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Alex and James check out the new open-world survival game Once Human

George, Louka and Rob chain themselves together as they attempt to escape hell

Ash and Alex check out the new 3v3 tactical shooter, Spectre Divide

George and Alex check out the latest expansion in World of Warcraft

From laying siege to impenetrable fortresses, to taking mankind's first steps into new worlds, Age of Empires has allowed players to delve into history for decades. We recount how one of the most iconic entries into the strategy genre came to be.

2007 may have been the year that introduced us to the iPhone, but while the mobile game market was about to get a jolt to the head, devs of more traditional games were working their magic to bring us some of the greatest titles of a generation.

As one of the most profitable franchises in video game history, 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.

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!

Mahin and Alex start their playthrough of Final Fantasy X

Mahin continues to beat the boss in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

A couple of weeks ago, Ant visited Maddy Bye in what can only be described as the strangest episode of Let's Go Viral yet. Today, he's jumping right back into the fire as her sister, Marina, channels her inner makeup artist and makes Maddy a star... while Ant watches on quietly.

Edinburgh Fringe Joke of the Year winner Ken Cheng is today's contestant on Let's Go Viral! Ant unearths some secrets from Ken's childhood as they play a game of poker and attempt to make a viral TikTok video.

We're once again celebrating the amazing world of indie games on this episode of First Hour, with a double bill of two brilliant titles!

Mahin continues to beat the boss in Zelda Tears of the Kingdom

The force is, supposedly, with the boys down at The Lab today, as they venture into the world of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. You can guarantee many pew pews, plot armour and general sci-fi shenanigans, plus a healthy consideration of just what this force thing actually IS...

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

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

Matt jumps into the 20th anniversary edition of Beyond Good & Evil

We all need our five-a-day, but comedian Will Robbins might be taking that a little too seriously in today's Let's Go Viral. Will he and Ant succeed in their quest to make a viral TikTok?

Being the dream gift for millions around the globe, Sony's Playstation 2 spawned numerous franchises held dearly around the world. Created by Insomniac Games, Ratchet and Clank sought to innovate, and it's divergent style helped it become a celebrated franchise spanning decades.

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.

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!

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

On this episode of The First Hour, Ant & Sav channel their inner dragons as they take on one of the most divisive games of the year, Dragon Age: The Veilguard!

In this first part of Origins: Call of Duty, we take you through the first years of this global sensational Video Game

Join us in this second installment of Origins Call of Duty 2012 - 2018

Ash is back continuing his playthrough of Slay the Spire

Matt kicks off the week with his crazy run in Dark Souls

2007 may have been the year that introduced us to the iPhone, but while the mobile game market was about to get a jolt to the head, devs of more traditional games were working their magic to bring us some of the greatest titles of a generation.

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

On this week's episode of The First Hour Ant and Sav are playing Horizon Forbidden West - an exciting adventure through a beautiful post-apocalypse full of immense robot dinosaurs and exciting secrets to discover! There's also a lot of cool outfits for the guys to choose from.

A game that did the impossible - it made The Phantom Menace fun. Since it's inception, Lego Star Wars turned the film-to-game strategy on its head, and began a franchise of some of the most revered fairly friendly titles to date.

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.

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.

Matt checks out the slapstick adventure, packed full of deadly surprises, Loco Motive

Ash is back continuing his playthrough of Slay the Spire

Edinburgh Fringe Joke of the Year winner Ken Cheng is today's contestant on Let's Go Viral! Ant unearths some secrets from Ken's childhood as they play a game of poker and attempt to make a viral TikTok video.

It's moving day for Nim Odedra, and there's no better way to start your life at a new home than for Anthony Richardson to turn up at your door! Together, they hope to create a viral TikTok video... with the help of a four legged friend.

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.

Matt kicks off the week with his crazy run in Dark Souls

It's time to send a group of intrepid explorers to the town of Redfall to investigate the strange goings on. Apparently there's been vampire sightings, walls made of the ocean, and some extremely shoddy gameplay. Don't hold your breath on this one - unless your planning on heading through the walls...

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

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

Ash and Alex check out the third-person looter shooter, The First Descendent

Arachnophobes might want to steer clear of today's Let's Go Viral, as Kit Sullivan channels his inner Aragog in the hopes of making a viral TikTok video with our very own two-legged Ant.

