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On Episode 40 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran returns and joins Tyler for an episode all about their favorite games of 2021. They share their honorable mentions, their top five games from 2021, and give shoutouts to other games that didn't make the cut.

Timestamps:

0:00 - Opening 

8:42 - Honorable Mentions 

24:11 - GOTY #5 

35:36 - GOTY #4 

45:10 - GOTY #3 

54:53 - GOTY #2 

1:16:53 - GOTY #1 

1:36:00 - Shoutouts 

1:55:25 - Closing

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller.

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This week on the Play To Win Podcast, Tyler is joined by Tyler from the Good Game, We Lost Podcast to talk all things Halo Infinite. They dig into the campaign's story, Halo's first foray into open-world game design, share some light thoughts on multiplayer, and finally rank where the game falls amongst all the other games in the Halo series.

Check out Tyler's review of Halo Infinite as well if you haven't already!

Tyler's Review: https://youtu.be/CgLEMRgbO0o

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Opening 

5:00 - Our history with Halo 

16:17 - Halo Infinite's story 

51:00 - Halo Infinite's open-world 

1:27:36 - Multiplayer 

1:41:05 - Ranking Halo Infinite 

1:46:36 - Closing

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On Episode 38 of the Play To Win Podcast, Tyler's on his own for a bit of a slow news week. Even still, there's plenty for him to talk about. From Nintendo's Indie World Showcase, to new Assassin's Creed content, and the long-awaited announcement of different colored PS5 faceplates, there's a lot of fun news to go over.

Timestamps: 

0:00 - Opening 

2:08 - PS5 faceplates 

3:46 - Sony's relationship with Indie devs 

6:37 - Indie World Showcase 

11:30 - New Genesis games for Switch Online + Expansion Pack 

12:22 - Switch's November sales 

13:27 - Tencent acquired Turtle Rock Studios 

15:40 - STALKER 2 and NFTs 

17:12 - Halo TV series update 

18:33 - Mega Man's live-action movie 

19:54 - CDPR settles a lawsuit 

21:36 - Resident Evil Village completion numbers 

23:33 - Square Enix halts sales of FFXIV 

25:42:- Bungie's Head of HR steps down 

28:51 - Vodeo Games employees form a union 

35:17 - Splinter Cell remake announced 

39:13 - Assassin's Creed Valhalla expansion announced 

43:50 - What I've Been Playing 

46:33 - Closing

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller.

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On Episode 37 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler recap all the winners and announcements from the 2021 Game Awards, and give our thoughts on the overall show. We round out the news by talking about Bungie's history in terms of inclusion and diversity, and ask if they are doing enough to make up for their past mistakes, and if we have any hope for them in the future. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

02:23 Brief Mentions

08:20 Game Awards Recap

01:32:34 Bungie's History & Future

01:51:59 What We've Been Playing

The Battle For Bungie's Soul by Rebekah Valentine (IGN Article mentioned in story 2)

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller. 

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On Episode 38 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler give their thoughts on PlayStation's rumored Game Pass competitor, Vince Zampella now being in charge of Battlefield in a massive series shakeup, and if Skyrim's legacy will have a good or bad impact on Starfield. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro

03:14 Brief Mentions

10:37 PlayStation's Gamepass Competitor

35:11 The Big Battlefield Shakeup

01:05:56 Into The Starfield

01:21:36 What We've Been Playing

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller.  

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On Episode 35 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler conduct our annual predictions episode of what we think will be announced at the 2021 Game Awards, and who we think and want to win each of the categories.   

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

02:20 Brief Mentions 

05:59 Game Awards Winners Predictions 

06:25 Most Anticipated Game 

11:10 Best Debut Indie 

17:25 Content Creator of the Year 

20:36 Best Multiplayer 

24:49 Best Sports/Racing 

25:43 Best Sim/Strategy 

28:35 Best Family 

32:24 Best Fighting 

34:11 Best Role-Playing 

43:22 Best Action/Adventure 

50:56 Best Action 

53:25 Innovation in Accessibility 

55:18 Best Community Support 

58:22 Best Mobile 

1:00:02 Best Indie 

1:02:28 Best Ongoing 

1:06:30 Games For Impact 

1:10:22 Best Performance 

1:19:29 Best Audio Design 

1:21:56 Best Score/Music 

1:24:37 Best Art Direction 

1:27:25 Best Narrative 

1:31:33 Best Direction 

1:42:32 Game of the Year 

01:50:03 Game Awards Announcement Predictions 

2:20:56 What We've Been Playing 

2:29:09 Closing

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On Episode 34 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler start off by talking about the latest reports regarding Activision Blizzard condemning CEO Bobby Kotick,  then move on to the Game Awards GOTY nominations. Afterwards, we talk about the official announcement of Multiversus, the new fighting game from WB. We then round out the episode with all things Xbox 20th anniversary, including the surprise release of Halo Infinite's Multiplayer.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 

02:18 Brief Mentions 

07:07 Bobby Kotick Needs To Resign 

50:03 Game Awards GOTY Nominees 

57:06 Multiversus Officially Revealed 

01:05:37 Xbox 20th Anniversary Show 

01:29:37 Halo Infinite Multiplayer Is Fantastic 

01:57:18 What We've Been Playing

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller.

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On Episode 33 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler talk about the amount of games that continuously launch with broken features, the latest on that list being the recent GTA Trilogy remasters, and Battlefield 2042. We then look back at the last year as both the Xbox & PlayStation next gen consoles turn one. Oh, and it's also Keiran's birthday, so wish him a good day in the comments :)

Timestamps: 

00:00 Intro 

02:39 Brief Mentions 

10:08 Games Keep Launching Broken 

32:14 Next Gen - A Year In Review 

01:52:36 What We've Been Playing 

02:01:33 Outro

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On Episode 32 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler talk a whole lot of business. First, we give our thoughts on some more Activision Blizzard updates, then move on to the recent comments about Marvel's Avengers by the President of Square Enix. We move on to discuss the new Elden Ring footage, the Microsoft and Sega partnership, and round out the episode once again talking about how much of a beast the Nintendo Switch is. 

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 

02:43 Brief Mentions 

11:28 Activision Blizzard 

27:06 Marvel's Avengers  

38:01 Elden Ring 

46:12 Microsoft + Sega 

54:47 Nintendo Switch Sales 

01:17:38 What We've Been Playing 

01:28:38 Outro

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller

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On Episode 31 of the Play To Win Podcast, Keiran & Tyler go over some of the latest updates regarding Activision Blizzard, discuss in depth the latest Halo Infinite campaign gameplay footage, recap the recent State Of Play, and round out the news with the negative response to the Nintendo Switch Online Expansion Pack's rocky launch.

Timestamps:

00:00 Intro 

03:45 Brief Mentions 

08:11 Activision Blizzard Updates 

21:25 Halo Infinite Looks Great! 

51:07 State Of Play Recap 

01:10:37 Nintendo Switch Expansion Pack  

01:23:01 What We've Been Playing 

02:12:53 Outro

This is Play To Win, a gaming outlet hoping to deepen your knowledge of the gaming industry through a weekly podcast discussing that week's gaming news. We also upload a video every Friday which could be a review, an opinion piece, or something else related to gaming. Hosted by   Keiran Grant & Tyler Miller.

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