Submit Jokes About Gaming In 2024 For Our Thanksgiving Tradition
Added 2024-11-21 16:00:09 +0000 UTC
It's that magical time of year, everybody. For the eighth year in a row, it's time to give thanks by writing a ton of dumb jokes!
Jeff Cork, Leo Vader, Ben Hanson, and Jeff Marchiafava will be sharing 20 reasons they're thankful for gaming in 2024 next week in the MinnMax Studio, really it's just an opportunity to write a bunch of mediocre jokes to make each other laugh.
MinnMax wouldn't exist without you, so we need your help writing jokes and making the segment even better! Submit an original joke or two in the comments below about video games in 2024 with the set up "I'm thankful for..." The deadline for your jokes is Sunday night.
We'll pick our 20 favorite and share them in a Twitch stream on Monday night at 7pm Central and in a YouTube video and podcast in the bonus podcast feed on Wednesday, November 27th.
As always, thanks for directly supporting MinnMax as an outlet and for making us laugh by submitting some great/dumb/mediocre jokes in the comments below!
Here are links to previous years joke-a-thons to give you an example of the format.
2017 - https://youtu.be/Qnnhihwudtc?t=6475
2018 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RtHNBn5tU0o
2019 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AOqdWgCsp60
2020 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FOTL9GEvwTs
2021 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnEX2sKLyuk
2022 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K5GjLLs1JPc
2023 - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2QsHuiFly0A
Comments
The best part about not realizing this submission is already closed is I can almost certainly use this joke again next year.
KiwiTheGoo
2024-11-27 02:09:23 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that the video game industry has mastered the prefix this year. Remake, Reload, Rebirth, ReFantazio. Hey, maybe next year we can do some f****** rehires!
KiwiTheGoo
2024-11-27 02:04:59 +0000 UTC1000 x Resist is a game that dares to ask “What would happen if one of the most compelling scifi stories in years was interspersed with the player getting lost in a confusing mall?”
Joey Smith
2024-11-26 01:10:18 +0000 UTC(Obviously long after the deadline, but forgot to submit this yesterday and it’s just going to leave my brain, so putting it here for eternal resting!)
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-25 23:55:28 +0000 UTCI’m NOT thankful for Echoes of Wisdom or any other game that’s come out since September. It was frequently overwhelming and failed to keep my attention. Given the choice between playing it and staying in bed all day, I repeatedly chose the latter. Wait, am I depressed?
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-25 23:54:26 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Final Fantasy: Rebirth for indulging in the ultimate power fantasy. Immediately getting all your friends invested in your card game wins.
Harrison Cordle
2024-11-25 19:41:41 +0000 UTCNew Rule: We should be allowed to submit jokes AFTER the deadline ENDS.
Dixon Denham
2024-11-25 15:33:39 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for MobileGamer.biz reporting that Capcom's iPhone port of Resident Evil 7 flopped. With a mobile bomb this severe, you'd think they were porting it to the Galaxy Note 7!
notweirder
2024-11-25 07:43:27 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Microsoft's "This is an XBOX" marketing campaign. Finally they're catching up to Nintendo, who has had parents calling every electronic "A Nintendo" since the 80's.
Harrison Densmore
2024-11-25 04:32:00 +0000 UTCI’m thankful Nintendo didn’t sue Square Enix for ripping off one of their franchises with Foamstars, despite taking legal action against the much smaller developers of Palworld for the same reason. When asked about the discrepancy, representatives for Nintendo said, “What’s Foamstars?”
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-25 03:27:17 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for MinnMax for making the recasting of Mario's voice an annual event now that Jacob is Mario. Move over Charles Martinet and whoever that second guy is.
James Welsh
2024-11-25 03:09:46 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for The Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom for smashing the patriarchy by finally making Zelda the playable hero. Finally we can see her swing a sword instead of doing traditional gender specific domestic chores, like making beds.
Neil Walker
2024-11-25 01:52:53 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for still having my job in the games industry. I’m sure 2025 will be another great year for lay-offs! (Seriously though my condolences for fellow devs that lost their jobs this year)
Saambruh
2024-11-25 01:35:10 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that after 10 years of the Light and Darkness saga in Destiny 2, the game has finally given me something I never really expected: my partner, whom I met through the game. Now if Bungie would only bring back Wrath of the Machine, then I'd be REALLY happy!
Nick from Atlanta
2024-11-25 01:21:39 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for all the original games we got this year! With hits like Silent Hill 2, Super Mario RPG, and Marvel Vs Capcom Fighting Collection coming out this year, I can’t wait to see which “top 10 retro games” list will inspire publishers next!
CaffeineDad
2024-11-25 01:10:02 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for The Pokémon Company announcing Pokemon Z-A as their next game. It’s nice to see that they still have some secrets up their sleeve that don’t involve Pokemon having children with humans. RIP Typhlosion
CaffeineDad
2024-11-25 01:01:03 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Silent Hill 2. I didn’t expect my favorite game this year to be a remake of a 20-year old sequel. It wasn’t, and I like being right about things.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-24 23:36:47 +0000 UTCI’m thankful video game companies have stopped trying to make NFTs happen. Yes, Ubisoft released Champions Tactics, a full-blown NFT game just last month, but they did it in the most invisible fashion possible: releasing a game by Ubisoft.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-24 20:23:15 +0000 UTCFalse: Jeff Cork is the most handsome man at EVERY table.
