This week on The Firmware Update, Joe & Malcolm are joined by former co-host Tyler Lee to discuss Diablo III’s throwback event, Mass Effect: Andromeda, PlayStation’s most recent success, and — oh, yeah — get the ball rolling on their annual Game of the Year tournament.

Talking Points: Catching up; Diablo III’s Darkening of Tristram; Mass Effect: Andromeda nails down a March release date; Tomb Raider’s creative future; Injustice 2 gets a release date, too; PS4 is 53 million strong; 2016’s best-selling game on the PlayStation Store is 2015’s biggest surprise hit; Atlus’ promising new RPG; the possibility of a Shenmue remaster; Platinum Games has a rough week; Rime re-emerges as a multiplatform title; determining the final seed for The Firmware Update’s 2016 Game of the Year tournament.

Here’s this week’s bracket!

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Hosts: Malcolm Spinedi (@PSMalc), Joe Garcia (@Wons23), Tyler Lee (@_TylerRLee_)