It’s the last PlayersToo Podcast of 2019! We round off the year with a deep dive into one of the biggest nights in gaming - The Game Awards 2019! Join us for a run down of all the category winners including the coveted Game of the Year trophy, hear what we think the big surprises and oversights were, and find out which of us has to do a gaming forfeit for losing our predictions challenge. Then in the second half of the show we talk you through all of the announcements, trailers and reveals from the show, including huge Xbox news, a sequel to one of our favourite games of this generation, and one or two surprises that no one was asking for…

Thanks for listening to the PlayersToo Podcast in 2019! We’re taking one week off (no show on December 26) and will be back on January 2 with a look ahead to gaming in 2020. Until then remember our PlayAlong game for December is Playdead’s second game Inside, and as ever let us know what you’re playing over the winter break and what you’re excited about for 2020. Happy holidays and see you in the new year!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Campo Santo confirm their planned next game, In the Valley of Gods, has been shelved, with the team now working on other Valve projects including Half-Life: Alyx; while 2K announce new studio Cloud Chamber which will be working on a brand new BioShock game! We also discuss rumours that a discless next-gen Xbox is in the pipeline, and shout-out to some other stories including a Star Wars and Fortnite crossover, and a year-long PlayStation exclusivity deal for Final Fantasy 7 Remake.

As ever hear about the games we’re playing including Mark’s end of game thoughts on Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, before we run through all the news and announcements from Sony’s State of Play and Nintendo’s Indie World showcases which dropped this week ahead of The Game Awards!

And a reminder that Playdead’s Inside will be our PlayAlong game for December too - make sure to play it and give us your thoughts before we discuss it at the start of January!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: makers of League of Legends, Riot Games settle a gender discrimination lawsuit, promising to pay $10million to female employees past and present, while Quantic Dream are made to pay €7000 to a mistreated former employee - we discuss what these rulings say about each studio and gaming culture in general. Leaked artwork, which sources have said is real, seems to confirm a Resident Evil 3 remake is on the horizon - will Capcom make the announcement at the Game Awards? And we discuss tweets showing the PS5 devkit and what the lack of Xbox Scarlett kits in the wild might mean for Microsoft’s next console.

As always we discuss the games we’re playing, including Mark’s first thoughts on Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order, give shout-outs to stories including YouTube’s change of policy on videogame violence and Playstation’s 25th anniversary, and this week we finish with a discussion of Limbo, Playdead’s atmospheric debut and our PlayAlong game for November. 

That studio’s next game, 2016’s Inside, will be our PlayAlong game for December too - make sure to play it and give us your thoughts before we discuss it at the start of January!

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: there’s huge news from Valve as they announce Half-Life: Alyx, a brand new VR title in the beloved franchise. Is it the game fans have been waiting for? We also discuss rumours that a remake of Resident Evil 3: Nemesis is in the works after multiple reports this week; Google’s response to criticisms that they lied about Stadia’s capabilities at launch; and Hideo Kojima teases a return to horror games now that Death Stranding is out! Will we finally see what P.T could have become? Then after shout-outs including rumours that Rockstar are working on a new IP set in Medieval Europe; Gearbox’s unfortunate Overwatch challenger Batleborn is being shut down; and a PSA on Black Friday game deals, we discuss VR in gaming!

With Half-Life: Alyx bringing fresh attention to VR, we talk about why we’ve never bought into it and what might make us take the plunge and get a headset. We’d love to know your thoughts on and experiences with VR too - get in touch on social media to let us know! And a reminder that our PlayAlong game for November is Playdead’s Limbo - we’ll be discussing this indie platform-puzzler on next week’s show, so give it a go and share your thoughts with us this week.

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: The Game Awards 2019 nominations are out! In the second half of the show we take you through the categories and discuss which nominated games we think will - and should - win. How many will we get right?!

Before that, Mark takes you through his first impressions of Pokemon Sword and Shield and Lewis discusses Borderlands 3, his first experience with Gearbox’s hit series. As ever we take you through the gaming stories of the week, including all the reveals and announcements from Xbox’s X019 event in London and new titles from Obsidian, Rare and Dontnod, the launch of Google Stadia, an update for PS4’s Remote Play and Dualshock 5 rumours, and the release of Star Wars Jedi Fallen Order!

Remember, our November PlayAlong game is Playdead’s atmospheric puzzle-platformer debut, Limbo! Play it and let us know your thoughts before our discussion on the first show in December.

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Mark continues his adventure in The Outer Worlds, and Lewis delivers his impressions of the first few hours of Death Stranding! We discuss surprising launch week sales figures for the game, as well as director Hideo Kojima’s comments on the mixed critical response and what it says about American culture.

Trouble is brewing in the world of Pokemon ahead of the launch of Sword and Shield this week - we discuss the latest fan complaints about the new releases in the long-running franchise. Some significant changes at the top for Sony have us asking: what’s going on and what does it mean for the PS5? Plus we run through the launch line-up for Google Stadia, revealed this week ahead of the service’s debut next week. There are shout outs for Red Dead Redemption on PC and Smash’s latest addition, before our topic of the week - a discussion on our 2019 gaming backlog! With the last huge release weekend of the year upon us, we talk about the games from the past 12 months we’re still dying to get to - let us know what’s on your list, and what games we need to add to ours!

Remember, our November PlayAlong game is Playdead’s atmospheric puzzle-platformer debut, Limbo! Play it and let us know your thoughts before our discussion on the first show in December.

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On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: BlizzCon 2019 went ahead despite recent controversy - Mark & Lewis discuss all the news including an apology from Blizzard's president and reveals of Diablo IV and Overwatch 2, plus we look at the reviews of Death Stranding, and Ubisoft's confirmation that recently delayed games will be cross-gen. Hear how we're enjoying Outer Wilds and The Outer Worlds, shout outs to stories including EA’s Steam return and Pokemon leaks, then we discuss October's PlayAlong game, Gorog

On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Delays! For The Last of Us and Watch Dogs Legion among others. We share our thoughts on those, the release of Call of Duty and its latest controversy, and news that Bethesda have (badly) launched Fallout 1st, a premium subscription for Fallout 76. Plus we run you through the games we’ve been playing including Outer Wilds and Celeste's DLC, give shout-outs to this weeks new releases, and as it’s Halloween we discuss what makes a good scary game and share our favourite

On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: updates on the fallout from Blizzard’s Blitzchung ban, plus potential leaks of Diablo 4 and Overwatch 2; new game announcements from League of Legends makers Riot; COD:MW ditches lootboxes for a new Battle Pass system; and news that Stadia won't be fully wireless at launch. We discuss the games we’re playing as Mark polishes off Link’s Awakening and Ori and the Blind Forest while Lewis plays as our new favourite anti-hero in Untitled Goose Game, and more!

On this week’s PlayersToo Podcast: Blizzard’s ban of Hearthstone champion 'Blitzchung' ignites a major discussion about the relationship of gaming, free speech and geopolitics; Fortnite ends in a black hole and is reborn with a new map in Chapter 2; and Infinity Ward promise they’re not working on loot boxes for Call of Duty: Modern Warfare.

We also go deeper with our experiences of Ori and the Blind Forest and Link’s Awakening, and have a short discussion about the role of politics in gaming.