2023 Wrap Up

Mike and Ting look back on 2023.

Contact us: @lostlevelsclub or mike.and.ting@lostlevels.club

Show Notes:

Year in Review

• Undertale - Snowdin Remix (YouTube)
• Russian invasion of Ukraine - Wikipedia
• 2023 Israel–Hamas war - Wikipedia
• Mask-wearing no longer mandatory on public transport from Feb 13, as Singapore steps down COVID-19 restrictions - CNA
• Trump administration cut pandemic early warning program in September | Coronavirus | The Guardian
• AI can do your homework. Now what? (YouTube)
• DALL·E 3
• Super Mario Wonder
• @Historiographos - I will never recover from this student email.
• Starfield | Official Website | Bethesda.net
• Diablo 4
• Bethesda responding to negative Starfield reviews on Steam | Eurogamer.net
• Report: Blizzard Wonders If You'll Pay $100 For Diablo IV DLC
• #Gamelab2018 - Jon Blow's Design decisions on creating Jai a new language for game programmers (YouTube)
• Resident Evil 4 - Metacritic
• Metroid Prime Remastered - Metacritic
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Complete Edition - Metacritic
• Your Only Move Is HUSTLE on Steam
• Bungie Devs Say Atmosphere Is ‘Soul-Crushing’ Amid Layoffs, Cuts, and Fear of Total Sony Takeover - IGN
• All the big tech layoffs of 2023
• Unity U-turns on controversial runtime fee and begs forgiveness | TechCrunch
• The Escapist veterans form Second Wind | GamesIndustry.biz
• Call of Duty Fans Wave Goodbye to the Original Warzone, Which Shuts Down Forever Today
• Modern Warfare 3 Is the Worst-Rated Game in Call of Duty History
• PS5 Trophies Treat Call Of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 Like DLC For MW2
• Is Lethal Company outselling CoD? - Dot Esports
• ‘Hogwarts Legacy’ Is Beating ‘Modern Warfare 3’ As The Best-Selling Game Of 2023
• Death of a Game: Redfall (YouTube)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (2023) - IMDb
• Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) - IMDb
• News Release : Nov. 8, 2023 "Development of a Live-Action Film of The Legend of Zelda to Start"
• The BioShock Movie: Everything We Know About The Live-Action Netflix Adaptation
• Everything We Know About the Fallout TV Series | Rotten Tomatoes
• Tears of the Kingdom's new thing is actually pretty old (YouTube)
• Can A Game Be Too Realistic? (YouTube)
• No Take, Only Throw | Know Your Meme
• Only Up! - Wikipedia
• Suika Game - Wikipedia
• You Should Play Outward Definitive Edition (YouTube)
• The Cruelest Video Game (YouTube)
• E3 is officially over forever - The Verge
• The Game Awards 2023: All the game announcements and trailers - Polygon
• If The Game Awards Is All About The Devs, Then Let Them Speak
• The Game Awards Orchestra Performs Music from Game Of The Year 2023 Nominees at The Game Awards 2023 (YouTube)
• How 'Dune' Composer Hans Zimmer Created the Oscar-Winning Score | Vanity Fair (YouTube)

Stats

• Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom - Shrine Battle Remix (YouTube)
• 2023 Stats Spreadsheet
• Cookie Clicker
• The Talos Principle 2 | Launch Trailer (YouTube)
• Grand Theft Auto VI Trailer 1 (YouTube)
• Storyteller - Annapurna Interactive
• The Password Game
• Puzzmo
• BattleBit Remastered
• Lethal Company on Steam
• You Cheated Not Only the Game, But Yourself | Know Your Meme
• THE FINALS

Meaningless Awards - Best Multiplayer

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III (Ting)
• Fortnite (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Best Game

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Ting)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Missed in 2023

• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Ting)
• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (Mike)

Meaningless Awards - Honourable Mention

• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Ting)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Mike)