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GameEngineStart Podcast

GameEngineStart

Get your bi-weekly dose of haberdash from our internet habershery, mainly concerning video games. Join Euan and Calum, two brothers on a quest to pour large amounts of video game discussion into your beautiful ear holes. We talk about what we are playing, the media coverage of video games and other random musings on life.

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01:45:44

GameEngineStart Podcast - Electric Win God Fist

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2025/09/23

00:08:40 - Diablo 400:28:54 - Chronos00:53:08 - 2XKO01:24:35 - News - Firaxis is the latest company to let people go.01:28:38 - News - Vampire The Masquerade - Bloodlines 2 will no longer lock some vampire families behind launch DLC, and instead will launch separate DLC later.01:29:38 - News - Randy Pitchford is tweeting through it again. Joy.01:39:12 - Upcoming & HousekeepingIntro Music -There It Is -Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Outro Music -Honey Bee -Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)News Sting

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01:07:47

GameEngineStart Podcast - Digging Deep

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2025/08/26

We took a long break, but now we're back with all you'd expect from us.We Played...Euan gives his final thoughts on Death Stranding 2 after seeing the credits roll.Calum have a bumper crop of Grounded 2, Dawn of War: Definitive Edition and hot game of the moment Peak, which is, as the kids say, peak.We both discuss interesting psychological thriller Dead Take, and it's incredible performances.Timestamps00:04:29 - Death Stranding 200:12:19 - Dead Take00:19:09 - Is This Seat Taken?00:22:23 -

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01:34:53

GameEngineStart Podcast - The Solution Is The Ball

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2025/07/22

It's time for a new Destiny 2 expansion. God help us all for the discussion that was had.Spoiler WarningWe talk pretty explictly about the story of the new Destiny 2 expansion, Edge of Fate, between 0:44:08 and 0:49:09. We say so before hand, but if you are worried the timestamps below should help you skip it.We Played...Euan tries 'new Zach' in Kaizen: A Factory Story, a new Zachntronics game by not Zachtronics, Astra Logical (featuring Zach). He also continues discussion of Death Stranding 2You

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01:11:58

GameEngineStart Podcast - Oil Cat

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2025/07/08

A new Kojima has been released, and so new Kojima must be discussed.We Played...Euan plays follow-up story DLC Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest and the new madness from Hideo Kojima Death Stranding 2: On the BeachCalum deals with the grim dark 41st millenium in Warhammer 40K: Rogue TraderTimestamps00:03:19 - Still Wakes the Deep: Siren's Rest00:07:29 - Death Stranding 200:25:39 - Rainbow 6: Siege00:28:07 - Rogue Trader00:49:29 - News - Med students are using 8BitDo controllers to aid with exam

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01:05:46

GameEngineStart Podcast - Cozy Diggers

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2025/06/24

Summer Games Fest has come and gone and this podcast is only an hour. That should say something about the show this year.We Played...We talk about a few of the things that stood out at Summer Games Fest, which is a pretty small listCalum gets into why Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls is such an interesting announcement, and has early thoughts on the Switch 2Euan has been playing with plant machinery in Roadcraft, and having an existential crisis as to why he likes it so much.Timestamps00:00:49 - Summer

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01:19:10

GameEngineStart Podcast - Darth Vader Slurs

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2025/06/03

As the dawn of the Switch 2 approaches, our heroes find themselves playing non-Nintendo products both old and new!We Played...Euan discusses further VR adventures with Defector & Wanderer, and reflects back on some old Blendo Games hits with Quadrilateral CowboyCalum briefly talks Warhammer 40k CRPG Rogue Trader and the new release of the season Doom: The Dark AgesTimestamps00:01:24 - The Switch 2 Is Almost Here00:12:26 - Defector & Wanderer00:20:00 - Quadrilateral Cowboy00:24:19 - Rogue

