Do you need help filling out your Game Awards cheatsheet? Sam and Jake have you covered as they make their predictions for the big winners of the 2023 Game Awards. What wins Game of the Year? What game had the best art direction? What game had the biggest impact? Who knows, but we are here to figure it out.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:06:20 - News Story #1: Does the KOTOR Remake Ever Come Out? |

00:10:12 - News Story #2: The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered Announced |

00:21:40 - News Story #3: Geoff Keighley’s Game Awards Q&A (New Categories, Best Indie) |

00:29:00 - Main Topic: The Game Awards 2023 Predictions |

1:02:28 - Rotating Segment: Rotten or Fresh Movie Games (Scott Pilgrim vs. the World: The Game)

1:04:28 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (SteamWorld Build) |

1:06:13 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Overcooked 2, Super Mario 3D World, First Encounters, MOVIES: The Holdovers, The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes, Home Alone, Duck the Halls: A Mickey Mouse Christmas Special, Dream Scenario, Ghost in the Shell, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, The Talented Mr. Ripley, Elemental, TV: Invincible, Pluto, Loki, Attack on Titan, MUSIC: Zach Bryan - Zach Bryan / Boys of Faith EP, Joanna Sternberg - I've Got Me, Jockstrap & Taylor Skye - I<3UQTINVU)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Black Friday is right around the corner, so in honor of everyone’s favorite capitalist holiday, the brothers share their favorite game shopping memories, including console purchases, retro game discoveries, gaming gifts, and more.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:03:51 - News Story #1: Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III Developed in 16 Months |

00:14:47 - News Story #2: Marvel's Spider-Man 2 Leads October 2023 Sales |

00:23:33 - News Story #3: The Game Awards 2023 Nominations |

00:41:26 - Main Topic: Game Shopping Memories |

1:40:34 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Persona 5 Tactica, Super Mario RPG, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III) |

1:41:10 - Game, Watch, Listen (MOVIES: The Killer, Whiplash, Pitch Perfect, Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa, The Marvels)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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2023 is almost over, which means it’s time for some last-minute predictions! What will be the top 10 selling games of the year? What will the six GOTY nominees be at The Game Awards? What will get snubbed at The Game Awards? We predict all of that and more! In addition to predictions, we discuss a CRAZY news week, including GTA6 and the announcement of a live-action The Legend of Zelda movie.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:12:48 - News Story #1: Fortnite OG Sparks The Game’s Biggest Day |

00:19:42 - News Story #2: Grand Theft Auto 6 Trailer in December |

00:28:04 - News Story #3: Live-Action The Legend of Zelda Movie Announced |

00:40:55 - Main Topic: 2023 Year-End Predictions |

1:15:30 - Rotating Segment: Game of the Week of the Year (2005) |

1:19:42 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Like a Dragon Gaiden: The Man Who Erased His Name, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III) |

1:21:20 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Dead Space, Octopath Traveler 2, Super Mario 3D World, MOVIES: Priscilla, Lost in Translation, Pacific Rim, TV: Invincible, Pluto, Sex Education, Jury Duty, Minx, MUSIC: Spiritual Cramp - Spiritual Cramp, Amaarae - Fountain Baby, Kara Jackson - Why Does the Earth Give Us People to Love?)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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The brothers kick off a new bracket series pitting the all-time weirdest licensed games against each other, and in honor of this week’s launch of Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2, they start with cartoon games. Nickelodeon, Cartoon Network, The Simpsons, and more – the list gets weird with fairy tale ripoffs, Tomb Raider parodies, and so many exclamation points!

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (LEGO Party, Mizzou Homecoming, Connie Booth Leaves PlayStation, Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora Previews, Jusant Reviews) |

00:10:04 - News Story #1: Nintendo Patents New Dual-Screen Handheld |

00:15:44 - News Story #2: Five Nights at Freddy’s Breaks Box Office Records |

00:26:55 - News Story #3: Bungie Lays Off 8% of Staff Due to Missed Projections |

00:38:35 - Main Topic: Weirdest Licensed Game Bracket - Cartoon Edition |

1:23:01 - Rotating Segment: Ken Burns Presents (PS2 Licensed Games – Shrek 2 and Madagascar) |

