| The First Hour | |
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| Genre | Videogame review |
| Directed by | GINX Esports TV |
| Presented by | Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| No. of series | 11 |
| No. of episodes | 185 (as of Oct> 2019) |
| Production | |
| Producer | GINX Esports TV |
| Editor | GINX Esports TV |
| Running time | 60 minutes (inc. adverts) |
| Production company | Ginx TV/Ginx Esports TV |
| Original release | |
| Network | Ginx TV/Ginx Esports TV |
| Release | 1 November 2013 – present |
The First Hour is a Ginx TV production which plays the first hour of a brand new game or a recent classic for the very first time. The main presenter has always been Adam Savage and has been joined by guests such as Lucy James and Neil Cole.[1][2]
History
A French version of the show started to film in November 2015 with original non-dubbed presenters.
The show was canceled on 11 April 2016 because its producers, Ginx TV, wanted to take the channel in a different direction. However, on 9 February 2017 it was confirmed via Ginx TV's Facebook page that the show would be back for a new series, starting 16 February 2017, with Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson returning as hosts of the show. The First Hour is currently in its 11th season.
Episodes
The following is a list of episodes of The First Hour, Adam Savage appears in all episodes unless specifically stated otherwise. They are seasoned from the production company. Since episode 34, Anthony Richardson is an indefinite part of the show.
Classics
| No. | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag" | 1 November 2013 | |
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Avast me hearties! It's time to board the good ship Jackdaw with Captain Savage and Simon, the cabin boy as they set sell on the First Hour of Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 2 | "Battlefield 4" | 1 November 2013 | |
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The battle lines have been drawn and the first salvo comes from Battlefield 4. Will it be enough to topple Call of Duty from its top spot? Adam and Simon have one hour to find out. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 3 | "Call of Duty: Ghosts" | 8 November 2013 | |
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It's the game series that defined a generation of first person shooters. Has Activision created a new benchmark in gaming with Ghosts? Adam and Simon have one hour to find out. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 4 | "Lego Marvel Super Heroes" | 15 November 2013 | |
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It's finally here, Lego Marvel Super Heroes and Adam Savage cannot wait to experience the First Hour. Let's hope for Simon's sake that Lego Spider-Man is the only person that turns up to the show wearing spandex! Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 5 | "Batman: Arkham Origins" | 6 December 2013 | |
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Adam Savage and Simon Longden take the reins of the Dark Knight as they battle for survival in Batman: Arkham Origins. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 6 | "Super Mario 3D World" | 13 December 2013 | |
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It's been a long wait but finally everyone's favourite Italian plumber is back on the Wii U: join Adam and Simon as they experience the First Hour of Super Mario 3D World! Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 7 | "NBA 2K14" | 10 January 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he graces us with his presence on the basketball courts of NBA 2K14. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 8 | "Far Cry 3" | 17 January 2014 | |
| Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 9 | "Assassin's Creed IV: Freedom Cry DLC" | 24 January 2014 | |
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Adam Savage and Simon Longden revisit the Caribbean and review the latest DLC episode of Assassin's Creed IV. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 10 | "Red Dead Redemption" | 31 January 2014 | |
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Join Adam and Simon as they hit the trail and venture into the Wild West reviewing the Rockstar classic Red Dead Redemption. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 11 | "Mass Effect" | 7 February 2014 | |
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Adam is joined by Lucy James as they review the First Hour of their favourite sci-fi RPG classic, Mass Effect. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 12 | "Scribblenauts Unlimited" | 14 February 2014 | |
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Adam Savage presents another play through of the First Hour of Nintendo's kooky spelling adventure! It's more fun than it sounds ... honest! Guest: Chris Bond | |||
| 13 | "Titanfall" | 14 March 2014 | |
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Adam is infamous for his poor kill:death ratio. Will Titanfall prove us all wrong and see Mr. Savage rise in the ranks of the illustrious warriors of this futuristic shooter? Probably not! Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 14 | "InFamous: Second Son" | 21 March 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he controls slacker super powered Delsin Rowe and takes to the streets of Seattle in the First Hour of Infamous: Second Son. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 15 | "Dark Souls II" | 4 April 2014 | |
