Welcome back and Happy New Year to all the Buttons out there. The Boys are back with a vengeance after their Christmas break. And what better way to kick things off than by looking back at how their Metacritic predictions went last year and looking ahead to pick their three most anticipated games (and backup) of 2026. From massive movie franchise tie-ins to indie arm-based adventures, we've got you covered.

But before that, of course, we start with what the Boys have been playing over the festive season. Sarah eats humble bum with an apology, Pierre attempts to teach his nephews automotive physics and Glenn self-inflicts stress during the most relaxed time of the year.

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Games Mentioned in this week's episode:

• Split Fiction
• The Last of Us
• Mario Kart World
• Hollow Knight: Silksong
• The Roottrees Are Dead
• Return of the Obra Dinn
• Her Story
• The Séance of Blake Manor
• Hades II
• Baby Steps
• Bye Sweet Carole
• Cronos: The New Dawn
• Winter Burrow
• Ghost of Yōtei
• Strange Antiquities
• Mixtape
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 7
• Mouse P.I. for Hire
• Scarlet Deer Inn
• The Eternal Life of Goldman
• Kingmakers
• Panzer Strike
• Blitzkrieg
• Sudden Strike 5
• Grand Theft Auto VI
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
• Grave Seasons
• Hell Let Loose: Vietnam
• Resident Evil Requiem
• 007: First Light
• My Arms Are Longer Now
• Esoteric Ebb
• Disco Elysium
• Sable
• Hitman: World of Assassination
• Mewgenics
• Cult of the Lamb
• Book Smugglers
• Building Relationships
• Marker 49
• Tides of Tomorrow
• Road 96
• ARC Raiders
• Marvel’s Wolverine
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Clair Obscur: Expedition 33

Produced and Edited by Ben Drayton

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