The Game Awards 2023 Predictions and The Last of Us Part II Remastered

Real Time Strategy

The Game Awards are a week away, and Baldur’s Gate 3 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are ready to duke it out! Hosts Kaitlyn Red Wing and Sam Mosher dig into this year’s TGA nominations and predict the big winners, cameos, and surprises of the night. Then the duo discusses the recently announced The Last of Us Part II Remastered and their favorite media from the Thanksgiving break.

Timecodes:

00:00:00 – Intro

00:07:43 – The Game Awards 2023 Nominations

00:11:31 – Is Baldur’s Gate 3 the Game of the Year Frontrunner?

00:21:41 – Dave the Diver’s Best Indie Game Controversy

00:30:00 – Other Category Predictions

00:40:52 – Announcement and Cameo Predictions

00:45:15 – The Last of Us Part II Remastered Announced

00:58:19 – Favorite Media from Thanksgiving Break

01:15:02 – Outro

Stories/media we discussed:

IGN – The Game Awards 2023 Nominations See Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Leading With 8 Nods Each

PC Gamer – Should facts or vibes determine whether an 'indie game' is really indie?

IGN – Geoff Keighley Confirms The Game Awards Will Move Away From 'World Premiere' Label, Beef Up Security

PlayStation Blog – The Last of Us Part II Remastered coming to PS5 on January 19, 2024

Five Nights at Freddy’s

“Babel, or the Necessity of Violence” by R. F. Kuang

“A Memory Called Empire” by Arkady Martine

“The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes” by Suzanne Collins

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