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Kropotkin, Hendrix and Alphabox chat about their gaming week, which ranges from Firefall closed beta to how Saints Row the Third does not appear to be all that it is cracked up to be. Be prepared for lost of yelling on the part of Hendrix as he berates BioWare for their lack of story telling prowess in Mass Effect 3, amongst many other things.   In the news we cover failing Kickstarter projects and the fact that a new Joyride is to be made that does not use Kinect as a control method.Running time: 01:10:45

We start this episode of SHFTS with Chris admitting that he had only played one game this week, that being Gears of War 3 as it is on his pile of shame. This is despite the fact that he agreed to play it co-op with Mike next week. Fez is also discussed in terms of how utterly mental it is, and believe us when we say it is indeed much more than a Crush clone.Mike meanwhile challenges views spoken by Chris on Wing Commander Saga on a previous episode of SHFTS and chats about Armoured Core 5. Paul shares his thoughts on lag prone Forza 4 and his low opinion of Nintendo and Tara chats about her experiences on SWTOR as she starts a new character, only to see her class nerfed to the point where it becomes a stealth healer. She is not at all happy about this.   In the news we cover the launch of Rezzed and how the developers of Prey 2 stopped work on it last November.   We finish off with listener mail, which we are always happy to

In this Wyoming free episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow Chris, Tony and Leon chat about their gaming week that includes Fez, Ridge Racer Unbounded, Diablo 3 Beta, Pinball Arcade and I Am Alive to name but a few. The hosts certainly do not discuss the state of Wyoming. Well they may do a bit. Sorry.Running time: 02:15:41

It has been a year since Lawrence and Chris shared their experiences at PAX East. Many things were seen and experienced and the hosts do their very best to share what they were exposed to over the 2012 Easter weekend that happened to fall when PAX East was happening in Boston MA.Running time: 01:36:55

Alphabox makes a return to the show with tales of being distracted by Mass Effect 3 multiplayer and enjoying the little plastic figures from Skylanders. Kropotkin finishes the single player of Mass Effect 3 and finds himself sympathising with the negativity it has generated. He also chats about his time with Ridge Racer Unbounded and his love of Off the Leash.   In the news we chat about Robert Bowling Infinity Ward and Denis Dyack yelling about pre-owned games.Running time: 01:13:52

Kropotkin and Hendrix bring you a brand new episode of SHFTS with a chat about Mass Effect 3, Canabult on Android, Warhammer Online Wrath of Heroes, Guild Wars 2, Gran Turismo 5 and a marathon viewing of Lord of the Rings.   In the news we cover BioWare updating the ending to Mass Effect 3 and Microsoft lodging a worrying patent on a TV helmet.Running time: 01:12:29

Chris, Leon and Tony come together for another episode of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow. They discuss their initial experiences with Mass Effect 3 and how Canabult has arrived on the PS Vita. We also reflect on Limbo and that it may have been overlooked by some. In the news we discuss the lack of the new Xbox console at E3 and how Giant Bomb has been sold to CBS Interactive.Running time: 01:50:00

It has been 6 years since Hendrix and Kropotkin began recording a podcast together and this show is a return of the duo. But six years is a long time, and things have changed a lot since then. Examples include the arrival of twitter, Xbox 360, PS3 and Wii. Not to mention Kropotkin rekindling his affection for board games, which he covers in this episode by chatting about Battlestar Galactica, REX and Talisman. Video games also get a look in via Mass Effect 3, Journey and Gran Turismo 5.In the news we cover Peter Molynuex leaving Lionhead and Microsoft and Turn 10 hinting at annualising Forza games.Running time: 01:44:23

Leon and Chris discuss their time with an impressive array of games, ranging from the recently released SSX through to Rayman Origins on the Vita with a side step or two via The Last Story and FIFA 12. In terms of the news, Binding of Issac is coming to PSN, Facebook gaming taking a nose dive, Thatgamecompany seeking other platforms to develop for and the next Xbox gets a code name.Running time: 01:28:44

A British trio of hosts chat about their experiences with the PSVita, their return to PC Gaming via Tony and how Mass Effect 3 multiplayer demo gave a little too much away prior to the full games release.Running time: 01:58:36

Tara and Chris do the duo show in this weeks SHFTS and talk turns sower towards SWTOR of all things. This moves on to Kingdoms of Amalur Reckoning and the Mass Effect 3 demo. The latter being somewhat disappointing in terms of gun play. Pinball Arcades also gets a mention as well as the formerly maligned iCade cabinet.In the news we cover stories that seem to relate to Double Fine and its ability to get people to give them money for something they have yet to make.Running time: 01:03:16

Last week was very much a return to the older days of SHFTS, with the founding hosts reprising their roles behind the mic. This week we are ringing in the changes by having a full roster of hosts that have been brought in as new additions to the show. Tara Nelson AKA Terabyt3, Tony Atkins AKA Ghostworld and Mike Barton AKA Radarhead have taken on the reins of SHFTS with aplomb as they share their thoughts on the gaming week past. Their topics meander from the addictive qualities of MMOs to how IONs iCade cabinet does not really measure up as far as Tara is concerned.In terms of the news, Double Fine is celebrating its success with the Kickstarter campaign, David Jaffe leaving Eat Sleep Play, and Blizzard suing Valve over the use of the name DOTA. Running time: 01:42:15

