Adam, Mike, and David are back, baby! With a little one on the way for David (Christmas baby?), the guys kick into a beefy yule log of an episode to end 2025, with a rundown of their latest gaming conquests. David is obsessed with the surprisingly wholesome extraction shooter Arc Raiders, Adam is getting his butt kicked in the beta for Marvel Tōkon: Fighting Souls, and Mike is solving mysteries in The Séance of Blake Manor.

Next up, the crew breaks down the week’s industry-shaking news, including the massive Netflix/Warner Bros. merger, CD Projekt Red’s ambitious Witcher roadmap, and the stealth release of the Red Dead Redemption upgrade. They also take a moment to field some hard-hitting listener questions about the ethics of gacha games like Umamusume, and answer the ultimate hypothetical: "If you could implement one thing from video games into your real life, what would it be?"

Finally, it’s time for the main event: The 2025 Game Awards! Now that the trophies have been handed out, the crew dissects the results. They go deep on the winners, debate the biggest snubs, and analyze the shocks and surprises from the industry’s biggest night.

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