<p>We're well over the half-year mark of 2023, so the looming shadow of end-of-year award shows is proving too difficult to ignore for <a href="https://www.keengamer.com/author/alexmosier/" target="_blank">Alex</a> and <a href="https://www.keengamer.com/author/devon-williams/" target="_blank">Devon</a>. Which games are shoe-ins for the Game Awards, and which ones still to come may form formidable challengers?</p><p>Of course, there are also plenty of current events to talk about. From the ongoing <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-writers-and-the-hollywood-studios-met-about-the-strike-but-no-agreement-was-reached" target="_blank">actor's and writer's strike</a> to the rumors that <a href="https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-clarifies-that-it-wont-delete-game-libraries-due-to-game-inactivity-after-fan-panic" target="_blank">Ubisoft may delete inactive accounts</a>. Come join us in this short but sweet episode!</p><p>[01:16] - What We're Playing </p><p>[05:08] - What We're Looking Forward To: <i>World of Horror </i>and <i>Goodbye Volcano High</i></p><p>[07:42] - News: The actor's and writer's strike, Ubisoft's account deletion story and <a href="https://www.gamingbible.com/news/platform/xbox/xbox-adds-over-1400-classic-games-as-part-of-new-service-327425-20230725" target="_blank">1400 classic games on Xbox</a></p><p>[22:32] - Main Topic: Game Awards Frontrunners</p><hr><p style='color:grey; font-size:0.75em;'> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.</p>