In which swing is swung. Marsh joins the two Toms to celebrate Game Journalist Christmas, aka the IGF. Roguelike Risk Of Rain and spy-spoof Jazzpunk are our top stocking-stuffers. Meanwhile, Graham builds up, not out, in Sim City’s £25 DLC band-aid.

In which Marsh, Chris, Tom Senior and Graham whisper sensual words in your ear about Assassin's Creed IV: Black Flag's unlikely brilliance, the physicsy puzzleshmup PixelJunk Shooter, the arty ladygarden simulator Luxuria Superbia, and how we all died in XCOM: Enemy Within.

In this bumper-length episode Tom Francis, Marsh and Chris are joined by Nika Harper. Chris and Nika explain why everything is okay if Diablo is riding a horse, Tom deploys his serpents of peace in Reus and Marsh still doesn't like Mirror's Edge.

In which we are down a man. We soldier on - Chris and Tom S through the ravaged futures envisioned by Call of Duty: Ghosts and Battlefield 4; and Marsh through the, ahem, “metaphorical jazz space” of brilliant indie game Gorogoa.

In which livers weep. Tom S is underwhelmed by Batman: Arkham Origins and no amount of bat-glue will convince him otherwise. Meanwhile, Graham gets suckered by Football Manager 2014 and Tom F battles unspeakable blasphemies in Eldritch.

In which we get our criticisms of Steam Early Access in early, before Marsh clambers atop the Nuclear Throne, Tom Senior tells them to eat cake in Democracy 3, Chris fights the forces of darkness in Eldritch, and Graham tries to count to 140.

In which Chris explains why space vampires hate trigonometry. Also: Tom F returns from lands afar with tales of Towerfall, Samurai Gunn and Quadrilateral Cowboy, while Graham and Marsh find The Wolf Among Us fittingly fabulous in every sense.

In which Marsh lovingly admires his gun in Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, and Tom S vaults theatrically over objects while being concerned by the new Thief. Plus, Chris explains indie first-person Lovecraftian roguelike voxel thing Eldritch.

Also discussed: micro versus macro strategy games, the upside to the bad interface in FIFA Ultimate Team, game development superteams, and whether trucks can switch places with their twins from the mirror universe.

In which winged beasts rule. Ka-kaw! Chris explains why ladybirds are more exciting than Battlefield 4’s skyscrapers and Tom S yearns to palpate Gabe Newell’s Power Owl. Also discussed: Cardhunter and homoerotic spooning simulator, FIFA 14.

In which we just can’t wait - neither for Valve’s Steambox reveal nor GTA V’s PC release. We contain premature opinions and they must be freed. Tom F’s crime spree continues in Monaco and Tom S plays with himself in Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.