Game Fails of 2024 - Inside Games Roundup

Order Turnt Up products via our affiliate link: https://www.turntup.com/?rfsn=8464081.ad9dc8 Thanks to Turnt Up for sponsoring the show! Turnt Up ships to all continental US States. Support Inside Games on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/insidegamesYT Hosted by: Lawrence: http://twitch.tv/sirlarr | Bruce: http://twitch.tv/brucegreene | Brian Gaar: https://www.twitch.tv/briangaar Edited by: ShooklynTV: https://linktr.ee/Shooklyn Written by: Lawrence Sonntag & Brian Gaar Sources -- [New York Times] Video Games Can’t Afford to Look This Good - https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/26/arts/video-games-graphics-budgets.html [News AU] Sony to take PlayStation 5 shooter Concord offline, offer full refunds after disastrous launch - https://www.news.com.au/technology/gaming/sony-to-take-playstation-5-shooter-concord-offline-offer-full-refunds-after-disastrous-launch/news-story/f1ab27b3a4221a2b58ee0d1a0de1b2ee [Eurogamer] Concord reportedly cost £300m to make amid a culture of "toxic positivity" - https://www.eurogamer.net/concord-reportedly-cost-300m-to-make-amid-a-culture-of-toxic-positivity [Metacritic] Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League - https://www.metacritic.com/game/suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league/ [The Verge] Suicide Squad left a $200 million hole in WBD’s video game division - https://www.theverge.com/2024/6/6/24172905/suicide-squad-kill-justice-league-200-million-loss-wbd-rocksteady [IGN] Rocksteady Reportedly Lays Off Staff Following Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League Flop - https://www.ign.com/articles/rocksteady-reportedly-lays-off-staff-following-suicide-squad-kill-the-justice-league-flop [Polygon] Ubisoft shutting down XDefiant in 2025, laying off half of its team - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/490491/ubsioft-xdefiant-shutting-down [IGN] Ubisoft Admits Star Wars Outlaws Underperformed - https://www.ign.com/articles/ubisoft-admits-star-wars-outlaws-underperformed [IGN] Square Enix Admits Final Fantasy 16 and 7 Rebirth Profits ‘Did Not Meet Our Expectations’ - https://www.ign.com/articles/square-enix-admits-final-fantasy-16-and-7-rebirth-profits-did-not-meet-our-expectations [Metacritic] Skull and Bones - https://www.metacritic.com/game/skull-and-bones/ [Dual Shockers] Reports Suggest Skull & Bones Cost Ubisoft $850 Million - https://www.dualshockers.com/ubisoft-allegedly-spent-650-850-million-on-skull-and-bones/ [Metacritic] Dragon Age: The Veilguard - https://www.metacritic.com/game/dragon-age-the-veilguard/ [The Gamer] Dragon Age: The Veilguard Hit With "Anti-Woke" Review Bombing - https://www.thegamer.com/dragon-age-the-veilguard-review-bomb-woke-metacritic/ [IGN] Dragon Age: The Veilguard Faces 'Uphill Battle' to Match Inquisition's Launch Sales, Says Analyst - https://www.ign.com/articles/dragon-age-the-veilguard-faces-uphill-battle-to-match-inquisitions-launch-sales-says-analyst [IGN] The Game Awards 2024 Winners: The Full List - https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list [Polygon] 2024 Indie Game Awards winners went beyond Balatro (but also Balatro) - https://www.polygon.com/gaming/500375/2024-indie-game-awards-winners-game-of-the-year-balatro [PCGamer] Palworld developer reports Nintendo's suing over 3 Pokémon patents for only $66,000 in damages, but a videogame IP lawyer says fighting the lawsuit could mean 'burning millions of dollars' - https://www.pcgamer.com/games/survival-crafting/palworld-developer-reports-nintendos-suing-over-3-pokemon-patents-for-only-usd66-000-in-damages-but-a-videogame-ip-lawyer-says-fighting-the-lawsuit-could-mean-burning-millions-of-dollars/ Music — Switch It Up - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/r_HRbXhOir8 Get Back - Silent Partner https://youtu.be/iQYmgOrPEvs Funk Down - MK2 https://youtu.be/SPN_Ssgqlzc