That title is correct. A member of this podcast is playing 2025’s hottest multiplayer extraction shooter, ARC Raiders and is enjoying it a lot. You have to listen to believe it. Jon puts on his ninja headband and reviews Shinobi: Art of Vengeance. The Xbox Developer Direct 2026 has been officially announced and we talk through the games and rumors surrounding this Xbox event. Finally we end on an IGN article that feels the same way Jon felt last week… is a 3D Mario game coming from Nintendo in 2026? All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Super Mario 64

5 Things:

- Biggest Disappointments of 2025

- ARC Raiders

- Shinobi: Art of Vengeance

- Xbox Developer Direct 2026 Announced

- Super Mario Odyssey 2 or Something New? Why 3D Mario Should Finally Return in 2026 (IGN.com from Ryan McCaffrey)

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2025? Get out of here! 2026 is here and it will have big implications for our favorite hobby. So many games coming out this year it is hard for Nick and Jon to narrow down their most anticipated games of the year. We then follow up with our 2026 video game predictions after revisiting our 2025 predictions. Finally, we dive into, revisit and review a couple of games that we completed since our last normal episode. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Marvel’s Wolverine

5 Things:

- Our Most Anticipated Games of 2026

- 2026 Video Game Predictions

- Sword of the Sea

- 1000xRESIST

- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 [SPOILERS]

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2025 has led to this moment. Our Game of the Year episode! We wrap the year in video games, do ours and YOURS PlayStation Wrap-up, and go through all of the Game of the Year Categories. We love you and thank you for listening to us for another year. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Episode 128

12 Things:

- 2025 in Review

- Email!

- PlayStation Wrap-up

- Best Moment of the Podcast

- Best Level

- Best Music

- Best Indie

- Best Weapon

- Best Boss Fight

- Best Performance

- Best Character To Have A Drink With

- Game of the Year

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Jon is on a streak lately. Completing games, getting Platinum Trophies and much more. He is even recommending a narrative adventure game! We have a lengthy discussion of the indie game 1000xRESIST. Nick interviews Jon with some video game related holiday themed questions. Finally we touch on the tragic passing of video game industry legend, Vince Zampella. Thanks for listening!

Intro: 1000xRESIST

4 Things:

- Vince Zampella

- Holiday Themed Video Game Questions

- Jon’s Gaming Round-up - Claire Obscur: Expedition 33, Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Fortnite

- 1000xRESIST

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We have The Game Awards 2025 covered in a whopping 2 hour plus long episode for you to devour. What are our thoughts on Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaning house and winning the most awards in The Game Awards History? What are our thoughts on “World Premieres” such as Hindguard, Fate of the Old Republic, Control: Resonant and Divinity? We go in depth and give you our hot takes from an evening full of video game news. Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Game Awards 2025

3 Things:

- The Game Awards 2025 Review

- The Game Awards 2025 Winners

- The Game Awards 2025 World Premieres

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We are on the eve of gaming’s biggest night, The Game Awards - what will Geoff Keighley bring for his “World Premieres”? Nick and Jon have some fun and make informed and very hopeful predictions. We then move on to a segment we have not visited all year, our Top 10 PS5 games. Can a new game break into this exclusive club? Finally Nick has played and completed (several times) Marvel’s Cosmic Invasion. Is it a new standout in the beat em up genre? Listen to find out! All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: Marvel Cosmic Invasion

3 Things:

- The Game Awards 2025 Predictions

- Top 10 PS5 Games

- Marvel Cosmic Invasion

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The Game Awards are 1 week away and we have one burning question - what is that statue being teased in the middle of the Mojave Desert? It also means a whole bunch of nominees to discuss on the show. After that we move into the games we have been playing (and earning a Platinum trophy) including Ghost of Yotei and Dispatch. We review them both. Finally, we end on YOUR emails including what our favorite theme park ride is. All this and much more! Thanks for listening!

Intro: The Game Awards 2025 Nominees

5 Things:

- The Game Awards 2025 Nominees

- Ghost of Yotei

- Cocoon

- Dispatch

- Emails!

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A show 3 weeks in a row? Now we are cooking! We start things off with a huge video game delay that has Nick bummed. PS5 turns 5 and we reflect on its first 5 years. We quickly touch on an underwhelming State of Play. Jon reviews the hot indie game Ball cross Pit. Valve announces new hardware that does not include a new Steam Deck. We revisit our topic from last week now that ARC Raiders had an excellent launch… is it GOTY material? We then end on YOUR email about whether or not indie developers should do more for their fellow developers. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Steam Machine Announcement

6 Things:

- Grand Theft Auto VI Delayed

- PlayStation 5 Turns 5

- Ball x Pit

- Steam Machine Announcement

- Is ARC Raiders a GOTY Contender?

- Emails!

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A show two weeks in a row? Okay! We are back on our normal cadence and it feels great. We read YOUR emails on the show discussing adventure video games and Ghost of Yotei. GamesRadar's annual award show, the Golden Joystick, released the 12 nominees for its Ultimate Game of the Year category and we picked our top 6. We then wrap things up by giving impressions of the narrative adventure game Dispatch and review the incredible indie game Cocoon. Thanks for listening!

Intro: Dispatch

5 Things:

- Emails!

- Ghost of Yotei

- Golden Joystick’s Ultimate Game of the Year

- Dispatch

- Cocoon

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