2024 is wrapping up, so I take some time to reflect on the biggest news stories from the gaming industry of 2024, while also spotlight my own games of the year... it doesn't stop there though, this episode also features many special guests for a 2024 Games of the Year 'call-in' section, where everyone gets to share their own personal gaming highlights. Thank you for the support of this little show in 2024, bring on 2025!

00:00 - Intro

03:25 - Industry layoffs and shifts

11:41 - Less exclusives than ever

21:33 - Concord failure

27:10 - Launch of PS5 pro

35:43 - My games of the year

1:02:41 - Guest Call-ins!

1:39:55 - Honourable mentions and outro

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Is it the most wonderful time of the year? It is now, as the 'christmas special' of The Gaming Aroma Podcast is upon you. I go through some of my favourite games set at Christmas, what I like to play at Christmas, and give some thoughts on the latest entry into the Sonic movie franchise.

00:00 - Intro

02:43 - Sonic 3 & Cinema closing

21:33 - Christmas video games

47:05 - What I've been playing

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The Game Awards are in the rearview and I give my thoughts on the winners and the reveals. I've also been playing alot of Indiana Jones and wanted to WHIP up some impressions for you all. Enjoy!

00:00 - Intro

05:30 - Game Awards GOTY winner

10:05 - Can awards be fair?

16:57 - Game Awards show general reaction & reveals

39:44 - What I've been playing (Indy)

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Are the game awards silly? The nominations are here and it's only right I complain about them. Plus I talk some of the latest gaming news in cloud gaming, flight simulator 2024, my visit to a retro arcade, and how I'm back playing Alan Wake 2...

00:00 - Intro (podcasting, storm bert)

08:35 - Game Awards nominations talk

25:00 - Stream (some) xbox games you own

30:45 - Flight Sim 2024 crash lands

35:09 - Minecraft movie trailer

37:37 - Arcade visit

40:19 - What I've been playing

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It's a bit of a Kojima infused episode with lots of news around him and his games this week. Is it the end of exclusives? Plus some long awaited updates on the Nintendo Switch 2. Also, the Greggs festive menu has arrived...

00:00 - Intro / I love Greggs

06:25 - Metal Gear Solid 3 voice actor

18:02 - Switch 2 will be backwards compatible

23:30 - Death Stranding on Xbox

31:23 - My first impressions of Death Stranding

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It's the most terrifying time of the year, so of course it makes sense to talk Halloween themed games, and I express my undying love for the incredible Alan Wake 2 DLC, all things Alan Wake and the Remedy-verse.

00:00 - Intro - It's Halloween Season!

04:10 - Inscryption

08:27 - Legoland

12:00 - Zombies Ate My Neighbours!

15:34 - Call of Duty Black Ops 6 Zombies

17:00 - Alan Wake 2 DLC The Lake House & Remedy-verse

41:23 - Outro and coming up

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This week brought the sad news that Play Magazine (formerly The Official Playstation Magazine UK) is being shut down by Future Publishing. I share thoughts on the news, and video game magazines in general.

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Musings on my biggest takeaways from the Playstation state of play, and Xbox Tokyo Game Show presentation... plus, Sept28th was the unofficial Resident Evil 3 day, and I've got some memories to share on the survival horror classic.

00:00 - Intro

2:50 - Playstation State of Play

13:00 - Xbox TGS

23:30 - Simpsons Tapped Out shutting down

32:50 - Keanu Reeves is Shadow

35:17 - Resident Evil 3 day

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I have returned to your ears after a summer break from the show. Back now to muse about video games and such. The PS5 pro revealed, and then revealed again, has it convinced me? Concord cost a lot of money, and I've been playing lots of Ubisoft games such as Star Wars Outlaws, Avatar, and Assassin's Creed - hear some thoughts!

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The big news this week was that Xbox is increasing the price of its game pass subscription service, and oh wow did people have a lot to say about this. I talk about my use of game pass, if I feel it still have value, and what else I think might be causing harm to the gaming industry. ALL GOOD FUN.

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