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This week, Rod’s been digging into new releases like Persona 5 Strikers and Bowser’s Fury while the entire crew checks out the Outriders demo. News covers the Japan Studio re-organization, Sony’s recent State of Play, and a pair of big Pokémon announcements for the franchise’s 25th anniversary. Speaking of anniversaries, the Topic covers significant gaming anniversaries and how meaningful they actually are.

Black History Month comes to a conclusion, and with it, a dedicated Topic about the significance of that in the game space! Plus, James tries Shadow of War, Rod jumps into Galaxy, and Chris digs in to Borderlands 3. In a jam-packed News section, Microsoft provides a FPS boost to certain older titles, Sony talks about PSVR2, a bunch of Overwatch 2 information is released, and the ultimate fate of Anthem is finally revealed.

This week, James finishes Hades, Rod jumps into Super Mario Sunshine, and Chris dives further into Control! In the news, the NPD January 2021 sales are in, G4 is preparing to return, Google throws in the towel, and the crew tackles the first Nintendo Direct in quite some time.

The SIPT returns for the new year and eases back into things by recalling what they’ve been playing over the break. Superhot: Mind Control Delete, Destruction All-stars, 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim, Control: Ultimate Edition, Risk of Rain 2, and much more!

The top 10 games have finally been selected. It’s now time for the crew to put them in ranking order and ultimately crown SIPT’s Game of the Year 2020!

The Game of the Year debate continues as the nominees dwindle until only the top 10 games of 2020 remain!

Game of the Year 2020 has finally arrived! The full SIPT ensemble is here as they sift through nearly 40 nominated games in order to craft their collective top 10 list.

As 2020 draws to a close and the time to pick SIPT’s Game of the Year approaches, the crew conduct the year’s final, normal episode by discussing more CD Projekt Red follies, the latest incoming Nintendo indie titles, and the highs and lows of The Game Awards 2020.

Just because the show’s runtime is shorter this week doesn’t mean that the SIPT crew is bringing less heat! And there’s plenty to go around as Subject and Rod dive into Ghost of Tsushima: Legends while James explores Immortals: Fenyx Rising and romantic indie title Haven. Afterward, everyone finally sits down to have a serious discussion of the major controversy surrounding CD Projekt Red and their newest game, Cyberpunk 2077.

The SIPT gang recover from the holiday by gathering to discuss fall titles like Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Hyrule Warriors, and Yakuza: Like a Dragon (and Subject floats the suggestion that all Pokémon titles may contain a Groundhog Day-influenced narrative…!? ). News is fresh with next-gen sales figures and player experimentation with the PS5’s Activities feature. The show closes with a discussion of moments in games that left the crew truly and thoroughly shook.