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01:40:18

GameEngineStart Podcast - Homage

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2025/05/06

Its just turned May and we are already on our third GOTY candidate. Also, it's one we might actually agree on!We Played...It's been a rough week for games media, so we start the podcast with some reminiscing on the good old days of Giant Bomb and mourn the passing of the institution that was Polygon.We found Room 46 in Blue Prince, and Euan spend some in the deep south in South of MidnightWe spend a long time talking about Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, a game there is as much to talk about as there

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01:23:12

GameEngineStart Podcast - It's All Just Vibes

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2025/04/22

Blue Prince has caused some differing opinions on the show this week. It's an interesting discussion but I worry about the outcomes...We Played...Euan talks about the new game from Paradise Killer developers Promise Mascot Agency and wonders if the series can be saved in Lost Records: Bloom & Rage Tape 2We both talk all things Blue Prince and it gets in depth and interesting.Calum gives a brief glimpse once again into Final Fantasy 14 Savage RaidingTimestamps00:05:47 - Promise Mascot Agency00:08:48

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00:55:38

GameEngineStart Podcast - Getting At Least 10,000

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2025/04/01

If you're listening to this podcast, I hope you're maximising your sleep and you're on your eighth bottle of sparkling water by now...We Played...Calum does a check in with Monster Hunter Wilds and is in full preparation mode for the next raid tier in Final Fantasy 14: DawntrailEuan also wraps up Citizen Sleeper 2 and Split Fiction, and talking ins and outs of Contractors: ExfilTimestamps00:12:30 - Monster Hunter: Wilds00:14:19 - FF1400:20:25 - Citizen Sleeper 200:21:56 - Contractors: Exfil00:30:00

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01:41:16

GameEngineStart Podcast - No Joy In Their Heart

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2025/03/11

After a two week break for two big games the two host return to (read as two) talk about them. Two.We Played...Calum has played both rather large games of the past month in Obsidian's latest Avowed and continuing culling of ancient enemies in Monster Hunter WildsEuan returns to teen type in Lost Records and gives a brief overview of Split Fiction. More to follow.Timestamps00:01:28 - Avowed00:17:23 - Minor Pillars of Eternity Spoilers00:27:16 - Minor Avowed Side Quest Spoilers00:37:03 - Lost

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01:42:49

GameEngineStart Podcast - Dehydration

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2025/02/11

It's 2025 and we emerge from our winter hibernations. Turns out all we did was play video games. Funny how that works.We Played...Euan has been stuck in the virtual world with Contractors: Exfil. He also tries to go to the stars in the highly anticipated Citizen Sleeper 2Calum played newest Atlus offering Metaphor: ReFantazio, the same game 90% of people were playing over winter Marvel Rivals, and is very ill in the head and this returned to WarframeTimestamps00:09:32 - IXION00:11:02 - Contractors:

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02:00:06

GameEngineStart Podcast - Game of the Year 2024...

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2024/12/10

It is the time of year to put another log on the fire, grab your drink of choice, and listen to us talk about our favourite games of the year.Or in one case spend 20 minutes just quoting it.Timestamps00:06:13 - Euan - #500:10:44 - Calum - #500:17:42 - Euan - #400:24:13 - Calum - #400:34:06 - Euan - #300:43:54 - Calum - #3 & #200:56:21 - Euan - #201:10:09 - Calum - #101:24:48 - Euan - #101:46:20 - Runners Up01:56:52 - Looking to 2025Intro Music -There It Is -Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)Outro

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02:02:57

GameEngineStart Podcast - Backstory Is Important

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2024/11/05

The world has conspired so that we both got a game from a series we love in one week, so it's a long one.We Played...After months of discourse, Calum digs into Dragon Age: The Veilguard, and seems to like it a lot.Life is Strange: Double Exposure takes Euan into his Pacific North West feelings, even though this installment takes place in Vermont. Remember, "sad teen" is a genre not a time period.Timestamps00:05:55 - Euan Game Catchup00:09:31 - Dragon Age: The Veilguard01:00:31 - Life is Strange:

