...s'been a hot minute, huh?

Thinking it something of a shame to leave things hanging for so long after getting some nice new art and everything, Josh (who edits the podcast when he's not busy having Deep Thoughts) has deployed a compilation of some of his favourite moments of the podcast so far, with some of the audio cleaned up a bit.

The Indie Haven Podcast Emergency 'Best Of' Episode

Oh Muvva! This week’s episode of CheapShow is a brain melting, word gargling, logic defying audio adventure into the madness of Paul and Eli. Eli is excited to showcase another Noodle Pot Blitz with a wide range of favours and gimmicks. Some will delight and some will disgust, but they will ALL be judged by the world’s best noodle opinionators. Elsewhere in the podcast, CheapShow “scholar” Ivenne has sent the Cheap Chaps another Price of Shite package, packed with an assortment of weird and woeful items. Sadly, this leads to one of CheapShow biggest s*** shows. It also doesn’t help that Paul and Eli are running on fumes and you know what that means for the actual comedy content of this episode… It’s going to get weird.

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Ep 381: Three Swiss Francs

Your robo-friend to the end.

Games we played this week include: 
Stellar Blade (11:00)
Hades II (18:25)
Harold Halibut (25:45)
Fallout (30:20)
Vampire Survivors (37:10)
Kaichu (40:25)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Square Enix abandoning projects they’ve spent a lot of money on (43:30)
https://www.eurogamer.net/square-enix-abandons-112m-of-in-development-projects-in-an-effort-to-improve-quality

Escape from Tarkov devs surprised by response to locking PvE mode to exorbitant special edition (54:15)
https://www.gamespot.com/articles/escape-from-tarkov-boss-didnt-expect-players-to-get-mad-about-paid-pve-content/1100-6523084/

Embracer’s CEO admits he made mistakes (53:15)
https://www.eurogamer.net/embracer-boss-admits-long-list-of-things-hed-have-done-differently-as-embattled-company-splits-into-three

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Podquisition 487: Genuine Brian

Sometimes it can get TOO exciting on CheapShow at times! This week is no exception as Paul and Eli decide to see if all Ready Salted crisps are created equal. They’ve sourced six different types of “pre salted potato crisp snacks” to put through a rigorous flavour test, with Super Taster Eli J Silverman dolling out his expertise and opinions. Will the cheap Smiths crisps be able to compete with the mega brand Walkers, and how do they all stack up against the fancy kettle style crisps? It’s a potentially gripping segment, if you are the type of person to have strong beliefs on snacks. It’s not just salty treats on offer either! Paul has grabbed a load of super sour candies to excite and possibly appal the taste buds. Hopefully Paul doesn’t injure his mouth in the process. That would be terrible… About as terrible as his apparently psychic bum hole and dark homunculus magic spells. Oh CheapShow, never change!

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Ep 382: A Right Royal Ready Salted Rank Off

ThingsTalk Episode 41 - Directly Blaming Rodney

Podquisition 488: Bump on the Noggin

It’s harder than you’d think.

Games we played this week include: 
Hades II (3:45)
Fallout: Brotherhood of Steel (23:35)
Puppet Master (30:45)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft shuts down studios, including Tango Gameworks and Arkane Austin (44:10)
https://www.ign.com/articles/microsoft-closes-redfall-developer-arkane-austin-hifi-rush-developer-tango-gameworks-and-more-in-devastating-cuts-at-bethesda

A drunk Microsoft rep forgot to make their pitch to buy Media Molecule (52:45)
https://kotaku.com/xbox-little-big-planet-steal-away-buy-playstation-sony-1851462178

Sony gets slammed, then backpedals, over Helldivers 2 PSN requirement on Steam (57:25)
https://www.eurogamer.net/sony-overturns-helldivers-2-psn-requirement-following-backlash

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Podquisition 488: Bump on the Noggin

