{"id":59778,"date":"2024-12-24T13:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/the-15-best-video-game-surprises-of-2024\/"},"modified":"2024-12-24T13:30:00","modified_gmt":"2024-12-24T13:30:00","slug":"the-15-best-video-game-surprises-of-2024","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.xtremeservers.com\/blog\/the-15-best-video-game-surprises-of-2024\/","title":{"rendered":"The 15 Best Video Game Surprises Of 2024"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<p>In a lot of ways, 2024 was a worse year for the video game industry than 2023. And that\u2019s really depressing to think about considering how bad 2023 was for game developers and the media covering the industry. Still, even a shitty year can have nice moments and wonderful surprises.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kotaku.com\/best-surprises-games-trailers-video-game-moments-2024-1851725768\">Read more&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Source &#8211; kotaku.com<\/p>\n<p>All content and images belong to their respected owners. This article is aggregated for informational purposes only with full credit to the source.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In a lot of ways, 2024 was a worse year for the video game industry than 2023. And that\u2019s really depressing to think about considering how bad 2023 was for game developers and the media covering the industry. Still, even a shitty year can have nice moments and wonderful surprises. 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