Dixon Denham
2024-11-24 16:50:58 +0000 UTCSavage.
Dixon Denham
2024-11-24 16:38:31 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Shadow of the Erdtree, for proving that DLCs definitely can be nominated and it wasn't just a fluke with Tears of the Kingdom last year.
McGreevy
2024-11-24 09:20:31 +0000 UTCI’m grateful for Auction Powers. Please read the joke after this one in his voice!
Jonah Abraham
2024-11-24 03:01:19 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Xbox. They're a business that showed they will treat their studios equally the same. No matter if your studio released a critical success or a broken mess, you'll be just as likely to be closed.
Jerad Smith
2024-11-24 01:42:21 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Elon Musk - thanks to him I finally deleted Twitter from my phone.
Joe Dean
2024-11-24 01:24:45 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Balatro - that game made me want to play poker! I'm also thankful for Stellar Blade and Indiana Jones, because I want to poke her great circles!
CrabPalace
2024-11-24 00:42:20 +0000 UTCMetal slug tictacs?! Uhh - I'll stick with mint!!!
CrabPalace
2024-11-24 00:40:38 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Microsoft Flight Simulator 2024. It's so realistic you can pilot a concord, but it struggles to take off for two weeks and then crashes and burns.
CrabPalace
2024-11-24 00:40:11 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the Thanksgiving leftovers that you eat that night right before bed! They’re basically DLC for the main event, or as Geoff Keighly calls them “meal of the year”.
BearCommando
2024-11-23 22:38:53 +0000 UTCThis year, I’m thankful for Typhlosion, for single-handedly keeping the DeviantArt fetish art community alive and well!
The Sleepy MailMan
2024-11-23 19:56:05 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Concord, a game whose innovation created a whole new genre: the unalive service game
Derrick Martin
2024-11-23 18:48:27 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Final Fantasy VII Remake and Rebirth, for all but ensuring GOTY status for its epic conclusion, Final Fantasy VII ReFantazio.
Bryan Tylec
2024-11-23 18:21:03 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Sony ditching built-in and detachable disc drives in favor of an external accessory for the PS5 Pro. Because if there's one thing wrong with the base PS5, it's that it takes up too little shelf space.
Tyler Sticka
2024-11-23 17:52:57 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Windows 10 repeatedly letting me know my current setup won't run Windows 11. Finally, an excuse to buy a new PC I can ignore while playing on Steam Deck.
Tyler Sticka
2024-11-23 17:52:38 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the 2024 Year in Video Games wiki page for getting the Marilyn Manson rib… wait how does this joke go?
Rich McLaughlin
2024-11-23 15:07:04 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Assassin’s Creed Shadows getting delayed, despite all the complaints from the internet. Of course, it’s only a complaint if it comes from the French region, else it’s just sparkling whine…
Rich McLaughlin
2024-11-23 15:05:25 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for all the Clickbaits and Rickrolls I’ve been tricked into this year.
Mike R.
2024-11-23 14:31:43 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Balatro being a smash hit with all of my guy friends so we have something to talk about. Now I just need someone to make ovary-tro so I can talk to girls too.
Ryan Dodson
2024-11-23 07:29:52 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Concord. Without it, Leo Vader’s curse of collapsing live-service games he likes wouldn’t have been broken, and The Finals would have succumbed to the Free To Play bin in the Sky.
SofaKingLucky
2024-11-23 04:30:23 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that George RR Martin will win his first Game Award in 2026 for his Elden Ring DLC: The Winds of Winter.
Vilis
2024-11-23 03:31:48 +0000 UTCI’m thankful Activision Blizzard employees have formed multiple unions in 2024. It turns out when you violate your employees’ trust and rights…. and then do it a second time… and then a third time, and then again a fourth time…. five years later, after you’ve sold the company for 69 billion dollars and then laid off a massive swath of talent to continue to maximize shareholder profits, your talent will fight back. POWER TO THE PEOPLE!
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-23 00:44:42 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Sonic X Shadow Generations. If you told me at the beginning of the year that my favorite game would be a rehash of a title I haven’t played from a franchise I don’t care for… I’d seriously question your judgment for deciding that this was the notable event from November 2024 to warn me about.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 23:30:32 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Ubisoft adressing their typos in Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown: turns out the focus of the story wasn't Sargon but that Devs ARE Gone! I'm thankful for Creative Assembly for announcing Alien Isolation 2 so soon, now that Metroid Prime 4 is on the verge of almost possibly releasing I was worried Silksong might get lonely on my most anticipated list!
Luca Alberti
2024-11-22 22:39:54 +0000 UTCI'm thankful the Pokemon Company defended their wholesome image against a cheap imitation set in a cruel world where humans trap and enslave creatures, arm them, then make them engage in deadly combat for entertainment. Real Pokemon don't need guns, they kill with their bare hands!
