The Game Awards 2023 is coming up soon, with the show airing on December 8 from 11:300AM AEDT. As always, we here at Explosion Network made our predictions for the show on our weekly gaming podcast, Arcade Couch. But we did something a little different this year. We’re playing Bingo!
I’ve made three Bingo cards for myself, Ashley and Ciaran below, and to win, you must get a BINGO. Of course, it’s more than a simple game of Bingo, as you must correct questions and predictions to receive a stamp.
Listen to the full episode of Arcade Couch below.
Here are our predictions and each of our Bingo predictions.
DYLAN

- 1. Best Game:
Baldurs Gate 3 - 2. Best Indie:
Sea of Stars - 3. Best Performance:
Ben Starr
- 4. Last trailer/reveal of the show:
GTA 6 teaser - 5. First trailer/reveal of the show:
Hades 2
- 6. Is the year of terrible layoffs mentioned/addressed?
No - 7. Do we get some Hoyoverse segments?
Yes - 8. Over or under 2 mins for how long Fortnite gets:
Over
- 9. Trailer Prediction 1
Hollow Knight Silk Song - 10. Trailer Prediction 2
Death Stranding 2 trailer - 11. Trailer Prediction 3
Princess Peach Showtime trailer
- 12. Is GTA VI at the show?
Yes - 13. Is Kojima on stage?
Yes - 14. Over or under 2 mins for how long games featuring predominantly AI creation game systems
Over - 15. That kid gets on stage again:
Yes
- 16. Trailer Prediction 4
Star Wars Outlaws trailer - 17. Trailer Prediction 5
Black Myth: Wukong - 18. Trailer Prediction 6
33 Immortals release date trailer
- 19. Will a game shadow drop? If yes, what game (+2pts if right)
Yes – Hades 2 EA
- 20. Any mention of Ukraine/Palestine support?
No
- 21. What announced game that a majority would like a trailer for here doesn’t show?
Hellblade 2
- 22. Any mention of a video game movie/TV show? If yes, which one (+1 extra point for a correct answer)
Yes – Borderlands movie
- 23. Are we giving away Steam Decks?
No
- 24. Trailer Prediction 7
Baldurs Gate 3 expansion announcement
ASHLEY

- 1. Best Game
Baldur’s Gate 3 - 2. Best Indie
Sea of Stars - 3. Best Performance
Ben Starr
- 4. Last trailer/reveal of the show
Elden Ring DLC - 5. First trailer/reveal of the show
Hollow Knight Silksong
- 6. Is the year of terrible layoffs mentioned/addressed?
No - 7. Do we get some Hoyoverse segments?
Yes - 8. Over or under 2 mins for how long Fortnite gets
Under
- 9. Trailer Prediction 1
Wolverine - 10. Trailer Prediction 2
Monster Hunter World 2 (or a Monster Hunter game) - 11. Trailer Prediction 3
Death Stranding 2
- 12. Is GTA VI at the show?
No - 13. Is Kojima on stage?
Yes - 14. Over or under 2 mins for how long games featuring predominantly AI creation game systems
Under - 15. That kid gets on stage again
There will actually be a wall around the stage this year.
- 16. Trailer Prediction 4
Tekken 8 – Fighter Reveal Trailer - 17. Trailer Prediction 5
Skydance New Media’s Captain America/Black Panther Game - 18. Trailer Prediction 6
The Wolf Among Us 2
- 19. Will a game shadow drop? If yes, what game (+2pts if right)?
Yes – Baldur’s Gate 3 for Xbox
- 20. Any mention of Ukraine/Palestine support?
Yes, but only to set up a game trailer from an indie studio
- 21. What announced game that a majority would like a trailer for here doesn’t show at all?
GTA VI
- 22. Any mention of a video game movie/TV show? If yes, which one (+1 extra point for the correct answer)?
Knuckles
- 23. Are we giving away Steam Decks?
Lol. No
- 24. Trailer Prediction 7
James Bond
CIARAN

- Best Game
Baldur’s Gate 2 - Best Indie
Sea of Stars - Best Performance
Ben Starr
- Last trailer/reveal of the show:
GTA 6 - First trailer/reveal of the show:
Suicide Squad
- Is the year of terrible layoffs mentioned/addressed?
No - Do we get some Hoyoverse segments?
Yes $$$ - Over or under 2 mins for how long Fortnite gets
Over – new season
- Trailer Prediction 1
Death Stranding 2 Trailer - Trailer Prediction 2
Wolverine Trailer (links in with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2) - Trailer Prediction 3
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Is GTA VI at the show?
Yes - Is Kojima on stage?
Yes - Over or under 2 minutes for how long games featuring predominantly AI creation game systems
Over - Does that kid get on stage again?
No
- Trailer Prediction 4
Prince of Persia Trailer - Trailer Prediction 5
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Trailer - Trailer Prediction 6
Suicide Squad Trailer
- Will a game shadow drop? If yes, what game (+2pts if right)
No
- Any mention of Ukraine/Palestine support?
No
- What announced game that a majority would like a trailer for here doesn’t show?
Final Fantasy Rebirth
- Any mention of a video game movie/TV show? (outside the award) If yes, which one (+1 extra point for a correct answer)
Yes – The Witcher Anime
- Are we giving away Steam Decks?
No
- Trailer Prediction 7
Hades 2
If you’d like to play along, here’s the list of predictions to answer and some Bingo sheets.

- Best Game
- Best Indie
- Best Performance
- Last trailer/reveal of the show:
- First trailer/reveal of the show:
- Is the year of terrible layoffs mentioned/addressed?
- Do we get some Hoyoverse segments?
- Over or under 2 mins for how long Fortnite gets
- Trailer Prediction 1
- Trailer Prediction 2
- Trailer Prediction 3
- Is GTA VI at the show?
- Is Kojima on stage?
- Over or under 2 minutes for how long games featuring predominantly AI creation game systems
- Does that kid get on stage again?
- Trailer Prediction 4
- Trailer Prediction 5
- Trailer Prediction 6
- Will a game shadow drop? If yes, what game (+2pts if right)
- Any mention of Ukraine/Palestine support?
- What announced game that a majority would like a trailer for here doesn’t show?
- Any mention of a video game movie/TV show? (outside the award) If yes, which one (+1 extra point for a correct answer)
- Are we giving away Steam Decks?
- Trailer Prediction 7