It's ep 53 and @jamie_woodcock is still with us! We talk games: Jamie pines for Andor in Star Wars: Zero Company, Alex plays the now BDS-free South of Midnight, and Sofie insists the vinyl sound is warmer in Wax Heads. Star Wars and Marxism together at last!
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Boringly-numbered ep 51 is here, and GTA cannot be contained to news! Alex has replayed GTA5 to see how well it holds up. Has it been cancelled?! Meanwhile, Ed luxuriates in a half-tuck in Uncharted 2. Sofie silently judges us both, as is her right. News next week!
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It's only episode 50?!? A half-century? How is that possible?? Well, at any rate, it's still a news one, and we go hog-wild on GTA 6 - we watch the showcase, Alex talks GTA leaks, Sofie big-ups the @IWGB_GW, and Ed gets into a different set of leaks. History is made!
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It's ep 49! 50 next, which means something? Anyway, Alex nationalises the railways in Denshattack!, Sofie halflings out in a round of D&D, and Ed wrings the last drops of goodness out of Dark Souls 2 with it's DLC.
Lots of GTA chat next ep!
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Ep 48! News! And most important, Kingdom Hearts news!! Will we get it memorised? Only one way to find out. Meanwhile, Ed talks Saber CEO, Sofie spills tea on Roblox and Alex delves further into the Id layoffs. You'd better believe we're keeping it Simple and Clean.
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Welcome to episode 47, and Sofie's still back! We talk games - Sof's killing God in 33 Immortals, Alex has notes on the Victorian legal system in The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles, and Ed falls in love with a sidekick in Jak and Daxter. News next week!
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It's ep 46 but who cares because Sofie's back!! Waaah! It's news so she's getting into Saudi Arabia buying EA, Ed talks network outages and Alex compares the Analogue 3D and the ModRetro M64 (not great for one of them). And did we say that Sofie's back?!!
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Ep 45 is here with a bang - Alex is whisked away by Leon's thick arms in Resident Evil: Requiem and Ed embodies the divine wind in Ghost of Tsushima. Sofie's back next week! Along with news! And the listenability of the podcast!
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Ep 44 arrives with a bumper All Bad News Special episode! Ed talks Xbox layoffs, and Alex chats ZA/UM layoffs (Sofie's back soon!). Soak up that creamy depression in our shortest ever episode.
Games still next week though!
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It's ep 43 - and with only Ed and Alex (Sofie back soon!) they go deep on their games. And they're 007: First Light and the OG Resident Evil remake! Is James Bond a true Marxist? The answer is definitely no, but we chat about him anyway. News next week!
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Ep 42, and has there been any news in the last 2 weeks? Oh yeah: Xboxalypse, Playstation abandons disc and some good (!!) news about Rockstar trying to unionise! So this is a big boy episode, we've got a lot to chew on. Join us! (and games next week)
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Ep 41 is here, and we have gone all-out for Zero Parades, the sort-of followup to Disco Elysium! All three of us have played it - is it good? Is it bad? Does it live up to DE? Does it continue or betray its politics? Is life still worth living? All will be answered!
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Our campaign for a union at Rockstar continues! Today, we've filed for recognition with @RockstarGames, asking Rockstar to meet with their workers to agree a deal for good working conditions, fairness and a say at work. We await Rockstar's response.
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We're back! We did it! Our housing hassle is over (for now) and we're back on our podcast bullshit. And with a big one! It's news and Alex goes all in on Keighley's SGF, Ed maintains consistency with bad Xbox news, and Sofie has good (?!) news from Rockstar and the IWGB. Back! ⬇️
We're late! But here! And it's a big one - we finally talk about DISCO ELYSIUM! We're doing it! The spectre haunting the podcast has finally arrived! Also - Sofie examines hallway tiles in Exit 8, and Ed experiences "Twilight For Boys" in Dispatch. Big times!
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Incredible scenes in ep 38 as we are joined by @IWGB_GW's Chair, Spring McparlinJones! We talk corporate skullduggery, worker uprisings, and of course, ZA/UM. Also, Ed and Sofie hear Alex gripe about Starfox. Great for fans of tone shifts! And good podcasts!
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Episode 36 has arrived and the cracks are forming! Listen in to hear the beginnings of the invitable sectarian split. Also news! Sofie talks Xbox climbdowns, Ed relays a Build A Rocket Boy deep-dive and Alex explains Halo's recent link to fascism.
Games next week!
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Episode 35! It's here at last! Alex hangs outside of Whitechapel station to declare that London has fallen (to fascism tho) in Watch Dogs: Legion, Ed wakes with élan in Alan Wake, and Sofie nostalgiamaxxes in Retro Rewind.
News next week!
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Episode 34 ominously looms over us all - a clear sign that this is a news one! Ed updates us on Stop Killing Games, Sofie finds an unlikely ally against payment processors, and Alex has a big old rant about the Triple I Initiative. Join us!
Games next week!
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