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Rebecca, Jen, and Carli are here with the winners and announcements from The Game Awards 2020. They also begin to process their thoughts on the absurdity of Cyberpunk 2077.

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• Here are the winners from the Game Awards 2020 | Windows Central
• Here are the all of the big announcements from The Game Awards 2020 | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 is pretty rough on Xbox One and PS4 base consoles | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 crashing issues and how to fix them | Windows Central
• Cyberpunk 2077 is already profitable, paid for itself with digital pre-orders | Windows Central

The team dive into the lore of Assassin's Creed and other video game franchises along with a review of Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity, Game & Watch, and much more.

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• Mass Effect, Dragon Age veterans Casey Hudson and Mark Darrah leaving BioWare | Windows Central
• Assassin's Creed history: The full story (so far) | Windows Central
• Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity review — An entertaining but shallow trip back to Hyrule | iMore
• History of Game & Watch Super Mario Bros.: An important reminder of Nintendo's small beginnings | iMore
• Immortals Fenyx Rising review: A late contender for Game of the Year | Windows Central

The Jiggle Physics gang are joined by Sam Tolbert for a look at some new games, including: Demon Souls, Spider-Man: Miles Morales, Bugsnax, Assassin's Creed Valhalla, and more!

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• Demon's Souls for PS5 review: A remake leads the way into the next generation | Android Central
• Spider-Man: Miles Morales review — The best Spidey yet | Android Central
• Bugsnax review: A treat that manages to delight and disturb | Android Central
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla review: A solid Viking tale but nothing more | Windows Central
• The Game Awards 2020 nominees have been revealed | Windows Central

Rebecca, Carli, and Jen review the new Xbox Series X, Series S, and Sony Playstation 5. But they also cover X-Men comics, Baby Yoda's insatiable appetite, and why you shouldn't blow vape smoke into your console.

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• List of Xbox Series X, Series S known bugs and launch issues | Windows Central
• Here's every lie about the Xbox Series X, debunked | Windows Central
• Best Xbox Series X, Series S games to try first at launch | Windows Central
• Xbox Series X review: Powerful and bold — with a games lineup that's uncertain | Windows Central
• Xbox Series S review: Next-gen goes back to basics | Windows Central
• PS5 review: A technical marvel with a groundbreaking controller | Android Central
• Best PS5 Games 2020 | Android Central
• Where to buy PS5: Sony has stock RIGHT NOW | Android Central

Rebecca, Jen, and Carli discuss THICCC BEEFINESS: aka PlayStation 5. Cyberpunk 2077 has been delayed into December, while Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine have been postponed past April 2021.

Carli reviews Watch Dogs: Legion from Ubisoft, and the gang pick out the best horror games for Switch and Xbox One in 2020.

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• PS5 demand far outweighs that of PS4, pre-sells as many units in 12 hours as the PS4 did in 12 weeks | Android Central
• Ubisoft details Q2 results, Far Cry 6 and Rainbow Six Quarantine delayed past April 2021 | Windows Central
• Watch Dogs: Legion review — A step in the right direction for Ubisoft | Windows Central
• Best Horror Games for Nintendo Switch in 2020 | iMore
• Best Xbox One Horror Games for November 2020 | Windows Central

Is Genshin Impact the clone-y-est clone of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild? The gang review it along with Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit and a preview of Little Nightmares 2. No cryptid chat this week, but there's a nice little side quest into CCG's and Beanie Babies!

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• What is Genshin Impact and should you play it? | Android Central
• Genshin Impact: Everything you need to know | Android Central
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit review — A magical AR experience best shared with others | iMore
• Little Nightmares 2 preview: Hospitals just got even creepier | Windows Central

Team Jiggle Physics are here for Miles Morales' new pal Spider-Cat! They also check out the user interfaces for PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

In the "One Game You'll Never Be Able To Play, But One You Will" Department: Crucible has been canceled by Amazon Games, but we do have a preview of Assassin's Creed Valhalla. All that, plus our favorite and least favorite animated movies from the 90's/early 2000's!

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• Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales introduces Spider-Cat who can partake in finishers | Android Central
• PS5 UI revealed with a new Control Center, Official Game Help, expanded Screen Sharing and more | Android Central
• Tour the new Xbox One and Xbox Series X dashboard UI with us | Windows Central
• Amazon Games' Crucible has been canceled | Windows Central
• Assassin's Creed Valhalla preview: Have fun overthrowing kings and building settlements | Windows Central

Peter Parker gets a face lifts that looks curiously similar to Tom Holland in the Spider-Man remaster game for Playstation. CD Projekt RED is the latest studio to require crunch time for employees as the near release of Cyberpunk 2077.

The crew also react to Steve from Minecraft and his pixel-y meat as the next fighter for Super Smash Bros. And the Halloween update for Animal Crossing: New Horizons is live. Time to weed your garden and decorate!

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• Marvel's Spider-Man Remastered PS5 gameplay footage shows improved graphics and a new design for Peter Parker | Android Central
• CD Projekt RED reportedly calls for mandatory crunch ahead of Cyberpunk 2077 launch, CD Projekt RED responds | Windows Central
• The next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter is Steve from Minecraft | iMore
• Animal Crossing: New Horizons — Halloween update and more | iMore

Microsoft has purchased ZeniMax Media, which makes it seem like they own pretty much ALL the RPGs now. The gang discuss what this might end up meaning for game fans, They also look at Luna — Amazon's game streaming service. At first glance it looks to have a lot in common with Google Stadia, but maybe better?

The conversation moves from there to Marvel's Spider-Man PS5 remaster and the crappiness of console preorders.

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• We now know more about Fall Guys' anatomy, and it turns out they're abominations | Windows Central
• Microsoft has acquired ZeniMax Media (DOOM, Elder Scrolls, Fallout) for Xbox | Windows Central
• With Bethesda, id Software, and more, Microsoft becomes an RPG powerhouse | Windows Central
• Pete Hines and Todd Howard talk about Bethesda joining Xbox, say it came down to trust and relationships | Windows Central
• Luna is Amazon's answer to Google Stadia, and it looks so much better | Android Central
• Marvel's Spider-Man PS5 remaster will not have a free upgrade option for PS4 players | Android Central
• Xbox Series X, PS5 fiascos show the problem with preorders in the digital age | Windows Central

Special guest Sean Endicott chats with the JP crew about the PS5 preorder debacle and a slew of upcoming games. They also look at Facebook's Oculus Quest 2 announcement and how Nintendo is celebrating Mario's 35th anniversary.

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• Sony's PS5 preorder situation is an inexcusable mess | Android Central
• PS5: News, price, specs, release date, and everything we know about PlayStation 5 | Android Central
• Everything announced at the PS5 Showcase Event | Android Central
• With PS5 and Xbox Series X/S out in the open, Xbox Series S is the clear value winner | Windows Central
• Oculus Quest 2 announced at Facebook Connect | Android Central
• Facebook won't make PC-only VR headsets going forward | Android Central
• Super Mario 3D All-Stars for Nintendo Switch: Ultimate guide | iMore