1:27:27 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Hollow Knight: Silksong, Star Ocean: The Second Story R, The Talos Principle 2) |

1:28:49 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Dead Space, Octopath Traveler 2, Super Mario 3D World, Final Fantasy VII Remake, MOVIES: Anatomy of a Fall, Doctor Sleep, Gone Girl, TV: Sex Education, Jury Duty, Loki, MUSIC: Youth Lagoon - Heaven Is a Junkyard, Electric Light Orchestra - Time)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, PlayStation’s blockbuster fall release, is finally out, and it’s a critical and commercial success. That means it’s time to put the stethoscope to Jim Ryan’s retired body and check on the health of PlayStation. Was 2023 a great year for the platform? What does their future look like? We answer all of this and more on our final 2023 wellness check!

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:04:00 - News Story #1: Xbox Leadership Changes |

00:14:12 - News Story #2: October 2023 Xbox Partner Preview |

00:28:49 - News Story #3: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 Sales |

00:37:12 - Main Topic: PlayStation Wellness Check |

1:07:09 - Rotating Segment: Yoshi’s Topsy-Turvy Trivia (Spider-Man Trivia, courtesy of Sam Kingma) |

1:12:25 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Ghostrunner II, Alan Wake II) |

1:14:15 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Starfield, Super Mario 3D World, Metroid Dread, Final Fantasy VII Remake, MOVIES: Killers of the Flower Moon, TV: Fall of the House of Usher, MUSIC: Sufjan Stevens - Javelin, Sampha - Bahai, Westside Gunn - And Then You Pray For Me, Hemlocke Springs - going…going…GONE!, DJ Sabrina the Teenage DJ - Destiny, Sam Gellaitry - Under the Illusion)

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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Jake spent his birthday week playing several hours of Starfield, his first-ever Bethesda game. Sam interviews him about his first impressions of the game, how it performs as a shooter, space adventure, and RPG, and how it stacks up against other 2023 releases.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Mizzou Homecoming) |

00:03:35 - News Story #1: Grand Theft Auto Coming to Netflix? |

00:12:50 - News Story #2: Disney Considering Major Gaming Acquisition, Eyeing EA |

00:23:32 - News Story #3: Starfield Leads September 2023 Game Sales |

00:37:02 - Main Topic: Jake's Starfield Impressions |

1:13:13 - Rotating Segment: Rental Roundup (Nicktoons: Attack of the Toybots) |

1:17:52 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Sonic Superstars, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged, Lords of the Fallen, Cities: Skylines II) |

1:19:34 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Dead Space, Octopath Traveler 2, Super Mario 3D World, Metroid Dread, Final Fantasy VII Remake, MOVIES: Ready Player One, Dumb Money, John Wick: Chapter 4, You Hurt My Feelings, Michael Clayton, Gone Girl, Zodiac, The Wolf of Wall Street, Shutter Island, Stop Making Sense, Akira, Under The Skin, Madagascar, The Creator, TV: Ahsoka) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

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With the blockbuster releases of Super Mario Wonder and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 this week, the brothers continue their journey through the “Barbenheimer” of video games. This time, it’s the best release date combos from 2003 to 2012.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:07:50 - News Story #1: Epic Games Layoffs |

00:14:45 - News Story #2: What do the Layoffs Mean for the Games Industry? |

00:21:46 - News Story #3: PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan Retires |

00:33:53 - Main Topic: The “Barbenheimer” of Video Games (2003-2012) |

1:29:52 - Rotating Segment: Rotten or Fresh Movie Games (Grease) |

1:33:31 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Assassin's Creed Mirage, Cocoon, Forza Motorsport) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

The boys return to the Ulitmate Backlog this week and pick the games they want to play most from 2013 to 2015, including Grand Theft Auto V, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Bloodborne, and more.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:05:36 - News Story #1: The Division 3 Confirmed |

00:15:31 - News Story #2: Phil Spencer’s Analysis of The AAA Development Crisis |

00:28:04 - News Story #3: SAG-AFTRA Authorizes Video Game Acting Strike |

00:35:27 - Main Topic: Ultimate Gaming Backlog (2013-2015) |

1:04:56 - Rotating Segment: Game of the Week of the Year (2004) |

1:13:18 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Helldivers 2, Lords of the Fallen, Hot Wheels Unleashed 2 - Turbocharged, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty) |

