Happy Monday!

This week we have many smaller news drops and do our best to get through them all in this festive season. Hopefully you enjoy this new episode, but lets just get into it!

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This week on Episode 94 of The Home of Play podcast we discuss the following:

00:01:27 - Weekly Update with Steve and Chris.

00:10:41 - The Game Awards 2021 sets record of 85m livestreams - GameIndustry.Biz

00:15:25 - Hades Makes History as the First Video Game to Win a Hugo Award - IGN

00:19:22 - Guillermo del Toro Doesn't Think He'll Ever Develop a Game Again - IGN

00:21:35 - PUBG: BATTLEGROUNDS, the Original Battle Royale Game, Will Be F2P in January 2022 - IGN

00:23:45 - Rumour: PS Plus PS5, PS4 Games for January 2022 Leaked Early - Push Square

00:25:58 - Sony's Backwards PS4 to PS5 Upgrade System Is Still Causing Headaches - Push Square

00:29:19 - Game Informer Cover Story Digs into Horizon Forbidden West's Towns, Workbenches, and More - Push Square

00:31:58 - EA reportedly cancelled a Harry Potter MMO because it didn’t think the brand had staying power - VGC

00:34:55 - Ubisoft to continue pursuing NFTs despite backlash - VGC

00:41:40 - Cyberpunk designer responds to lack of police chases: ‘Elden Ring won’t have them either’ - VGC

00:45:40 - Ghost of Tsushima movie director says ‘we’re taking our time to do it right’ - VGC

00:47:35 - GTA Trilogy remaster PC owners have been offered a free Rockstar game - VGC

00:49:00 - Final Fantasy 7 Remake called ‘the worst AAA PC port in a long time’ - VGC

00:54:12 - Your Homework for the Week:

Naughty Dog Developers Name Their Games of the Year for 2021 - IGN

Jaw-Dropping PS5 Horizon Forbidden West Screens Show a Bustling Town - Push Square

Sony Partner Deviation Games to Enter Full Production on PS5 Game in 2022 - Push Square

New Uncharted Movie Trailer Shows Off Bombastic Action, Sully's Moustache - Push Square

PlayStation Store’s Holiday Sale discounts over 1,300 products - VGC

Voice of Cards Free Update Adds High Speed Mode for Faster Gameplay - Push Square

George R. R. Martin Thinks Elden Ring Looks 'Incredible' - Push Square

EA has had more UK Christmas Number 1 games than any publisher - VGC

Ubisoft is planning an Assassin’s Creed Origins 60FPS update - VGC

Battlefield 2042 Season 1 starts in March, according to a datamine - VGC