In 2004, Shaun of the Dead was released into cinemas and its particular mix of horror and comedy quickly made it a beloved cult classic… Turns out Paul was on set as a zombie extra during the production of this movie and he has a few stories to tell about it. It’s a pity he will hardly get the chance to do so! To celebrate the film’s 20th anniversary, CheapShow decides to explore North London to hunt for some of the real life locations from the ZomRomCom hit. They’ll roam Finchley, Highgate, Crouch End and even take a long trip to South London for their final location in New Cross Gate. It’s an epic journey that has Eli trying to inject his own misinformed opinions and hijack the walk with his memories… Which means Paul can barely be able to recall his own! They’ll argue, digress and talk absolute garbage in yet another failed attempt to be taken seriously. Luckily, they manage to bump into comedian/actor Paul Putner who’ll offer a few of his own SotD stories to balance out Paul and Eli’s nonsense.

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Ep 383: Walk of the Shaun of the Dead

Time to pivot.

Games we played this week include: 
Hades II (8:45)
Little Kitty Big City (20:00)
Crow Country (22:45)
Tales of Kenzera: Zau (28:20)
Athenian Rhapsody (34:20)
Vampire Survivors (43:55)
Final Fantasy VI (49:35)
Slayers X (50:15)

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News things talked about in this episode:
Microsoft tries (fails) to justify studio closures (56:05)
https://www.eurogamer.net/xbox-president-responds-to-studio-closures-as-commitment-to-make-sure-that-the-business-is-healthy-for-the-long-term

Mike Ybarra thinks people are being too mean to Microsoft executives (59:55)
https://www.eurogamer.net/former-blizzard-boss-mike-ybarra-defends-xboxs-phil-spencer-following-arkane-austin-tango-gameworks-closures

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Podquisition 489: Keeping Up With The Kids

“Is there such thing as Too Much Sauce?” That’s the question CheapShow will have to answer this week when Eli turns up to the recording with a massive bag of random sauces. Donated to the podcast following a live show last year, these sauces have been festering in The House of Pickles for months, just waiting to be devoured by eager mouths. That time is now. Originally there were 16 sauces to tackle, but luckily half of them can be discounted, but that still leaves 8 interesting condiments to put to the taste test. The only real problem here is that Paul is tired and grumpy and is in no mood to gobble down saucy muck. Things don’t get any better when the Price of Shite is revealed, leading to a rather fractured game of tat pricing action. It’s a choice selection, ranging from the odd to the deranged. 

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Ep 384: Dikkeneks

Refreshing.

Games we played this week include: 
Indika (7:20)
Little Kitty Big City (26:05)
Paper Mario: The Thousand Year Door (31:25)
Athenian Rhapsody (39:40)
Hades II (48:00)
Hellblade II: Senua’s Saga (49:30)

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News things talked about in this episode:
IGN acquires Gamer Network of news sites, dominating the UK (1:05:00)
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/ign-entertainment-acquires-eurogamer-gi-vg247-rock-paper-shotgun-and-more

Nintendo acquires Switch port developer from Embracer (1:10:35)
https://www.eurogamer.net/nintendo-makes-first-acquisition-since-2022-and-its-from-embracer

Tesla is dropping Steam support for the “gaming computer” in its cars (1:14:45)
https://www.eurogamer.net/tesla-pulls-steam-from-new-vehicles-as-its-new-gaming-computer-is-no-longer-capable-of-playing-steam-games

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Podquisition 490: A Frosty Mug of Mouthwash

Sometimes all Eli and Paul need is a bit of Moog music to quell their troubled souls. What they present this week ranges from the misguided to the truly odd. On Silverman’s Platters they’ll investigate the strange Flamenco Moog, a track inspired by the sport of Ping Pong and a piece of music from a long forgotten, and oddly sci-fi flavoured, 1970s musical! Let’s hope the Cheap Chaps get through all these tracks quickly as Track-Bot is apparently about to reboot! Thanks to a kind listener, CheapShow has another PO Box sourced Price of Shite to investigate. As they try to guess the correct pounds and pence, they’ll discover a bit about the confectioners Bassetts, try to figure out the maths of 3D Tic-Tac-Toe and give their worthless opinions on the legendary Goon Show radio show. All this and much, much less!

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Ep 385: Fallow Moments

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