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Adam Savage is crazy about Dark Souls. Quite literally! The first instalment of this modern classic sent him mad with frustration and will the First Hour of this follow-up prove one death too many for him? Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 16 | "Lightning Returns: Final Fantasy XIII" | 5 April 2014 | |
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Adam Savage considers wearing a pink wig and plays as Lightning in the fantasy world of Fabula Nova Cristallis. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 17 | "Lego The Hobbit" | 11 April 2014 | |
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Nothing makes Adam Savage happier than playing a Lego videogame. Well, apart from playing a Lego videogame based on Tolkien's classic book, The Hobbit. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 18 | "Child of Light" | 18 April 2014 | |
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Join Adam as he explores the sumptuous beauty of Ubisoft's side-scroller, Child of Light. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 19 | "Octodad: Dadliest Catch" | 25 April 2014 | |
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Few First Hours are this chaotic. But what do you expect when you mix an Octopus pretending to be a human with Adam Savage pretending to be a gamer? Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 20 | "The Amazing Spider-Man 2" | 2 May 2014 | |
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Adam Savage dusts off his spandex and joins the Amazing Spider-Man for one hour of wall crawling, crime busting, skyscraper swinging fun. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 21 | "Sega Mega Drive Collection" | TBA | |
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Take a trip down Streets of Rage with Adam Savage for some Mega Drive nostalgia and a race with Sonic the Hedgehog. Guest: Lucy James | |||
| 22 | "Watch Dogs" | 18 July 2014 | |
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Anthony takes control of Aiden Pearce, the highly skilled hacker, who uses the connected infrastructure of a future Chicago to seek revenge for the death of his niece. Lead: Anthony Richardson Guest: John Robertson | |||
| 23 | "Halo: Combat Evolved Anniversary" | 25 July 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he explores the First Hour of the game that defined a generation of shooters, Halo:Combat Evolved. Guest: Anthony Richardson | |||
| 24 | "Uncharted 3: Drake's Deception" | 8 August 2014 | |
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Adam Savage fancies himself as the real life Nathan Drake, minus the charm, athleticism and ability to shoot his way through waves of treasure hunters. Guest: Adam Mason | |||
| 25 | "The Last of Us: Remastered" | 15 August 2014 | |
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Join Adam as he returns to the remastered version of Naughty Dog's modern classic, The Last of Us. Guest: Neil Cole | |||
| 26 | "InFamous: First Light" | 4 September 2014 | |
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Adam returns to Infamous but this time in control of Abigail Walker in the expansion pack, First Light. Guest: Neil Cole | |||
| 27 | "Metro Redux" | 11 September 2014 | |
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Join the Ginx team as they tentatively descend into the ruined Moscow subway for the First Hour of Metro: Last Light and Metro 2033. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 28 | "Hyrule Warriors" | 25 September 2014 | |
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What do you get if you mix the hack'n'slash of Dynasty Warriors and the magical world that spawned Zelda? One hour of sublime of non-stop action. But is Hyrule Warriors all that it promises? Join Adam Savage to find out. Guest: Anthony Richardson | |||
| 29 | "Destiny" | 2 October 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he explores the First Hour of Bungie's genre-defining RPG shooter. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 30 | "FIFA 15" | 9 October 2014 | |
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The grudge match continues. Can Adam finally beat Ginx's reigning FIFA (International Federation of Association Football) champion, Anthony Richardson? Check out the First Hour to see who will claim the FIFA 15 prize. Guest: Anthony Richardson | |||
| 31 | "Disney Infinity 2.0" | 21 October 2014 | |
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Adam and Ant put Disney Infinity 2.0 and the Marvel Super Heroes through their paces for the First Hour of this new edition to the Disney videogaming franchise. Guest: Anthony Richardson | |||
| 32 | "Alien: Isolation" | 23 October 2014 | |
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Adam Savage attempts to survive the First Hour of Sega's space horror masterpiece, Alien: Isolation. Remember, "[no one] in space can hear you scream", although we are sure we will hear Adam in the studio. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
Season 1
As of Episode 33 (Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor), Anthony Richardson is a permanent co-presenter.