Tom
2024-11-22 21:40:13 +0000 UTCI’m thankful to: Mouthwashing for reminding us that games don’t have to be fun to be interesting, Lego Horizon Adventures for reminding us that games don’t have to be interesting to be fun, And Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League for reminding us that games don’t have to be either.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 21:01:35 +0000 UTC😬
Charlzard
2024-11-22 20:48:19 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Black Ops 6 and the Call of Duty series for reminding us that being morally repugnant isn't a fatal flaw, but rather a mere obstacle that can be overcome with fun game design.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 20:30:05 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown for proving that when you give a talented team the freedom to make a fun, polished game, it'll find an audience. (Note: I’m writing this now in January so I don’t forget to include it in the Thanksgiving roundup in 10 months . I can’t wait to see what this team does next!)
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 20:25:05 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for the Oral History of Clickholding that Wired did. It is such a hilarious look at the origins of what is one of the year's most unique games. The link is below. Go on, click the link. Yeah, you click the link real good... https://www.wired.com/story/video-game-clickolding-oral-history/
Nick from Atlanta
2024-11-22 20:20:11 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Mario and Luigi: Brothership. Sure, it feels like a middle-of-the-road RPG now, but it’s worth it for the opportunity to buy it again in 2035 for $110 on the Nintendo Blunkus.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 20:14:33 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Metaphor: ReFantazio. It reminds me that I happen to live in a fantasy world penned by Alan Wake.
Will H.
2024-11-22 19:26:45 +0000 UTCI'm thankful Nintendo released Princess Peach: Showtime. It's reassuring to know I'm not the only one disappointing my daughter this year.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 16:38:39 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for clan tags in Black Ops 6. Having a 4 letter acronym that describes your bigoted political beliefs really makes the elimination all the sweeter
Charnel
2024-11-22 16:15:42 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for my wife letting me upgrade my PC. Now I can finally see Putt-Putt saves the zoo at 4K as God intended
BEEFCAKE
2024-11-22 16:10:55 +0000 UTCI’m thankful Skull and Bones and UFO 50 finally released this year after years and years of development. It just goes to show that when you take your time to get something right, you reap the rewar—--- no, I haven’t had a chance to play Skull and Bones, why do you ask?
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 16:09:45 +0000 UTCI’m thankful Nintendo Switch Online added “Cosmo Gang the Puzzle” to its catalog this year. For a second there, I was worried this service might not be worth $50 a year.
Sassy Little Imp
2024-11-22 16:09:04 +0000 UTCIm The Thankful for Dragon Age The Veilguard
Charnel
2024-11-22 16:06:57 +0000 UTCI guffawed
Charnel
2024-11-22 16:05:57 +0000 UTCI'm wishing everyone luck with those heated arguments at the Thanksgiving table this year. Some people in my family have really troubling opinions on what is or isn't an Xbox.
Jeremy Farbman
2024-11-22 15:08:30 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Overwatch Classic… now if only those fans could get some Overwatch Class…. those lobbies are brutal
Peter Gallagher
2024-11-22 14:39:19 +0000 UTC(Angry/sarcastic/fed up tone) *Scoffs* I'm thankful. Yeah, I'm SO thankful that I wasted 8 years of my life working on my dream game, only for Atlus to swoop in and use the same name for their stupid RPG! Congrats on all the Game Awards, "Metaphor: ReFantazio"!
Bon Jon Bovi
2024-11-22 14:30:34 +0000 UTCThis year I am thankful for Concord, long may it reign as the hero shooter supreme! As strange as it sounds, I am also thankful that I had been in a coma since the day after the game’s announcement. Now I have months of rich Concord content, guides, and news to look forward to and catch up on!
Mark Garcia
2024-11-22 14:17:51 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Mario Party Jamboree. Or - as I’ll say around the dinner table next week - Mario Party Ham-for-me please!!
Freddy Fro
2024-11-22 13:44:17 +0000 UTCThis year I'm thankful for Halo Studios. They were originally called 343, because that's how many name changes it would take for us to forget their screw-ups!
freeze
2024-11-22 13:35:13 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for this show every year, and all the incredibly smart, high-brow jokes about video games! S.T.A.L.K.E.R.? I barely knew her! (Credit to Rodney "Slava Ukraini" Dangerfield)
Nate Voris
2024-11-22 13:34:25 +0000 UTCI'm thankful the PS5 Pro removed the disc drive but gives you the option to purchase your own. There is nothing tech enthusiasts want more than to buy another piece of junk to stick in the TV stand.
Loud EEL
2024-11-22 13:14:50 +0000 UTCYou won’t. It needs to start with “I’m thankful for…”
Mikkel Juul Thomsen
2024-11-22 08:19:55 +0000 UTCWhen these tariffs take effect, it's going to really be Like A Drag: Extremely Finite Wealth.
wittynicknamehere .
2024-11-22 07:53:34 +0000 UTCSlitterhead? I hardly know enough about cranial or maxillofacial surgical procedures to perform such an act with confidence in the safety of all involved!
wittynicknamehere .
2024-11-22 07:52:05 +0000 UTCStallone In the Dark (2024). Is this something?
wittynicknamehere .
2024-11-22 07:51:00 +0000 UTCHi-Fi Rush Into 2025 Without Any Development Teams Left To Make Games To Release On Your Console.
wittynicknamehere .
