality itself and they seem to have knocked the ball out of the park on both fronts. The game isn't flawless and Daniel breaks down it's strengths and weaknesses for us in this exciting episode of The List. Join us to hear about gaming news and a review of Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice. If you disagree with our evaluation, or agree, or just want to, you can contact the show at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/in-place-of-e3-devs-are-teaming-up-for-an-announce/1100-6477069/ https://www.pcgamer.com/ubisofts-e3-style-showcase-is-coming-in-july/ https://www.techradar.com/news/the-xbox-series-x-showcase-was-disappointing-and-microsoft-knows-it https://www.pcgamer.com/youtube-secures-pewdiepie-with-an-exclusive-livestreaming-deal/ Supported this week by: Gramr Giveaway by Odin (Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice) You can help support the show too by visiting Patreon.com/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

The List is back with the news and another game review. This week we played Tacoma! This walking sim is perhaps a bit short but it explores some interesting implications about our possible future. Join us and let us know if you've played Tacoma at TheList@EngineWithin.com New Sources: https://kotaku.com/massive-nintendo-leak-reportedly-includes-wii-source-co-1843248357 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-05-billy-mitchell-suing-twin-galaxies-for-defamation-over-disqualified-donkey-kong-scores https://arstechnica.com/gaming/2018/04/premiere-game-scoreboard-bans-billy-mitchell-in-donkey-kong-cheating-scandal/ https://jalopnik.com/elon-had-some-pretty-crappy-ideas-about-video-games-and-1843240292 Supported this week by : The Venturis Belt (Tacoma) You can help support this show at Patreon.com/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

This week The List is bringing you something unique. Pyre is a sort of blended game featuring elements of fantasy rpg and sports games. It's not something we've seen before or since and we have thoughts about it. Find out all that and some news as well in this episode. If you played Pyre, or for any other reason, you can contact The List by emailing TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.theverge.com/2020/4/27/21238450/sony-playstation-4-the-last-of-us-part-2-ghost-of-tsushima-launch-date https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-05-01-geoff-keighleys-summer-game-fest-is-his-latest-push-to-rally-the-industry https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/24/21234262/nintendo-account-hack-nnid-security-fortnite-vbucks Summer Game Fest: https://www.summergamefest.com/ Supported this week by: Ol' Fenrick (Pyre*) You can support us too by visiting Patreon.com/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

This week the list continues it's tradition of reviewing games with strong narrative by bringing you Get Even. This little masterpiece of psychological suspense and mystery is quite a polarizing game with its good writing and strong performances; but, the gameplay has a few faults we just can't overlook. Find out more by listening in and if you disagree with our conclusions let us know at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-21-unity-will-not-participate-in-any-physical-events-until-2021 https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.gamesindustry.biz/amp/2020-04-20-kotakus-jason-schreier-joins-bloomberg-news https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2020-04-16/sony-is-said-to-plan-limited-playstation-5-output-in-first-year https://kotaku.com/former-white-house-press-secretary-blames-china-after-g-1842949977 Supported this week by: Future Defense Group (Get Even) You can support us by visiting Patreon.com/EngineWithin And, as always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

Broken Age is the adventure game from Double Fine that started the trend of funding games on Kickstarter. This week we review the game and bring you some of the news from the industry. If you've played Broken Age, or any other game, let us know by emailing TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-14-switch-firmware-update-adds-controls-remapping https://www.pcgamer.com/nascar-driver-fired-after-dropping-a-racist-slur-in-an-online-race/ https://kotaku.com/riot-tries-to-force-league-of-legends-player-named-coro-1842889237 https://www.videogamer.com/news/china-to-ban-online-games-because-they-are-an-authority-vacuum Learn more about Quantum League: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZWdPuK2qJrw Supported this week by: Grabbin' Gary from Hazmatbro Support the show at Patreon.com/EngineWithin As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

Last week we fought aliens and this week it's monsters. Zombies! Your hosts are out there braving the zombie apocalypse to bring you a podcast about news from Amazon about games, Sony's PS5 controller and Rockstar fighting COVID-19. Then we hash out the third installment of Telltale's The Walking Dead franchise, A New Frontier. Let us know if you've played any games from Telltale by writing to us at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/02/technology/amazon-making-video-games.html https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/7/21212720/ps5-wireless-controller-dualsense-dualshock-5 https://www.gameinformer.com/2020/04/01/rockstar-donating-in-game-revenue-to-covid-19-relief Supported this week by: New Frontier (The Walking Dead: A New Frontier) You can support us at https://www.patreon.com/enginewithin As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Find more of his music at josephmcdade.com/music or support him by visiting www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

