It's almost December, so it's time to take stock of the games we're currently catching up on, as well as the ones on our backlogs (with a break to talk about Steamworld Build), plus news of the day like details on Rockstar's long cancelled Agent, Game Awards announcement predictions, Unity's closure of Weta Digital, and some other stuff! Advertise on The Nextlander Podcast at Audioboom, or support us on Patreon! CHAPTERS (00:00:00) NOTE: Some timecodes may be inaccurate for versions other than the ad-free Patreon version due to dynamic ad insertions. Please use caution if skipping around to avoid spoilers. Thanks for listening. (00:00:10) Intro (00:01:03) Huuuu-rah, ooo-rah, hooo-ah? (00:04:18) Are you someone's Hunt: Showdown friend? (00:07:48) The video games (00:08:07) SteamWorld Build [Nintendo Switch, PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S] on Dec 01, 2023 (00:25:51) Break (00:30:58) Baldur's Gate 3 [PC (Microsoft Windows)] on Aug 03, 2023 (00:45:38) Alan Wake II [PC (Microsoft Windows), PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S] on Oct 27, 2023 (00:46:17) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom [Nintendo Switch] on May 12, 2023 (00:47:33) Final Fantasy XVI [PlayStation 5] on Jun 22, 2023 (00:50:06) The lists of games we're working through this year (01:10:18) News (01:10:26) Xbox teases announcements during Game Awards (01:29:37) Unity laying off Weta Digital teams (01:32:59) Embracer seems ready to shutter TimeSplitters (01:41:48) Details emerge about Rockstar's canceled game Agent (01:51:06) Beyond Good and Evil is getting a 20th anniversary edition (02:00:55) Emails (02:08:16) Nextlander content updates (02:11:28) Mysterious Benefactor Shoutouts (02:12:51) Wrapping up and thanks (02:14:58) See Ya!