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Join us as we dig back into history exploring how Mortal Kombat came about and how it took the gaming world by storm.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games that fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online.

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

While those naughty folks at EA were figuring out how to best monetise their games, Nintendo were busy releasing not only one of the best consoles of all time, but some of the best games too. As always, Stumpy's on hand to be your trusty guide as he takes you through 2017 in this episode of The Archive.

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

Nintendo's famous pink blob is back - and now in 3D. Join Ant and Sav as they venture through the titular Forgotten Lands in Kirby's latest grand adventure, as they hoover up their enemies and use their powers against them, and eat many large objects like cars, vending machines and traffic cones. And that's just the boys pre-show lunch.

What happens when you take an indie studio with a couple of games to their name, and parade them in front of millions of gamers with the most ambitious video game concept ever conceived? You get a darn interesting Origins story - that's what.

1992 was the year of the SNES, with Street Fighter II, Super Mario Kart and Zelda: A Link To The Past all changing the face of what could be done on home consoles. But a less remembered advancement was the dawn of 3D gaming, with three particular titles pushing the envelope to shape what gaming is today.

In an industry where technological advancements are make-or-break for a company, Nintendo took a risk and dared to be different, presenting the world the Nintendo Wii. In this episode, we track the development of the console, and how its tie-in game "Wii Sports" gave it the means to become one of the most successful consoles of all time.Ê.

It's a trip to the theater on this week's First Hour, as Ant and Sav join Princess Peach in her first mainline game in almost 20 years - Showtime. There's lots of different plays to watch, but can the guys summon their inner princess and save the day? I wouldn't get your hopes up.

Mahin and Alex start their playthrough of Final Fantasy X.

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online.

Inédit. Steampunk third-person shooter The Order: 1886 is the top billing this time, and Dan, John and Aoife take a look at some of the new gaming franchises of 2015.

Inédit. Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare is in the sights this time as Dan, John and Aoife delve into what makes military shooters so popular and learn the unique charm of Exo Zombies.

It's a nice juicy dose of nostalgia on The First Hour, as the boys swan dive headfirst into the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Collection. How will Ant and Sav get on in the adventures of Lara Croft? Can they face off against the dangerous environments and foes? And will they even get a grip of the control scheme?

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

Welcome to The Lab, the show that takes a brand new game or recent classic and examines it to determine whether it meets their high standards. Join Matt Simpson and a special guest each week as they analyse a game within a series of strict (and completely serious) criteria in order to draw their expert scientific conclusions (sort of).

Enter the Top 10 world, where everything is ranked into lists of 10 items, precisely.

It's Friday! So the GINX team have decided to sit down and play a party game together.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

It's a football game 15 years since its predecessor, and the only game of virtual soccer involving banana skins, electric fences and launching the ball into space - Mario Strikers Battle League Football is on this week's First Hour!

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The PC Gaming Show: Most Wanted 2025 showing off all the most hotly anticipated titles that will be coming out in the final weeks of December, next year, and beyond.

Join us as we dig back into history, exploring how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark to the polished games which fill arenas around the world, this is Origins - PUBG.

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online.

1992 was the year of the SNES, with Street Fighter II, Super Mario Kart and Zelda: A Link To The Past all changing the face of what could be done on home consoles. But a less remembered advancement was the dawn of 3D gaming, with three particular titles pushing the envelope to shape what gaming is today.

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

Your favourite excersise duo are BACK as Ant and Sav finally don their sports gear once again, this time to play Nintendo Switch Sports! But who will win in their showdown of some of the game's biggest sports? Will Sav blame the controls/cheats/glitches again? And just who does Ant's amazing hair?!

As one of the most profitable video game franchises, The Sims is a fond title for millions around the globe. Yet this lucrative franchise came from very humble beginings, in one of the most renowned David vs Goliath stories in video game history.Ê.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2... Infinity Ward's Tour De Force and one of the most iconic shooters of all-time. But it wasn't the only top-class title of 2009, and Stumpy's here to tell you all about them!

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

What manner of all crazy and WONDERful things will Ant and Sav discover on this week's brand new episode of First Hour? Stampeding elephants? Living green pipes? Some actual gaming skill? You better tune in to Super Mario Bros. Wonder to find out how the boys get on with Nintendo's amazing new exclusive.

Louka, George and Rob kick off the new year playing one of their favourite games, Rocket League.

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

Inédit. Touching independent game Never Alone takes centre stage on this episode as John waxes lyrical about games with a message and Aoife takes a look at Never Alone's cultural insights.

Inédit. Wrestling fans unite as Videogame Nation charts the history of wrestling in gaming. From TNA to WWE via nWo, John uncovers everything the genre has given to video games.

Spaceships. Basketballs. Robot dogs. Ant and Sav take on Game of the Year frontrunner and PlayStation's best original IP for years, Astro Bot.

