In the wake of The Game Awards, rumours start to swirl around the newly announced OD, a mysterious new cross-media project from Hideo Kojima with collaborator Jordan Peele. FNTASTIC, the developers of the troubled game The Day Before, has shut down after the game launched poorly and "failed financially." We react to this news and look back at our 2023 predictions, to see how many we got right. 00:00 - Intro01:08 - The Game Awards Reflections07:20 - Kojima OD Theories15:52 - SteelSeries Alias Microphones16:46 - The Day Before Developers Shut Down28:05 - Free Radical Design Closes34:17 - Reviewing Our 2023 Predictions40:07 - Should I Play Alan Wake 2's New Game Plus?47:29 - Outro The Press Start Podcast is Press Start Australia's weekly video game discussion podcast.  READ THE DAY BEFORE DEVELOPER FNTASTIC IS SHUTTING ITS DOORS LESS THAN A WEEK AFTER LAUNCH - https://press-start.com.au/news/pcmac/2023/12/12/the-day-before-developer-fntastic-is-shutting-its-doors-less-than-a-week-after-launch/ IT LOOKS LIKE HIDEO KOJIMA LEFT A SILENT HILL REFERENCE IN HIS OD ANNOUNCEMENT - https://press-start.com.au/news/2023/12/12/it-looks-like-hideo-kojima-left-a-silent-hill-reference-in-his-od-announcement/SUBSCRIBE LiSTNR: https://play.listnr.com/podcast/the-press-start-podcastSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/70QgrzSyPK476F9cTsfUWJApple: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/the-press-start-podcast/id812891885 For more gaming news, reviews & more visit https://www.press-start.com.au SUBSCRIBE | https://goo.gl/i9FGAxFOLLOW US | @pressstartau Contact us at [email protected] #gaming #podcast #playstation  See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.