#134 Crub's 2025 Holiday Gift Guide

Happy holiday season! If you're out of gift ideas for yourself or a Gaming Loved One, we have your back. By the end of this episode you'll know EXACTLY what to give EVERY gamer. And you'll also be made aware that a Horizon VR game exists.

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SHOW NOTES
Here's the article we mention in the first few minutes of the show, about v-bucks:
https://www.gamesindustry.biz/nearly-half-of-us-kids-want-in-game-currency-this-christmas

Anomia card game:
https://www.anomiapress.com/collections/anomia

Fluxx card game:
https://store.looneylabs.com/collections/fluxx-games

Everything Brody suggested (not affiliate links) -
Backbone/phone controllers:
https://backbone.com/products/backbone-one-usb-c-playstation

https://www.amazon.ca/BACKBONE-Mobile-Gaming-Controller-Android/dp/B0CCT2TJW4?th=1

Kirby blindboxes:
https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/916825/bandai-shokugan-kirbys-dream-land-kirby-friends-4-blind-box

https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/897390/kirby-plush-cuties-capsule-surprise

https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/910640

https://www.ebgames.ca/Toys-Collectibles/Games/929756/kirby-paldolce-blind-box-asst-vol-3-assorted

Video games:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1030300/Hollow_Knight_Silksong/
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1569580/Blue_Prince/

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Brody: https://www.youtube.com/@RACROX
Chris: https://www.youtube.com/@MykonosFan
Justin: https://www.youtube.com/@WorldFamousJtart9

CHAPTERS
00:00 Happy holladay
03:27 Tabletop and card game gift ideas
6:39 Little knick-knacks that we suggest (no Knack, though)
18:15 Days Gone mentioned (RIP PlayStation Gear store)
19:04 Pricier gift idea: An experience
26:22 Maybe get a Backbone controller for your phone?
32:46 Drawing tablets with a screen, potential third monitor (???)
35:07 Get some custom stuff on Etsy, or go grab game music
40:01 Where to get ACTUALLY good gaming shirts/merch
44:44 The one time buying a VR headset in 202x maybe makes sense
49:07 Finally, a good old fashioned game recommendation
1:00:17 Which licensed movie games are we sad can't exist? (TheCrazyEven)