Matt continues his play through of Is This Game Trying To Kill Me?

Welcome to The Lab, the show that takes a brand new game or recent classic and examines it to determine whether it meets their high standards. Join Matt Simpson and a special guest each week as they analyse a game within a series of strict (and completely serious) criteria in order to draw their expert scientific conclusions (sort of).

Enter the Top 10 world, where everything is ranked into lists of 10 items, precisely.

Louka and Rob check out the fun, family friendly, relaxing game House of Golf 2.

Spinning onto our screens in the 90s, Crash became a mainstay for kids all around the world. It's fiendish traps, extravagant level design and quirky humour became an instant classic, born from an unlikely origins story.

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

The boys are going on holiday, and they're taking YOU with them. They've got tonnes of stuff planned, from scuba diving and mountain biking to white water rafting and even zorbing. There's just one problem: the weather is horrendous. But Ant and Sav are not to be deterred; instead, they're bringing the holiday home by playing four games based on summer activities. You do NOT want to miss this seas

In a galaxy far, far away, Ant and Sav left their gaming talent millennia ago. But they'll give Star Wars: Outlaws a good go anyway on this episode of The First Hour!

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

The lads journey back to the 15th Century on this episode of The First Hour, as they jump into the smash hit Kingdom Come: Deliverance II!

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

Here are 10 of our favourite compelling SuperVillain portrayals - ranked in some kind of order.

Adam Savage is counting down the best and worst from esports and gaming in the GINX Esports TV Top 10.

Now synonymous with blockbuster titles, Rockstar North started their journey from very humble sources. We track their progress from indie Scottish developer - into one of the titans of the industry as they shocked the world time and again with the GTA series.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

Mahin jumps into Mario Kart 8 & Super Smash Bros with the viewers.

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

Call of Duty Modern Warfare 2... Infinity Ward's Tour De Force and one of the most iconic shooters of all-time. But it wasn't the only top-class title of 2009, and Stumpy's here to tell you all about them!

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

Its an indie double bill on this weeks First Hour as the boys sink their teeth into two of the year's biggest hits from little devs - Tunic and Rogue Legacy 2!

Initially set to be Sega's secret weapon in the war against Nintendo, Sonic is a title that drastically altered the home console market in the 1990s. Find out how the meteoric rise of this franchise would alter the gaming landscape forever.Ê.

Vice City, Metroid Prime, Sony's Spider-Man... 2002 was a banner year for some of the best franchises in gaming, and the list doesn't end there. Stumpy Goblin is on hand once again to guide you through the year and all of its biggest and best gaming stories.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

We're once again celebrating the amazing world of indie games on The First Hour, with a double bill of two brilliant titles. Join the guys as they take a slightly strange trip across the American Northwest in Pacific Drive, before climbing up a building seemingly from a late 90's cartoon in Pizza Tower.

Louka and Rob attempt to work together to create the best railway lines possible in Unrailed 2.

Mahin jumps into Mario Kart 8 & Super Smash Bros with the viewers.

Inédit. Battlefield: Hardline steals centre stage as Dan, John, Aoife and the team check out gaming's greatest heists.

Inédit. Telltale's take on Game of Thrones is in the spotlight as Dan, John, Aoife and the rest of the VGN team take a look at the popularity of episodic gaming.

It's a Zelda game, actually starring Zelda - as Ant and Sav take on The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. It's time to learn boxes, clone beds and figure out basic jumping puzzles with the boys - if they can manage any of that.

Mahin and Alex start their playthrough of Final Fantasy X.

On today's episode we are joined by Anjali Bhimani. Anjali is an American actress, well known for starring as Auntie Ruby in Ms Marvel, voicing Symmetra in Overwatch and Rampart in Apex Legends.

On this week's First Hour, Ant and Sav dive into one of the biggest next-gen games of the year: Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart! How will they fare with jumping through inter-dimensional portals in fantastic worlds? And will Ant be sick at any point while doing it? Answer: most probably.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

This week the boys are playing Pokémon Legends Arceus on The First Hour, but they've found something strange outside Gary's Cash and Gary (no, not a misprint) - a strange thermometer/phone device. Using it has accidentally taken them back in time 1000 years to where Pokémon collecting first began, and it's up to them to be the first to 'Catch "em All" (and skip through an awful lot of dialogue) an

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online.

Mahin puts his decks to the test in Pokemon TCG Live.

Ash continues his playthrough of Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Louka is back playing her favourite game Crash Bandicoot.

Ash checks out a brand new RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Matt checks out a brand new RPG, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.

Mahin jumps into not, one, but two games, Shotgun Cop Man & Moroi.

In an era when mascots could make or break gaming franchises, Spyro the Dragon soared above and beyond his competitors, becoming a treasured icon for a generation of gamers.Ê.

