That is precisely why I did it, f* the haters, and f* Geoff's rather meh show, we'll have our own show instead xD

Xbox cleaned house at the awards last year with 13 nominations and 5 wins, and we're going to be seeing alot more years like that in the future with the way Xbox's 1st party is shaping up, the haters know it and are scared. Just in 2023 Xbox is likely to get at least 9 nominations and 3 wins I bet, Best Sound Design and Best Sports/Racing for Forza, Best RPG for Starfield. Bethesda has a good shot at Best Direction as well, we all know Zelda will get GOTY by default, and the game that doesn't win GOTY often gets Best Direction instead.  

Whooooa this is so cool! One of my favorite actors and a Gooner through and through. Hopefully he could slip in a joke how Spurs still haven't won a trophy in 2077 :P

My preliminary votes (still have some games that released this year that I plan to play before I post my final votes)

Best "art imitates life" moment of the year: some rando invading TGA and pestering Miyazaki & co. while they're celebrating a victory.

That just seems way to elaborate just to get some other country to block a deal.  Until I see actual proof that this lawsuit actually means anything outside of the US I am going to have to say its pretty much just grandstanding.  I highly doubt the CMA needs a lawsuit by the FTC to block the deal.  If anything, this would just show how strong MS position is for the purchase and the chance of it going through that much better.  If you need to pull desperate measures for success then you are using your last shot , hail marry pass, half court heave you name it.

Here is how things will go.  MS has positioned themselves using COD and Sony's help as a bribe to the CMA.  Yes, COD is the bribe.  The CMA will accept the deal with the approval of concessions from MS which is what they have been working on.  COD being the centerpiece of everything allows MS to easily give up whatever the CMA wants so they can claim victory and MS gets their deal done.

4am thoughts.

The only reason I'd want this deal to go through is the consequences for the deal failing. Having a 70 billion dollar deal blocked would be a huge blemish on MS right? Who might take the blame for this? Phil. What if Satya cuts off funding for Xbox, someone would take the fall right? Maybe it's the time, but idk, just got me thinking. That's now the only reason I'd want the deal to go through. I don't want 2017 to return. Idgaf about the people with Gamepass Derangement Syndrome (GDS), they can sit and spin.

CP77 Phantom Liberty trailer 🤌🤌🤌 also Elden Ring winning (and rightfully so) GOTY, the only game that deserved it.

https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1601117207173308416?t=s01y5X0sqtEHy_wnUUZG_w&s=19

Don't you dare tease an early 2023 showcase Greenburg, I know you're lying to me!

Baldurs Gate III releasing next August so hopefully the DE will be releasing at the end of 2023/early 2024 for series. Outside of the Cyberpunk sequel that's my most anticipated console release ever.

eh some decent announcements but nothing big.

Judas is probably be the best thing that came out of it.

Company of Heroes 3 for consoles is nice. Baldur's Gate 3 needs that console port but it will take a while. Star Wars Jedi Survivor is going to be great (no reason to doubt that) and it'll be on EA Play/Game Pass within 12 months of release.

Warhammer 40k Space Marines 2. Surprise sequel but the first game was quite nice. Can't say I'm hyped for it though. It's a wild card like a few other announcements (like that sorcerer EA game).

The rest was kinda meh.