We recap our 2024 year in gaming with made-up categories, spoof sponsors, community submissions, and share what's next for Digital Logik in 2025. To every person who listens to this podcast: from the casual enjoyer to the ever-episode listener-questioner, know that we truly appreciate each and every one of you. Thanks for joining us. To the new year!TIMESTAMPSIntro - 00:002024 in Review - 3:14Not Your Dad's Game Award Categories - 21:23Community/People Awards - 36:49Game of the Year - 48:20What's Next? - 1:05:45Please Wrap It Up - 1:22:45Head to dlgaming.net to join our Discord, see the full versions of the spoof ads and listener nominations, and say hi! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Happy new year! Nic takes a break from Marvel Rivals to see if Astro Bot lives up to the hype. Emilio is loving Path of Exile 2, but is it worth investing the time before a reset? Bobby uses science to craft and survive his way out of an alien-infested lab in Abiotic Factor.TOPICSAbiotic Factor, Astro Bot, Path of Exile 2, Gaseous Server, Space Engineers 2, Skydances’ BehemothFor more content, check out dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Despite being adamantly against crafting survival games, Bobby finds himself playing two of them. Emilio finishes Dead Island 2 and gives his verdict. Nic gets into Marvel Rivals, the new free to play hero shooter.TOPICSCore Keeper, Marvel Rivals, Dead Island 2, Abiotic Factor, Baldur’s Gate 3, Wildkeepers RisingFor more content, check out dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

The hosts dive into the excitement of the 2024 Game Awards, sharing personal anecdotes and expectations. They discuss standout titles like The Witcher 4 and Hell Divers 2, reflecting on the evolving landscape of gaming awards. The tension between advertising and meaningful content is a hot topic, along with celebrity influence in the industry. Viewers can look forward to intriguing announcements, including a superhero-themed game and a humorous animated series. Nostalgia meets innovation as they react to thrilling new trailers and the potential of emerging game genres.

Christian plays Mass Effect for the first time and is in love with a Krogan. Bobby successfully finds a replacement for Stardew Valley, hold the ghost fox. Emilio plays a top-down Battle Royale and lives up to his nickname "Mr. Chickideedeedee Dinner".TOPICSTravellers Rest, Supervive, Mass Effect™ Legendary Edition, Covenant, Your Tree, Steel Series Arctis Nova ProTIMESTAMPSIntro - 00:00Pinging It - 3:05Travellers Rest - 9:06Supervive - 18:39Mass Effect - 29:43Covenant - 42:10Your Tree - 52:28Steel Series Arctis Nova Pro - 55:00Listener Questions - 1:02:30For more content, check out dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

What prop would you be in Call of Duty prop hunt? Get the Windblown out of your hair with multiplayer Hades. Finally form a lasting friend group in Cult of the Lamb, just don’t let Christian die 3 times in a row.TOPICSWindblown, Call of Duty Black Ops 6, Cult of the Lamb, King’s Orders, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Mindcop, WindowkillIntro – 00:00Pinging It – 2:10Windblown – 13:55Call of Duty Black Ops 6 – 19:05Cult of the Lamb – 34:53S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl – 45:50King’s Orders – 50:50Mindcop – 54:50Windowkill – 1:00:48Listener Questions – 1:02:30Search our archive and join our community through dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Caroline Marchal joins us to talk about the production of As Dusk Falls, her role as CEO/Designer at INTERIOR/NIGHT, and why romancing Astarion is so hard…Intro – 00:00Romancing Astarion – 01:30Connecting with Characters – 2:45Building a Dev Team – 7:39Work/Life Balance – 11:30COVID Production – 18:38 Streamer Dynamics and Surprising Stories – 24:00Why is the game set in Arizona? – 29:50What should new players know? – 36:30What’s next for Caroline and INTERIOR/NIGHT? – 38:45Games for inspiration? – 40:25Search our archive and join our community through https://dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Steam’s Autumn sale is here, enticing us with cheap prices on games we may never play. This week, we reminisce on past deals, discuss the psychology of sales and look at our own compulsive spending habits on video games.For our top game recommendations, check out our Steam Curator!TOPICSIntro – 00:00Are Steam Sales a Scam? – 1:35Steam Curator Plug – 4:07Steam Sale Philosophies/Lab Monkey Rule – 5:14Our Most Memorable Deals – 20:35Shopping Tips and Tricks – 34:30Unplayed Backlog Shame – 41:38Listener Questions – 52:30We Hope These Are For Sale – 1:08:00GAMES REFRENCEDBaldur’s Gate 3, Divinity: Original Sin, Crusader Kings 3, Project Zomboid, Fallout 4, Jedi Fallen Order, Cities: Skylines, Titanfall 2, Loco Motive, S.T.A.L.K.E.R. 2: Heart of Chornobyl, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Bobby finally gets into the Smite 2 beta, Nic revisits For the King II, Emilio checks out Karate Survivor, a different take on the survivors-like genre, and Amanda plays a Zero Sievert, a top-down extraction shooter.TOPICSSMITE 2, For the King II, Karate Survivor, Zero Sievert, UFO 50, Atomfall, The Bazaar, FruitbusFor more content, check out dlgaming.net! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Christian and Amanda return to join Emilio heralding the Steam Deck as something you should just probably buy. Deck tips and tricks, our favourite deck games, and our personal deck stories. Deck deck deck.LINKSSteam Deck, Welcome to Elk, Coffee Talk, ANNO 1800, Nexus 5X, Hades II, The Darkside Detective, Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor, Against the Storm, Kingdom Come: Deliverance, ROOT Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices