The DJ Team collectively write "Welcome gamers to the 2014 Game of the Year awards, hosted by the crew here at Daily Joystick Podcasts. 2014 was a big year for gamers, with new consoles on the block and a host of big promises from console makers and game developers. So, this year we decided to choose a few different awards to suit the year that was. So without further waiting, here are the categories, the winners, the runner up’s and of course the losers. "
Does it still hold up in 2024?
We've still got a few months to go, but October marks the 10-year anniversary of this Insomniac Games title, with the developer having since moved on to work on the Marvel's Spider-Man games for PlayStation. It was assumed that Sunset Overdrive might make its way to other platforms eventually, but that hasn't happened as of yet.
So beloved that it sold so well that there's a sequel and Insomniac never had the opportunity to go back to Sony to develop games exclusively for Sony.
Not beloved enough for Xbox owners to buy it apparently, Xbox was the worst possible audience for that game.
Insomniac: “We went with Microsoft because we want to own the IP so it’s ours”
Microsoft: *owns publishing rights preventing the studio to re-release the original game, make a remaster, remake, any DLC, massive expansions and multiple sequels on other platforms*
The logic is just…I never got it
Owning the IP was Insomniacs main defence when they announced they were making a game exclusively for MS and yet they’ve ended up “owning” an IP they can’t do anything with.
If they went with Sony like normal you might have seen a sequel by now.
Sadly this may never get the proper fps update it deserves on XB (or even PS) but I now play it on steam and it definitely feels better at 60fps than it did at 30. Its a fast paced game... you need that 60fps in this one.
For those who don't have time for massive open worlds or role-playing games with epic tales, these 15 games are worth checking out.
Gamingbolt writes: "Insomniac Games has enjoyed commercial success on a level it had never seen before with its Marvel’s Spider-Man games, but not all of its titles in the last decade or so have seen eye-watering sales. In fact, specifically where Sunset Overdrive is concerned, the money the studio has made off it is quite negligible, to say the least."
Not gonna lie... looking at the IG roadmap I was fully hoping to see SSOD2 and Resistance reboot on there. The first SSOD was fun. It definitely needed the benefits of a 60fps mode and I was expecting there to be some sort of patch or FPS boost support when played on SX. Sadly... that ship sailed, but Sony gave me hope they would do the game justice. It really is a fun game that deserves to be played.
If it were on PlayStation it would’ve sold better. Being a Microsoft exclusive was a mistake.
"where Sunset Overdrive is concerned, the money the studio has made off it is quite negligible, to say the least."
I'm sure that big platform jump had nothing to do with it right? Pull a Rare, win Rare Prizes.
Re. R&C and the 8 million, I wonder if hitting PS+ Extra hurt its legs? Good get for the service, but did it eat some sales?
This is an Xbox site correct? I know it isn't but...I dunno. For me, it's Dragon Age and it isn't even close. Destiny would be second because it's positives seriously outweigh it's issues and it does so much so very well.
I agree - xbox site. You can say all you want about game of the year but when none of your runner-ups in any category are Nintendo games .... and it is generally acknowledged that Nintendo had the best library out this year ...
... you know you're reading marketing material.
DJ is a multi console site, so its not X1 skewed. Shadow of Mordor which won GOTY was a multi system release. In fact most of the games that took awards were multi system releases. If your butt hurt about Smash Bros or Mario Kart 8 not winning the GOTY award, its because those games were the same as every other bleeding version released every year or two on the Big N.