Mat is both a) on holiday and b) severely injured, so we've got Sarah Dyer back on the show!

Also: Xbox maybe going multi-platform, Sony's recent State of Play, and how to get out of the dreaded gaming malaise, again.

Games discussed: Silent Hill: The Short Message, Baldur's Gate 3, Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Magic: The Gathering

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We’re back, and the news starts with our regular upsetting segment we’re calling ‘industry layoffs’.

There are also rumours about Xbox’s digital future, Apple opening up its App Store to game streaming services, BT charging customers for Game Pass without their knowledge, new Switch 2 rumours, tonight’s State of Play, and yet more bad news for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League.

Also: Miiverse, recruitment agency simulators, deep fake videos, Patreon explosions, the Yakuza timeline, telling us apart, and more.

Games discussed: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, Hell let Loose, Battlefield 2042, Wolfenstein: The New Colossus, Wolfenstein: Youngblood, Go Mecha Ball, Underdogs, The Last of Us Part II Remastered.

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This week we discuss everything announced in Xbox's Developer Direct, Palworld doing well while being embroiled in controversy, Halo Infinite changing, Rock Band 4 DLC finally ending, and some other bits.

Also: big lies, co-op remakes, TCGS PR scandals, and more!

Games discussed: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, The Last of Us Part II Remastered

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More industry layoffs, GAME to cease video game trade-ins, there’s Xbox Developer_Direct this week, a new DualSense PS5 controller with longer battery life may be coming soon, did GameShark accidentally reveal the Switch 2 release date, and Nintendo is in its outsourcing era.

Also: new year, new lingo, what haven’t you done, Sexy James, and more.

Games discussed: Cyberpunk 2077, The Artful Escape, Remnant II, Not for Broadcast VR, Castlevania: Circle of the Moon, Castlevania: Harmony of Dissonance

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We’re back! 

We’re starting the new year as we always do; with our big predictions episode! Before we each make our predictions for the year ahead, we get to hear how accurate our 2023 predictions were, with predictable results.

In other news, Activision Blizzard has been accused of discriminating against "old white guys", Xbox has been accused of using AI art, and Insomniac Games has been hacked. PS5 massively outsold Xbox in 2023, an Xbox exclusive is reportedly going multi-platform, Star Wars Outlaws release date gets clarified (kinda), and a 13 year old legend beats Tetris. 

Also: our most anticipated games of 2024, Switch 2 vs Steam Deck, and more!

Games discussed: Xbox Elite Series 2 controller, PowerWash Simulator, Cyberpunk 2077, Let’s Sing 2024, Final Fantasy VII, Asgard's Wrath 2, Cobalt Core, Baldur’s Gate III, A Highland Song, Return to Monkey Island.

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It’s time to decide our Game of the Year for 2023.

Games discussed: Cocoon, Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Wonder, Viewfinder, Pikmin 4, Street Fighter 6, HiFi Rush, Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Paranormasight: The Seven Mysteries of Honjo, Jusant, Tchia, Cyberpunk 2077, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Armored Core 6, Exoprimal.

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It's time for the Game of the Year draft 2023.

This is gonna be rough.

Games discussed: SteamWorld: Build, The Finals, Dave the Diver, The Man Who Erased His Name

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This week: GTA trailer thoughts (we recorded this before the leak and subsequent early release of the trailer), Xbox spending over a billion dollars a year on Game Pass, Banjo-Kazooie fans are heard, new Sony patents, and that new Sonic game didn’t do as well as Sega had hoped.

Also: Honourable GOTY mentions, James handling three guests on his own, gaming-related gifts, Could Call of Duty benefit from becoming more like Destiny, and more!

Games discussed: Red Dead Redemption 2, Judgment, The Man Who Erased His Name, Super Mario RPG, SteamWorld: Build.

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This week: Sean Labode fills in for Mat, ReedPop is looking to sell its Gamer Network publications, and Geoff Keighley says that the definition of 'indie' is really complicated and can you stop asking him about it please.

Games discussed: Risk of Rain Returns, Spider-Man, Alan Wake 2, Spacelines from the Far Out, Red Dead Online, Teardown.

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This week: all the announcements from Nintendo Indie World, PlayStation Portal has sold well, Embracer and Amazon layoffs, and The Last of Us Part II is getting a remaster already.

Also: GTA trailers, air fryers, Xbox pads, Scorn vs lead pipe, and more! 

Games discussed: Playstation Portal, CoD Modern Warfare 3, Baldur’s Gate 3, Super Mario RPG, Star Trek: Resurgence, Alan Wake II, KarmaZoo, Loddlenaut, Immortals of Aveum.

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