Ask George: December 2024

The December 2024 edition of the Video Games Industry Memo serves as a year-end personal reflection, shifting away from standard industry analysis to curate a list of cultural highlights. The primary purpose of the communication is to provide a subjective review of media consumed by the author throughout the calendar year, offering a personal perspective on entertainment outside of professional industry reporting.

The content centers on a self-styled awards list covering six distinct categories: fiction, non-fiction, film, television, music, and video games. The selections include a mix of contemporary releases and legacy titles, specifically highlighting The Secret History (1992), Meet Me in the Bathroom (2017), Sing Sing (2023), Tigers Blood (2024), Industry (2020–2024), and Fallout: New Vegas (2010). The methodology relies entirely on the author’s personal consumption habits and subjective enjoyment during the 2024 calendar year, rather than industry-wide data or market performance metrics.

This summary of personal preferences acts as a concluding piece for the publication’s annual cycle. It explicitly distinguishes these personal recommendations from the broader, data-driven industry roundups typically featured in the newsletter, noting that a comprehensive analysis of the best games of 2024 is reserved for a subsequent, separate publication. The scope is limited to the author’s individual cultural experiences and does not attempt to provide a representative sample of industry trends or consumer behavior.