2024-11-22 07:44:36 +0000 UTCAnother try at this “joke” I’m thankful for Pokemon Pocket, even though catchphrase “Pokemon Pocket to the polls,” wasn’t as catchy as the 2016 verison.
SunniDee22
2024-11-22 07:34:53 +0000 UTCI’m thankful to foamstars for finally uniting the gamers. If there’s one thing we can all agree on it’s that we don’t want anything to do with soap.
Sean
2024-11-22 06:39:39 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes for asking the question "can puzzles be art?" without making me listen to Jon Blow.
quasar
2024-11-22 06:15:50 +0000 UTCIm thankful that this year I got to learn several new words that start with B thanks to game titles like Balatro, Barbuta, and BOYOHBOYOHBOYWHYISTHISTAKINGSOLONGTOBEAT?????
Shawn Mills
2024-11-22 05:20:43 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for games like Metaphor Refantazio for teaching me how to say words I would never normally say in my everyday life. Now all I need is a game to come out called Showering Regularly or Being Respectful To Women
Lachie James
2024-11-22 04:07:11 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Concord; for being a pretty fun shooter with fun mechanics, interesting characters, and - THIS JOKE HAS BEEN CANCELED BY SONY.
mantaguy
2024-11-22 03:57:10 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Black Myth: Wukong; no game this year has motivated me more to shout my support for women's rights and acknowledge COVID's existence.
mantaguy
2024-11-22 03:53:16 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that after 17 years of peace between Sega and Nintendo, the Mario and Sonic at the Olympic games series has finally been canceled. Now I get to kick my little brother's Mario figurines over and scream about blast processing just like the good ol days
Quaznarg
2024-11-22 03:26:50 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Zelda Echoes of Wisdom! I wish I could make an “echo” of a working kidney! I’m serious. This isn’t a joke. My GoFundMe is linked below
Tokyo Game Life
2024-11-22 03:02:31 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Thank Goodness You're Here thanking me for being here this Thanksgiving. Thanks for reading.
Brainfreeze
2024-11-22 02:28:41 +0000 UTCBooo 😣
Tanner Hoisington
2024-11-22 02:11:26 +0000 UTC*physical gesturing*
Geoff Enright
2024-11-22 02:10:18 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Echoes of Wisdom for reminding us of the most important tips for getting through tough times: Make your bed, have plenty of water on hand, and when it gets really hard, crank out a level 3 darknut. I’m thankful for September 19th, 2024, the first MinnMax show of the year in which Hanson didn’t mention Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. I’m thankful that Janet Garcia gives her passionate, well-reasoned opinions on the MinnMax Show, despite the worst people on the internet’s overwhelming preference that she not do so. I’m *not* that thankful for Zelda in The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, for being yet another beautiful woman that refuses to talk to gamers. I’m thankful that Ubisoft is releasing a Japan-set Assassin’s Creed game in 2025, only 15 short years after it would have been a big hit. I’m thankful for Sega’s Like a Dragon creators and the industry’s rejection of physical media for guaranteeing that 2025 will be a great year for videogames and pirates. I’m thankful that the Hi-Fi Rush team found a new home, but I really wish they would have teamed up with Rockstar under a new studio called It Takes Two to Tango. I’m thankful that 2024 was the best year ever for pokemon games, thanks to Palworld and Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth.
Aging_Poorly
2024-11-22 02:00:57 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Age of Mythology Retold! As a long term fan of the Real Time Strategy genre, I love the way the remake has reworked the balance of villagers gathering resources by... Alright Ben, now that everyone else has tuned out, I've hidden a trap in the joke pile! Make sure you don't... oh no, they're reactivating AND THE FAVOR MECHANICS ARE MY FAVOR-ITE! BOOM SHAKALAKA
Brainfreeze
2024-11-22 02:00:10 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Tactical Breach Wizards. Though my wife walked in on me defenestrating. We haven’t spoken much since.
Graham Gilmore
2024-11-22 01:47:40 +0000 UTCHahaha thank you for this
Daniel Elliott
2024-11-22 01:41:14 +0000 UTCThe Prince of Persia joke 🔥
CrabPalace
2024-11-22 01:13:36 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Final Fantasy 16 for setting a new bar for how tedious and boring a game can be
Charlzard
2024-11-22 01:11:21 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Concord, now there's an even bigger disappointment than my own child
Charlzard
2024-11-22 01:10:39 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that this year Game Pass finally has some competition. Why would I pay an annual subscription for hundreds of games I will never play when I can buy a lifetime subscription to UFO 50?
cd_sun
2024-11-22 00:53:31 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that even though we didn’t get a new mainline Pokemon game this year the Pokemon Company did reveal some next gen mechanics. Players will be able to take on the competition in an alternative to the Battle System they are calling the Legal System.
cd_sun
2024-11-22 00:52:59 +0000 UTCI'm thinking Funko Fusion was more of a Funko PLOP. Am I right, guys?
