For all intents and purposes, 2023 was a great year for gamers but the development / business side of the industry has taken a savage beating. In our final podcast of the year, we talk about two more high-profile cancellations: Naughty Dog's The Last of Us multiplayer project AND E3 were both taken off life support in the past week. Brad talks up Bomb Rush Cyberfunk and Pizza Tower as he squeezes in a few more games prior to Awards season and Chris Davis has us covered with his thoughts on the remake of Super Mario RPG. In the second half of the show, we devote our time to the past, present, and future of Fantasy Critic. We talk final rankings and then hash out the changes and improvements we want to implement in 2024 - including ways of allowing the community to join in the fun more directly!

• Housekeeping / Game of the Year Plans (2:38)
• Headline: E3 is (finally) dead (14:50)
• Headline: Naughty Dog / Sony Cancel 'The Last of Us' Multiplayer Project (19:45)
• Impressions: Bomb Rush Cyberfunk (35:40)
• Impressions: Super Mario RPG (47:00)
• Impressions: Pizza Tower (59:00)
• Fantasy Critic Results and Plans for the Future (1:15:30)

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