Highlights from the Gadget Show Live man-date, the completion of Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry, more Dark Souls 2, Family Guy: The Quest for Stuff, Hearthstone for iPad, World of Tanks and Euro Truck Simulator 2.

News – Sony wave their d**k with console sales numbers, Xbox One UK retailer price drops, details of The Last of US for the PS4, Infamous: Second Son allows users to tweak settings post completion, Hearthstone due to add single player adventure mode, Rock Band & Dance Central to return, announcement of Record Run, OlliOlli coming to PS3, PS4 and PC in July, PC version of Dark Souls 2 delayed, Steam gaming habits studied, Elite Dangerous beta coming with a pre order, and lifetime Tetris sales numbers.

The high and low lights from EGX Rezzed, Tilt to Live 2, South Park: The Stick of Truth, Infested Planet, Dark Souls 2, Titanfall and Luftrausers 

News - Kindle Fire TV is a thing that plays games, GTA Online co-op heists coming this Spring, Xbox gets a new boss, Facebook buys Oculus, Alien: Isolation gets a release date, the latest on Games with Gold and PlayStaion Plus, Watch Dogs gets a super special edition, Minecraft on the Xbox One has all the bells, FTL gets an advanced update and comes to the iPad, EA offering free games via Origin and all things April Fools.

Assassin's Creed: Freedom Cry, South Park: The Stick of Truth, The Swapper and Game of Watchcraft.

News - Watch Dogs and Mario Kart 8 get confirmed release dates, PlayStation Plus updates for March, Batman: Arkham Knight announced, Titanfall gets a season pass and hopes to increase its P's post release, Twitch finally launches on Xbox One, The Witcher 3 delayed until next year, Assassin's Creed 4 gets a balls deep edition, COD: Ghosts gets DLC and South Park is delayed in Austria and Germany.

Flappy Bird, Call of Duty: Ghosts, Titanfall beta and Steel Diver: Sub Wars.

News - Irrational Games are no longer, the latest Nintendo Direct details, Forza 5 getting further DLC, numerous XBox 360 digital discounts and a toe in water for XBox One digital discounts, even more Skylanders incoming, Harmonix working on an FPS called Chroma, beta hackers suggest the scope of Titanfall, The Evil Within hoping to bring back survival horror akin to Resident Evil, Twitch chatroom controlling Pokemon.    

Matt embraces the future with new tech, Killzone Shadowfall, Don't Starve, Outlast, Live from PlayStation, Warframe, War Thunder, Rogue Legacy, Super Mario 3D World, Serena, The Ship and unsurprisingly... World of Tanks.

News - Xbox One gets its first system update, Assassin's Creed DLC being released as a standalone title, Watch Dogs trademark removal fears, Sony reveal their official wireless headset, Games with Gold updates, and Xbox One rumours, South Park pre orders available on Steam, Forza 5 gets additional content, rumours of Halo 2 anniversary for the Xbox One and Sony emulating PS1 & 2 titles on the PS4, Nintendo looking to bring DS virtual console games to the Wii U, Borderlands 2 getting even more DLC and Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate coming to Europe

Jetpack Joyride, Halo 4, Rogue Legacy, Legend of Zelda: Windwaker HD and Broken Age

News - Retailer price drops for Xbox One and Wii U as Nintendo prepare for a drop is sales, RESOGUN due to get DLC, Dead Rising 3 receives a whopping title update, Fable Anniversary coming along with a trilogy bundle, a possible PlayStation Now release window for EU, The Last of Us DLC dated, dedicated devs means no delays for No Man's Sky, Rayman Legends coming to Next-Gen platforms, Twitch looking to allow users to broadcast mobile gameplay and can Matthew boil and egg?

Christmas gaming with World of Tanks, Dark Souls, Rogue Legacy, The Pinball Arcade, Borderlands 2, Beers and Gears, GTA Online and Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons.

News - PlayStation Now announced, also new games Alien: Isolation & Evolve, cum-guzzling hackers targeting gaming services, next wave of the Hearthstone closed beta delayed, Hello Games at the mercy of the elements, Pachter making fresh Xbox One predictions, The next bout of Games with Gold, Killer Instinct changing up its free trial character, Bethesda looking to release original Fallout titles on Steam and Zavvi threaten their customers with legal action.

Matt & Daren seize a rare opportunity to record together in the same room to bring you a little extra for your ears during the Holiday period. Matt gets his hands on Daren's shiny gear, including next gen consoles Xbox One & PlayStation 4. The games they played together were Rogue Legacy, Forza Motorsport 5, RESOGUN and of course some knobbing about in Playroom.

Merry Christmas everyone! The Midlife Gamer Podcast will return in 2014.

Dark Souls, Forza Motorsport 5, Twitching with Playroom, Peggle 2, Some Zelda game Legend of Zela: A Link to the Past and Rogue Legacy.

News - VGX 2013, with new announcement trailers for No Man's Sky, Tails From the Borderlands and Game of Thrones.  The latest Nintendo Direct brings us a new Zelda game "Hyrule Warriors", more characters coming to Super Smash Brothers, Wii Sports Club get golf, Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze gets a release date, a new level for Mario Kart 8, Dr Luigi is out in January and NES Remix comes to the eShop.

A new free to play Star Wars: Attack Squadrons coming next year for the PC, Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition dated for the latest consoles, Assassin's Creed 4 DLC out now, Minecraft now available on the PS3, Need for Speed Rivals gets the new Ford Mustang for free, Dead Rising 3 upcoming DLC detailed, the next Games with Gold titles listed, Forza 5 drops in game car prices, the original Tomb Raider coming iOS devices, Apple list their top selling titles for 2013, updates on the Playstation Plus Instant Game Collection and YouTube uploaders hit by content claims

Ni no Kuni, World of Tanks, an in depth discussion around Daren's early experience with the PlayStation 4 hardware with Killzone Shadowfall, Assassin's Creed IV, Resogun and Contrast.