Episode 16 – A Pirate Movie Rated R for Adult Themes and Language

Look it's Dark Souls!

Time to get down and get funky with this weeks rip and rolling episode of Eight and a Half Bit! Up for discussion is the worlds worst port of one of the best games of all time Dark Souls. Argue with Argument Champion, power through with the Powerpuff Girls, get dizzy with Fantastic Dizzy and… league on with league of legends? Australia gets it’s first state to sign R 18+ into law and F2P is taking over everything! All this and more when you put us in your ears.

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Weekly Video Roundup

I wish I were a mulligrub

What’s that? Only one week in and I’m rebranding from ‘Indie Game Roundup’ to ‘Weekly Video Roundup’? Get off my case!  I’m sad now. I just want to be me.

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Top 5 – Games Based on a Television Show

It's Lupis

How many great television based games have the crew played? Not that many it turns out. Tune in to learn the depths some people will go to in order to justify their terrible choices!

Next Week: Top 5 Games with non-human protagonists

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Episode 15 – Ben Should Talk More

Ben's Gonna Eat YOU!

Darksiders II!  Also other things are discussed in this riveting episode of Eight and a Half Bit.  These other things include the craziest week of Valve news ever, Gamescon wrap up, James tearing into the beloved Super Metroid and Ben gets a special birthday surprise!

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Indie game roundup – 18th August 2012

Mr Jones Mr Jones. Call me Mr Jones.

Welcome all! To avoid the awkward discussion on videos for indie games on the podcast each week where all we pretty much say is “You should watch the video” we have now put together a post where you can simply just watch the videos. A bit of a slow week to start off but rest assured other weeks will have a different amount of videos, although some will likely have the same.

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Top 5 – Most Overrated Games

Picking on Bono? How edgy.

Here it is the first episode of our midweek show where the boys detail their anger inducing top 5 most overrated games lists!  Also marvel at the new shows theme song which will be NEVER PLAYED AGAIN.

Next weeks topic: Top 5 games based on TV shows

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Episode 14 – Portrait of Yourself in a Museum for Yourself

Looking good

This week James and Paul share their bogus journey with your ears! Ben is missing this week, all the more opportunity for the lads to rummage through his unmentionables. Join us, and be confused about pre-ordering Photoshop on Steam for a bonus Artist’s Beret TF2 hat! James hangs out with Twinsen on Twinsun, Paul gets excited about a console that might be awesome, and Ben promises all listeners $20*! (*not really)

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Episode 13 – Photorealz

Look out for angry birds

Experience our new photorealistic episode as we make you feel things! Try not to rage-quit as the gents remember the games that most angried their blood, peer into the future of screen-o-vision with the new VR headset ‘Oculus’, and hear about how all MMOs are dead and we’re faced with a future of nothing but offline content! (not really). Also, EPIC NEWS ATTACK ROUND!

Next week: Top 5 Overrated Games

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