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Happy New Year

We're week three into Dan, Tim and Coleman's self-imposed exile from recording weekly Podcasts but we've still got a special stash to keep you entertained.

Would you believe that it's time once again for us to predict which games will be the ones that you should be keeping an eye out for this year (and then later find out which ones have been delayed or cancelled)?

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:01:55 The Ones to Watch 2024
• 00:03:21 Anger Foot
• 00:04:58 Windblown
• 00:06:40 Skull and Bones
• 00:09:38 Replaced
• 00:11:01 Tekken 8
• 00:14:53 Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• 00:16:47 Plucky Squire
• 00:18:15 Rise of the Ronin
• 00:19:46 Star Wars Outlaws
• 00:24:00 Outro

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Happy (almost) New Year

We're week two into Dan, Tim and Coleman's time away from recording and we thought to try something different. In lieu of a Worst Games of the Year or the need for a backlog show, we're going through all the big events in gaming that happened throughout 2023.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:01:18 The Gaming Year that was 2023
• 00:02:53 Google Stadia shuts down
• 00:06:28 Super Nintendo World opens in Hollywood
• 00:09:01 GDC returns to being an in-person event
• 00:09:27 Nintendo closed the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U eShop
• 00:10:30 E3 is cancelled
• 00:14:06 Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro
• 00:16:14 Summer Game Fest
• 00:17:06 Embracer Group's mass lay-offs
• 00:21:11 QuakeCon returns to being an in-person event
• 00:21:48 Charles Martinet steps down as Mario's voice
• 00:23:58 Gamescom
• 00:25:08 Unity's retroactive licensing fee
• 00:26:35 Tokyo Game Show
• 00:26:45 Jim Ryan to step down as SIE CEO in 2024
• 00:27:21 Wii U & 3DS online services to halt in 2024
• 00:29:47 Microsoft finally purchases Activision Blizzard (King)
• 00:30:50 BlizzCon
• 00:31:52 Epic Games v. Google comes to a close
• 00:33:33 Outro

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Hello dear Listener and the Happiest of Holidays to you.

We're away for our little end-of-year break for a handful of weeks to spend time with our friends, family, loved ones and (of course) our video games. However, to keep you topped up with your regular weekly dose of rambling nonsense Dan, Tim and Coleman have come together and recorded four new episodes.

The first show is our Best of 2023, in which we pick our top games of the year.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:05:08 Looking back at The Ones to Watch 2023
• 00:06:06 Forspoken
• 00:09:05 Forza Motorsport
• 00:14:12 Diablo IV
• 00:16:10 Street Fighter VI
• 00:17:33 Atomic Heart
• 00:19:45 Low-Fi
• 00:21:47 Wrestlequest
• 00:22:51 The Wolf Among Us 2
• 00:24:19 Star Wars: Jedi Survivor
• 00:25:33 Best of 2023
• 00:25:56 Alan Wake II
• 00:29:42 Cocoon
• 00:30:39 Dave the Diver
• 00:33:18 Dead Island 2
• 00:36:44 Street Fighter VI
• 00:37:44 Marvel's Spider-Man 2
• 00:38:46 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• 00:40:00 Hogwarts Legacy
• 00:41:55 Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• 00:45:37 Outro

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When the band music starts playing, that means it's time to stop talking.

It's the final full episode of BRB UK for 2023 (how exciting) and we've got a full show for you with everybody bringing something to the table. Dan offers up Jeppe Carlsen's latest title Cacoon, Tim is playing the new F2P Shooter The Finals and Coleman is a big blue cat man who's reviewing Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora… meow.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:04:04 Cocoon
• 00:11:04 The Finals
• 00:21:52 Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
• 00:35:32 The Game Awards 2023
• 00:45:28 Monster Hunter Wilds
• 00:46:38 OD
• 00:48:38 God of War Ragnarök: Valhalla
• 00:50:12 Marvel's Blade
• 00:51:27 SEGA Power Surge
• 00:56:10 Light No Fire
• 00:59:03 Rise of the Ronin
• 01:01:27 Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
• 01:02:11 No Rest for the Wicked
• 01:03:21 Jurassic Park: Survival
• 01:06:11 Asgard's Wrath 2
• 01:07:17 The Day Before lanches and then closes
• 01:11:16 Insomnic hack leaks new Spider-Info
• 01:12:25 Free Radical shuts down
• 01:13:31 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 01:14:46 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 01:16:23 I HAVE A QUESTION…
• 01:21:54 Outro

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That's the thing about Robots, they tend to be very good at Table Tennis.