Bob Buel
2024-11-22 00:22:12 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League finally released. I can’t wait for the sequel - Suicide Squad: Kill the Warner Brothers C-Suite! I’m thankful for Prince of Persia The Lost Crown, although with those low sales and canceled sequel what I Found was a Frown I’m thankful for Starfield: Shattered Space, which shattered the last hopes and dreams of anyone who thought Bethesda “still has it”! I’m thankful for Stellar Blade because at the end of the day I’m just a horny weirdo!
Mitch
2024-11-22 00:07:30 +0000 UTCIn 2024 I want to Thank Goodness You're Here.
Christopher Reardon
2024-11-21 22:50:23 +0000 UTCI'm thankful Nintendo is getting into home appliances with the Nintendo Sound Clock Alarmo. I can't wait for the upcoming Nintendo Sound Alert Alarmii and the Nintendo Home Defense Zapper.
Samier Mukhashen
2024-11-21 22:24:01 +0000 UTCI read all 85 comments which exist at the moment I'm typing, and this one is the sharpest by a mile. Hope to hear it read on the podcast.
wittynicknamehere .
2024-11-21 22:14:25 +0000 UTCI am thankful for 1000x Resist. 1000x Re-seese-nuts
resnet
2024-11-21 22:09:38 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Balatro being so popular because now when I gamble away my child’s college fund in a public space, people just think I’m playing that hot new poker game.
Admiral Ackbar's Snackbar
2024-11-21 21:55:21 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Diablo 4 keeping Path of Exile 2's seat warm until they get back
Zachary Cliff
2024-11-21 21:49:54 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Black Ops 6 for reminding me of the definition of insanity
Zachary Cliff
2024-11-21 21:49:14 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Concord acting like that one relative who shows up for a couple of weeks around Thanksgiving and then dips and you never see them again
Zachary Cliff
2024-11-21 21:48:44 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the PS5 pro. A $700 marginally improved console is going to feel so refreshing when tariffs push the base PS6 to over $1000.
Admiral Ackbar's Snackbar
2024-11-21 21:48:04 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Dragon Dogma’s 2, and its ultra realistic cooking animations, because I finally know what a delicious meal can look like as I eat a bowl of spaghetti-os in my basement.
Admiral Ackbar's Snackbar
2024-11-21 21:46:12 +0000 UTCSkull and Bones. No Rest for the Wicked. Hades 2. Once Human. Killer Klowns. Greedfall 2. Predator: Hunting Grounds. The Rise of the Golden Idol. These are some game titles from this year. Hey on an unrelated note it was an election year in America... (tugs on collar)
Danny Yorkus
2024-11-21 21:22:55 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for the GI Office Dark Souls 3 statue growing into a symbol of corporate greed and cold malice, From Software are really the masters of subliminal evil character design. ----------------------------- I'm thankful for the price of the ps5 pro. I tend to sometimes don't show my emotions and keep my anger to myself, but the price reveal had me swearing and middle fingering the airs relentlessly. Thank you Sony for this costless therapeutic session --------------------------------------------- I'm thankful for Nintendo Ambient Music Compilations on youtube, they remind me daily that everything is ephemeral and anything could vanish tomorrow, and I should appreciate every precious little moment of this fleeting existence.
Felix davin
2024-11-21 21:09:01 +0000 UTCThis year, I'm thankful that one of the most calamitous uses of so-called artificial intelligence in games (so far) was perpetrated in a flight simulator by a company that also has an AI companion app called Co-Pilot. I'm not funny enough to write a good joke about this, but I bet we could workshop something
Karl Ruben Weseth
2024-11-21 20:43:11 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Pokemon Pocket, for not allowing a presidential candidate to say “Pokemon Pocket to the polls.”
SunniDee22
2024-11-21 20:35:15 +0000 UTCI am thankful that us real nerds finally having a sports video game we can get behind. American football rules are just too dang confusing, but move over Madden, we have Quidditch Champions! Hey Beater, use that bludger to beat that chaser! But your not allowed to beat that seeker! But make sure that seeker doesn't get that golden snitch or it is game over... or its not? What kind of weird idiot made up these convoluted rules? Oh... yea.
Danny Yorkus
2024-11-21 20:14:06 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Belatro teaching kids how to gamble so they can make back the money they spent on fortnite with their parent's stolen credit cards. I'm thankful for Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League's title for hinting at how I'll feel after playing the game.
Trevor
2024-11-21 20:01:12 +0000 UTCI know we can all be a bit jaded but lets take a moment to appreciate having the entire world's knowledge at our finger tips and being able to find out random fun facts at a moment's notice. For example did you know that Concord grapes are some of the lowest hanging fruit out there, only growing a few feet off of the ground and they only have a shelf life of less than 2 weeks!
Danny Yorkus
2024-11-21 19:52:49 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for this year's awesome Xbox Showcase. Microsoft is finally using its bottomless well of money, manpower, and legal immunity to address the age-old complaint: "PS5 got no games."
SuperCerberus
2024-11-21 19:49:29 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for world premieres. As in, World Premiere: This joke is a world premiere. Alright, thanks!
Bradley-J
2024-11-21 19:45:16 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that Bowser took time out of his busy schedule to record lines for Nintendo Alarmo. Being woken up by a screaming turtle monster is a great way to drown out the existential dread that greets me every morning!
