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Each week, we don our utterly metaphorical armour and confront the most intriguing mainstream gaming issues, as well as venturing to the arcane depths of the indie games scene. PC or console games: whatever your favourite species of electronic entertainment, we drag it screaming from the dungeon al…

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    • Apr 19, 2017 LATEST EPISODE
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    • 21 EPISODES


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    Visiting the Village: Episode 108

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2017 59:55


    This week Ian and Paul discuss SNES Classic rumours, Project Scorpio, the Switch, frustum culling and more. We also have The Film and Television Lounge Area and the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 107

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 13, 2017 69:51


    On this week’s show we talk about the recent Switch announcements, Elder Scrolls remasters, tutorials, luck and falling out with your publisher. We also have a special Paul’s Audio Corner segment along with This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 11 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 106

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 6, 2017 43:16


    This week Ian and Paul discuss the top 100 selling games on Steam in 2016, Bethesda’s approach to constructing open worlds and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 11. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 105

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 22, 2016 83:44


    On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss Crytek closures, more Switch rumours, eSports agen sbobet gambling, bug bounties and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top, uh, 11 and your questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 104

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 22, 2016 66:31


    On this show we talk about Nintendo & ‘managed scarcity’, virtual sports, insider trading and more. We also have the This Week’s Old Releases & the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 103

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2016 46:31


    This week Ian and Paul discuss PS4 Pro teething issues, Android porting issues, the importance of Day 1 sales, Steam store changes and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 102

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 4, 2016 97:32


    On this show Ian and Paul discuss the Nintendo Switch, Hitman’s elusive targets system, Sony’s OtherOS lawsuit, Twitch Prime and more. We also see the return of Ian’s Magic Corner along with This Week’s Old Releases and the UK Steam Top 10 Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 101

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 28, 2016 72:16


    On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss suing your users, franchises, VR and more. We also have the UK Steam Top 10 and the Television and Film Lounge Area. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 100

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 16, 2016 94:29


    This week Ian and Paul talk about: Steam review changes, an ‘art history’ of games, the National Videogame Arcade, League of Legends and more. We also have a special 2009 retrospective in honour of our 100th (!!!) episode, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 99

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 8, 2016 70:17


    This week on the show Ian and Paul discuss cartridges, ‘trash’ items, the price of old wargames and much more. We also have the Television and Film Lounge, This Week’s Old Releases and the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 98

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 26, 2016 70:11


    On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss player count drops, hit points, the Oculus/Bethesda lawsuit, Resident Evil: The Play and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 97

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 18, 2016 56:46


    On this week’s show Ian and Paul discuss the No Man’s Sky backlash, CSGO gambling going legit, ‘cloud’ acceleration and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 96

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 8, 2016 79:36


    On this week’s show Ian and Paul talk about Diablo rumours, the recent CS:GO betting controversy, the legality of hacking, Papal Undertale and more. We also have a discussion about The Witness, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 95

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 1, 2016 75:17


    This week on the show Ian and Paul discuss heel turns, the history of WASD, crowdfunding vs publishing, offensive usernames and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases & the UK Steam Top 10. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

    Visiting the Village: Episode 94

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2016 76:57


    This week on the show Ian and Paul talk about the different kinds of Sky, weird DLC, more key reselling controversy and much more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 93

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 16, 2016 82:15


    This week Ian and Paul discuss alternatives to Steam Early Access, dealing with criticism as a dev, game preservation, employee profiling and more. Also there’s This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and plenty of your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 92

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 9, 2016 73:24


    On this week’s show we have a couple of F2P stories, an update on the Steam Controller’s success, Fundbetter, post mortems and more. Also there’s This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and some of your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 91

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 2, 2016 85:01


    On this show Ian and Paul talk about Half Life 2: Episode 3, DOOM, VR turf wars and more. We also have The Film & Television Lounge Area, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and some listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 90

    Play Episode Listen Later May 19, 2016 92:53


    On this show Ian and Paul discuss Lionhead Studios, crowdfunding risks, eSports, eSports and more eSports along with bad reviews, bad movies and more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and lots of your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 89

    Play Episode Listen Later May 12, 2016 90:58


    On our show this week Ian and Paul discuss Disney’s move out of game development, the new realities of crowdfunding, eSports mishaps, things that can run doom and much more. We also have This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and a bumper crop of supremely flippant listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast […]

    Visiting the Village: Episode 88

    Play Episode Listen Later May 5, 2016 60:38


    This week we have eSports TV, Nintendo’s hard sales tactics, Pokémon Go, Steam user reviews and more. We also have The Film and Television Lounge Area, This Week’s Old Releases, the UK Steam Top 10 and your listener questions. Subscribe to the podcast on iTunes – http://itunes.apple.com/gb/podcast/visiting-village-mode-7-games/id308659100 Follow us on Twitter – http://www.twitter.com/mode7games and http://www.twitter.com/ianhardingham

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