Show Notes
If my eyes don't deceive me, I do declare it's another episode of the slowest-starting true crime podcast ever released. What's the crime? Keep listening for the reveal.
In the meantime though, the Boys have been playing with themselves. Pierre's finally made a galactic breakthrough, Glenn's got hold of a very recent release and is discovering his undying love for it and Sarah's overcome the gloom in the most rad way possible (gnarly).
Do you find sometimes it all gets a bit much? Life coming at you fast, nowhere to turn, nowhere to hide? You find yourself putting down the controller, stepping back from the keyboard and mouse and just... stopping. Well, this episode is about those gaming breaks and how you find your way back in. From new formats to friends and family, there's always a way to get hooked back on the good stuff.
To follow along with the Button Boys outside the podcast:
Pierre - You Sit There, I’ll Stand Here
Glenn - Please Sir, Glenn I Have Some Moore
Glenn and Producer Ben - The Audience VS
Sarah's Melbourne Show
If you can't get enough Button Boys content, head over to Patreon, where you can find our weekly Hidden Cache bonus episode featuring more gripes, game recommendations and our Hitman: World of Assassination playthrough, and Player 4, where we interview a different comedian every month about their gaming lives.
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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Terra Invicta
Civilization VI
Crusader Kings
Persona 5
Resident Evil: Requiem
Mewgenics
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Wavetale
Age of Empires II
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Stardew Valley
Call of Duty: Warzone
Harvest Moon
Halo: Combat Evolved
Halo Infinite
Arc Raiders
Battlefield 1
Red Dead Redemption 2
Hell Let Loose
The Last of Us
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Fallout 4
Final Fantasy IX
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
LittleBigPlanet 3
Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas
Overcooked
Unpacking
PowerWash Simulator
Dark Souls
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