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There’s heavy emphasis on being John Wick larping as a DVD rental store owner & supplying an east London town with piscine refreshment, this week. We have BLACKWOOD https://shorturl.at/S8RUf, Dressmaker https://shorturl.at/WYTsU, Transport Fever 3 https://shorturl.at/EnJzF & more  
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro00:50 - MHG Chat: Site Hack03:47 - BLACKWOOD https://shorturl.at/S8RUf 08:00 - Rivage https://bsky.app/profile/exnilostudio.bsky.social, @exnilostudio.bsky.social  13:20 - Nighthawks https://bsky.app/profile/wadjeteyegames.com, @wadjeteyegames.com  17:00 - Dressmaker https://shorturl.at/WYTsU 21:53 - Transport Fever 3 https://shorturl.at/EnJzF 36:22 - Outro

Brad’s party train has departed the station! All aboard as we review Trivia Murder Party 3, The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival & Train Sim World® 7. Oh, and we talk about Ed Sheeran being a tw*t.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:32 - MHG Chat: Ed Sheeran being a tw*t06:07 - MHG Chat: Jackbox family games12:13 - Trivia Murder Party 3 https://bsky.app/profile/jackboxgames.com18:29 - The Walking Dead: Streets of Survival https://bsky.app/profile/trailmarkgames.bsky.social31:17 - Train Sim World® 7 https://bsky.app/profile/trainsimworld.com46:05 - Outro

Strong opinions flying about this week, as Brad takes on the likes of He Who Watches & ShipShaper: Falconeer Chronicles, whilst Stu tackles STAR WARS Zero Company™
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Brad intro01:09 - The Red Cathedral (Preview) https://shorturl.at/0ITNE 06:30 - He Who Watches https://bsky.app/profile/danga.games, @danga.games 09:54 - Dataminers https://shorturl.at/u3HQA 14:01 - Ship Shaper https://bsky.app/profile/falconeerdev.bsky.social, @falconeerdev.bsky.social18:42 - Stu intro19:07 - STAR WARS Zero Company™ https://shorturl.at/SQovI 20:03 - Rant against EA begins23:18 - Rant against EA ends28:58 - Minor spoilers for STAR WARS Zero Company™32:03 - Minor spoilers end36:23 - STAR WARS Zero Company™ technical issues & wrap up37:52 - Outro

Speedrunning reviews and cooking fools; that’s the MHG way. This week we cram in six(!) reviews inc. Lego Skylines https://shorturl.at/f9UkK, Ultrapool https://bsky.app/profile/icedropgames.bsky.social & Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy https://shorturl.at/LViUy
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:32 - Lego Skylines https://shorturl.at/f9UkK07:37 - Breakout Beyond https://bsky.app/profile/choiceprovisions.bsky.social13:27 - Ultrapool https://bsky.app/profile/icedropgames.bsky.social15:07 - Blood Dungeon https://bsky.app/profile/messhof.bsky.social17:37 - Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy https://shorturl.at/LViUy23:21 - BioEden https://bsky.app/profile/brokenarmsgames.bsky.social31:27 - MHG Chat: Which retro Onimusha?33:04 - Outro

Sad week where we lost three titans of entertainment: Dolly, Tim Curry & Peter Cullen (who passed away post-recording). We give tribute to these legends & also cover the likes of Rogue Eclipse https://bsky.app/profile/outersloth.com & Quake - Dawn of the Machine https://shorturl.at/96b0y
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro00:38 - MHG Chat: Tribute to Dolly Parton & Tim Curry09:02 - Rogue Eclipse https://bsky.app/profile/outersloth.com13:25 - Brigador Killers https://bsky.app/profile/stellarjockeys.bsky.social17:33 - Quake - Dawn of the Machine https://shorturl.at/96b0y27:39 - Combolands: Roguelike Citybuilder https://bsky.app/profile/cruxgames.bsky.social34:26 - Outro

Thinking of gaming on Linux? Have a listen to TrebleStrike’s Bazzite experience before you do! There’s also interesting recomp news in the form of PGR4, more AI slop & the GTA6 leek [sic]. All this and Duskfade, too https://shorturl.at/E1lAy.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro03:21 - Duskfade https://shorturl.at/E1lAy 13:34 - MHG Chat: Bazzite - the simple intro20:58 - MHG Chat: Bazzite - the techie stuff37:57 - MHG Chat: Recomps, leaks, AI slop43:01 - Outro 

