It's 2016, and the first podcast of the new year is now live. Be warned, there are Star Wars spoilers like Han Solo dying and the entire plot being a rehash of A New Hope, so don't listen if you don't want to have your The Force Awakens experience ruined.

This week's podcast covers the following news:

Valve explains Steam issues on December 25

Star Wars Battlefront won't be doing The Force Awakens or space battles content

New pachinko laws pushes SNK back to videogames

Question of the Week: “Which game do you really want to play in 2016.”