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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| 1 | "Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor" | 30 October 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he passes through The Black Gate and into the Shadow of Mordor to survive the First Hour of Orcs, Uruks and the worst villainy Middle Earth can throw at him. Guest: Anthony Richardson | |||
| 2 | "Sunset Overdrive" | 6 November 2014 | |
| It's time for Adam to venture into Sunset City and take on the fiendish minions FizzCo in the First Hour of Insomniac Games' new franchise, Sunset Overdrive. | |||
| 3 | "Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare" | 13 November 2014 | |
| Lock and load people, because Adam Savage is going in "all guns blazing" for the First Hour of Sledgehammer Games first foray into the Call of Duty franchise! | |||
| 4 | "Assassin's Creed: Unity" | 20 November 2014 | |
| Adam Savage has to keep his wits about him as he explores Revolutionary Paris as Arno Dorian in Ubisoft's historical, action adventure game, Assassin's Creed Unity. Let's hope he keeps his head whilst everyone else around him are losing theirs. | |||
| 5 | "Far Cry 4" | 27 November 2014 | |
| Adam Savage has one hour to get to grips with the fictional Himalayan kingdom of Kyrat, civil war, tyrannical despots, marauding elephants and Shangri-La ghost tigers. Yep, it's Far Cry 4 and it's going to be one hell of a ride! | |||
| 6 | "Lego Batman 3: Beyond Gotham" | 4 December 2014 | |
| The caped crusader is back in this instalment from the award-winning Travellers Tales team and Adam Savage is all primed to take it for a spin. | |||
| 7 | "Dragon Age: Inquisition" | 11 December 2014 | |
| Join Adam Savage as he takes the first tentative steps into Thedas in Bioware's epic RPG series. | |||
| 8 | "LittleBigPlanet 3" | 18 December 2014 | |
| Both Adam and Sackboy have their friends over to play the First Hour of Little Big Planet 3. | |||
| 9 | "The Crew" | 18 January 2015 | |
| Join Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson as they travel coast to coast across the United States in Ubisoft's open world racer, The Crew. | |||
| 10 | "Far Cry 4: Escape from Durgesh Prison DLC" | 1 February 2015 | |
| Adam Savage has one hour to get to grips with the DLC from the blockbuster Far Cry: 4 game, including a civil war, tyrannical despots and one very welcoming prison. | |||
| 11 | "Lego Jurassic World" | 21 June 2015 | |
| Ready to run? Adam Savage has one hour to tackle dinosaurs and adventures straight out from Lego's Jurassic World. | |||
| 12 | "Yoshi's Woolly World" | 28 June 2015 | |
| Two grown men struggle to master a fluffy family game: join Adam and Ant as they have one hour to take on the colourful world of Yoshi's Woolly World on the Wii U. | |||
After Dark: Season 1
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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| 34 | "The Evil Within" | 31 October 2014 | |
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Join Adam Savage and friends as he explores the pure terror of what looks to be the scariest title he's faced so far, The Evil Within. Guest: Simon Longden | |||
| 43 | "Grand Theft Auto V: Next Gen" | 25 January 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant are back in Los Santos. Join them as they explore the crime-ridden city in all its full 1080p glory and experience the new first person playing style. | |||
| 49 | "Hotline Miami 2: Wrong Number" | 13 March 2015 | |
| Get fired up with Adam and Ant in your new ultra-violent neon adventure, Hotline Miami 2: Wrong number. | |||
| 53 | "Grand Theft Auto Online: Heists DLC" | 4 April 2015 | |
| Los Santos calls back Adam and Ant to check out the Heists Update for GTA V discover the multiple objectives system, new vehicles and weapons. | |||
| 56 | "Bloodborne" | 18 April 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant Hack 'n Slash through the grim successor of Dark Soul II and check out how Bloodborne compares to its illustrious predecessor. | |||
| 62 | "Wolfenstein: The Old Blood" | 16 May 2015 | |
| William "B.J." Blazkowicz and Adam Savage were meant to meet and leave a blazing trace – find out how our presenter will cope back in the brutal setting of the Second World War. | |||
| 64 | "The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt" | 30 May 2015 | |