If you've ever so much as held a touch screen phone, chances are you've experienced the zany, feather flinging fun of the Angry Birds games.

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?!

Iron Sav and The Sulk take centre stage in The First Hour house, as they get to grips with one of the biggest games of the year so far, Marvel Rivals!

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online

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!

Halo 1 to 3 is the subject of our exploration in the history of this military Sci Fi first person shooter video game.

Part 2 of Origins takes us to the latest installment of Halo 4

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

Ash is back continuing his playthrough of Slay the Spire

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?

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

This week's First Hour takes the boys into the world of Sifu, a tough-as-nails action game based on the martial arts movies of John Woo and Jackie Chan. Just how will Ant and Sav get on against waves of expert kung fu foes? Will they even finish a level?!

Smash a block, place a block - two simple functions that created one of the most popular games of all time. Minecraft became the brainchild of one man, who's ambition and game sense created something that swept the world, and became a cultural phenomenon.

While those naughty folks at EA were figuring out how to best monetize their games, Nintendo were busy releasing not only one of the best consoles of all time, but some of the best games too.

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.

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.

The GINX Team dive into a friendly game of Mario Party

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

It's moving day for Nim Odedra, and there's no better way to start your life at a new home than for Anthony Richardson to turn up at your door! Together, they hope to create a viral TikTok video... with the help of a four legged friend.

Ant joins Joz Norris in a special outdoors episode of Let's Go Viral. An old friend has left a special surprise for Joz in the local park, and it's up to him to use it to make a viral video!

The lads wrap up their hot and sweaty summer with a sporty episode! Hopping onto 3 different games, they set out to break some records, compete against each other and ultimately attempt not to injure themselves...

Ash is back continuing his playthrough of Slay the Spire

Whip out your wands and don your finest cloak as we get ready for a new school year in Hogwarts Legacy! There's an awful lot of magic around and the boys at The Lab have no idea how any of it works, so join them on a voyage of discovery as try to master the arts of spellcasting, broom flying, and working out where their next darn class is...

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

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

Alex gets Ash to jump into his first Fallout game ever!

Crypto is big business, and we're not equipped to advise you on which ones to invest in. Don't listen to Nathan D'Arcy Roberts' advice either, as he loses thousands... all to make a viral TikTok video.

Bursting out of France in the 1990s, Rayman was a driving force that helped shape Ubisoft into the titan of the industry it is today. In today's episode we see how teenagers ingenuity led him to create one of the most popular platforming games of all time.

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!

Ant and Sav go back to the iconic town to take on the remake of Silent Hill 2. As they search for their wife (which doesn't sound strange at all).

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

It's the game that Sav had always dreamt of, and now finally it's here! But will Indiana Jones and the Great Circle live up to the archaeologist's legacy?

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

Tom Clancy's Rainbow Siege is the new subject of our historical exploration in Game making in this new episode of 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 monetize their games, Nintendo were busy releasing not only one of the best consoles of all time, but some of the best games too.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Mahin dives in to Final Fantasy 10

Mahin gets busy opening packs in Pokemon TCG Online

Ant joins Joz Norris in a special outdoors episode of Let's Go Viral. An old friend has left a special surprise for Joz in the local park, and it's up to him to use it to make a viral video!

When he's not standing to be the next Mayor of London, Count Binface is a busy intergalactic space warrior. As such, we're honoured that he's taken the time to invite Ant aboard his ship to create a viral TikTok video with him. Expect fun, silliness, and... a weather forecast?

It's a nice juicy dose of nostalgia on this episode of The First Hour, as the boys swan dive headfirst into the Tomb Raider I-III Remastered Collection!

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

The Lab is heading to Hyrule to examine some unusual phenomena in The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom! The kingdom's castle seems to have risen into the sky, and weird holes full of oozing black and red stuff have started appearing across the land, so it's up to the boys to figure out just what the heck is going on. They just need to get down from these sky islands first...

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

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

Wake up with Lee Peart in our season finale as he moisturises, exfoliates, and pukes his way through the day to make the most viral of viral videos!

From laying siege to impenetrable fortresses, to taking mankind's first steps into new worlds, Age of Empires has allowed players to delve into history for decades. We recount how one of the most iconic entries into the strategy genre came to be.

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