Should I Play This Game Podcast

In an episode bitten the technical issues bug, the boys look at Outriders, being a space idiot, and one of the worst movies humanity has ever created (as well as Steve's plan to fall farther down the hole of terrible movies) Also: Microsoft now owns Bethesda, the fiasco around The Sinking City, politics in Fallujah, and the next Must Listen of 2021!‬ Intro and Games: -> 27m49s News: 27m49s -> 1h24m15s Beginning of the End: 1h24m15s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1164 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Steve and Graham do their best to fight off the stupid this week, as the *sigh* Llamanati has infiltrated the video game world and given us news of the rumoured cancellation of the physical version of E3, the confirmed cancellation of Anthem NEXT, delays to a number of other titles, and a whole bunch of Sony news!‬ Intro and Games: -> 24m23s News: 24m23s -> 1h5m43s Beginning of the End: 1h5m43s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1160 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

It happened! Steve's PC is finally built! Bet you can't guess what he's played on it... Also, Graham gets all Cpt. Holt with his love for trains, Blizzard & Nintendo announce some stuff, more stupid Epic business, more stupid Stadia business, and just more!‬ Intro and Games: -> 22m53s News: 22m53s -> 1h22m59s Beginning of the End: 1h22m59s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1157 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

As Steve bemoans the firstest of first world problems, and Graham roams the Wildlands, there's also E3 rumblings, CD Projekt hacks, a kind-of-Epic Games Showcase, the return of Six Days in Fallujah, not-so-much 'changes' to Ubisoft's business model, and plenty more to pontificate over! #wordplay‬ Intro and Games: -> 24m54s News: 24m54s -> 1h26m11s Beginning of the End: 1h26m11s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1152 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

A new week cometh, bringing some unexpected lockdown and magazine talk, as well as news on the upcoming Mass Effect Legendary Edition, Valve getting busted, Gearbox getting acquired, and the Prince getting delayed. All of this, plus the usual banter! What fun!‬ Intro and Games: -> 42m17s News: 42m17s -> 1h24m33s Beginning of the End: 1h24m33s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1150 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

A new year, some new games, and at least one crazy news story to welcome the boys back to a first step towards a regular routine! Beyond a deep dive on the GameStop , the boys look at Lucasfilm's re-entrance in the games industry, 2020 in dollaridoos, and a quick look at the year to come in video game releases!‬ Intro and Games: -> 34m48s News: 34m48s -> 1h21m4s Beginning of the End: 1h21m4s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1145 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys are back for a new year, but, as always, before you can move forward... You need to look back upon whence you came! So before digging into 2021 and all of it's news and games, the boys must hand out some of the most prestigious awards in gaming media! Find out who won what in the SIPTG GOTY spectacular!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1132 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Graham and Steve reconvene to discuss the best games of 2019, and what games from 2019 you should play!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1117 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

We're getting closer to the end of our overview of the PS4/XONE generation, as we look over the games to play for the year 2018!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1115 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

We've hit one of the bigger years of the generation, as 2017 brought some MONSTERS to the party! What are the games from 2017 to pay attention to? Well, glad you asked...‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1113 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

What a time it's been - the sheer scale of the mess around Cyberpunk's release means that we had to look at it all in its own episode, so that's what we did! We run through the timeline of events leading to the garbage fire of year, and what it might all mean for the industry going forward.‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1105 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

For the final episode of the year, you'd think there wouldn't be much news... But, you'd be mistaken! A whole lot has happened, as we look, among other goings-on, EA cutting Take Two's grass, CD Projekt continuing their greeeaaaat run, Nintendo's latest indie showcase, and a new Neo Geo on the way!‬ Intro and Games: -> 22m26s News: 22m26s -> 1h14m17s Beginning of the End: 1h14m17s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1103 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

In the penultimate episode of 2020, Graham and Steve look at the rough launch of Cyberpunk 2077, and a whole slew of announced delays and release dates, and all of the news from this year's Keighleys!‬ Intro and Games: -> 12m57s News: 12m57s -> 1h11m6s Beginning of the End: 1h11m6s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1101 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

A short episode this week, as December normally doesn't bring the news - but it does bring the games! Graham becomes Immortal, Rising like the Fenyx, while Steve is stuck at the Apex of... 2020? The boys also talk BioWare departures, Activision lawsuits, and Dead Cells DLC! Let's all get musical, shall we?!‬ Intro and Games: -> 33m9s News: 33m9s -> 57m1s Beginning of the End: 57m1s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1098 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

The boys dig through 2015 and 2016 to look at what's worth playing, with benefit of hindsight and retrospect to help out!‬ Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1094 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

It's beginning to look a lot like... video game awards season! Graham and Steve run through the nominees for the Keighley's, the winners of the Video Game Accessibility Awards, Budweiser's entry into the video game space (!), how to 'save' GameStop, and plenty more!‬ Intro and Games: -> 32m15s News: 32m15s -> 1h35m59s Beginning of the End: 1h35m59s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1091 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Despite having very little news, the boys still manage to have a bunch to talk about! Between the difficulty of buying stuff online, Take-Two's new buy, record sales figures, and the lack of people buying Marvel's Avengers, money, it turns out, talks! Well, money doesn't, but the stuff around money helps us to talk! Intro and Games: -> 55m39s News: 55m39s -> 1h31m6s Beginning of the End: 1h31m6s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1086 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Now that Graham has finally finished The Last of Us Part 2 and composed his thoughts on the game, the boys are able to go through it all and get all of their thoughts on the game, it's events, and it's merit out! If you don't want to be spoiled on TLoU Part 2, maybe avoid this one, but otherwise, dive right in!‬ It goes without saying, we are going to spoil this game, big time, so only listen if you have finished the game, have no intention of playing it or have really bad memory, consider yourself warned! Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1082

A shorter episode this week, but still plenty a-hapennin'! The boys look at the impending console launches (and their relative 'worth'), a new game getting RC'd, Activision making BANK, and that Mass Effect collection is FINALLY confirmed and announced!‬ Intro and Games: -> 14m29s News: 14m29s -> 35m52s Beginning of the End: 35m52s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1079 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music

Cyberpunk has been delayed again, among other delays, which leaves Graham and Steve to investigate the dastardly Womack's role in the games business. There's also some talk about The Last of Us Part 2, Gears Pop getting popped, EA getting fined, being a lady basketball player, and plenty more!‬ Intro and Games: -> 21m51s News: 21m51s -> 1h4m12s Beginning of the End: 1h4m12s -> Full Episode Notes: http://shouldiplaythisgame.com/?p=1076 Music by Kevin MacLeod: https://incompetech.com/music