This is a pretty long episode. We've got a lot of news and a pretty big game to discuss with you this week. It's Prey, the 2017 action RPG. Also, please excuse our technical difficulties. Due to scheduling conflicts with work we weren't able to record on time and therefore didn't get the editing done on time. Apologies. We hope you enjoy the show in any case and send us your feedback to TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/amd-admits-its-new-graphics-tech-has-been-stolen-r/1100-6475287/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-04-01-us-court-dismisses-humvee-trademark-infringement-suit-against-activision https://kotaku.com/the-last-of-us-ii-delayed-indefinitely-1842646231 https://kotaku.com/gamestop-will-close-over-300-stores-this-year-1842549613 https://www.polygon.com/2020/4/1/21197360/xbox-series-x-launch-microsoft-phil-spencer-analysis Supported this week by: TranStar Neuromods (Prey 2017) As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme and ad music. Support him by visiting: josephmcdade.com/music www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

The show is racing to keep up with how quickly Daniel is churning through games! This week we bring you Mario Kart 8 Deluxe! There was also a whole lot of news and we'll cover it all here. Get your thoughts on the show by writing us at TheList@EngineWithin.com or come check out our Patreon https://www.patreon.com/enginewithin. News Sources: https://www.eurogamer.net/articles/digitalfoundry-playstation-5-vs-xbox-series-x-specs-comparison-cpu-gpu-storage-tflops https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-19-untitled-goose-game-a-short-hike-take-home-top-prizes-at-gdc-and-igf-awards https://kotaku.com/gamestop-we-can-stay-open-during-lockdowns-because-wer-1842415962 https://www.gamespot.com/articles/gearbox-co-founder-passes-away-tributes-pour-in-fr/1100-6475240/ https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-26-epic-launches-publishing-label-with-remedy-playdead-and-gendesign-onboard https://www.gamespot.com/articles/nintendo-switch-is-sold-out-everywhere-dramaticall/1100-6475217/ Supported this week by: MARIOKART (Mario Kart Franchise) https://nascar.nbcsports.com/2020/03/16/nascar-postpones-five-more-race-weekends-covid/ As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Support him by visiting: josephmcdade.com/music www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

It's time for a fan favorite! Actually, I have no idea. Maybe. We can hope. We're talking this week about Little Nightmares! A puzzle platformer from Tarsier and Bandai Namco. This is a beautiful little platform game with fantastic horror elements. If you want to see adorable things that make your skin crawl this is the game to play. Check it out with us and write in to let us know what you thought at TheList@EngineWithin.com. News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/new-ps5-details-will-be-revealed-on-wednesday/1100-6474848/ https://www.gamespot.com/articles/xbox-series-x-official-specs-target-performance-an/1100-6474792/ https://kotaku.com/all-the-announcements-from-todays-nintendo-indie-direct-1842379716 https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-17-gamestop-cancels-in-store-events-indefinitely-in-response-to-covid-19 https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/17/21184063/gamestop-stores-coronavirus-covid-19-employees https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2020-03-09-reggie-fils-aim-appointed-to-gamestop-board-of-directors https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/16/21181272/steam-concurrent-user-record-set-cs-go Supported this week by: The Maw (Little Nightmares) As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme music. Support him by visiting: josephmcdade.com/music www.patreon.com/josephmcdade

What Remains of Edith Finch was a game that really brought out the differences in your hosts. This episode has a lot of news and some great discussion about the way a game effects a player. Daniel and Duncan felt very differently about this one. Listen to find out more. And share how you felt about the game at TheList@EngineWithin.com News Sources: https://www.gamespot.com/articles/prior-to-postponement-gdc-faced-unprecedented-drop/1100-6474243/ https://www.theverge.com/2020/3/11/21163570/e3-canceled-coronavirus-outbreak-xbox-nintendo https://gamerant.com/evo-2020-snubs-mortal-kombat-11-why/ https://www.techradar.com/news/nvidia-geforce-now-is-bleeding-games-is-it-still-worth-your-time-and-money https://www.polygon.com/2020/3/10/21172310/nfl-2k-sports-football-video-games-deal-ea-madden https://www.ign.com/articles/bungie-to-remove-paid-loot-boxes-from-destiny-2-next-season https://www.pcgamer.com/one-of-eas-unannounced-star-wars-games-has-leaked/ Supported this week by: Dreadful Stories (What Remains of Edith Finch) As always, a special thank you to Joseph McDade who wrote and preformed our theme and ad music. Support him by visiting: josephmcdade.com/music www.patreon.com/josephmcdade