412: The Game Awards 2024 Reactions, Marvel Rivals and Secret Level

The Game Awards 2024 have concluded and they were quite the showcase this year. For the 10th anniversary, Geoff Keighley pulled out all the stops with some amazing reveals such as Naughty Dog's next game, the return of Okami, The Witcher 4 announcement and much more. 

We review NetEase's new game Marvel Rivals. This is pretty much an Overwatch clone but brings a lot of new features that Overwatch is lacking in a polished and fun hero shooter experience in third person. Featuring over 33 heroes and villians, this game is a blast to play.

As we near 1 year with Helldivers, the Illuminates have finally arrived and we dive into the frontlines to fight back. It's a new foe that throws new challenges our way. We also talk about live services games and what makes them successful like Helldivers 2.

Lastly, Secret Level is finally out in part 1. We review the first half of the anthology series from the creators of Love, Death and Robots featuring short animations from games like Sifu, Crossfire, Unreal Tournament and more.

Show Notes:
1:13 - Housekeeping
3:17 - The Game Awards 2024 Reactions
53:47 - Marvel Rivals Review
1:22:07 - The Illuminates are Here: Looking Back on the Year of Helldivers 2
1:50:32 - Secret Level Part 1 Review
2:08:27 - What Makes a Live Service Successful?
2:34:28 - Upcoming Video Game Releases

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