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Running time: 01:04:21

Chris ORegan and James Carter talk about their recent gaming exploits and share their thoughts with the rest of the planet via the magic of podcasts. Games covered include Marvel Heroes, Primordia, Torchlight 2, Kingdom Builder, De Weinhandler, Far Cry 3, Nano Assault Neo, Little Inferno, Nintendo Land, Catcha Catcha Alien and Okami HD. That is quite a list, hence the length of the show.

The hosts also cover the news with Dizzy Returns Kickstarter not really starting, at all and Comet electrical store closing down. Thankfully there is good news in the form of Journey getting a Grammy nomination, which is nice.

Running time: 02:39:50

Chris ORegan, Darren Gargette and Tony Atkins talk about their experiences with the recently released WiiU. They describe how they got one, what they did with it once they got it and the games they played on it.

So, if you are on the fence about buying a WiiU then this is the show for you.

Running time: 02:33:35

Listen and find out!

Running time: 01:02:49

Chris ORegan and Darren Gargette talk about their gaming week, which includes hurling abuse at Americans for not being able to spell, Torchlight 2 being crazy fun, XCOM defying the publishers by making a great turn based game relevant to today, Retro City Rampage not being terribly fun and Serious Sam 3 DLC still having headless people running around yelling a lot.   In the news we discuss Halo 4 being leaked, Black Eyed Peas being sued by Ubisoft and the Wii-U port of FIFA 13 being more like FIFA 97.

Running time: 01:47:42

Chris ORegan and Leon Cox bring to you the latest episode of SHFTS. Chris is suffering from post EuroGamer Expo 2012 blues but perks up knowing that PAX East 2013 is in 5 months. Both Leon and Chris talk about video games they have been playing, both at home and in the Eurogamer Expo hall. Titles covered include Luftrausers, GRID 2, God of War Ascension, Rayman Legends, SimCity, Zen Pinball 2, Torchlight 2, Guild Wars 2, FIFA 13, Catherine, Marvel vs Capcom Origins and NiGHTS into Dreams.

In the news we take a look at how a US senate candidate is being lambasted for playing World of Warcraft, GameLoft releasing an overpriced controller for iOS devices and Microsoft giving away Microsoft Points in exchange for Gamer Score points.

Running time: 01:43:30

Chris ORegan and Tony Atkins host the latest episode of SHFTS. This week Chris tells of how he has been gripped by the Rogue-like space game FTL that was partially funded by Kickstarter. He then chats about his struggle to choose between Guild Wars 2, Torchlight 2 and Borderlands 2. Listen to find out which wins. Tony chats about his time on the PSVita as he delves into Resistance Burning Skies and Unchartered Golden Abyss and finds one to be wanting and the other less so. See if you can guess which one it is...

In the news we cover the Doctors leaving BioWare seemingly in the wake of Star Wars: The Old Republic imploding and the release of the super-slim PS3.

Running time: 02:14:15

Darren Gargette and Chris ORegan talk about PAX Prime 2012, which Chris attended for the FIFTH TIME this year. Much is spoken about what games Chris saw and played at PAX, most of which was in the Indie Mega Booth. Games covered include Catch 22, Hotline Miami, Chasing Aurora, FIFA 13, Super Time Force, The Mark of the Ninja and many more.   In the news we talk about the Wii U launch in November this year, iPhone 5 details and imminent launch and the implosion of Gamestation.

Running time: 01:48:18

Mike Barton and Chris ORegan chat about their experiences at Gamescom. They cover a large chunk of the games that were on show and not on show thanks the exclusive access they had to the show. Games covered include ZombiiU, Company of Heroes 2, Hawken, Medal of Honor Warfighter, Marvel Heroes, F1 Race Stars, Deadspace 3, Hitman Absolution and many more. In the news we expand on Liverpool Studio closing down, OnLive looking a bit peeky, Prey 2 going AWOL and Gearbox using YouTube as a viral marketing tool.

Running time: 01:48:33

With Gamescom 2012 and PAX Prime 2012 looming ever closer, Chris ORegan and Darren Gargette chat about what will likely be at the expos as well as what they have been distracting themselves with. Titles discussed include Darksiders, Manic Miner, Fez, Pinball Arcade, La Mulana and Tribes Ascend. In the news we discuss SWTOR going free to play, Square Enix supporting the Ouya console and people still making levels for Little Big Planet.

Running time: 01:33:57

As if Mr Bean was not enough to entertain you at the Olympic 2012 opening ceremony, we have Darren Gargette and Chris ORegan to reveal their gaming weeks and pass comment on the top news stories affecting the video game industry. Games discussed include Endless Space, Wreckateer, Quantum Conundrum and Spelunky on the Xbox 360.

In the news we chat about Minecraft being sued over patent infringements, NASA launching Portal 2 related artwork into space, Microsoft shutting down Flight and Irrational Games demanding that potential staff have worked on games that have achieved a high score on Metacritic.

Running time: 1:29:54