It's always valuable to sit down with game developers and hear their perspective on the industry, how it's changing, and how it hasn't. Erik Johnson of The Indie Bros. and Vertigo Gaming has certainly done his time in the trenches of development, and can speak to that experience. But even more rare than hearing about development is hearing about games marketing and promotion.

Please enjoy this meaty interview as Six asks Erik questions about the PR side of games that is so rarely covered. Whether you're a curious player or a developer worried about promotion of their own work, this is a great opportunity to learn about the less glamorous, but incredibly important side of getting your game to sell.

You can find Erik Johnson on Twitter at @gameconnoisseur, and the website of The Indie Bros. here.

After much consideration, Six and Jen sit down to hash out their thoughts on the latest From Software release, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice. Maybe when people argue about difficulty, they aren't REALLY arguing about difficulty... they're arguing about fairness, and being respected as a player.

Or maybe they are just arguing about difficulty XD Don't worry, we talk about plenty more than just the Easy Mode debate.

The intro music is the main menu theme from Sekiro, and the outro music is Emma's theme.

And so the Gimmick Awards draw to a close. We're ready to look to 2019, and face its new challenges and successes, but before we do, let's take one last look at 2018. Nick and Six take stare their culinary pasts in the face for a conversation about the food of 2018 in this special edition of Jacky's Chow.