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Join Adam Savage as he takes arms and fights as Geralt of Rivia in the first hour of CD Projekt Red's epic fantasy game. Lead: Anthony Richardson Guest: Steve McNeil | |||
Season 2
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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| 69 | "Super Mario Maker" | 5 October 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant are put to the test to see how they cope with a set of levels specially created in the playground of Super Mario Maker. | |||
| 70 | "Mad Max" | 5 October 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant are cut loose on the post-apocalyptic world of Mad Max, just so we could see how much motorised mayhem they can cause in one hour. Expect utter car-nage. | |||
| 71 | "FIFA 16 vs. PES 16" | 12 October 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant debate over which is better, FIFA or PES. | |||
| 72 | "Lego Dimensions" | 19 October 2015 | |
| LEGO has come a long way since those bricks that you used to step on in the middle of the night: we've asked Adam and Ant to explore the all new dimensions this Warner Bros. title has to offer. | |||
| TBA | "Star Wars: Battlefront Beta" | 22 October 2015 | |
| Special episode from Play Expo, Manchester. | |||
| 73 | "Uncharted Remastered" | 26 October 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant embark on a quest for fortune and glory as they get to grips with the remastered version of Nathan Drake's very first Uncharted adventure. | |||
| 74 | "Silent Hills PT" | 31 October 2015 | |
| Better set up camp behind the sofa, as Adam and Ant take on the Particularly Terrifying Playable Teaser of the cancelled Konami shocker. | |||
| 75 | "Skylanders: Superchargers" | 2 November 2015 | |
| 76 | "Halo 5: Guardians" | 9 November 2015 | |
| Adam and Ant review the new Microsoft game, Halo 5: Guardians | |||
| 77 | "Assassin's Creed Syndicate" | 16 November 2015 | |
| Local residents, Adam and Ant, go back in time to take a tour of old London town and visit some of the city's most famous landmarks. And assassinate people, probably. | |||
| 78 | "Call of Duty: Black Ops III" | 21 November 2015 | |
| Corporal Savage and Private Richardson head into a dystopian future to battle bad guys and zombies in the latest edition of the First-Person-Shooter series. | |||
| 79 | "WWE 2K16" | 23 November 2015 | |
| 80 | "Rise of the Tomb Raider" | 30 November 2015 | |
| 81 | "State of Decay: Remastered Edition" | 12 December 2015 | |
| 82 | "Just Cause 3" | 14 December 2015 | |
Season 3
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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| 83 | "Rocket League" | 28 March 2016 | |
| Adam and Ant play car football, that's right, car football, in this already-classic Indie from Psyonix. Expect cheating and tantrums when Savage loses. | |||
| 84 | "Far Cry Primal" | 28 March 2016 | |
| Our two favourite Neanderthals, Adam Savage and Anthony Richardson, grab their pointy sticks and try not to get stomped on by a mammoth in the latest addition to Ubisoft's Far Cry series. | |||
| 85 | "Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2" | 4 April 2016 | |
| Those age old nemeses, the Plants and the Zombies, go to war one more time in this third-person shooter from Electronic Arts (EA), and delicate flowers Adam and Ant find themselves caught right in the middle. | |||
| 86 | "Tom Clancy's The Division" | 9 April 2016 | |
| Adam and Ant find themselves in mid-crisis Manhattan and proceed to blow stuff up in this third-person shooter from Ubisoft | |||
| 87 | "Indie Special" | 11 April 2016 | |
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It's four games for the price of one in this Indie Special episode, as Adam and Ant get to grips with some of our favourite independent titles. Games featured are Action Henk, Goat Simulator, Kerbal Space Program and Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes. | |||
Season 4
As of April 2016, the show was effectively cancelled after the Ginx rebrand under the Esports banner, focusing on multiplayer arena shows. However, repeats of the Classics and After Dark series through the Autumn maintained Viewer interest and in January 2017, the show was announced to be returning with Adam & Anthony as hosts. In addition to Triple A releases that the duo missed while the show was in hiatus, the main focus has been on Multiplayer Arena Combat, Team vs Team games etc. The show currently airs Thursday at 8 pm with repeats at the weekend.
