Go enjoy the holidays. We’ll be back in 2023 after all the holiday ham has been consumed.

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We have peaceniks in World of Warcraft, nude mods in Marvel’s Midnight Suns, and more Black Mesa, but the Game Awards overshadowed all that. Of course, no one cared about the winners — it was all about the commercials.

The news includes:

• Tekken 7 has sold over 10 million copies
• Indie dev suggests players “don’t buy” his game as the relationship with their publisher has “dissolved”

Let us know what you thought of the Game Awards.

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Jonah returns from PAX Unplugged 2022, while T.J. defends the maligned Castillo Protocol. Aside from the news, the Gaming Flashback is the Klei Entertainment’s stealth 2D platformer Mark of the Ninja.

The rest of the news includes:

• Smash Bros tournament organizer Panda boots out boss following fan allegations
• Harmonix rhythm game Fuser goes offline in two weeks
• Half-Life: Blue Shift gets Black Mesa treatment
• NVIDIA slashes GeForce RTX 4090 and 4080 prices in Europe

Let us know what you think.

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Jonah’s heading off to cover PAX Unplugged on Thursday morning, so this week’s podcast has been a quick, sub-40 minute show, even with a Gaming Flashback of Infamous 2, a game that former co-host Jordan Lund is probably far more familiar with.

This week’s news includes:

• Report suggests Microsoft soon to offer concessions in Activision deal
• Two Point Campus goes boldly into space for brand new expansion
• Pokemon Scarlet & Violet sells 10 million units in three days
• Monster Hunter Rise reportedly heading to PlayStation and Xbox in January

Let us know what you think.

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Twitter continues to be tire fire, as does cryptocurrency. One wonders when either one will shuffle off the stage and fade into obscurity. Anyway, lots of news this week, along with a Gaming Flashback of Dishonored.

News includes:

• Musk reportedly laid off everyone who ran Twitter’s million-follower gaming account
• GameStop to end FTX partnership, will refund crypto gift card purchases

Let us know what you think.

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The Videogame Roundtable has recorded its 500th episode, finally. This is the third attempt. The first was only partially recorded, while the next one was not recorded at all. Appended to this podcast is the partially recorded podcast which had former co-host Jordan Lund.

The news includes:

• Phil Spencer ‘excited‘ at the idea of more StarCraft
• Sony’s PSVR 2 gets a high price and a close release date
• AMD announces $999 RX 7900 XTX and $899 RX 7900 XT
• Hyped mystery Square Enix game turns out to be NFT junk
• Suda51 and SWERY file new trademark for Hotel Barcelona horror game
• Pokemon Scarlet & Violet linking with Pokemon Go confirmed for 2023

Let us know how long you’ve been listening to the podcast!

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This week is plagued by the Mark of the Beast, but next week’s will be a giant landmark, too. No Gaming Flashback, but a lot of legal happenings in the past week.

The news includes:

• USB-C charging ports will be required by law in the EU for most portable tech from 2024
• NetherRealm’s next game won’t be revealed during Mortal Kombat anniversary events
• Cyberpunk 2077 sequel is why there’s only one expansion, says dev
• Nintendo has updated eShop rules on adult content, publisher says

Let us know what you think.

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This episode is a short one as Jonah flies to Los Angeles in the morning. There’s a followup to the Grand Theft Auto 6 leak, and Aaron Judge hits his 61st home run.

The news includes:

• Wild Hearts announced by EA and Koei Tecmo
• Alleged Grand Theft Auto 6 hacker pleads not guilty
• Skull and Bones delayed yet again, now launching March 2023
• King of Fighters 15 “Samurai Shodown” character DLC launches in early October

Let us know what you think.

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This episode was going to focus on the Toyko Game Show, but a massive leak of Grand Theft Auto 6 trumped all conversation.

Meanwhile, TJ’s mic still makes him sound like he’s in the bathroom.

The news includes:

• Huge GTA 6 leak includes gameplay footage of robbery, Vice City locations, and two playable characters
• Tokyo Game Show 2022 announcements

Let us know what you think.

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This week’s episode takes a look at Sony’s State of Play, Ubisoft Forward and Nintendo Direct, and all of the games revealed in each conference. In addition, cryptocurrency gets all the reaction it deserves. Jonah expresses an unpopular GoldenEye 64 opinion, too.

Let us know what you think.