SuperCerberus
2024-11-21 19:24:30 +0000 UTCIm thankful for the makers of Black Myth: Wukong for not being afraid to stand up for what they believe in. For example, late in the game, they reveal what the titular 'Myth' really is. Spoiler alert, its climate change.
Jared Piers
2024-11-21 19:23:13 +0000 UTCIm thankful for the massive achievement that is UFO 50 for letting me relive the feeling of renting a game I know nothing about from blockbuster, bringing it home and finding out that it actually kind of sucks.
Jared Piers
2024-11-21 19:20:29 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that Bobby Kotick is no longer the CEO of Activision Blizzard. I wish him the best of luck next year in his new position in Trump’s cabinet as Secretary of Fire and Brimstone. I’m thankful for Xbox. They saw that their number 1 competitor, Sony PlayStation, did not have many games releasing this year, so they decided to help them out and give them several of their own!
Mattari Jag Wire
2024-11-21 19:18:39 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Microsoft. Without their help, I would’ve never figured out whether or not I am an Xbox.
Sam Kennedy
2024-11-21 18:43:13 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Yu Suzuki giving me more of what I love, Shen... Air Twister!
DCFatCat
2024-11-21 18:35:48 +0000 UTCI'm thankful we all managed to have a good laugh at Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League earlier this year, but I think it's important for everyone to take a step back and remember that actual people worked hard on this game, so that it becomes funny again.
Adam
2024-11-21 18:22:38 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that Nomada Studio gave us another seemingly simple four-letter-titled game that will be mispronounced for years to come
gybones
2024-11-21 18:20:44 +0000 UTCI'm thankful there was sufficient crowd funding support to evolve Eevee into Patreon. I'm thankful for Atlus games like Persona and Metaphor reminding me that time management and balancing essential tasks with social life is a valuable skill. Anyway, I'm gonna lock myself in my room and play another 120 hour RPG, cya next year! I'm thankful we have a variety of web browsers to choose from. I tried Microsoft Edge for awhile, but in the end it just feels really good to finally Chrome.
Crayter
2024-11-21 18:19:41 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that I turned my life around this year. Donated to charity, stopped drinking, even volunteered at a shelter. I tried real hard to become a better person... for I now know what awaits for us in hell: that godforsaken chicken clanger minigame from Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth.
Adam
2024-11-21 18:19:34 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Nine Sols. But I don’t have anything funny to say because that last boss is no joke.
Graham Gilmore
2024-11-21 18:19:22 +0000 UTCThis year I'm thankful for the rogue lite deck-builder from Localthunk for condensing all the fun of video gambling into a game. Let's honor that by having the entire panel join together on 3 to say the name of the game loudly and proudly. 1... 2... 3.. Balatro!
Neill Smith
2024-11-21 18:15:55 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Sony laying off 900 employees last February. It's this kind of shrewd business acumen that leads to all of the high-quality, exclusive PlayStation game we get every fall.
Dixon Denham
2024-11-21 18:08:53 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for never confusing the action-rpg title Wukong: Fallen Dynasty with Black Myth: Wuchang OR Wo Long: Fallen Feathers.
Dixon Denham
2024-11-21 18:08:28 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Alarmo for showing me that maybe people do have more money to throw away than those memes about grocery prices led me to believe.
VGTO
2024-11-21 18:03:30 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Ubisoft, who despite all the delays and best evidence still released the worlds first quadruple A game. Looks like it may have a good chance at sinking their ship in 2025.
VGTO
2024-11-21 17:53:10 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Tetris Forever. It's a stark reminder that the simple concept of stacking stupid little blocks will outlive everyone I've ever known and loved. More like Tetris Memento Mori.
Downtown
2024-11-21 17:45:40 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Alone in the Dark (2024) for ensuring that I wasn't Alone in the Snark.
VGTO
2024-11-21 17:43:34 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Stellar Blade and its big boastful action.
Tommy Ostrenga
2024-11-21 17:38:12 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Astro Bot for including cameos from PlayStation’s biggest games. It was exciting to see Joel and Kratos in a game that isn’t all cutscenes!
James Carr
2024-11-21 17:37:10 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Kogado Studio's 'one-inch tactics,' though if I'm being honest I thought it was going to be a little less turn-based strategy game and a little more self-help
Palo
2024-11-21 17:36:05 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the hours of entertainment video games provide, but long games have gotten out of control! Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth? How about, Like a Drag-On: Infinite Time!
Travis in Fargo
2024-11-21 17:36:04 +0000 UTCI’m thankful the election is finally over, but disappointed voter turnout was lower than expected. According to analysts, many voters said they would head to the polls - as soon as they could put down Balatro!
Travis in Fargo
2024-11-21 17:28:58 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom. Finally, I could upgrade all of Link’s equipment, perform all of Link’s moves, and dress like Link without having to rescue stupid Zelda. I’m thankful for Mario Party Jamboree’s single player mode. Let me make this abundantly clear: you are not invited to my Mario Party.
Mandrake
2024-11-21 17:28:02 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth. With its expanded class system, I could fantasize about being such varied jobs as action star, samurai, and guy who has more than $2.50 in his wallet.
