157: The Game Announcements (And Some Awards)

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🗓️ 5 December 2018

⏱️ 80 minutes

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Summary

It's nearly time for December E3, aka The Game Awards, and there's lots to discuss! First, Kirk and Jason talk about slaying Sean Bean in Hitman 2, the great new platformer Monster Boy, and the excellent Prey Mooncrash. Then they get into Game Awards talk (30:10) on what to expect at this year's show, hype versus awards, and whether game reveals actually matter. They close out the show with off-topic talk (59:47) on The Bodyguard, She-Ra, and To Kill A Mockingbird.Music: Hanne Hukkelberg, “Cheater’s Armoury,” from her 2006 album Rykestrasse 68 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uq-gYOrU8bA See Privacy Policy at https://art19.com/privacy and California Privacy Notice at https://art19.com/privacy#do-not-sell-my-info.

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1:05.0	We're coming to you a day early on December 5th to talk about all the games we've been playing,
1:08.7	and to get ready for the Game Awards, Jeff Keely's Hybrid Awards Show Great Hype Event.
1:13.7	What new games might be learned about there?
1:15.6	What games might win which awards?
1:17.6	What other rumors, has Jason heard, that might set ablaze message boards around the internet?
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1:23.7	We also talk about how we killed Hitman 2's first elusive target, Sean Bean.
1:27.8	Jason explains why he likes the new Monster Boy game, and I rave a bit about Prey Moon Crash, which is so freaking good.
1:33.6	All that and some off-topic stuff too. Stick around.
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