GamerChats Early GOTY NOMINEES - TheGameChatPodcast

*GAMER CHAT PODCAST* Welcome back to another episode of the **GamerChat Podcast**! This week, Dave and Joe sit down to talk about what they’ve been playing, the biggest gaming news of the week, Nintendo, Xbox, PlayStation, and their latest **Game of the Year predictions**. WHAT WE'VE BEEN PLAYING *DAVE* Marvel's Wolverine The Blood of Dawnwalker *JOE* The Witcher 3 3RD PARTY NEWS Castlevania: Belmont's Curse demo announced for October 1st on Switch, PS5 and Xbox Series, with save data carrying over to the full game. Ace Attorney 7 could reportedly be announced on October 12th. Pragmata has reportedly sold over 2.5 million copies. Original plans for the Fight Night reboot have reportedly been shelved. Jason Schreier reports that The Blood of Dawnwalker cost around $40 million to produce. Final Fantasy VII Revelation is reportedly going to be around 200GB. Valor Mortis will launch at $39.99. GTA VI: The Album is reportedly coming November 19th with 34 original tracks. Wo Long 2: Wings of Ember is coming March 4th, 2027. Injustice 3 may be the mysterious fighting game currently hosting playtests in California. Kojima Productions responds to reports surrounding the cancellation of PHYSINT. NINTENDO Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave reviews: Metacritic: 89 OpenCritic: 90 New Mario renders and artwork revealed. XBOX Xbox's answer to the Platinum Trophy could reportedly be called the **Mythic Achievement**. Fallout 76 receives native Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 support. Gears of War: E-Day has officially gone Gold. Mads Mikkelsen is set to appear in Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 4. Bill Skarsgård has reportedly been cast in Hideo Kojima's PHYSINT. PLAYSTATION Wolverine has reportedly sold through 1.9 million copies, including 1 million pre-launch digital pre-orders. Alan Ritchson is reportedly in talks to star in the Sony Helldivers movie. New details emerge on Media Molecule's next game, reportedly planned for reveal and release next year. The game is described as a social-simulation experience inspired by Harvest Moon and Animal Crossing. Media Molecule's next project is reportedly not a games-as-a-service title. Marathon Season 3: *Symbiosis* has been delayed to December 8th. Marathon's October 6th reset will refresh progression, the in-game economy and rewards. GAME OF THE YEAR PREDICTIONS We finish the episode with our latest *GOTY predictions* and discuss which games could make the final shortlist. *GamerChat Podcast* Gaming news, reviews, discussions and everything happening across PlayStation, Xbox, Nintendo and PC.