Shinmaru
2024-11-21 17:26:16 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Harold Halibut, I don’t think I would liked a game called “Harold Herring”
Eric Swanson
2024-11-21 17:24:31 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Princess Peach: Showtime! unfortunately I had Princess Peach: Notime! to play it.
Palo
2024-11-21 17:18:01 +0000 UTCAnimal Well? Uh, yeah. I sure HOPE they are…!
Max B-Z
2024-11-21 17:17:03 +0000 UTCI’m thankful Metaphor: ReFantasio sucked up all the oxygen in the room in discussing “bad names”, allowing us to finally have some deep conversations about Under Night In-Birth, Dominion: Storm Over Gift and Doodoo Dogchow the Fart Shout Game
Max B-Z
2024-11-21 17:16:30 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for all the great RPG sequels this year, like "Final Fantasy 7", "Like a Dragon", and the follow up to 2016's hit "Pretending Everything is Normal at Work After Election Day"
Brainfreeze
2024-11-21 17:09:49 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Sabrina Carpenter for including the line “Switch it up like Nintendo” in her hit song “Espresso.” It’s the only hit Nintendo had all year!
Daniel Elliott
2024-11-21 16:59:33 +0000 UTCI am thankful for Pokemon TCG Pocket. Finally I no longer have to fantasize about being screwed by Mewtwo and Gardevoir, every match is that!
Spencer Phillips
2024-11-21 16:58:14 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that Echoes of Wisdom let us fill Hyrule with all number of items, finally answering that age-old Zelda lore question: who put all this shit everywhere?!
Max B-Z
2024-11-21 16:55:13 +0000 UTCI’m thankful to Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League for bringing closure to Kevin Conroy’s career as the voice of Batman. And almost closure to Warner Bros’ games division
Lamb Dance
2024-11-21 16:54:38 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth's diverse cast with unique combat mechanics and story moments, and that Cait Sith (pronounce how it is in game) doesn't control like Cait Sith (pronounce the Scottish Gaelic way, Ket Shee).
Nick from Atlanta
2024-11-21 16:54:30 +0000 UTCI'm thankful Nintendo had the moral decency to hide Zelda while she put a cloak over her dress even though moments earlier we all had to watch Tri squeeze out a steaming loaf of golden rod he says grants magic powers.
Anthony Botz
2024-11-21 16:54:28 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Helldivers 2, because how else would I know that aggressive patriotism and democracy might not be as “good” as we thought?
Daniel Elliott
2024-11-21 16:53:03 +0000 UTCI'm thankful The Game Awards are honoring incredible DLC releases with goty nominations like Shadow of Erdtree. Wait, wheres Starfield: Shattered Space?
Loud EEL
2024-11-21 16:52:10 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Ben Hanson covering EverQuest. It’s not often I see someone lose sleep over shilling to a video with less than 10 thousand views. Really puts The Election, Climate Change, Layoffs, and Women’s Health into perspective for me. Thank you! (Honestly, I find your openness really inspiring and admirable. Thank you for being vulnerable on the bonus pod.) I’m thankful for Neva, because I’m Neva gonna play it or any other games again. Signed “Game Informer”
Andrew Lyman
2024-11-21 16:51:28 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Silent Hill 2, because it showed me that true horror isn’t the monsters in the fog—it’s the letters from your ex.
PixelPunchTV
2024-11-21 16:49:47 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for queen’s blood — yummy!
Dylan Holck
2024-11-21 16:44:50 +0000 UTCI'm thankful The Game Awards nominators and the general population agree on one thing; voting for a Balatro
Loud EEL
2024-11-21 16:44:46 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for independent studios, who are pushing boundaries and moving the medium forward as an art form more than ever by making video poker.
Tom Brien
2024-11-21 16:42:35 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the upcoming Secret Levels anthology show! It will be great to see legendary game franchises adapted to animation, such as Megaman, Armored Core, and of course, Concord! *Whisper whisper* Huh, what’s that? *Whisper whisper* Dunking on Concord is becoming tiresome and predictable? *Whisper whisper* and this joke is going on for too long and is getting a little too meta? Well alright then, bit’s over, much like Con- *is yanked away by a hook*
Calltire
2024-11-21 16:38:22 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Astro Bot's God of War level. For the first time, I was allowed to solve an axe throwing puzzle without having the solution shouted at me within a millisecond of entering an area.
Kolel Pryor
2024-11-21 16:37:55 +0000 UTCThanks Astro bot for highlighting the current state of the industry. Nothing is new and every thing we loved has a shiny new robotic exterior. I’m thankful for helldivers 2. More like it’s hell diving in TOO that live service model. Am I right?
Brian W
2024-11-21 16:34:47 +0000 UTCThis year I am thankful to Netflix and the Streaming Wars, for giving us a helpful preview of what is going to happen to the gaming industry when we're all on a digital subscription model.