| No. in series | Title | Original air date | |
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| 88 | "Overwatch" | 16 February 2017 | |
| Blizzard Entertainment's now essential fourth franchise gets the long-awaited Adam and Ant treatment. Expect tears before bedtime over who wins and plays Tracer. | |||
| 89 | "Battlefield 1" | 23 February 2017 | |
| Corporal Savage and Private Richardson discover that War truly IS Hell as they man their heavy artillery in the infamous conflicts of WW1 in EA Dices' latest instalment of the Online FPS Shooter. | |||
| 90 | "FIFA 17" | 2 March 2017 | |
| It's a Clash of The Gaming Football Pundits as the Ex-Woodley United Player and YouTube icon face up in the ultimate showdown of silky ball skills and one-touch brilliance. Who will take the three points? | |||
| 91 | "Heroes of the Storm" | 9 March 2017 | |
| In advance of the release of 2.0 , its Blizzard Entertainment's second title in three weeks as Adam & Ant pick and choose their Blizzard character selection before Fight Club commences. | |||
| 92 | "Street Fighter V" | 16 March 2017 | |
| Capcom's legendary Side Scroller Beat Em Up enlists two new students as Senseis Richardson & Savage learn the martial art of jumping about before applying the "One-Punch Fatality". | |||
| 93 | "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild" | 23 March 2017 | |
| A towering achievement from Nintendo and considered one of the greatest video games of all time. No more needs to be said , but the challenge is to see if Adam and Anthony can draw breath instead of gawping at the beauty of it all. | |||
| 94 | "Titanfall 2" | 6 April 2017 | |
| Its time to fill your Titan meter to the brim and deal out Ultimate Mecha Smackdowns as our Intrepid Militia Duo tries out EA & Respawns sequel to the 2014 Robot Rampage original. | |||
| 95 | "World of Tanks" | 20 April 2017 | |
| Adam and Anthony cross the Gaming Iron Curtain in Belarussian-Cypriot Company Wargaming's long-standing Esports Multiplayer. | |||
| 96 | "Super Smash Bros" | 29 April 2017 | |
| Its another instalment of your favourite Nintendo Crossover Fighting Sprees as the Ultimate Battle begins to see just who is the greatest arena survivor of all time – MegaMan or Pac-man. | |||
| 97 | "H1Z1: King of the Kill" | 4 May 2017 | |
| Its Battle Royale time as Daybreak Game Company's Arena of Death welcomes Adam and Anthony – while placing side bets on just how long they will last. | |||
| 98 | "Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare" | 11 May 2017 | |
| Activision's latest instalment of the COD saga sees Captains Richardson and Savage flung far into the distant future of combat before they grab their rigs and nip around in zero-g. | |||
| 99 | "Paragon" | 25 May 2017 | |
| Epic Games's online battle arena gets the Adam and Ant treatment – with their home base at each end , who will take the core? | |||
| 100 | "Dota 2" | 1 June 2017 | |
| It's a main event in the history of Ginx Esports TV – the 100th episode where two jokers get to mouth off about how brilliant they are at video games for around an hour! HOORAY! And to celebrate this truly momentous historical TV moment , Join your hosts Adam Savage and Ant Richardson as they delve into possibly the daddy of the Esports titles – Valve's DOTA 2 , the staple of The International (Dota 2) held ever year in Seattle. | |||
| 101 | "Pokkén Tournament" | 15 June 2017 | |
| It's the ultimate conflict of Cute vs Nasty (no , not Adam vs Ant) as the Tekken and Pokémon mash-up gets the First Hour coverage. Will our intrepid heroes manage to Catch Em All? | |||
| 102 | "Dishonored 2" | 22 June 2017 | |
| Bethesda and Arkanes Superb Super-Stealthy Sequel has Adam and Anthony enlisted to the Karnaca City Watch and combining their Supernatural Abilities to take down some troublesome witches. | |||
| 103 | "Mass Effect: Andromeda" | 27 July 2017 | |
| Five years after the troublesome conclusion to maybe the greatest gaming trilogy of all time, Mr Savage and Richardson tackle the lighter tone new entry and see whether they have the exploration skills necessary to become Ginx Esports TV's new Pathfinder. | |||