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Jack and Jason are at Bitsummit, the Independent Games Festival at Miyako Messe in Kyoto! We get the low down on the weirder games there like BARC from Interactive Materials Lab and BearRunner Any% RTA from Shunte. We also hear from Clara Reeves at Hipster Whale about the upcoming console release of Crossy Road Castle!

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The team count down their picks in gaming from 2023.

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Follow Wren & Tim on Twitter: @wrenegadey @ironicaccount

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Chad Toprak was the director of Freeplay, an independent game festival in Melbourne for many years. Join Jason as he chats to Chad about running the event and more!

Follow Chad on Twitter: @mrchad

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