Defining Duke, Episode 206 | WHAT A SHOW! - Our Reactions To The Game Awards 2024 (Patreon)

After a disastrous showing in 2023, Geoff Keighley and his team put together arguably their best show for the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards! While not perfect, major issues with pacing, presenters, and speech time seemed to be ironed out. It also doesn't hurt that the show was chockful of insane announcements. Of course, we get into The Black Rock who is delivering not just one, but two massive RPGs in a single year thanks to The Outer Worlds 2, but also a staggering list of other games. An Okami sequel is real as is Naughty Dog's new sci-fi IP. Onimusha is back as is a new IP for Yakuza developer, RGG. They're not just working on Project Century at RGG, but also reviving Virtua Fighter. Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country, massive showing in their own right, end up as footnotes due to the seismic amount of announcements packed into this show. The list goes on much longer than that, but we'll leave you a little something to listen to now. Enjoy!

Timestamps:

0:00:00 - Intro

0:43:25 - What We’re Playing

1:17:26 - General thoughts on The Game Awards

1:28:51 -  Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

1:31:39 - Thick As Thieves

1:32:38 - Shadow Labryrinth

1:33:48 - Steel Paws

1:38:14 - Rematch

1:41:16 - Solasta 2

1:44:38 - The Witcher 4

1:50:00 - Elden Ring Nightrein

1:54:20 - Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth goes to PC

1:55:22 - Untitled Project from Ico, Shadow Of Colossus, Last Guardian devs

1:57:11 - The Outer Worlds 2

2:12:25 - Split Fiction

2:14:36 - Killing Floor 3

2:15:30 - The Long Dark 2

2:16:38 - Borderlands 4

2:23:42 - Clive Rosfield to Tekken 8

2:26:29 - Splitgate 2

2:26:49 - Virtua Fighter announcement

2:29:04 - Project Century by RGG

2:31:38 - Turok Origins

2:32:54 - Helldivers 2

2:33:14 - Warframe 1999

2:34:04 - Palworld Feybreak

2:36:11 - Onimusha Way Of The Sword

2:38:05 - The First Berserker

2:39:54 - Arad: Dungeon & Fighter

2:43:15 - Dying Light: The Beast

2:45:55 - Fortnite Ballistic

2:46:25 - Squid Game Unleashed

2:48:47 - Stage Fright

2:49:37 - Game Of Thrones Kingsroad

2:52:29 - Double Dragon Revive

2:54:21 - The Last Of Us 2 on PC

2:54:43 - Den Of Wolves

2:56:04 - Sonic Racing Crossworld

2:58:04 - Mafia: The Old Country

3:00:45 - Dispatch

3:02:48 - Okami Sequel announced by Capcom and Hideki Kamiya

3:05:48 - Crimson Desert

3:08:24 - Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet