Meta Abuse #18 | Stormgate - A Tale of Deceit and Mismanagement
What was once hyped to be a second coming of Starcraft 2 ended up a sad failure. Was it just some bad luck or was there more systemic mismanagement and betrayal of trust behind the failure?
10 Maj 2h 25min
Meta Abuse #17 | Incoming Games in 2026 w/Drexy
Episode 0017 is a audio only episode with Ben, Shaun and Drexy. We're looking at games and expansions we're excited for in 2026.Topics include:Distant Worlds 2,Anno series,ZEPHON,Shadow Empire Republi...
22 Mars 1h 26min
Meta Abuse #16 | Steam Hardware, Escape from Duckov, Eador Genesis
Episode 0016 is a audio only episode with LucidTactics and Shaun, where we're discussing a wide variety of topics from the new incoming Steam computer and peripherals, some new games like Escape from ...
6 Mars 1h 13min
Meta Abuse #15 | 2025 Catch-Up w/ DasTactic & Richard Yorke
Episode 15 is a catch-up with podcast regulars DasTactic & Richard Yorke, and we discuss the games we've enjoyed over 2025, including The Fertile Crescent, Menace, ZEPHON and many more!
19 Dec 20251h 16min
Meta Abuse #4 | Armageddon Empires
Imperialis and Battlemode/Ben discuss Armageddon Empires, a fairly obscure but criminally underrated gem of a sci-fi 4X by the excellent Cryptic Comet. This was Vic Davis' first really big game before...
21 Nov 20251h 25min
Meta Abuse #9 | Indie Games That Innovated
Ben and Shaun dig into their Steam libraries and discuss the ways in which some of their favourite games innovate on formulas used in existing IPs and genres.
14 Sep 20251h 15min
Meta Abuse #14 | Dawn of War 4, Metal Gear Solid 3 Remake, Vampire the Masquerade Sequel
Lucid Tactics, Ben (Battlemode) and Shaun (FragTactics) take a look at some recent gaming news, focusing on Dawn of War 4, and some of the gaming issues that surround the RTS genre. We discuss Vampir...
2 Sep 20252h 9min
Meta Abuse #13 | Beginner Bias in Modern Games Design
LucidTactics, BATTLEMODE and Mark MSX from The Electric Underground discuss the idea that video games increasingly seem to be developed in a way that favours new or casual players, at the expense of m...
25 Juli 20252h 21min
