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We're back from the four day-long music & gaming festival MAGFest 2016 to discuss our favorite show highlights from this electric event, including recaps of indie game demos and appearances by: Read Only Memories, Super Puzzle Smash, Mister Mart, Circles, Legacy of the Elder Star, Blade Ballet, Clash Cup Turbo, Liege, Guns of Icarus Combat Core, Killer Queen, Croatoan, Anthony Burch, Ashley Burch, Wes Johnson, Mike Rosson, Jan Johns, Ellen McLain, John Patrick Lowrie, Keiji Inafune, and Manami Matsumae. Links to our MAGFest 2016 indie dev interviews, gameplay teasers, music credits, and other show notes on this episode are at http://www.1Pvs2P.com/shownotes/

On February 12, 1990, one of the best video games to ever be released came to North America - Super Mario Bros 3. Its influence continues to span console generations. Revisit this Nintendo classic with this longform episode, celebrating SMB3's history and legacy in video games. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at http://www.1Pvs2P.com/shownotes/

Co-host Taylor recaps his PAX South 2016 experience from last weekend, including his Intel RealSense & Jackbox Games interviews, a preview of the upcoming turn-based strategy iOS game Warbits, and impressions on the Firaxis panel on XCOM 2 mods. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at http://www.1Pvs2P.com/shownotes/

Nintendo’s next console, the NX, gets a rumored release window, indie developer Jonathan Blow releases The Witness on PC & PS4, and the PlayStation classic Final Fantasy Tactics turns 18 years old. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at www.1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

A rift, if you will, between two futures of gaming is forming: one for those with VR and one for those without. Catch up on the state of the VR industry with our longform editorial feature about this month's Oculus Rift preorder buzz. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at www.1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

2015 was a banner year for video games, but this year is shaping up to be even better. In this episode, we're counting down our most anticipated games of 2016! Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

This is it! Our final debate of 2015. In this episode, we crown our consensus Game of the Year award winner, and two deserving runners-up from a list of 26 nominees total. 00:38 - 1Pvs2P.com's GOTY 2015 Nominees, 59:06 - 1Pvs2P.com's GOTY 2015 Award Winner. Special thanks to all the creative minds behind our favorite video games released in 2015! Our show couldn't be possible without your time, passion, and dedication to your craft. Our full list of GOTY awards, candidates, runners-up, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

Before our consensus Game of the Year is debated, producer & co-host Taylor Reeh breaks down his top ten Editors' Choice video games of 2015, producer & co-host Taylor Reeh breaks down his top ten Editors' Choice video games of 2015. 00:27 - #10: Star Wars Battlefront 04:18 - #9: Splatoon 09:43 - #8: Undertale 11:19 - #7: Just Cause 3 15:20 - #6: Heroes of the Storm 20:54 - #5: Super Mario Maker 25:24 - #4: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain 31:07 - #3: Fallout 4 35:09 - #2: Rocket League 38:52 - #1: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Our full list of GOTY awards, candidates, runners-up, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

Coverage continues with writer & co-host Ryan Reeh counting down his top ten Editors' Choice video games of 2015. 00:58 - #10: Galak-Z: The Dimensional 05:31 - #9: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt 12:00 - #8: Grow Home 15:50 - #7: Bloodborne 20:56 - #6: Fallout 4 28:13 - #5: Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate 33:43 - #4: Rocket League 38:25 - #3: Undertale 43:13 - #2: Super Mario Maker 49:38 - #1: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Our full list of GOTY awards, candidates, runners-up, music credits, and other show notes on all episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

2015 is coming to a close and so begins our Game of the Year deliberations. We have many awards to give out on week one, including some not so prestigious honors: Best Surprise, Best Looking Game/Visual Style, Biggest Disappointment, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Best New Character, Best New Innovation, Best Early Access Experience, Guilty Pleasure of the Year, Biggest/Most Important News Story, Worst Trend Our sources,music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

Why do so many video games we own end up unplayed or unfinished? How old is the oldest game in your backlog? Do you feel pressured to play through your games? Big backlogs happen to the best of us. With Black Friday sales over and Game of the Year awards coming up, we discuss which video games we haven’t played yet and why in our neverending backlogs. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

GameSpot editor Chris Watters joins us to discuss which games are worth playing and why in his new book, The Gamer's Bucket List: The 50 Video Games to Play Before You Die. Links to Chris' book, his Twitter account, our music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

November's Nintendo Direct was packed with new game announcements and features. Twilight Princess HD comes to the Wii U, Mario Maker gets a new curation tool, and Cloud storms in to battle as a new character in Smash. Star Wars: Battlefront headlines this week’s new releases. Plus, we breakdown Fallout 4 & Call of Duty Black Ops III as games we’re both playing through. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

Activision Blizzard acquires Candy Crush studio King, BlizzCon 2015 brings a ton of announcements, and GG to Extra Life for raising millions from charity gaming marathons. Plus, Super Mario Galaxy history and other video game news! Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes

Nintendo announces its first mobile game & new online service, Sony touts major VR ports at Paris Games Week, and Call of Duty 4: Modern Warfare turns 8 years old in This Week in Gaming History. Our sources, music credits, and other show notes on all our episodes are at 1Pvs2P.com/shownotes