Show Notes
This week's topic, as kindly suggested by BirdsNest on the Discord, is the vacuous, time-wasting, mind-numbing empty-calorie games that we just can't get enough of.
As always, we catch up with what the Boys have been up to. Pierre's headed into training against the hard-as-nails CPU in a quarter-of-a-century old game, and Glenn, Sarah and Producer Ben have been off to a very swanky event for a little sneak peek (and sausages).
If you're interested in what the Boys are up to, below are some links to find out more:
Pierre - You Sit There, I'll Stand Here
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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:
Age of Empires 2
Resident Evil 2
007 First Light
Counter-Strike
Dark Souls III
Cronos: The New Dawn
Silent Hill 2
Dark Souls
Vampire Crawlers
Watchdogs: Legion
Dorfromantik
Nine Kings
Paperclips
Vampire Survivors
Cossacks
Candy Crush
TimeSplitters 2
Red Dead Redemption
Tetris
Disco Elysium
Mixtape
Organic Engine
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