We're running though the biggest events in video games that happened throughout 2023


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Happy (almost) New Year

We’re week two into DanTim and Coleman’s time away from recording and we thought to try something different. In lieu of a Worst Games of the Year or the need for a backlog show, we’re going through all the big events in gaming that happened throughout 2023.

Time Stamps

00:00:00 Start00:00:10 Intro00:01:18 The Gaming Year that was 202300:02:53 Google Stadia shuts down00:06:28 Super Nintendo World opens in Hollywood00:09:01 GDC returns to being an in-person event00:09:27 Nintendo closed the Nintendo 3DS/Wii U eShop00:10:30 E3 is cancelled00:14:06 Apple announced the Apple Vision Pro00:16:14 Summer Game Fest00:17:06 Embracer Group’s mass lay-offs00:21:11 QuakeCon returns to being an in-person event00:21:48 Charles Martinet steps down as Mario’s voice00:23:58 Gamescom00:25:08 Unity’s retroactive licensing fee00:26:35 Tokyo Game Show00:26:45 Jim Ryan to step down as SIE CEO in 202400:27:21 Wii U & 3DS online services to halt in 202400:29:47 Microsoft finally purchases Activision Blizzard (King)00:30:50 BlizzCon00:31:52 Epic Games v. Google comes to a close00:33:33 Outro

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