Happy New Year! To mark our first episode of the year, we predict what will happen in games in 2023 and make some changes to the rules of What the Wiki?!

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In our final podcast for the year, everyone shares, and then argues about, our Top 5 games of the year. We also settle this season of What the Wiki?!

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The PlayStation Wrap-Ups are out, so we compare playtime. We've played Forspoken too, and have a preview of the game to share. Hogwarts Legacy has been delayed: does this spell the end of last-gen releases? Will it force Nintendo's hand in releasing a Switch Pro? Kieron's played The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt and GRIS' updates. Xbox has addressed the lack of announcements at the Game Awards and it's go James fired up. 

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Fresh from the Game Awards, the gang react to all the award winners and the insane announcements from the show! We also share our thoughts on the FTC blocking Xbox's acquisition of Activision Blizzard. 

00:02:32 - The Winners
00:13:34 - The Announcements
00:34:40 - FTC Blocking Xbox/Activision Blizzard Deal
00:38:01 - What the Wiki?!

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After a week off (Ewan was overseas, apologies), the crew delve into all the reviews they've published in the last couple of weeks, including Pokemon Scarlet/Violet, The Callisto Protocol, Marvel's Midnight Suns, Pentiment, Somerville, The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me and Goat Simulator 3.

00:04:46 - Pokemon Scarlet/Violet Is Not A Vibe
00:11:57 - Marvel's Midnight Suns Review
00:19:28 - The Callisto Protocol Review
00:37:42 - Super Mario Movie Trailer 2 Reaction
00:44:24 - Pentiment and Somerville Reviews
00:46:16 - The Devil In Me and Goat Simulator 3 Reviews
00:49:44 - Rapid Fire Question
00:50:58 - What the Wiki?!

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With Shannon battling COVID and technical difficulties abound, the gang sets out to react to all the Game Awards nominations, quiz Shannon on his time testing NVIDIA's new 4080 graphics card, and ask "why did we pre-order the PSVR 2?" 

00:04:23 - PSVR 2
00:12:01 - The RTX 4080
00:16:57 - The Game Awards Nominees
01:08:26 - What the Wiki?!

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In another huge week of releases, the gang discuss God of War Ragnarok, Sonic Frontiers, The Chant, Overdose's leak, Gears of War getting a movie and what we'd keep in our hot box. 

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In the wake of spoilers surfacing online for God of War Ragnarok after a US retailer broke the street date, the team ponders what can be done to stop spoilers ahead of release. James shares his thoughts on Shadows of Rose, Ewan on Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2's multiplayer, and the team delves into the week's news on The Last of Us HBO show, new Marvel games and video game consoles going up in price. 

00:00:22 - Shadows of Rose Review
00:10:00 - Modern Warfare 2 Multiplayer Impressions
00:14:22 - God of War Leaks
00:26:13 - Upcoming Marvel Games
00:33:02 - The Last of Us HBO Series
00:36:27 - Increasing Console Costs
00:44:14 - Rapid Fire Question
00:46:16 - What the Wiki?

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Do we spend another 10 minutes discussing fast food this episode... Maybe? We definitely do talk however about our God of War Ragnarok, Callisto Protocol and The Dark Pictures: The Devil In Me previews, and our review of Bayonetta 3. 

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It's a week of big news and reviews! First up, the Silent Hill Transmission finally revealed the three long-rumoured Silent Hill projects. Kieron's also played Resident Evil 4 and is able to share his impressions. James has reviewed Gotham Knights, Brodie's reviewed New Tales of the Borderlands, and Kieron, A Plague Tale: Requiem. 

00:00:33 - Silent Hill Transmission
00:14:29 - Resident Evil Showcase
00:20:22 - Gotham Knights Review
00:28:33 - New Tales of the Borderlands Review
00:31:33 - A Plague Tale: Requiem Review
00:34:49 - Rapid Fire Question
00:36:10 - What the Wiki?!

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