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[Quiz] For the first quiz of 2012, we pit our friends from GameOverCast against… each other. GOC’s Radarhead, Ninazu and PJBling hone their, er intellects against each other in a battle of wits that is the illegitimate lovechild of your favourite GameBurst Quiz and their own weekly trivia contest. And most importantly, they keep it clean all the way through. Well, most of the way.

[News] James, Neil and Mij discuss the latest gaming headlines, including:

Controversial SOPA law shelved

Ubisoft triple pack brings digital its to retail this March

BioShock Infinite gets 1999 Mode

Thief IV may have online modes and run on Unreal Engine 3

Resident Evil 6 announced

[Roundtable] Neil, James and Gary step away from their consoles and head for their bookshelves as they discuss some of the video game novels that have been released. Tune in to discover some of the additional (and sometimes superior) stories you can read based on Dragon Age, BioShock, Resident Evil, Gears of War, Mass Effect, Halo, Deus Ex and – urgh – Dead Island.

[News] James, Gary and Mij discuss the harrowing retail news of the past week and its implications. GAME’s financials hit a new low, potentially putting the company in trouble with its creditors, while HMV’s flagging games sales force the retailer to reconsider its strategy for the market. Plus, a round-up of all the other gaming news.

[Roundtable] If the Mayans have their way, this will be our last chance to get some gaming in. So James, Neil, Gary and the New Boy discuss which upcoming titles they are looking forward to the most in 2012. (Warning: Features Slightly Excessive Mass Effect Discussion)

For the latest GameBurst Video, Neil Taylor points his camera towards EA’s divisive 2011 racer Need For Speed: The Run. Some people love it, some people hate it – but how will our Mr Taylor react to cross-country street racing, the Michael Bay-esque storyline and on-foot quick time events?

[News] James, Neil, Gary and the newest member of the GameBurst team discuss the latest gaming headlines, including:

Next Xbox and PS4 will be at E3
Vita sales off to a promising start, but begin to dip
Microsoft Flight goes free-to-play
Wii U to feature e-Reader?
XCOM returns to its strategy roots
‘No Shit Sherlock’ News Round-up

Question of the week: Were you disappointed by the Christmas Steam sales?
Let us know by commenting below, or via email, Twitter or Facebook.

[Replay] Gary ‘Xantiriad’ Blower, James Batchelor and Darren ‘Dezm0nd’ Gargette discuss this month’s GameBurst Replay game: Rare’s vehicle-building Xbox 360 title Banjo Kazooie: Nuts & Bolts.

Nominations for February’s game have now begun. Comment with your first and second choices below, or via email, Twitter or Facebook.

And the nominees are…
Valkyria Chronicles (Runner up)
Mass Effect 2: Lair of the Shadow Broker/Arrival (James)
LEGO Rock Band (Gary)
Oddworld: Stranger’s Wrath (Darren)

[Quiz] Once again we round off the year with a special quiz: the GameBurst hosts vs some of the listeners. This year, James and Neil are challenged by GameBurst fans Chris Cook and Charlie Harris. The guest host and devious questionmaster is Big Red Potion’s Sinan Kubba and listen out for the return of Sex Pest Santa.

[News] James, Neil, Gary and Big Red Potion’s Sinan Kubba discuss the latest gaming headlines, including:

Square Enix websites hacked
The hacking continues, with Square Enix the latest victim. The team discusses whether publisher responses are getting better, and if this is going to get worse.

Naughty Dog shows off The Last of Us
The Uncharted developers are creating a new I Am Legend-style adventure. Also known as a post-post-semi-apocalyptic adventure.

Epic Games announces Fortnite
The team behind Gears of War are working on zombie/monster Tower Defence meets Minecraft game and some of us are looking forward to it.

LEGO toys reveal Lego Batman 2: Super Heroes
The accidental announcement of a new block-buster game (see what we did there?) reminds us that though the LEGO titles are excellent, some of us forget that we don’t actually like them.

Doctor Who heading for Vita
The BBC haven’t announced anything beyond the title and main stars, but listen in as we speculate as to how rubbish the next attempt at a Doctor Who game will be.

Command & Conquer MMO announced
Not just an MMO, but a free-to-play MMO. It’s ticking all the boxes. Discussion tangents include whether BioWare is really BioWare and when time should have been called on C&C.