The Forecast

On today’s special edition episode #188, we dive into the games we loved playing this year and battle over our top 10 to ultimately crown one our 2023 Game of the Year.

Jake like, likes Kingmaker. Alex gets excited about John Wick. Caleb talks Haptix. Aaron transitions things. Owen interviews the Washington Justice. #GOTsux

On today’s episode #187, E3 is officially dead, more layoffs plague the the games industry - this time at Hasbro, and we slowly read through every nominee and winner for the Game Awards. Plus, A24 has made the video game movie deal of the century and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #186, Aaron is out and Cait is in so we return to rating lists, there is controversy over what is or isn’t considered an “indie game”, and we have more game delays as always. Plus, with the strike over we have a bunch of TV shows to talk about, OG Fortnite has brought the game back to life, and we’ve been playing a bunch of games.

On today’s episode #185, the SAG-AFRTA strike ends after nearly four months with some notable concessions from the studios but some concern remaining in the grey area of AI, Formula One (a sport we have probably never covered on this podcast) has to deal with the repercussions of overestimating Vegas attendance and underestimating the savant-like nature of one of their drivers, and the Game of the Year award nominees have been revealed. Plus, Rockstar has an interesting announcement, iPhone might be actually joining the rest of the smart phone world, and Larian Studios has a novel idea - games-playable-on-disc.

On today’s episode #184, new breaks on the former FTX CEO Sam-Bankman Fried, the International prize pool for the biggest esports tournament in the world was lackluster this year, and Layoffs and delays again plague the video game development community. Also, Extra Life game day is happening this Saturday - so stop by, join us for some fun, and donate if you can!

On today’s episode #183, Pumpkin Spice takes over everything in the United States in the fall, Sony decides that the PS5 needs a smaller, sleeker design, and ChatGPT is used again to write something it shouldn’t. Also, we played another one shot - this time with 10 people - and Extra Life game day is happening in two weeks.

On today’s episode #182, the writer’s strike comes to a conclusion after 148 days, Backerkit takes a stance after Kickstarter makes an unpopular choice, and many, many video games are unplayable lately. Also, Aaron wants more people to start Cultural Appreciation nights, which we’ll talk about in our film section.

On today’s episode #181, Unity decides to backtrack on a controversial price hike for their software amid backlash from developers, Neuralink begins open recruitment for their recently approved BCI implants, and we’ll take a look at the list of who is striking in the US today. Also, announcements from several showcases, we tried out another one-shot, and of course, we’ve been playing games.

On today’s episode #180, the SAG-AFTRA board unanimously votes to give an interactive media strike to members, TMNT: Mutant Mayhem was so successful it’s getting a video game sequel, and Apple reps for their next event. Also, Baldur’s Gate III has dropped out of the top 10 highest-rated games of all time list, Starfield makes some weird choices, and of course, we’ve been playing games.