Best Adaptation, Best Indie Game, Best Narrative, and of course, Game of the Year… what do this year’s The Game Awards nominees say about the state of the industry? Hosts Kaitlyn Red Wing and Sam Mosher dig into this question and more 2022 gaming goodness.

Timecodes:

0:00 - Intro / Kaitlyn’s LA Move

4:15 - What Are We Playing? (Two Point Campus, A Little To The Left, Fortnite, Steam Deck, Kirby and the Forgotten Land, Vampire Survivors)

19:13 - The Game Awards’ 2022 Nominations

25:11 - What Titles Are Most Likely to Receive a “Game of the Year” Nomination?

35:10 - The New “Best Adaptation” Category

46:48 - Indie Categories and What They Say About How The Industry Defines “Indie”