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Double Eleven is a game developer and publisher that’s based in the UK. After more than a decade of experience in the industry, working on various games, including Little Big Planet, Limbo, Rust, Minecraft Dungeon and Prison Architect, they decided to open up a new branch here in Malaysia. We speak to its Chief Operating Officer, Mark South, who was in town recently, to hear how they’ve navigated through the industry, the move to Malaysia during the pandemic, and prioritising employees’ welfare above everything else.

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Netflix has (silently) joined the gaming world with Netflix Games, accessible via their mobile app. We check out what’s on offer, how they go about it, and whether they’ll be able to do more later down the road in their ambition to be a serious player in the industry..

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Microsoft and Sony continue their war this year, while Blizzard’s games become unplayable in China after they broke up with Netease. We summarise these news and more, with Jonathan Leo from Kakuchopurei.com, and review January releases, including Dead Space Remake, Hi Fi Rush, A Space for the Unbound and many more.

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HBO’s recent release of The Last of Us TV adaptation allows us the opportunity to talk about one of the most controversial and divisive video game sequels ever released, The Last of Us PT2. Tune in to find out our (2020) thoughts on the game and whether it is indeed divisive or not.

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It’s a new year, but we’re going to look back one last time to last year and go through Kakuchopurei’s Best Games of the Year 2022. Its content director, Jonathan Leo, joins us to share the top 10 games from that list and the reason why their editors pick these games.

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We end this year’s monthly round up with a summary of what happened at The Game Awards 2022, as well as other industry-related news, including Yuji Naka getting into trouble again and God of War live action to be produced soon by Amazon. Games that were released in December include Swordship, High on Life and River City Girls 2.

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The Game Awards 2022 ended with Elden Ring winning Game of The Year, perhaps deservedly so. Its closest competitor, God of War: Ragnarok ended up winning six categories, with indie darling, Stray bagging two awards. We summarise the winners from the event, as well as react to some of the trailers that were showcased on the show, including Death Stranding 2, Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores and Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty.

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In November’s monthly round up of gaming news, we look at the nominees for Game Of The Year at the upcoming The Game Awards 2022, that include the highly rated Elden Ring, indie favourite Stray, Xenoblade Chronicles 3 and the recently released God of War: Ragnarok, as well as some other categories. Composer Mick Gordon, meanwhile, revealed his terrible work relationship with makers of Doom Eternal, id Software, and Sonic programmer, Yuji Naka was arrested for his alleged involvement in an insider trading involving Square Enix. We also spoke about games that were released last month, including the highly acclaimed God of War: Ragnarok, and the new Pokemon games, Pokemon Scarlet and Violet.

image source: God of War Ragnarok: Sony / Pokemon Scarlet & Violet: Nintendo

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With GE15 just around the corner, the GGWP folks decided to chat about some political video games that they’ve played and enjoyed, and recommend some games that listeners can check out to get them in the mood.

Image sources:
Tropico 6: Official Page, Kalypsomedia.com

Crusader Kings III: wccftech.com

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Kratos, the main hero of the God of War franchise, was once brutal and merciless, but the 2018 reboot saw a change in the character’s demeanour and dynamic with others. This is also parallel in the way the game and franchise has evolved as well. So, ahead of the release of God of War: Ragnarok, we look back at this modern classic and how it has successfully scaled new heights.

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