Of course, Tim has VR games to talk about including Racket Fury Table Tennis VR and Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game. While Dan continues to tinker with his sexy new Steam Deck OLED.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:04:03 Racket Fury Table Tennis VR
• 00:06:50 Ghost Signal: A Stellaris Game
• 00:09:31 Arizona Sunshine 2
• 00:22:00 Steam Deck OLED
• 00:29:32 First Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer revealed
• 00:45:02 Codemasters hit with layoffs from EA
• 00:49:10 Sony pulls purchased videos licenced by Discovery
• 00:56:01 Starbreeze announces Dungeons & Dragons title
• 00:58:39 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 01:00:30 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 01:04:16 Get in contact
• 01:05:24 Outro

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Despite all my rage, I am still just a Rat in a dungeon with an ever-expanding backpack.

We've got the Good Doctor Dan back from Iceland and on the Podcast, man. Oh, and what's this? He's only brought a Steam Deck OLED and SteamWorld Build with him. Coleman is also here and swapped out an OLED with OCD to play Backpack Hero.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:09 Intro
• 00:03:54 Steam Deck OLED
• 00:15:52 SteamWorld Build
• 00:26:03 Backpack Hero
• 00:33:15 What's wrong with the PlayStation Portal?
• 00:37:57 Destiny 2 shenanigans
• 00:44:47 Radical Design reportedly face potential Shutdown
• 00:46:34 Sony signs partnership with NCSoft
• 00:48:37 The Division Heartland release window rumoured
• 00:50:08 Beyond Good & Evil 20th Anniversary Edition accidental launch
• 00:52:29 Professor Layton and the New World of Steam out in 2025
• 00:55:03 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 00:56:32 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 00:58:09 I HAVE A QUESTION!
• 01:04:48 Outro

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A video game recapping the first three seasons of The Walking Dead seems like an outdated idea but in all fairness, so does the gameplay.

It's Coleman and Tim this week to discuss Super Mario RPG, The Walking Dead: Destinies, Aliens: Dark Descent and Howl.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:02:44 Howl (Demo)
• 00:08:03 Aliens: Dark Descent
• 00:15:17 The Walking Dead: Destinies
• 00:22:47 Super Mario RPG
• 00:29:04 The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered Confirmed
• 00:35:36 Gearbox's unannounced line-up leaked
• 00:39:04 Dragon's Dogma 2 release date reportedly revealed
• 00:41:12 PSA: You can still access MK1's Season 1 content
• 00:48:57 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 00:50:12 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 00:54:01 I HAVE A QUESTION!
• 01:01:57 Outro

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Welcome to another educational episode ofBRB UK, where we teach you about video game knowledge and M&M facts… but only those two topics!

Just like a careless parent, we've lost one of our hosts in Iceland. So it's up to Tim and Coleman to steer us right this week with talk of Mortla Kombat 1's Omni-Man DLC, Dead Island 2's free Haus mission and Mario Kart 8 Deluxe's final Booster Course update.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:09 Intro
• 00:01:29 Mortal Kombat's Omni-Man DLC
• 00:13:22 Deal Island 2's Haus DLC
• 00:25:07 Mario Kart 8 Deluxe – Booster Course Wave 6
• 00:37:15 Nintendo Indie World Showcase
• 00:52:41 Amazon Games Laid Off 180 Workers
• 00:53:48 Remedy makes changes to Codename Vanguard
• 01:02:52 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 01:04:39 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 01:07:31 I HAVE A QUESTION!
• 01:21:34 Outro

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Well, that's caught us off-guard.

When we thought all the big games were done for 2023, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 manages to sneak into Tim's hands. Meanwhile, Dan continues to unravel the mysteries of Alan Wake 2.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:10 Intro
• 00:04:22 Alan Wake II
• 00:06:36 Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• 00:30:28 What's wrong with MJ's face?
• 00:33:54 Ubisoft Lays Off 124 Staff
• 00:36:45 The Glory Society Suspends Operations
• 00:39:41 Nintendo & Sony are making a Legend of Zelda Movie
• 00:43:31 Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer Dropping December
• 00:45:48 Bioware drops a Teaser for the next Mass Effect
• 00:49:26 Check out our merch at TeePublic.com/stores/BRB
• 00:50:01 Tabletop Tuesday at Loading Stoke Newington
• 00:52:17 Get in Contact
• 00:56:14 Outro

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We return with new headsets and games to grab your attention.

Kev's only gone and picked up an Oculus Quest 3, while Tim has been demoing the PICO 4. There are also impressions for Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice, The 7th Guest VR, Green Hell VR and more.

Time Stamps

• 00:00:00 Start
• 00:00:16 Intro
• 00:01:18 We lost an Episode (sorry)
• 00:04:26 Gran Turismo 7 – SPEC II 1.40 Update
• 00:10:11 The 7th Guest VR
• 00:17:08 Green Hell VR
• 00:23:30 Vampire: The Masquerade – Justice
• 00:40:25 Meta Quest 3
• 00:50:23 Tin Hearts
• 00:52:21 Tea is Served
• 00:55:02 Blitz Rhythm
• 00:57:21 PICO 4
• 00:59:42 Upcoming Releases
• 01:12:37 Ourto

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