2012 will go down in gaming history for many things, but few would have predicted that one particular FPS title would go on to become one of the biggest esports in the scene. Arise, CSGO. Join Stumpy as he tells us all about it and all of the other big gaming stories of the year!

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

It's LEGO. But it's also Fortnite. But it's also Minecraft. But it's also LEGO. Confused? Trying being Ant for a day. As for Sav - well he's just trying not to lose his mind watching this week's episode of the First Hour, as the boys jump into LEGO Fortnite.

Louka, Rob and George dive in to another run of the tactical RPG, For the King II.

Mahin is back playing Nintendo Switch Online Retro Games.

Inédit. Gothic adventure Bloodborne takes top billing as Dan, John, Aoife and the team get to grips with From Software's brutally hard game and crack the allure of the console exclusive.

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It's a double bill for our Halloween episode of The First Hour, but the guys cannot decide what to wear. So they decide to dig out the old costumes from episodes past, with predictably chaotic results. Ant and Sav then jump into The Casting of Frank Stone and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2.

Matt continues his play through of Is This Game Trying To Kill Me?

On today's episode we are joined by Luke Hebblethwaite. Luke is Head of BAFTA games, which hosts the annual BAFTA Game Awards, a ceremony honoring outstanding creative achievement in the video game industry.

The lads wrap up their hot and sweaty summer with a sporty episode. Hopping onto 3 different games - EA SPORTS FC 24 - UEFA EURO 2024, Olympic Games Tokyo 2020, and TopSpin 2K25 - the lads set out to break some records, compete against each other, and ultimately attempt not to injure themselves.

In the spirit of the Olympics, the team jump into Mario & Sonic's Olympic games!

George and Rob jump back in to House of Golf 2 to see what the game has to offer now it has officially launched.

George and Rob jump back in to House of Golf 2 to see what the game has to offer now it has officially launched.

Shut Up & Play! is a gameplay-focused show featuring members of the NPCS. Expect laughter, fun and tears. No staff member was hurt in the making of this show (we swear!).

Louka and Rob test out their broom skills in Quidditch Champions.

Ash becomes Mayor of Go Go Town, and attempts to breath life back into this rundown town.

Louka and Rob test out their broom skills in Quidditch Champions.

Louka gives sports facilities a second life in the relaxing story-driven simulator, Sports Renovations.

In an industry where technological advancements are make-or-break for a company, Nintendo took a risk and dared to be different, presenting the world the Nintendo Wii. In this episode, we track the development of the console, and how its tie-in game "Wii Sports" gave it the means to become one of the most successful consoles of all time.Ê.

The Millennium. A time for new ideas, better games... a fresh start. So what better way to learn all about it than to join Stumpy as he delves into everything from the launch of the PlayStation 2 to the birth of esports as we know it?

Initially set to be Sega's secret weapon in the war against Nintendo, Sonic is a title that drastically altered the home console market in the 1990s. Find out how the meteoric rise of this franchise would alter the gaming landscape forever.Ê.

What manner of all crazy and WONDERful things will Ant and Sav discover on this week's brand new episode of First Hour? Stampeding elephants? Living green pipes? Some actual gaming skill? You better tune in to Super Mario Bros. Wonder to find out how the boys get on with Nintendo's amazing new exclusive.

Mahin checks out some new cards in Magic The Gathering.

Matt plays through the hospital management game, Galacticare.

A look into the crazy world of Kickstarter to see what impact it has made on the games industry.

It's LEGO. But it's also Fortnite. But it's also Minecraft. But it's also LEGO. Confused? Trying being Ant for a day. As for Sav - well he's just trying not to lose his mind watching this week's episode of the First Hour, as the boys jump into LEGO Fortnite.

Mahin gets stuck in to the classic platform game Donkey Kong Country Returns HD.

On today's episode we are joined by Ben Starr. Ben is an actor who recently voiced Clive Rosfield in Final Fantasy XVI.

Here are 10 of our favourite compelling SuperVillain portrayals - ranked in some kind of order.

Matt jumps in to the zany animated dungeon crawler #BLUD.

Join GINX as we find out how your favourite esports titles came to be. From the initial creative spark through to the polished games which fill arenas around the world; this is Origins.

Follow collector Jay Bartlett across North America as he hopes to build the ultimate action figure auction in the name of charity.

It's a whole new world this week on The First Hour, specifically a Palworld. Ant and Sav venture into the wilderness to hunt and capture some pals of their own (if they can figure out how the controls work), all whilst avoiding a certain other video game franchise it bears a striking resemblance to.

Yarr! It's time for a seafaring pirate adventure, all while being part of a Japanese crime syndicate... it's Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii!

Mahin jumps into Mario Kart 8 & Super Smash Bros with the viewers.