Episode 522: Civving Up

December 6, 2018December 6, 2018| Jonah FalconJonah Falcon| 0 Comment| 3:38 am
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This week’s episode is full of industry news in the wake of The Game Awards. There wasn’t many news items but there was plenty to talk about with the Awards, especially with this week’s Gaming Flashback, Unlimited Adventures.

This week’s news items include:

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