Game Under Podcast Ep. 164

In this episode Tom Towers and Phil Fogg go over the latest video game news and talk about the games they’ve been playing including STALKER 2, Call of Duty: Balck Ops 6, Balatro, Crimson Diamond and the game launcher application LaunchBox.

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  • Phil Fogg

Game Under Podcast Ep. 163

Last Week Tom attended the RMIT VEGA Games and Animation Expo that showcased the graduates of one of Australia’s leading video game development colleges. We talk about Chipea by Loomi, Who Taught These Police to Drive by Feltlike, Reflection of Atheria by Nyanko Nekomi, Burnout Bakery by KeonDC, Enjoy a Treat by Bo-Rui Lin, A Highly Sensitive Experience by Hin Long (Daniel) Yiu, Blood Legacy by Josephine Putri, Dance Dance Deception by Lou Fourie, Coffin Room by Kay Kwan and Lam Le, Sea Blindness by Peng Yu Jeong as well as the Quest 3, the history and current state of Australian game development and the latest news.

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  • Phil Fogg

Game Under Podcast Ep. 162

We introduce the Mindful Minifogg. To counterbalance the Die of Destiny, which has scored all of Toms reviews for a few years now we will now throw a LEGO minifig (or Mini Phil Fogg) and determine the score Tom really wanted to give the game.

For Halloween, this episode we take a deep dive (:lol:) into some spooky games that The Chinese Room (Makers of Dear Ester) had some direct or indirect influence on including Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs and SOMA. We also discuss UFO 50 before going into a special feature, How it All Started where we talk about seminal games in major franchises.

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  • Phil Fogg

Game Under Podcast Ep. 161

Somewhere in Melbourne

This week we talk about Halo, Bungie, 343 Industries, Nintendo’s Alarm Clock and listener e-mails. We also review Open Roads, You Suck at Parking and Still Wakes the Deep. And an exhausting story from Tom.

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  • Phil Fogg

Game Under Podcast Ep. 160

This episode Tom and Phil talk about Sony’s Playstation 5 Pro and other self-inflicted wounds, Gearbox comparing themselves to The Beatles, and also talk about our playthroughs of Disco Elysium, Baldur’s Gate 3, Still Wakes the Deep (the new game from the makers of Dear Esther) and A Plague Tale: Innocence.

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  • Phil Fogg

Roblox Innovation Awards 2024: The Full List of Winners

In episode 150 of the Game Under Podcast Tom and I explored Roblox and found it to be a generally creative and positive gaming experience. This week the Roblox Innovation Awards were held, here are the winners, which I’ll place here as a resource to enable future exploration.

Best Shooter Experience

  • Arsenal from ROLVe - WINNER

  • HELLMET from Mi gato Creations

  • Gunfight Arena from Splitting Point

  • Guts & Blackpowder from Fuze Studios

Best Education Experience

  • Lua Learning from Torpedo Software

  • LLC Math Difficulty Chart Obby! From Smilish

  • Build a Rocket vs. Mark Rober from

  • Big League Jams Word Bomb from OMG - WINNER

Best Obby Experience

  • Obby But You’re On a Bike from Fortune 777

  • Altitorture [2 Player Obby] from Matrix Entertainment

  • Tower of Hell from YXCeptional Studios - WINNER

  • Flood Escape 2 from Crazyblox Games

Best Action - RPG

  • Blox Fruits from Gamer Robot - WINNER

  • Deepwoken fromMonad Studios

  • Dungeon Quest! from RPG Adventure Voldex

  • World // Zero Dungeons & RPG Adventure from Twin Atlas

Best Strategy Experience

  • Anime Defenders from Small World Games

  • A Dusty Trip from Splitting Point

  • Tower Defense Simulator from Paradoxum Games

  • The Strongest Battlegrounds from Yielding Arts - WINNER

Best Racing Experience

  • Car Dealership Tycoon

  • Driving Empire from Voldex

  • Drive World Drifting & Racing from Twin Atlas

  • Car Crushers 2 from Car Crushers Group - WINNER

Best Roleplay/Life Sim

  • Adopt Me from Uplift Games

  • Berry Ave from Amberry Games

  • Brookhaven from Wolfpaq Games - WINNER

  • Welcome to Bloxburg

Review: The Good Time Garden

I had to write a review of this brilliant game. The Good Time Garden is made by James Carbutt and Will Todd, the men behind Thank Goodness You’re Here that has fascinated the gaming comunity for it’s groundbreaking style and humour. I encourage you to first download and play this short (and free) game before reading my equally compelling review.

Thanks for reading.

Phil Fogg