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We’re continuing our monthly round up of news and games with the folks from Kakuchopurei.com, and the year has started terribly for some in the industry, as massive layoffs continue, with Microsoft the latest company to be involved in this practice. We also look at the statement made by Ubisoft’s president regarding ownership of games, as well as the controversy surrounding Palworld, the latest “it” game taking the internet by storm. Among the January releases that were discussed in this episode include Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Tekken 8, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown and others.

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We’re starting the year with a look back to one of the more well-known games in the farm life simulation genre, Stardew Valley! Najman Maliki joins us to share his experience playing the game and why he thinks everyone should consider checking it out, especially if they want to start the year at a slightly slower pace.

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Technically, the games listed on this episode are from Kakuchopurei’s master list (which you can read here), but the order and what actually made it into the top 10 on this show is slightly different, as our regular contributor, KKP’s Content Director Jonathan Leo decided to shake things up a bit, by sharing his personal list of 2023’s Best Games of the Year. Tune in to hear his picks and why he chose these games!

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We wrap up the final month of the year in the gaming world by looking back at the biggest winners from The Game Awards, as well as the announcements made during the show, including Monster Hunter Wilds and Hideo Kojima’s latest project with Xbox called OD. December also brought us games such as Against The Storm, Steamworld Build, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora and Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising for us to check out. Join us for a breakdown of all these, with Content Director at Kakuchopurei.com, Jonathan Leo.

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GGWP speaks to the folks behind ESL Gaming ahead of ESL One Kuala Lumpur 2023 to uncover the complexities of premier esports event planning and ESL's presence in the South-East Asian market.

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The gaming world’s most trusted plumber, Mario and his friends return for another adventure in Super Mario Bros. Wonder. With new power ups and other novelties, does this side-scrolling platformer live up to its hype as a mainline release for the franchise? Long time fan of the plumber, OJ Law joins us to share his thoughts.

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The penultimate month of the year is a bittersweet one in the video game industry, with some celebrating positive milestones, while others have to contend with the dark realities of the industry. Jonathan Leo, Content Director at Kakuchopurei.com joins us to unpack both the sweet and the bitter in the gaming world, as well as share some releases from November that we should check out, including Robocop: Rogue City, Cuisineer and Like A Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name.

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It’s one of the most anticipated games and sequels of the year, and now it’s finally here. What do we think of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2? Does it live up to the hype? What are some of the improvements made on the franchise and what are the things that they missed out on, perhaps? Swing in to hear our take on Insomniac’s latest.

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GGWP speaks to the folks behind Weyrdworks, a local indie studio that’s responsible for cute, eccentric games such as Super Steam Puff, War Pods and Unicorn on Unicycles to hear how they use game jams as a way to push their creativity, creating games in different genres, and finding the balance between working on their own IPs and corporate work. Tune in to learn how they navigate all of these with a very lean team!

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It was a pretty huge month in the world of gaming in October, with Microsoft finalising their purchase of Activision-Blizzard. In between that, there were a lot of departures, with Playstation CEO Jim Ryan announcing he’s leaving Sony after more than 28 years. Hideki Kamiya from PlatinumGames, and Pete Hines from Bethesda also left their posts. October also saw the release of Marvel’s Spider-Man 2. Does the game live up to its hype? Tune in to hear KKP’s take on it, as well as their quick reviews on Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Sonic Superstars, World of Horror and Alan Wake 2.

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