Hendrix chats about the ending of the second SHFTS Forza 4 racing series and gripes over how poor the game is due to badly implemented racing management and how people should buy Freespace 2 over Sol Exodus. BloodShot Robot shares his thoughts on the PS Vita he imported and sings its praises in the process. Tara talks about her time with Saints Row the Third DLC and Chris expands on his experiences with Soul Calibur V and Twisted Metal. SWTOR also features in the conversion, with interesting stories about opposing faction players invading instances.In the news we marvel at BioWare patching a book on Mass Effect, Atari arcade developers making iOS games, THQ burdened with unsold uDraw devices, Dark Souls developer apologising over poor frame rates and Zynga not caring one jot that it copies games made by small independent studios. Running time: 01:51:09

Tara and Chris chat about their collective experiences with SWTOR this week, especially concerning openworld PvP. Tara takes great delight in sharing all the gory details of her ganking exploits as well as how BloodShot Robot met a grizzly end. Chris delves into the land of addictive iOS games in the form of Tiny Wings and tries to stave off his cravings for Fez by playing Where is My Heart?In the news we cover Wii U worldwide launch and how the bugs in the Kingdoms of Amalur demo was not the developers fault.Running time: 01:26:24

We start the show with the announcement that Mike Barton from GameOverCast has joined the SHFTS roster of show hosts. He chats about his time with the demo of Kingdom of Amalur and he found it to be somewhat wanting, much like Tony and Chris who also had issues with it.  Tara is too busy stabbing people in the back during PvP matches on Star Wars the Old Republic to care though.In the news we cover Alienware releasing a small form factor PC that is the size of an Xbox 360 only 6 times more expensive.  We also discuss THQ denying that it is in trouble, Amy developer defending its game, Ubisoft having ridiculous DRM for Anno 2070 and the Xperia Play not selling so well in the face of stiff competition from Samsung and HTC. Running time: 02:06:17

Star Wars the Old Republic sinks its teeth into Alphabox as he even plays the blasted game while we are recording the show.  He also chatted about his time with a Star Wars Arcade Trilogy Cabinet while he was on vacation.  Forza 4 drives in with an update on the second racing series and also chats about how he overheard some poor fellow trying to play Civ V when he had never played a Civ game before.  The board game Mage Knight comes in for some scathing criticism while Netflix arriving in the UK is declared to be TV and Film mana from heaven.  New host Leon talks us through Uncharted 3 and Astro Boy Omega Factor on the GBA of all things.  He makes a sale for the makers of Wheres My Water as Alphabox buys the iOS game while Leon chats about it.  Dark Souls chat also gets a look in with Leon enthusing over the game and Alphabox giving tips on how to play with your friends in it cooperatively.In the news we cover the lack of online multiplayer for Modnation Racers on PS Vita, Bethe

With the beginning of 2012 bringing with it a brand new season of SHFTS, we chat about the same blasted games we have been harping on about for the past few weeks. Sorry about that folks.  For yes we do talk about Skyrim and Star Wars the Old Republic.  We do get distracted with Pullblox on 3DS and Rayman Origins though, so it is not us banging on and on about Skyrim again.  But hey, it is a fine game and we are huge fans of it here in SHFTS Towers.  The same goes for SWTOR and its ability to entertain, despite the trappings of it being an MMO.  We also cover details of the second SHFTS Forza 4 series and how Tara had to rebuild her PC to play SWTOR.In the news we chat about a device that allow you to download image of ROMS for SNES and Megadrive to your computer of choice and play games via an emulator.  Yes this is legal apparently. Running time: 01:48:22

This is the last episode of Season 4 of the SuperHappyFunTimeShow and with it, we bring 2011 to a close,  and what a year it has been! Many citing it as one of the best years in video games in a very long time.  Tara and Chris go through what they thought was the good, bad and ugly in terms of video game releases over the past 12 months and also look to the future.  Why not share your thoughts on how 2011 turned out and indeed what 2012 is to have in store for us.  Will it match the glories of 2011?  Only time will tell as well as some misguided analysts. Running time: 01:19:10

BloodShot Robot makes a fateful return as he shares his thoughts on Tin Tin, Uncharted 3 and Star Wars The Old Republic.  Both  Kropotkin and Hendrix are also enjoying SWTOR and have even ventured out into space, only to find it a Panzer Dragoon clone.  Alphabox meanwhile continues to plough through Skyrim.  If ever there was a man in need of an intervention, this is it.In the news we cover the loss of guns for avatars in XBL.  No, we do not know why they have been removed either.  Happy Holidays everyone. Running time: 00:54:19

We start off with the report on the last race of the first SHFTS Forza 4 racing series.  Derrick H of Dead Pixel Live won the race and the series, so well done him.  Another series will be starting up in the new year and we have spaces left for it, so if you want to sign up, please go to the SPOnG forums.  Next we have Hendrix sharing his joy at the experiences he has had with the new Battlefield 3 map pack, Return to Karkand that was released this week.  Alphabox clearly needs and intervention as all he plays right now is Skyrim and even then he is only hunting down books within the game world, terribly sad really.  Kropotkin swoops in to the rescue with his experiences in the newly released Star Wars The Old Republic MMO and the joys of playing SNES games on his Wii via the Virtual Console on his SNES controller that cost a whopping 7000 stars.  Tara tells of how she is becoming an Axe-person via Rocksmith while Tony chats about Vanquish and the retro video game Christmas party