This week, Federico and John share their favorite videogames of 2024.

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• The NPC: Next Portable Console Videogame News list on Bluesky
• NPC on Bluesky

Picks

• Federico’s Picks:
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
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• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
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• Dragon’s Dogma II
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• Astro Bot
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• Game of the Other Years:GOTOYs:
• Dragon Quest XI
• Also mentioned
• GameCube To Go episode of NPC
• Into the Aether
• John’s Picks:
• Balatro
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• Animal Well
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• Peglin
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• Dragon’s Dogma II
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• The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
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• Astro Bot
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• GOTOY:
• The Legend of Zelda: The Minish Cap

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This week, John shares a trio of his favorite movies of 2024 and he and Federico share several favorite TV shows from 2024.

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The Best Movies and TV Shows of 2024

• John’s Pick:
• Movies
• Furiosa
• Civil War
• Godzilla Minus One Minus Color
• TV Shows
• Loot, Apple TV+
• Fallout, Amazon Prime
• Slow Horses, Apple TV+
• Dan Da Dan, Netflix
• The Gentlemen, Netflix
• Lessons in Chemistry, Apple TV+
• Federico’s Pick:
• TV Shows
• Loot, Apple TV+
• For All Mankind, season 4
• Shrinking, season 2
• The Neighborhood on CBS
• That 90s Show on Netflix

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This week on MacStories Unwind, kick off the first of our annual ‘best of’ Unwind recaps with the best music releases of 2024.

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Songs from our picks and more:

• The MacStories Unwind 2024 Apple Music Playlist

Picks

• Federico’s Pick 2024 Music Picks:
• Album of the Year: All Hell by Los Campesinos 
• Top 5:
• All Hell by Los Campesinos
• Forever by Charly Bliss
• POST HUMAN: NeX GEn by Bring Me The Horizon
• From Zero by Linkin Park
• Moon Music by Coldplay
• Honorable Mentions:
• Songs of a Lost World by The Cure
• BRAT by Charli XCX
• F–1 Trillion by Post Malone
• No Name by Jack White
• John’s Pick:
• Album of the Year: The Sweater Club by Jelani Aryeh 
• Top 5:
• The Sweater Club by Jelani Aryeh
• Songs of a Lost World by The Cure
• BRAT by Charli XCX
• Forever by Charly Bliss
• No Shame No Fame by Kindsight
• Honorable Mentions:
• Neon Pill by Cage the Elephant
• Pick-Up Full of Pink Carnations by The Vaccines
• F–1 Trillion by Post Malone

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This week, a Thanksgiving guessing game, neighborly pies, NotebookLM, the Infamous Cousin Dave’s emoji habits, and getting started with retro gaming.

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Unplugged Segment

• A traditional Thanksgiving dinner guessing game
• Do neighbors really welcome you with baked goods?

Picks

• Federico’s Pick:
• NotebookLM featuring the Infamous Cousin Dave, who is bad at iMessage
• John’s Pick:
• Nintendo Switch Online

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• Planes, Trains, and Automobiles (deal may not be available in all places) ($10, $5 off)

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This week, Netflix is making sexy holiday movies, Federico is warming himself with GaN chargers and batteries, and John checks out the latest Deadpool movie in the Vision Pro, shares a new Apple Music playlist, and has a movie deal for listeners.

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Unplugged

• In _Hot Frosty_ and _The Merry Gentlemen,_ Netflix Makes Nice by Getting Naughty

Picks

• Federico’s Pick:
• [ROG 140W USB-C GaN charger]((https://rog.asus.com/us/power-protection-gadgets/chargers-and-adapters/rog–140w-usb-c-gan-charger/) 
• UGREEN 300W 48000mAh Power Bank with Smart Digital Display 
• Also mentioned:
• Anker SOLIX C200 DC Power Bank Station (60,000mAh)
• Anker SOLIX C300 DC Power Bank Station, Outdoor 288Wh (90,000mAh)
• John’s Pick:
• Deadpool & Wolverine in 3D on on Disney+
• Excellent with the Vision Pro
• ALT CTRL: Best of 2024 Apple Music Playlist

Unwind Movie Deal

• Deadpool 3-Movie Collection (currently $18 off)

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Picks

• John’s Pick:
• Tetris Forever
• Bonus Pick: Tetris, the movie
• Trailer the movie on Apple TV+
• Federico’s Pick:
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
• MacStories Unwind Movie Bargain
• Top Gun Maverick - $4.99 to buy and $3.99 to rent

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This week, Federico attempts to make audio unboxings a trend, plus he recommends a TV show and videogame, while John encourages listeners to try a decade-old cartoon.

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An Audio Unboxing

• PlayStation 5 Pro

Picks

• Federico’s Picks:
• How to Die Alone on Hulu
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard
• John’s Pick:
• Over the Garden Wall
• Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary Stop Motion Short
• Additional Reading:
• Over the Garden Wall’s stop-motion anniversary short is the perfect balm Polygon
• Over the Garden Wall Perfectly capturing the loneliness of October Vox

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This week, the differences between U.S. and Italian Halloween, plus game, app, and TV recommendations. We also share a spooky season movie bundle deal.

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Unplugged

• Happy Halloween
• FAQs About Halloween In Italy
• National Park of Abruzzo
• Interested in Falconry?

Picks

• John’s Pick:
• Pokémon TCG Pocket
• Nintendo Music
• Federico’s Picks:
• Metaphor Re:Fantazio
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• Only Murders in the Building, Season 4
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• The Neighborhood
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• Shrinking
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• MacStories Unwind Deal of the Week
• Scream and Scream (remake) Bundle

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This week, Federico and John share how they use their iPad minis along with a couple of TV shows.

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How We’re Using Our iPad minis

• Apps Discussed
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TV Picks

• John
• Dan Da Dan
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• Hijack

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This week, Federico suspects his new vacuum cleaner is the victim of corporate foul play, and John is denied a donut and apple cider slushie thanks to his reliance on technology.

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A Vacuum Dilemma

• Dyson Gen5detect cordless vacuum cleaner
• Dyson Gen5detect Accessories sold out
• John’s solution for Federico’s balcony

Paying in the Black

• Italy to allow larger cash payments despite central bank objections

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