Jumanji: The Next Level, Wonder Woman, Ghostbusters, Xbox Series X, The Game Awards (#59)

This week, Phill and Nick review the sequel to the surprisingly good Jumanji reboot when they look at Jumanji: The Next Level. Other news includes the trailers for Wonder Woman 84 and Ghostbuster Afterlife, the Game Awards 2019 and even more bugs in Fallout 76. Subscribe on Spotify, iTunes or SoundCloud to get each new episode direct to your device! Follow us on Twitter for updates, news and the occasional joke: www.twitter.com/cynoptpodcast Check out The Cynical Optimist Blog: cynoptblog.blogspot.co.uk/ -CREDITS- The Cynical Optimists is created and hosted by Phill "haddowinc" Haddow (@haddowinc) Nick "NGM" Mortimer (@MickNortimer) Logo by Nick Cynical Optimists Theme and Stingers by Joe Hayward Edited by Phill Show Outline and Time Stamps: Intro 0:00:35 TV/Film news 0:03:57 - Arrowverse Crisis on Infinite Earths (minor spoilers throughout) - The Flash release date announced for 2022 - Will there be a DCEU version 2? - Ghostbusters Afterlife trailer - Wonder Woman 1984 trailer - Last Christmas discussion out of nowhere (with spoilers no doubt) - Shazam 2 release date for 2022 Gaming news 0:30:01 - Angry Birds is 10 this week! - Shovel Knight: King of Cards First Impressions - Muppets X Untitled Goose Game skit - The Game Awards Winners and Trailers **CORRECTION 1: Bravely Default was a 3DS game** - Xbox Series X reveal trailer **CORRECTION 2: The Xbox Series X will have a disc drive – whether it will read old discs still TBC I think** - Fallout 76: More bugs - Star Wars: Rey and Finn in Fortnite - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker clip shown to Fortnite players - Modern Warfare requires £16 DLC for players to get their Kill to Death ratio - Mario is popular, but is COD more popular? - Two Point Hospital coming to consoles on February 25 - Nintendo Switch launches in China - Epic files pre-emptive lawsuit against viral video creator, “Dancing Pumpkin Man” - Twitch exclusivity deals - Baby Yoda in Sims 4 - TV show under development based on streamers fictional persona Discussion: Jumanji: The Next Level Review 1:00:20 Phill and Nick look at Jumanji: The Next Level – was it any good? Spoilers from 1:06:19 Outro 1:15:54