As we close out yet another year, it's time for our now traditional annual round up of our favourite and least favourite games of the year.

But in a twist - that absolutely everybody else has jumped on board with - we are joined by regular guest Lee Loveridge to discuss our favourites of the decade and what we are up to in 2020.

The next time you hear for us, it'll be the new decade. 

Merry Christmas everybody!

As the year winds down, the most surprising of things happened.

Scaredy cat host John jumped at the chance to have a bash at some co-op horror in Man of Medan. Of course, Brooker was more than willing to lead the way across the spooky ghost ship he's already spent time on. So on the boys went.

This led a co-op filled weekend that included some Spec-Ops on the latest Modern Warfare and... surprise, surprise, some competitive multiplayer in Hitman Ghost Mode!

Come back in a few days to listen in on our best of the year, and favourites of the 2010's

After a short break - hosts jollying off to other counties and countries - the lads are back and chatting a whole heap of rubbish about the games they've been playing in the last few weeks. there's plenty to choose from.

They also spent the day in London for X019 - Xbox's exclusive expo showing off some new stuff.

As a completely unsurprising follow on to the last episode, John, Brooker and Lee chat about their time at EGX 2019, running through weed smoke and hiding out in London.

Yes, it's that time of year again. Albeit later than normal.

In the run up to the boys heading down to London to the yearly sweat-fest that is, EGX.

So who better to invite on, but podcast regular and London road-trip buddy Lee Loveridge to chat again.

The guys cover the new, but slightly threadbare details on the Playstation 5 and the Doom Eternal delay before chatting about what they've been playing and what they're excited to do in London at the weekend.

Join us net time for the boys recording from London Town!

You've heard us mock him before, you've heard us poke fun at him, and now you'll hear us do the same live and in person as `brooker's brother CJ joins the lads for their latest episode.

John guides the trio through all the news from this week's State of Play and Inside Xbox before jumping into a world of games the guys have played. Of course there's plenty of Gears 5 talk, John got into new FIFA, CJ went deep with the latest Ace Combat and Ark: Survival Evolved while Brooker finally got his horror fix with Man of Medan and Until Dawn.

It's a bumper episode filled with the usual nonsense. 

If you enjoyed him here, find CJ's shows on Soundcloud

The Tuesday Show https://soundcloud.com/thetuesdayshow

The Order of the Oddfellows https://soundcloud.com/thetuesdayshow

Petty Rage https://soundcloud.com/petty-rage

Guess what we're talking about this week?

That's right. Even though neither of the guys are past the half way point of the game, it's all about Gears 5 this episode.

News... Gears 5, and Ghostwire, and Gears 5

What we've been playing? Gears 5.

I bet you can't guess our recommendation...

Where is Norman Reedus going in the latest Death Stranding trailer?

And does anyone care anymore?

We don't even care enough to talk at length about it! But seeing as it appeared at Gamescom, we kind of had to talk about it. 

Mobile Games, Formula One and, err, film festival weekends. The guys have been busy

Another Friday, another episode of the Character Unlock Podcast.

And we're back to our old selves and our regular old routine.

And by routine, we obviously mean talking nonsense about everything that ISN'T games. Including Chatting for far too long about wrestling, holidays, and whatever else may come up.

Because that's just what we do, right?

A cheeky quick episode this week. Brooker has had the audacity to go on holiday, so the guys got together to record an episode where they shoot the breeze for a bit and chat about games they wish they had the time and inclination to play.