Ep 30 The Game Awards That Got Away

It's the episode you've been waiting for as we deep dive into The Game Awards 2025, cover the huge announcements, award winners, and yes, some controversy about whether Miss Piggy and red-band game trailers mix. We've got new game drops, advice how to be spoiler-resilient, and how to enjoy the best time ever in video games as a busy adult. No FOMO, just hit play!

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Chapter Timestamps

00:00 – Intro, four hours of The Game Awards, and Ghost of Tsushima shirt quest update​

02:30 – “I Need The Shirt” streams, YouTube plans, and bamboo trials in Ghost of Tsushima​

05:00 – What The Game Awards have become and Geoff Keighley’s growing influence​

07:00 – Ratings, horror trailers, and why the show isn’t truly family friendly​

10:30 – Miss Piggy, Oscars vibes, and the tonal whiplash of brutal red-band trailers​

13:30 – How trailers get cut for Super Bowl audiences vs. “internet only” cuts​

17:00 – A call for Super Bowl-style edits and red-band QR codes for mature trailers​

18:30 – Divinity/Larian controversy and listener pushback on Threads​

21:20 – Clair Obscur sweeps the awards and why it deserves the praise​

22:30 – Category highlights: Donkey Kong Bonanza, Hades 2, No Man’s Sky, and more winners​

24:55 – Patreon, Gaming 411 newsletter, and hanging out with Friends of the Show​

28:40 – A listener DM on “that” trailer and kids watching The Game Awards​

29:40 – Trailer talk begins: Exodus and punching a space bear in the face​

32:10 – Control Resonant, the Remedy-verse, and why their characters always have great jackets​

36:00 – Spoilers, playing behind the curve, and the “I can’t wait to see how that happens” mantra​

37:45 – People who look up endings first and The Sixth Sense example​

38:50 – Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight and Arkham-style combat in Lego form​

43:30 – Resident Evil vibes and why horror co-op hopes didn’t quite pan out​

44:05 – Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic trailer chills and Casey Hudson’s involvement​

47:00 – Why Old Republic-style Star Wars RPGs matter so much to fans​

48:00 – Screamer and the desire for more personality-driven racing games​

65:20 – PlayStation Plus updates: Assassin’s Creed Mirage, Wo Long, and Cat’s Quest 3 plans for the kids​

67:00 – Nintendo Switch Online: Rayman 2, Tonic Trouble, and Wario Land​

67:40 – Helldivers 2 Killzone warbond and tease of a roguelike mode​

68:40 – “Watch It, Bucko”: massive gaps between sequels from Metroid Prime to Donkey Kong Bonanza​

70:00 – Zootopia 2, Okami 2, GTA 6, and the art of waiting a very long time​

72:00 – Holiday streaming plans and trying to set a Ghost of Tsushima schedule