This week, Amy-Lynn and I discuss all the queer games that got nominations for The Game Awards and the Indie Game Awards. There were more layoffs. And in very sad news, Rebecca Heineman has passed away after a short battle with cancer. For the main segment, we share our spoiler-free impressions of Kirby Air Riders, Masahiro Sakurai’s latest masterpiece (which is unusually accessible for a Nintendo game).   00:00:00 - Intro 00:02:59 - News 00:33:51 - Kirby Air Riders   This episode was recorded on November 23 2025.   Follow True Avatars: Official website: https://trueavatarspodcast.com/ YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TrueAvatars Bsky: https://bsky.app/profile/trueavatars.bsky.social Twitter: https://x.com/TrueAvatars Threads: https://www.threads.com/@trueavatars/ Tiktok: https://www.tiktok.com/@true.avatars Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/trueavatars/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=61569951551559   Guests: Amy-Lynn: https://bsky.app/profile/amethystlylac.bsky.social   Sources: https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/guilty-gear-strive-switch-edition-update-and-dlc-finally-arrives-this-december https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/31-developers-laid-off-as-avalanche-liverpool-closes-following-contrabands-cancellation/ https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/fan-group-gets-concord-working-again-but-warns-of-potential-worrying-legal-action-by-sony/ https://www.indiegameawards.gg/ https://dreadxp.com/vile-is-banned/ https://thegameawards.com/nominees https://gaymingmag.com/2025/11/gayming-icon-and-lgbtq-games-pioneer-rebecca-heineman-has-died/ https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2025/11/kirby-air-riders-in-game-events-are-planned-to-run-for-a-year-after-launch