We played a legit stinker this week, which is rare for MHG. But which is it: Sovereign Tower https://bsky.app/profile/wildwits.games, Wardrum https://shorturl.at/3OZnH or Agefield High: Rock the School https://shorturl.at/3uygg?
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro03:29 - Sovereign Tower @wildwits.games https://bsky.app/profile/wildwits.games11:08 - Wardrum @mopefulgames.bsky.social https://shorturl.at/3OZnH 19:37 - Agefield High: Rock the School https://shorturl.at/3uygg32:12 - Outro

Sometimes you just need a cozy game where you’re ensconced in a little repair shop (ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs @tinybuildgames.bsky.social) & other times you want to be entombed in steel, firing explosives (IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator https://shorturl.at/QnAW5). Strange world, eh?
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:58 - MHG Chat: Clacton by-election again05:08 - ReStory: Chill Electronics Repairs @tinybuildgames.bsky.social10:20 - UNBEATABLE - The Jamie Paige Content Companionhttps://shorturl.at/CWQpP16:20 - MHG Chat: AI usage in ‘Librarian: Tidy Up the Arcane Library!’27:33 - IRON NEST: Heavy Turret Simulator https://shorturl.at/QnAW538:11 - MHG Chat: Upcoming releases42:35 - Outro

Brad DLCs how it’s done with Powerwash Simulator 2: STAR WARS Pack https://shorturl.at/9tjqQ & Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand https://shorturl.at/Ug02d, whilst Stu pushes himself to the edge with Truxton Extreme https://shorturl.at/QEy52  
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro (Brad)01:00 - Powerwash Simulator 2: STAR WARS Pack https://shorturl.at/9tjqQ 04:20 - Company of Heroes 3: Final Stand https://shorturl.at/Ug02d10:23 - Intro (Stu)11:09 - Truxton Extreme https://shorturl.at/QEy5211:20 - History of Tatsujin/Truxton15:45 - Truxton Extreme: the review bit25:25 -  Outro

As the UK struggles with lack of rain, MHG towers is struggling with lack of new games! Nothing much taking our fancy rn, so we revisited NBA 2K26 https://shorturl.at/OMPNg& Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands https://shorturl.at/Wb4FW, after letting them breathe for a bit. 
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:07 - NBA 2K26 https://shorturl.at/OMPNg04:36 - Tom Clancy's Ghost Recon® Wildlands https://shorturl.at/Wb4FW 10:27 - Outro

It’s rail grinding train carriages, Robin Hood, and gay cruises this week. Incredibly, games are involved in all this: 007 First Light https://shorturl.at/g23yJ, Denshattack! @denshattack.bsky.social
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:23 - MHG Chat: Robin Hood03:35 - 007 First Light https://shorturl.at/g23yJ12:26 - Denshattack! @denshattack.bsky.social23:03 - MHG Chat: quiet release schedule?27:37 - Outro

In the hot weather I get jealous of games with cold climates. After Brad talked about it, I wanted to jump into the world of HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate https://shorturl.at/9AwbY & just roll around in the powder. There’s also Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business (@teyongames.bsky.social) & Mixtape https://bsky.app/profile/annapurna.com
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro00:32 - MHG Chat: Binface07:25 - HYPERyuki: Snowboard Syndicate https://shorturl.at/9AwbY  15:06 - Robocop: Rogue City - Unfinished Business @teyongames.bsky.social 22:02 - Mixtape https://bsky.app/profile/annapurna.com29:15 - Outro

There’s some scattered chatter around Tunic & Control Ultimate Edition, but this episode is focused on Sony stopping physical gaming in its tracks come 2028. What do we think, what will change & what advice do we impart? Have a listen to find out.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro03:01 - Tunic https://shorturl.at/oPC3b 06:26 - MHG Chat: Sony halting physical PS disk production34:16 - Outro

I just can’t. I just can’t. I just can’t control the heat. So to cool off, we’re playing Dart Racer https://shorturl.at/bZ1pD & Tour de France 2026 https://shorturl.at/aafOT. Also chatting Moonlight streaming & Remedy’s brilliant Control https://shorturl.at/8aM8Y  
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro00:54 - MHG Chat: the heat04:47 - Dart Racer https://shorturl.at/bZ1pD 13:59 - Tour de France 2026 https://shorturl.at/aafOT 23:19 - MHG Chat: Sunshine/Moonlight streaming26:31 - MHG Chat: Control (Remedy) completed31:11 - Outro 

Why, Microsoft? Brad & Stu lament the recent studio closures & look to the indies for solace once again: Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP1 + Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe55 provide the entertainment this week.
SHOWNOTES:00:10 - Intro01:37 - MHG Chat: Microsoft Xbox Closures08:37 - MHG Chat: Playing the backlog10:06 - Solarpunk™ https://shorturl.at/X9GP116:18 - MHG Chat: Remedy Entertainment21:26 - Witchspire https://shorturl.at/OPe5528:04 - Outro