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In a drastic departure from our usual content, we present to you the pilot episode of an upcoming documentary series following a local game development company as they work on their new game.

Ben and Trev continue with the What 3 Words prompts this week and discuss video games based on the following ideas such as:Chocolate ecclair based data storageA Rollercoaster/theme park inspired communityRessurection technology

Building off prompts from What3Words.com, Ben and Trevor invent some fresh new video games, such as:an automation game set in the lowlands of a post capitalistic society, deconstructing the junk of the wealthy to build a new oasis;strategically build your empire of retirement homes across the lands;a combination of Papers, Please and Burnout: Takedown as you try to do your office job while simultaneously winning high speed street races;and more!

Delving back into What 3 Words tonight, Ben and Trev discuss the following game ideas:The adventure of a basketball prodigy and his best friendA Fable inspired action adventure with battles between neighbouring territoriesAn adventure where alien spheres influence society

Three simple games this week as Ben and Trevor munch on some Click Pitch:a side scrolling mash up of Inside and Ico helping an aunt and her niece escape an evil corporation;a sweat inducing acrobatic game where you pull of intense heists;and a romantic game where two teenagers fall in love over arcade games

Ben and Trev continue with their shorter episodes, with games that includeA body swap murder mysteryAnimals taking on King MidasBattle robots in an automated ice factory

Click Pitch is played, game designs are improvised, fun is had! This week:an office worker finds himself in a labyrinth based on popular board games;a couple on a camping trip need to find their way out after a medical emergency;in a company full of inept employees, you must single-handedly overhaul their processes;and more!

Moving into some compact episodes for a while, Ben and Trevor explore some improvised video game designs, such as:A Stardew Valley inspired game where you run a bowling alley;A futuristic battlefield surgery game where you can freeze time;Fighting back against the spider overlords with your scorpion friends;and more!

Ben and Trevor use random movies as game prompts and surprisingly stick mainly with horror based themes in the following gamesA VR horror game where you must use a camera to detect spirits and trapsA Life Guard must guard all life on earth from Cthulhu like monstersA survival horror set in a reality tv showA match 3 game where a swamp witch becomes the main witness against a mob boss.

Ben and Trevor deep dive into just three games during Click Pitch this week:An isometric RPG set in a small towin that can't be escaped, with inspirations from Under the Dome, Wayward Pines and Atari's Asteroids;A battle royale game where you play knights and have to besiege the castle to take down the king;The epic love story spanning millennia between two immortal beings, and their relationship with the humans on the planet they both protect and destroy.

Ben and Trev once again return to the ever giving well that is Click Pitch. The games this week include.A GTA clone set in a fantasy / fairytale worldA Mario Party style game full of childrens playground gamesA VR game serving food to monstersA brain breaking quantum physics game

Ben and Trev return to talk more about the indie game developer, Olli Zanetti. They review each of the remaining games and give a sneek peek at the soon to be released latest entry, ***REDACTED***. Games covered this week includeFaultlines (2010);Drug Dealing Farmer (2013);Blade Blaze (2016);and of course ***REDACTED*** (202?)

In a new segment, Ben and Trevor explore the games of incredible Australian game designer Olli Zanetti - too many to fit into a single episode, so this week they cover:Miniature Graveyard Party;Occult Rugby Creator;Attack of the Banjo;Lifeless Frontier;and, Red Hot Plunger.

Alexander Krause returns to the hosting chair after his stint in the Antarctic Studio, much to Ben and Trev's chagrin. Games discussed include.Crypto ClickerNick Bitters: Paranormal BartenderTinder for votersInverse Siege

Trevor and Ben are joined this week by videogame curator Jim Fishwick to explore the history of a much overlooked genre: the 2nd Person Shooter.Together they jump all the way back to the experimental games of the early 90s all the way to the big budget 2PS games of the modern day.Jim's Twitter: https://twitter.com/fimjishwickJim's podcast, I Get That A Lot: https://www.podchaser.com/podcasts/i-get-that-a-lot-1949006

Ben and Trev delve deep into more games this week including such themes as:Fairies with machine gunsClonesMagical wizards and their familiarsExtremely dangerous waterStage plays in the apocalypse

Diving deep into some high concept ideas this week, Ben and Trevor explore some improvised game worlds, such as:a futuristic dystopia where repo men come for your organs in tactical FPS shootouts;the day to day life of Death as they reap souls and discover what holds some spirits from the afterlife;the story of the inventor of teleportation, brought back 200 years after an accident; and more!

Ben and Trev cobble together more adventure game designs this week including.A mystery set inside of a human bodyA family drama with many mystery hooksA hidden map unveils a time travel adventureLife of Pi: The Adventure GameAn anthology adventure series with a pawn shop wrapper.

Continuing with some improvised point and click adventure games this week, Ben and Trevor come up with game designs such as:A fairy given responsibility for a green house;Finding your way off a doomed spaceship as it plummets through the atmosphere;Managing the customer service desk at a fancy hotel;Being the work experience kid on a homicide scene;and more!

With the recent news of a new Monkey Island sequel from the original creator, Ron Gilbert, Ben and Trevor delve into the world of adventure games for every game this week.Escape from an alien zoo, with the help of your trusty Hills Hoist crankDrive passengers to their destinations and learn a little about their lives.A modern retro game set in an 80's mall, built around an alien spaceship.