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Episode 108: Suck It Down - The History of Diakatana

This week John Romero is about to make you his bitch as we explore the troubled development and release of one of the largest high profile blunders ever to grace our industry. So join us as we hop back to the optimistic days of the mid 1990s and show you just where this epic sci-fi FPS, created by some of the biggest names in games, went horribly wrong.

Hot Button’s 2023 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 2

We’re back with our second and final part on the best (and worst) of 2023! Why not celebrate Valentine’s Day by listening to us argue four more awards categories, including… Biggest Surprise, Most Disappointing, Worst Game, and of course a ranked top 10 of the Best of the Best!
 Biggest Surprise - 00:01:45
 Most Disappointing - 00:37:53
 Worst Game - 01:47:30
 Best Game - 02:03:51

Hot Button’s 2023 Game of the Year Deliberations Part 1

With 2024 now upon us, what do you say we take a look back and discuss our top releases of last year. This week we kick it off with awards for Best Aesthetic, Best Narrative, Best Character, and Best Moment! Be sure to return for the remaining categories in Part 2 of 2 coming soon! Note - There will be story spoilers during certain conversations and we will label where to skip ahead in the time codes below.
 Best Aesthetic - 00:02:10
 Best Narrative - 00:53:49
 Best Character - 01:52:22
 Best Moment or Sequence - 02:36:08

Episode 107: Unity Returns!

Sometimes something happens that we just can’t sit on. In perhaps what is likely THE most self-destructive move we have ever seen in almost any industry, today we buckle down and discuss the recent explosion of controversy from the folks at the Unity company. Please note that this recording is not only an expansion of the latest anniversary update, but also a follow-up to the history we covered of the game engine in episode 85!