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FPS games are the cornerstone of the gaming industry. Ever since Doom, hundreds of FPS games have been released over the past 20 years. But now that the FPS has been perfected, what's next? Even as companies spend millions developing bigger and better releases, are they really that unique? Genre fatigue may be around the corner (or already here), and FPS could go the way of the Western. Is there room for experimentation and evolution within the genre? Watch the episode and find out!

ASSETS:
0:12 Guys I'm.. Obsessed With Video Games
youtube.com/watch?v=l--mPE7LKnk
0:28 ''OUT OF AMMO!!!!'' #2 Call Of Duty Ghosts Live Gameplay w-HDB (LIVE COMMENTARY)
youtube.com/watch?v=_ST8ZIk6RAg
0:36 Call of Duty- Greatest Freak Out EVER!!!
youtube.com/watch?v=FAY6HsfEL7E
3:03 I hate First Person Shooter (Generic F@#*ing Crap)
youtube.com/watch?v=IqaUX2wuqFY
3:05 I hate FPS(first person shooters)!!!
youtube.com/watch?v=dmh8D_ZnX2c
3:44 EVERY CALL OF DUTY IS THE SAME! - MUSIC VIDEO (NICKLEBACK PARODY)
youtube.com/watch?v=l2ZmiZT786A
7:30 boom headshot
youtube.com/watch?v=olm7xC-gBMY
9:02 #1 Good Ol Christmas Duck [Gone Home]
youtube.com/watch?v=M0ytSgvnkk0

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MUSIC:

"Oh Damn!" by CJVSO
soundcloud.com/downpitched/cjvso-oh-damn

"Digital Sonar" by Brink

"Mindphuck" by Known To Be Lethal
youtube.com/watch?v=B-cyr7l9yBw

"After Hours"

"Lakes" by Chooga
youtube.com/watch?v=E8hnsQc9ST0

"Beautiful Days" by Extan
soundcloud.com/extandnb/beautiful-days

"Spectrum Subdiffusion Mix" by Foniqz
soundcloud.com/subdiffusion/foniqz-spectrum-subdiffusion

"Good Way Song" by Electronic Rescue

"Alice y Bob" by Javier Rubio and Parsec
archive.org/details/escala19_vvaa_escala_no_uniforme

"Sleet" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/kubbi-sleet

"Toaster" by Kubbi
soundcloud.com/kubbi/toaster

"Patriotic Songs of America" by New York Military Band and the American Quartet
freemusicarchive.org/music/New_York_Military_Band_and_the_American_Quartet/Edison_Amberol_457/cusb-cyl3890d

"Lets Go Back To The Rock" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Run" by Outsider
jamendo.com/en/artist/4402/outsider

"Fame" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

"Freedom Weekends" by Statue of Diveo
jamendo.com/en/artist/352814/statueofdiveo

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And thanks to Iain Andrews for the use of his photos in the background: enwandrews.tumblr.com

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