Summer Game Fest, Hollywood & Hype

This week, Andrei and Marc look back on Summer Game Fest 2024, how the show is built and how it runs generally (1:43), discussing differences from E3, the show’s relationship with other trade shows, and how developers get to showcase their games. They dive deep the Blumhouse Games announcement (11:25), and the increasing overlap between legacy Hollywood industries moving into the games space, and its relation The Game Awards. Then, they talk about hype, or lack of it, in the face of so many reveals that rely on cinematics (25:14), before Andrei moves onto highlights (32:19), including Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Black Myth: Wukong, Civilization VI, Star Wars Outlaws, Path of Exile 2, World of Warcraft: The War Within. Finally, Marc talks about how hype factors or doesn’t into his enjoyment of games (39:30), and his thoughts about Dragon Age Veilguard.

Hosts: Andrei Zanescu & Marc Lajeunesse
Producer: Marc Lajeunesse