Microsoft and Bethesda have confirmed their own "Developer Direct" set for Jan. 25th showcasing games, leaving out Starfield for it's own showcase. Ubisoft also axes games in development and delays others, while Callisto Protocol's studio forgot to add in devs to its credits. Games done quick raised $2.6mil this round and changes are coming to D&D's Open Gaming License.

As this year winds down, Adam and Mike take a look back at the games that came out this year and pick their Game of the Year. They also look ahead to 2023 and see what titles are set to be released and discuss which ones their excited for most.

Microsoft attempts to sweeten the deal with Sony over Call of Duty, Game Awards viewership hit a new livestream high, and Epic was hit with a $520 million fine by the FTC.

The Game Awards went on this week with a look at some new and upcoming titles, Yuji Naka was arrested again, the FTC is suing Microsoft to block the Activision/Blizzard acquisition, "Day's Gone" creator blames "woke reviewers" for poor sales, and should Next-Gen upgrades be free?