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2024 Recap 

by Dillon Fisher (7th)

Now I'm surprised no one has done this yet but whatever. Welcome to the 2024 Recap! This highlights all the interesting things that happened in 2024 this year. (Read this, people who have been living under a rock). What are you waiting for, let’s go!

The first thing I'm talking about is the Nintendo Switch 2 leaks. Near the start of the school year we got an announcement that the company that beat out Playstation and Xbox is at it again. While the switch wasn’t as powerful and way more laggy, the Switch 2 is going to be a POWERHOUSE. I for one am personally really excited for this but moving on.

The Minecraft Movie and the Sonic 3 Movie have been announced! The biggest gaming franchises are making movies! Well, after the success of Sonic 1 and 2, SEGA decided to take another swing at it and this might be the best one YET. This movie looks stellar, I for one, cannot wait for it to come out. Now on the other hand, the Minecraft Movie has had less than stellar reviews. The teaser trailer made pretty much everyone not want to watch the movie and the first official trailer barely, just barely managed to save it. Come on Mojang, you can do better.

Next up is, the Olympic games happened. Noah Lyles won gold medals galore and Simone Biles dominated the gymnastics arena. It wasn’t even fair, but we had the Olympics which only happen every 4 years so it was a definite pleasure watching the greatest athletes in the world compete against each other.

(This was a short section, I know. I couldn;t find much else so whatever).

For all you gamers out there, you might want to read this part. The Game Awards just happened and Astro Bot won game of the year. Not surprised in the slightest. Other interesting awards go to Helldivers 2 for best multiplayer game, like wow, that game looks and plays amazing. Most anticipated game goes to GTA 6, but everyone knew that was going to happen though. Caseoh won content creator of the year so that happened. Finally Balatro won best independent game of the year, also not surprising.

The election happened and Trump won. (I can’t elaborate more on this because it will get taken out of the article sadly).

Duolingo also pulled a good prank on us. In the bottom left of your screen if you have Duolingo, it will have a year in review. The point of it, to see if you are safe from Duo. Well, better get some lessons done people, because if you didn’t pass Duo’s test. You. Are. Cooked.

Moving on, the PS5 Pro and the IPhone 16 launched. Look, I'll be honest with you, get the PS5 pro if you are considering one of those items. You don’t need an Iophone 16, a 15 works just fine. Plus the PS5 Pro has a Deadpool controller. Well, if you get scammed by Apple (again) I told you so.

Speaking of Deadpool, Deadpool and Wolverine happened. It was a banger, it was one of the best movies I ever watched. Like ever, it’s up there with Sonic 2 and Mario, which were also certified head-bangers. If you are allowed to, go watch it. (Viewer discretion is advised though), but trust me when I say this. IT IS GOOOOOOOD!!!

Finally, we got an announcement for the Beast Games this year. This was the same game show that was criticized for its bad treatment of contestants, improper food and water, and you get my point. Also about MrBeast, Lunchly happened, and the Thick of It by KSI. Like wow, that scarred me for life. Oh wait, one more VERY important thing.

Gen Beta is starting next year, so that means that Gen Alpha is over. Amazing, great, perfect. No, it’s not. Look at this, if Gen Alpha was so bad that 8th graders were at a 3rd grade level. Gen Beta… yup, we're dead. Well, let’s just hope that things will get better with these small ipad runts. (It probably won’t but look, I'm hanging on to my last bit of sanity).

Well, that covers most of the events that happened in 2024, I sincerely hope that you have a great winter break and new year. (For your notice, I had a couple more things to say but they are inappropriate for school, so find out yourself).