The 2023 Game Awards with Geoff Keighley lasted around 3 hours long, offering awards to deserving dev teams and studios for various categories, as well as plenty of world premiere announcement game trailers showcasing upcoming titles. I share my observations on what worked, what needs to be improved, and my favorite game trailers of the evening. After listening to the episode, I’d love to hear from you! Post your comments below detailing your experiences with the topic listed above or leave us feedback on what you thought of the show.
TIMESTAMPS:
00:00 – Intro 00:11 – Greetings! 00:45 – I owe all of you an apology 01:54 – High level impressions of The Game Awards 2023 04:49 – Sydney Goodman and Geoff Keighley 05:54 – Acceptance speeches from Devs were cut off way too soon 10:51 – Movie celebs show growing interest in the games industry 13:34 – Rapid fire multiple award categories is a disservice to the winners 15:30 – World Premiere trailers 18:54 – We need an open dialogue about game industry pain points at TGA 21:20 – No Rest For The Wicked 24:00 – Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets Of Rage, Crazy Taxi 28:00 – Black Myth Wukong 29:30 – The First Berserker Khazan 30:23 – Marvel’s Blade 33:30 – Final thoughts
