2023: The Year of the Game
78Is 2023 the best year ever for video games? Let's take a look...
00:00 Introduction
03:01 Just Plain Good Games
10:06 Trailblazers & Curiosities
17:58 The Worst Game of 2023 (but not really)
22:42 The Ones That Got Away...
23:38 The Best of 2023
Playlist of videos referenced: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLa30Jo-ni7KPpjXqsoE-B17bzEogB7GyK
News articles referenced:
GeekWire on ArenaNet layoffs: https://www.geekwire.com/2019/guild-wars-2-developer-arenanet-confirms-layoffs-canceled-projects/
PCGamer on FF16's ahistorical argument: https://www.pcgamer.com/final-fantasy-16-is-the-latest-game-to-use-the-historical-realism-excuse-to-exclude-black-characters/
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