According to a recent survey of teens in the US, game subscriptions and in-game currency rank higher than physical releases on Christmas lists. We love single-player games, but are we out of touch? We discuss this, changes the The Game Awards and more video game industry closures and redundancies in this episode of The Press Start Podcast. 00:00 - Intro02:38 - Do Kids Want Games As A Service?10:56 - The Game Awards Changes25:28 - Bytedance Backs Out Of Games34:08 - Do You Want To Voice Your Own Character?37:45 - What The Wiki?!42:28 - James' Fan Mail43:34 - Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcast For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE | https://goo.gl/i9FGAxFOLLOW US | @pressstartau Contact us at [email protected] #podcast #grandtheftauto #gaming See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.