The potential candidates for Game of the Year through the first half of 2017, challengers for those spots in the second half of the year, SNES Classic announced, SGDQ 2017 raises $1.76 million for charity, Splatoon 2 Direct, Castlevania series now on Netflix, Doomfist revealed for Overwatch, the Kingdom Hearts III world that may be revealed at D23 Expo, how a strong gaming year hurts a player's backlog, the American takeoff of the Yakuza series in 2017, a sales pitch for Monument Valley, and advice after a decade of podcasting - TODAY on The PowerSwitch - Gaming's Call-In Talk Radio Show!

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(4:44) - Headline Roundup

(12:55) - Main Topic: The Best Games Halfway Through 2017

(20:16) - Caller: Matt (New Jersey)

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(41:31) - Caller: Anneke (Alberta, Canada)

(47:27) - Caller: Videogameguru64 (Illinois)

(53:01) - A Thought On: Advice After a Decade of Podcasting

(1:03:42) - Outro