John Ford
2024-11-21 16:34:39 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Barbuta, Bug Hunter, Ninpek, Paint Chase, Magic Garden, Mortol, Velgress, Planet Zoldath, Attactics, Devilition, Kick Club, Avianos, Mooncat, Bushido Ball, Block Koala, Camouflage, Campanella, Golfaria, The Big Bell Race, Warptank, Waldorf’s Journey, Porgy, Onion Delivery, Caramel Caramel, Party House, Hot Foot, Divers, Rail Heist, Vainger, Rock On! Island, Pingolf, Mortol II, Fist Hell, Overbold, Campanella 2, Hyper Contender, Valbrace, Rakshasa, Star Waspir, Grimstone, Lords of Diskonia, Night Manor, Elfazar’s Hat, Pilot Quest, Mini & Max, Combatants, Quibble Race, Seaside Drive, Campanella 3, and Cyber Owls.
Jon Larson
2024-11-21 16:34:35 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that massive industry wide lay-offs have kept going in 2024. It's nice to know that sometimes, things just stay consistent in life. Like the fact that grass is still green. Or that Ubisoft still cancels sequels of well-reviewed games. Or that Jeff Cork is still the most handsome man at this table.
Krauser_05
2024-11-21 16:34:04 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for the imminent release of Star Wars Outlaws. After months of public beta testing, it seems to be launching this winter in a really good spot!
Ronny Barrier
2024-11-21 16:33:46 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Final Fantasy 7 ReBirth! FF7 started the whole RE naming trend. This year we got Rebirth, ReFantazio and Persona Reloaded! If only From Software would have stuck with their first game title choice. Elden Ring Shadow of the ReTree
Ryan Mcginnis
2024-11-21 16:32:05 +0000 UTCI'm thankful we no longer have to speculate on the next FFVII installment subtitle. It was right there in front of us the whole time - Final Fantasy VII: ReFantazio
Loud EEL
2024-11-21 16:31:10 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Skull and Bones for letting me experience what it’s like to be attacked by pirates. Ubisoft plundered a whole $70 from me!
James Carr
2024-11-21 16:30:09 +0000 UTCI'm thankful For Suicide Squad kills the Justice League being ass. Now I don't need to add it to my backlog and feel guilty about not playing it. Like the other 50 good games that came out this year.
BEEFCAKE
2024-11-21 16:28:05 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for the video game industry and its labor practices. It’s somehow managed to combine the pitfalls of the entertainment industry with the cut throat nature of tech without any of the unionization or high wages!
Justin Chen
2024-11-21 16:26:07 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for A.I. finally getting the credit it deserves. Being known as trash technology responsible for delivering news of 33 years of gaming history being lost. Fuck Gamestop. GI Forever!
Geoff Enright
2024-11-21 16:25:26 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Lorelei and the Laser Eyes for letting us know definitively who in games media is dumb, and who in games media is cool.
John Scovic
2024-11-21 16:22:17 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Quest 64, because no matter how awful life may seem sometimes I know I can always think of Quest 64 and remember that it could always be worse
Sean Rubin
2024-11-21 16:21:27 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Suicide Squad Kills The Justice League. In this crazy world where Batman games are so few and far between, this game dared to venture into the uncharted territory of not just being really bad but also ruining the legacy of three all time classics. Yes, I said three. Origins was not good. People need to stop saying it’s good. It’s not.
Lewis K
2024-11-21 16:19:25 +0000 UTCI’m thankful that Slitterhead released this year. Because my phone’s autocorrect has had it too easy for too long.
Bob Buel
2024-11-21 16:16:13 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for Concord! They really innovated in creating a whole new genre: a 0st Person Shooter!
Tan
2024-11-21 16:15:36 +0000 UTCI'm thankful the long-awaited return of EA's college football video game "EA College Football 25". Unfortunately there's still no word surrounding the release of the game that best fits my college experience -- here's hoping for "EA College Beer Pong 26" next year.
Chris H
2024-11-21 16:15:29 +0000 UTCVERY good this
Stevelution
2024-11-21 16:12:45 +0000 UTCAfter years of hearing about brutal working conditions with excessive crunch and toxic work places, I'm thankful the industry is finally making real progress on these issues by firing everyone everywhere. I love you Phil Spencer
Chandler
2024-11-21 16:10:51 +0000 UTCI'm thankful that we've gotten great games to play dress up in this year with Princess Peach and Infinity Nikki. This should help gamers' fashion imaginations run wild. Which for Ben Hanson is a solid color tee from Abercrombie and Fitch.
Tanner Hoisington
2024-11-21 16:09:54 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for UFO 50! It’s not often that you pay $25 and get 49 great games and whatever the hell CombatAnts is!
Dylan Caudill
2024-11-21 16:09:50 +0000 UTCI'm thankful for Nintendo getting into the sleep gadget space with Alarmo. If Joy-Cons taught us anything, it's that nobody knows more about helping people drift off than Nintendo.
Alex McMillan
2024-11-21 16:08:47 +0000 UTCGROAN 😂
Andrew Petz
2024-11-21 16:08:41 +0000 UTCThis year I’m thankful for Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, for proving that you can remake a classic game and not get any credit for a good narrative.
Stevelution
2024-11-21 16:04:23 +0000 UTCI’m thankful for The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom! Hey Nintendo, I got an echo of wisdom for ya: “Nobody wants a darn alarm clock…clock…clock!” (echo sound effect)
Nik Olson
2024-11-21 16:04:21 +0000 UTC
