Thanks for listening this year, we'll see you in 2026.TIMESTAMPS:0:00 Start4:00 Barrett Courtney's GOTY40:46 Patron GOTYs46:32 Autumn Wright's GOTY1:33:01 More Patron GOTYs 1:43:09 Joshua Rivera's GOTY2:21:43 Wrap UpFollow Barrett Courtney: https://bsky.app/profile/barrettcourtney.bsky.socialFollow Autumn Wright: https://bsky.app/profile/theautumnwright.bsky.socialFollow Joshua Rivera: https://bsky.app/profile/jmrivera.bsky.socialPatreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

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It's worth restating: these are not realPatreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

One more thing.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

Why are you booing him, he's right?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt SzpytekArc Raiders review - a smartly designed extraction shooter marred by one inexcusable decision: https://www.eurogamer.net/arc-raiders-review

You don't need to like a series to review the latest entry, but you should, at the very least, write a good review.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

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Thanks for hearing us out.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

We put over 60 hours into this podcast before embargo.Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

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Something is wrong with video game reviews and what we expect from them in 2025. Am I going crazy? Are all these things the same?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

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The games industry is very interested in myth-making, but ALSO on pushing back against myth-making. Who is the author of a video game? Does it matter how many people made a game? Why don't we talk like this about other media?   Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalError Spotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4 Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969   Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"   Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

What dead games would you revive?Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorSpotify ▸ https://open.spotify.com/show/2vBGKwB2eZu6yXEEDUYvbM?si=8c082eae408f41f4Apple Podcasts ▸ https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/critical-error/id1831034969Write To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

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The Kirby Air Riders direct showcased a problem with the way fans treat legendary creators. Kirby Air Riders looks like fun! But why are we acting this way??Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorWrite To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek

The Battlefield 6 reveal event makes us feel like crazy people. Who's an influencer? Who's PR? Who's a journalist? Who even cares anymore? It all feels bad, man!Patreon ▸ https://www.patreon.com/CriticalErrorWrite To Us ▸ criticalerrorpod@gmail.com | Use Subject "Hey Jake and Peter"Hosted and created by Jake Steinberg and Peter Hunt Szpytek