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It’s our super special Game of the Year awards podcast! Amber, Matt, Ethan and Ricardo gather round to discuss: The Trailer Trash of the Year (Click for Full Playlist), Best New Character, Best Story, and of course: Game of the Year. Stay tuned till the end for a special announcement about the future of the podcast. In some form or another, we’ll see you in 2019.

It’s our super special Game of the Year awards podcast! Amber, Matt, Ethan and Ricardo gather round to discuss: Best Phone Game, Best Visuals, Best Surprise, Best Music, Worst Game, and Best Multiplayer! Next week we’ll return with the Trailer Trash of the year, and of course: Game of the Year

Games we played:

Matt: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Command & Conquer Rivals

Ricardo: SSBU, Realm Royale, Idle Champions of The Forgotten Realms

Ethan: Super Smash Bros Ultimate, Return of the Obra Dinn

Amber: SoulCalibur 6

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Woo boy, so they released the first look at Sonic for his new live action movie…

Speaking of terrible looking things, here’s a follow-up on those in-game ads for SFV

Epic to share Fortnite’s cross-platform tools with other developers

Monster Hunter announces first big expansion, Iceborne, coming in Autumn 2019

Zenimax and Facebook settle their suit over Oculus VR Tech

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Anthem – Legion of Dawn Edition Trailer

Brawl Stars – Launch Trailer

Big Crown: Showdown – Royal Ruckus Trailer

Jon Shafer’s At the Gates – Official Trailer

Left Alive – Gameplay Trailer

El Hijo – Teaser Trailer

Gris – Launch Trailer

Games we played:

Matt: Surviving Mars, Gravity Rush 2, Command & Conquer Rivals

Ricardo: Nothin’ new

Ethan: Command & Conquer Rivals, Artifact

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

We should probably check in with The Game Awards stuff

Bethesda briefly doxed everyone who had submitted support tickets for their Fallout 76 Collector’s Edition bag debacle…

Also, Fallout 76 patches are introducing “stealth nerfs” and also breaking other elements of the game

Make (Fight) money in Street Fighter V with new in-game sponsored ads

People have discovered the emulator settings on the PlayStation Classic

Epic Games is launching their own game store next year

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Book of Demons – Die, Demons, Die Song Trailer

Ape Out – Release Date Trailer

Tekken 7 – Negan Reveal Trailer

Hades – Early Access Trailer

The Last Campfire Reveal Trailer – The Game Awards 2018

Psychonauts 2 – Game Awards 2018 Trailer

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3

Games we played:

Matt: The Quiet Man, Jackbox Party Pack 5, Nippon Marathon, Marching Order

Ricardo: Jackbox Party Pack 5, Nippon Marathon

Ethan: Hitman 2, Florence, Nippon Marathon, The Hush Hush Boy

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Alaloth: Champions of the Four Kingdoms – Teaser Trailer

GRIP: Combat Racing – Accolades Trailer

Godhood – Official First Gameplay Trailer

Artifact – Launch Trailer

39 Days to Mars – Gameplay Trailer

A Fisherman’s Tale – Gameplay Trailer

Breach – Welcome to the Dungeon Brawl

Just Cause 4 – “One Man Did All This” Live Action Trailer

Games we played:

Matt: Not Much!

Ricardo: Nah…

Ethan: Hitman 2

Amber: Soulcalibur VI (creating characters)

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Harry Potter: Wizards Unite – Coming 2019 Trailer

Darksider’s 3: Fury’s Apocalypse – Countdown to Launch Trailer

Roller Coaster Tycoon Adventures – Launch Trailer

Degrees of Separation – Announce Trailer

Astroneer – 1.0 Release Trailer

Nippon Marathon – Gameplay Trailer

Big Bash Boom – Gameplay Trailer

Pokemon Detective Pikachu – Official Trailer #1

Games we played:

Matt: Finished Deltarune and Obra Dinn

Ricardo: Just more Castlevania and Diablo!

Ethan: Red Dead Redemption 2

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

SkateBIRD – Announce Trailer

Rec Room – Crescendo of the Blood Moon Trailer

Pagan Online – Announcement Trailer

Diablo: Immortal – Announcement Trailer

Hearthstone: Rastakhan’s Rumble – Cinematic Trailer

Warcraft 3: Reforged – Cinematic Trailer

HotS – Orphea Reveal Cinematic

Overwatch Animated Short – “Reunion”

Games we played:

Amber: SoulCalibur VI, Return of the Obra Dinn, Deltarune

Matt: Return of the Obra Dinn, Deltarune

Ricardo: Capcom Beat ‘em Up Bundle (Knights of the Round), Castlevania Requiem

Ethan: Red Dead Redemption 2

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

SMASH BROS. DIRECT HAPPENED, so here’s some stuff we learned

PlayStation Classic’s full lineup is revealed, and it sucks

How about Henry Cavill as Geralt…

In perhaps the most Bethesda move imaginable, a glitch in the Fallout 76 Beta will actually delete all 50GB of the game from your PC

Castlevania renewed for 3rd season on Netflix

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Ken & Incineroar Reveal Trailer

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Piranha Plant Reveal Trailer

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – World of Light Trailer

The Dark Pictures – Man of Medan “Ghost Ship” Trailer

MediEvil – PS4 Announce Trailer

Gal Metal – Launch Trailer

Omno – Reveal Trailer

Dusk – Release Date Announcement Trailer

Bubsy: Paws on Fire – Teaser Trailer

Games we played:

Amber: Soul Calibur VI

Matt: Soul Calibur VI

Ricardo: Dead by Daylight

Ethan: Jackbox Party Pack 5, Minecraft, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Kotaku’s Jason Schreier dives deep with a 10,000 word, 90 person investigation into Rockstar’s culture of crunch

Spider-Man’s latest update pokes fun at #Puddlegate

Everyone’s *most favorite new Pokemon, Meltan, has an evolution. How does it look? LIKE ASSSSSSSSSSS

PSA: RUN DO NOT WALK ALAN WAKE IS BACK AND IS LIKE SUPER CHEAP GO GO GO

Two years after its announcement at E3 2016, Days Gone continues to be delayed

Old game consoles are still a threat(?) Intellivision announces new console for 2020

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Battle Princess Madelyn – Gameplay Trailer

Marvel Battle Lines – Launch Trailer

Deadhaus Sonata – Cinematic Announcement Trailer

Hitman 2 – “Untouchable” All Locations Reveal Trailer

Swords and Soldiers 2: Schwarmageddon – Release Date Announcement

Thronebreaker: The Witcher Tales – Launch Trailer

Agent A: A Puzzle in Disguise – Announcement Trailer | PS4

Games we played:

Amber: Forza Horizon 4, Ocarina of Time 3DS

Matt: Noffin

Ricardo: Finished Dark Souls 3

The NEWS HOUR News Topics:

Let’s talk about Rockstar and its dev practices….

Ahead of BlizzCon 2018, Blizzard clarifies what fans should expect from Diablo franchise

Loot Crate introduces indie game subscription service, “Loot Play”

Discord officially enters games marketplace with Discord Store Beta

Obama does not care about Pokemon.

Trailer Trash

PLAYLIST

Halloween Forever – Launch Trailer

Drone Striker – Launch Trailer

Reigns: Game of Thrones – Gameplay Trailer

Red Dead Redemption 2 – Launch Trailer

Skin Deep – Announcement Trailer

The Jackbox Party Pack 5 – Official Trailer

Dream Daddy: Dadrector’s Cut – Gameplay Trailer