SotW Sleeping Dogs

### video

The first edition of *Show of the Week* was posted on August 24th 2012, and the featured game was *Sleeping Dogs*.

## Show outline

### On the sofa

Andy introduces the very first *SotW* on his own, before being joined by Jane who asks why the studio isn't ready yet - before we see Mike flying around on an office chair, rather than prepare the studio.

Andy asks if Jane has had a chance to check out *Sleeping Dogs*, and we see Jane checking out pictures of sleeping dogs on her laptop, which leads to Andy profiling *Sleeping Dogs*, which includes an interview with United Front Games producer Dan Sochan.

### In the studio

Andy walks in to ask how the studio build is going, while Mike is using a pair of biros to play drums on the studio lights. Andy asks if Mike has checked out *Sleeping Dogs* yet (the game, not the snoozing canines), and Mike answers...while closing a nearby laptop.

Andy brings up the game's contextual takedowns, at which point we get Mike's POV as he focuses on a saw placed on an office chair directly next to Andy, leading to a montage of the game's most brutal contextual takedowns - before Mike walks away, saying he needs a lie down, leaving Andy to talk to himself about the game and the feature that follows.

### Feature

While discussing the open world Hong Kong from *Sleeping Dogs*, Andy also discusses Liberty City from *Grand Theft Auto IV*, Stilwater from *Saint's Row 2*, Steelport from *Saint's Row: The Third*, Gotham City from *Batman: Arkham City*, Paradise City from *Burnout Paradise*, and Venice from *Assassin's Creed II*.

### In the office

Mike and Jane sit in the office, wondering why Andy is talking to himself, before looking at sleeping dogs on Mike's laptop (the snoozing canines, not the game)

### Feature

Jane discusses the various movie-inspired outfits in *Sleeping Dogs* and where you can find them on the map.

### On the sofa

Jane and Andy discuss feedback for the *What We've Learned from The Walking Dead* video, not least how similar Jane looks to Carley from the game, while in response to a comment believing Oxbox is an Xbox-only website Jane says this is not true as the majority of the games on the channel are multi-format (although she has a little trouble saying the word "PlayStation"), feedback for their video on *Call of Duty: Black Ops II* is a little less than complimentary about their tactics, and Jane reveals that Oxbox will be at Eurogamer Expo - and that *Halo 4* will feature at the expo, with playable multiplayer on the show floor.

### Post-video

After Mike and Andy wrap up the video in the half-build studio, Andy climbs a ladder to fix the lights as Mike fights a losing battle to resist taking Andy down contextually.

## Notes

* First-ever episode of *Show of the Week*
* Jane acknowledges that, while the channel may be called OutsideXbox, this does not mean it is an Xbox-only channel - yet even now, in 2016, whenever a non-Xbox game features in their videos there will always be someone saying "I thought you were called OutsideXbox?" or something similar

## Quotes

* "Have you checked out *Sleeping Dogs* yet? The game, not the snoozing canines" - Andy, when meeting Mike in the studio