In our last episode for the year, we look back at 2014 and discuss the things and events we found significant to our lives as gamers. Also in this episode: Game of Thrones, Bounden, Fantasy Life, Dragon Age: Inquisition, and of course, Not Everything is Flammable. (Game of The Week.) Music: Trevor Morris - Dragon Age Inquisition Main Theme Links: Notch's new $70m mansion Lindsay Lohan: The Price of Fame 

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66. 2014: The Year in Review

Whoops, a really delayed .5 episode. Joel sends his apologies. In this half episode we talk about the games we saw at Gamestart and PAX Aus.

65.5 Games Conventions Part 2

This week we play host to Mike Ferrer from OMGeek and we talk about Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare, Rune Factory 4, Valkyria Chronicles, and XCOM: Enemy Within, as well as share our experiences at Gamestart 2014 and PAX AUS 2014. Music:  Hitoshi Sakimoto - Valkyria Chronicles (Main Theme) 

65. Game Conventions

Crysis 3, PES Manager, Monument Valley, Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor, Fotonica, Alone and a discussion on what makes a good licensed game. Music: Garry Schyman - The Gravewalker - Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor OST 

64. Extra Canonical

Achivements in games, Godus, Shovel Knight, Banished, Nidhogg, Another Case Solved, nerd hugs and mouth farts. Music: Jake Kaufman - Strike The Earth! (Plains of Passage) - Shovel Knight OST 

63. Cheevos

This is probably the weirdest .5 episode we've ever recorded. Also, Google blackhead videos at your own risk. You have been warned.

62.5 The One About Squeezing Blackheads

This week you get to enjoy listening to Eric, Joel and Vick ruminate on Dawn of The Immortals, Crazy Taxi for iOS and Android, Saints Row IV, Gunpoint, The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds, Remember Me and Ni No Kuni. In other news we explore binge gaming and try to pick apart its causes and effects.

62. Binge Gaming

In which Vick educates us about Taylor Swift's songwriting. Try and decipher if she's a fan or a hater.

61.5 With Apologies to Taylor Swift

On this week's scintillating session, The Lego Movie Videogame, Lego Marvel Superheroes, Lego Harry Potter, GTA Online, Monument Valley, Steampunk Tower, Dawn of The Immortals and of course Kim Kardashian: Hollywood. WHUT? Exactly. 

61. Keeping Up With The Kardashians

In which we nerd out a bit about Game of Thrones and '90s IRC.

60.5. A Nerd for All Seasons

In this week's episode the gang catches up and talks about Fates Forever, Borderlands 2, Mountain (you've probably never heard of it), Mario and Luigi: Dream Team, Double Dragon Neon, and of course, GTA V. Got questions or comments? Email or Tweet at us. Music: Jake Kaufman - Double Dragon Neon Title Theme 

60. Have You Not Heard of Mountain?

With apologies to Lisa, but even more apologies to the late Tom Clancy.

59.5 - Tom Clancy's Jurassic Park

The dust has kinda settled around E3, which gives us a chance to look at some of the news and announcements without hype-tinted glasses. Along the way we talk about Guild Wars 2, Wildstar, The Wolf Among Us, GTA V, that Watchdogs PC graphics tweak, the Alienware Alpha, Assassin's Creed Unity and the ensuing multiplayer hoo-ha, Professor Layton vs. Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney, Fire Emblem x Shin Megami Tensei, Uncharted 4, Tom Clancy's The Division, The Order 1886, the new Mirror's Edge, The Sims 4 and No Man's Sky. Also, Turn Down For What?

59. E3 2014

The gang's all back together! This week we talk about Dave's new job at EA, Battleheart Legacy, Kentucky Route Zero, Towerfall Ascension, The Sims 3, Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag, and Gaming Buyer's Remorse. Check out the gaming consoles, peripherals and games we wish we hadn't shelled out money for. Do you have any gaming purchases that you regret? Email or Tweet at us to let us know. Music: Brian Tyler - Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag OST - A Pirate's Life 

58. Buyer's Remorse

This week's episode will be a bit late, but we'll get that to you early next week. Anyway we had to tell you this story first so that you will be able to fully enjoy the episode when it's published on Monday, so for now please enjoy this half-episode. Image credit: xkcd

58.5. With Apologies to Dave

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