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01:37:18

GameEngineStart Podcast - Nobody Wins Here

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2024/10/15

Nostalgia is a double edged sword, make sure your not falling for it. Also some quirky hardware with a crank. Real hard swings this episode.We Played...Silent HIll 2 is a foundational game for Euan, so his time with the Bloober Team remake is complicated.Awful delivery companies aside, Calum finally got a Playdate. It seems cool!We realised we had never talked about the joy of Astro Bot, so we remedy that. Timestamps00:03:31 - Euans Random Games00:06:07 - Silent Hill 200:54:49 - Playdate01:09:20 -

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01:04:52

GameEngineStart Podcast - Tutorials Are Hard

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2024/09/17

We took some time away. We've come back. There are video games. It never changesWe Played...Calum talks now real video game Deadlock. We all thought it was a secret, but it was just a MOBAEuan talks about the seemingly perfectly average Star Wars OutlawsTimestamps00:02:00 - Sony announced a £700 PlayStation Pro00:11:48 - Concord has been taken offline after less than a month00:20:39 - Former head of Sony Europe says industry layoffs aren't caused by greed, and people should "figure out how to get

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01:22:41

GameEngineStart Podcast - How Dare You

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2024/08/20

We saw some video games happen, some people are denying video games are happening, and some people appear to be doing whatever they can to ensure they don't make another video game happen again.We Played...Euan investigates some sci-fi murders with mixed results in No One Wants To DieCalum conquers his demons, namely the new Final Fantasy XIV Savage Raids, and experiences some retro Morrowind vibes in Dread DelusionWe both finally got to experience Thank Goodness You're Here, and it's every bit as

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00:53:47

GameEngineStart Podcast - Keeping Yourself Busy

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2024/07/23

The games are sparse so we revert to type with RPGs and VR galoreWe Played...Calum plays hot new release Elden Ring. This is a lie but he hasn't heard anyone talk about this game, so it's worth a go. This was also a lie.Euan forgets reality for one of a virtual kind with Contractors Showdown and Ghosts of TaborWe both tried The First Decendant. It's alright. That's it, that's all we have to sayTimestamps00:02:08 - Elden Ring00:22:47 - Contractors Showdown00:39:30 - Ghosts of Tabor00:46:18 - The

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00:53:43

GameEngineStart Podcast - Cosmic Sadness

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2024/07/09

We haven't heard from Calum in a while. He said he was exploring Tural? Don't know what that means but hopefully he's ok.We Played...Calum explores the latest Final Fantasy 14 expansion, DawntrailEuan does what every Scottish person has to consider at one point in their life, and decides to work on an oil rig in Still Wakes the DeepTimestamps00:02:02 - FFIVX: Dawntrail00:21:43 - Dragon Age: Inquisition00:22:51 - Still Wakes the Deep00:34:33 - Still Wakes the Deep - Spoiler Start00:41:41 - Still

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02:00:40

GameEngineStart Podcast - A More Prolific Jeff

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2024/06/18

A long one for everyone this week. Between the Summer Keighley Fest and a new Destiny expansion, it's a new season for games.We Played...We talk about the things we care about from Summer Games Fest, including the new Dragon Age, slow female vocal covers in trailers, and many other smaller items.Calum takes up his mantle of Destiny editor and goes in depth to Destiny 2: The Final Shape.Euan talks about Senua's Saga: Hellblade II, a much anticipated sequel for him.Timestamps00:02:22 - SGF: The Dragon

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01:28:46

GameEngineStart Podcast - The Most Edinburgh Cat

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2024/05/28

As summer approaches, one of us prepares for months of MMO gameplay and the other does what he always does. Plays weird indie games. NOTE - We talk about minor spoilers from Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, we are explicit when we are about to start, and there is a timestamp in the podcast description.We Played...We both played XDefiant, and had a surprisingly long conversation about the current state of the FPS genre.Euan plays a pile of puzzlers with The Excavation of Hobs Barrow and Lorelei and the

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