1:17:03 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Diablo IV, Dave the Diver, F-Zero 99, Kingdom Hearts, Super Mario 3D World, Metroid Dread, MOVIES: Howl’s Moving Castle, Dumb Money, Barbie, TV: Jury Duty, Minx, Sex Education, Telemarketers, BOOKS: The Exiled Fleet by J.S. Dewes, MUSIC: Jeff Rosenstock - Hellmode, Mitski - The Land Is Inhospitable and So Are We, Hannah Diamond - Poster Girl, Cory Hanson - Western C*m, Earthgang - RIP Human Art) |

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Last week, Nintendo aired what is likely their final Direct of 2023 and possibly the final Direct without mention of the Switch 2. Before Nintendo enters its next era in 2024, the brothers diagnose Nintendo and their massive post-Wii U comeback. They discuss Nintendo’s incredible success throughout the Switch’s lifecycle, its upcoming slate of games, and more!

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping |

00:08:01 - News Story #1: Xbox’s Massive FTC Leak |

00:32:35 - News Story #2: PlayStation State of Play September 2023 Recap and Review |

00:40:07 - News Story #3: Nintendo Direct September 2023 Recap and Review |

00:54:33 - Main Topic: Nintendo Wellness Check |

1:20:30 - Rotating Segment: Mad Mags: Fury Read (Assassin’s Creed 2 - Game Informer, Issue 193, May 2009) |

1:27:06 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Lies of P, Mortal Kombat 1, Gunbrella, Hades II, Helldivers 2) |

1:28:21 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Chants of Senaar, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Super Mario 3D World, Metroid Dread, MOVIES: Collateral, Rye Lane, Elemental, Alien 3, Se7en, TV: How To with John Wilson, Star Wars: Visions, I’m a Virgo, MUSIC: Olivia Rodrigo - Sour, Zach Byran - Zach Bryan, Joey Valence & Brae - Punk Tactics) |

Read WIRED’s “'Super Mario Bros. Wonder' Is What Happens When Devs Have Time to Play” article here: https://www.wired.com/story/super-mario-bros-wonder-nintendo-switch-mouri-tezuka-interview/

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!

Starfield is Xbox’s biggest game of the year, Bethesda’s first new IP in 25 years, and the supposed "starting gun" for first-party Xbox games. What does its launch and reception mean for the future of Xbox? The brothers diagnose Xbox’s success in the industry this year, the state of Game Pass, its upcoming slate of games, and more.

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00:00:00 - Intro/Housekeeping (Sam’s Birthday, Follow-Ups to “Why Are Modern Games So Big?” Episode, Luigi’s Mansion: Dark Moon, Spyro Reignited Trilogy, Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon) |

00:17:49 - News Story #1: iPhone 15 Pro Can Run AAA Games Like Resident Evil 4 Remake |

00:26:50 - News Story #2: Sony Raising PlayStation Plus Prices |

00:36:54 - News Story #3: Starfield Reaches Over 6 Million Players |

00:43:49 - Main Topic: Xbox Wellness Check |

1:24:36 - Rotating Segment: Ken Burns Presents (PS2 Licensed Games – Transformers and Lego Star Wars: The Video Game) |

1:33:10 - Draft Day Starring Kevin Costner (Starfield) |

1:33:41 - Game, Watch, Listen (VIDEO GAMES: Diablo IV, Klonoa: Door to Phantomile, Dave the Diver, Kingdom Hearts, Hades, Super Mario 3D World, Mario Kart 8 Deluxe, MOVIES: The Social Network, Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story, Popstar: Never Stop Never Stopping, Game Night, Treasure Planet, Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales, Bottoms) |

Read “The tutorial leash is getting longer” article mentioned by Sam here: https://postmode.substack.com/p/the-tutorial-leash-is-getting-longer

Shoutout to Mizuki Kuroiwa for the incredible podcast artwork and to Thomniverse Remix for the music.

Send any questions, comments, or concerns to [email protected] and follow us @SuperMosherBros on Twitter. Thanks for listening!