Episode 102 - The 10 Biggest Video Game News Stories of 2023

The year is coming to a close, and what a year it's been for video game news! We're joined by Patrick Brickhouse of the Retro Blast Podcast to remember the biggest gaming headlines of 2023, as well as discuss where we hope the industry goes from here.

We'll also be talking about how the Insomniac hackers have made good on their threat  to release confidential data (revealing big plans about upcoming Marvel games like Wolverine, Venom, X-Men, and more), how Bobby Kotick's reign at Activision Blizzard is finally coming to an end, and how Ρornhub has revealed the year's most searched video game characters.

Finally, Donnie takes us all the way back to December 2000 in Retro Rewind.

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Hosts: wrytersview,  donniegretro, RetroBlastUS
Opening theme: "Gamers Week Theme" by Akseli Takanen
Patron theme: "Chiptune Boss" by donniegretro
Closing theme: "Gamers Week Full-Length Theme" by Akseli Takanen

Chapters

• 7:14 Reviews, Reactions, and Requests
• 9:21 Very Important Poll
• 19:52 Patron shout-outs
• 25:38 Insomniac Hackers Release Stolen Data, Leak Wolverine Videos, Future Projects and More
• 33:46 Bobby Kotick's reign at Activision Blizzard ends December 29, 2023
• 41:48 Ρornhub has revealed the most searched video game characters and it's exposed a lot of people
• 47:43 Top 3 New Releases
• 50:25 Main Topic: The 10 Biggest Video Game News Stories of 2023
• 1:06:05 Retro Rewind: December 2000