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 
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“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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