The Game Awards introduced the nominees for the very best video video games of 2024 throughout a number of classes Monday. PS5 unique Astro Bot and Square Enix’s Last Fantasy VII Rebirth lead the pack with seven nominations every, together with the coveted Game of the Year honour. Different nominees for the evening’s greatest prize embody action-RPG Black Delusion: Wukong, indie roguelike deckbuilder Balatro, breakout RPG hit Metaphor: ReFantazio and Elden Ring growth Shadow of the Erdtree — the primary DLC ever to be nominated for Sport of the 12 months.
Metaphor: ReFantazio was additionally nominated for Greatest Sport Course, Greatest Narrative, Greatest Artwork Course, Greatest Rating and Music and Greatest RPG, rounding out a complete six nominations. Indie darling Balatro, a poker-inspired roguelike deckbuilder, ended up with third highest nominations with 5 nods, whereas Black Delusion: Wukong and Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree garnered 4 nominations every.
Shadow of the Erdtree’s Sport of the 12 months nomination has irked a bit of followers as it isn’t a standalone title. The Sport Awards now enable for DLCs, remakes and remasters to be nominated in all classes “if the jury deems the brand new inventive and technical work to be worthy of a nomination.” The inclusion of the Elden Ring growth within the class implies that the acclaimed Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth misses out on a Sport of the 12 months nomination.
On the indie facet, Animal Properly, Balatro, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Neva, UFO 50 made up the nominees for Greatest Unbiased Sport. Balatro, a breakout hit throughout platforms this 12 months, was additionally nominated for Greatest Sport Course, Greatest Debut Indie Sport and Greatest Cell Sport. Neva, a puzzle-platformer from writer Devolver Digital, additionally acquired nods for Greatest Artwork Course and Video games for Influence, with whole three nominations.
The Game Awards 2024 marks the primary time since 2019 {that a} Nintendo-published title is not within the working for Sport of the 12 months. The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge was nominated for Greatest Motion/Journey Sport and Greatest Household Sport.
The Sport Awards 2024 can be held stay on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, and stay streamed globally on on-line platforms like YouTube and Twitch. The ceremony can be hosted by creator and producer Geoff Keighley. Here is the total checklist of nominees:
Sport of the 12 months
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ Sony Interactive Leisure)
Balatro (Native Thunk/ Playstack)
Black Myth: Wukong (Sport Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Greatest Sport Course
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ Sony Interactive Leisure)
Balatro (Native Thunk/ Playstack)
Black Delusion: Wukong (Sport Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco)
Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Greatest Narrative
Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/ Sega)
Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Idea/ Xbox Sport Studios)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Workforce/ Konami)
Greatest Artwork Course
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ Sony Interactive Leisure)
Black Delusion: Wukong (Sport Science)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)
Greatest Rating and Music
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ Sony Interactive Leisure)
Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Workforce/ Konami)
Stellar Blade (Shift Up/Sony Interactive Leisure)
Greatest Audio Design
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ Sony Interactive Leisure)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/ Raven/ Activision/ Xbox)
Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Idea/ Xbox Sport Studios)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Workforce/ Konami)
Greatest Efficiency
Briana White, Last Fantasy VII Rebirth
Hannah Telle, Life is Unusual: Double Publicity
Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
Innovation in Accessibility
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/ Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
Diablo IV (Blizzard/ Xbox)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/ EA)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/ Ubisoft)
Star Wars Outlaws (Large Leisure/ Ubisoft)
Video games for Influence
Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios/ Skybound Video games)
Indika (Odd Meter/ 11 Bit Studios)
Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)
Life is Strange: Double Publicity (Deck 9/ Sq. Enix)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Idea/ Xbox Sport Studios)
Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios/ EA)
Greatest Ongoing Sport
Destiny 2 (Bungie/ SIE)
Diablo IV (Blizzard/ Xbox)
Final Fantasy XIV (Sq. Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Video games)
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Sport Studios/ SIE)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian)
Last Fantasy XIV (Sq. Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Video games)
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Sport Studios/ SIE)
No Man’s Sky (Hey Video games)
Greatest Unbiased Sport
Animal Well (Shared Reminiscence/ Bigmode)
Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack)
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo/ Annapurna Interactive)
Neva (Nomada Studio/ Devolver)
UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Greatest Debut Indie Sport
Animal Properly (Shared Reminiscence/ Bigmode)
Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/ Hooded Horse)
Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios/ Kepler Interactive)
The Plucky Squire (All Doable Futures/ Devolver)
Greatest Cell Sport
AFK Journey (FARLIGHT/ Lilith Video games)
Balatro (LocalThunk/ Playstack)
Pokémon Buying and selling Card Sport Pocket (Creatures Inc/ TPCI)
Wuthering Waves (Kuro Video games)
Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Greatest VR/ AR Sport
Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Video games)
Asgard’s Wrath 2 (Sanzaru Video games/ Oculus Studios)
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/ Oculus Studios)
Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42/ The Outsiders/ Funcom)
Metro Awakening (Vertigo Video games)
Greatest Motion Sport
Black Delusion: Wukong (Sport Science)
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/ Raven/ Activision/ Xbox)
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Sport Studios/ SIE)
Stellar Blade (Shift Up/ SIE)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/ Focus Leisure)
Greatest Motion/ Journey Sport
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/ SIE)
Prince of Persia: The Misplaced Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/ Ubisoft)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Workforce/ Konami)
Star Wars Outlaws (Large Leisure/ Ubisoft)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo/ Nintendo)
Greatest RPG
Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom)
Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/ Bandai Namco)
Last Fantasy VII Rebirth (Sq. Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/ Sega)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/ Atlus/ Sega)
Greatest Preventing Sport
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft/ Bandai Namco)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works/ Cygames)
Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
MultiVersus (Participant First Video games/ WB Video games)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Greatest Household Sport
Astro Bot (Workforce Asobi/SIE)
Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Really feel/ Nintendo)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Dice/ Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Knowledge (Grezzo/ Nintendo)
The Plucky Squire (All Doable Futures/ Devolver)
Greatest Sim/ Technique Sport
Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge/ Forgotten Empires/ Xbox Sport Studios)
Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic/ Hooded Horse)
Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware/ Sega/ Atlus)
Greatest Sports activities/ Racing Sport
F1 24 (Codemasters/ EA Sports activities)
EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver /EA Romania / EA Sports activities)
NBA 2K25 (Visible Ideas/ 2K)
Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13/ 2K)
WWE 2K24 (Visible Ideas/ 2K)
Greatest Multiplayer Sport
Name of Responsibility: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/ Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
Helldivers 2 (Arrow Sport Studios/ SIE)
Tremendous Mario Celebration Jamboree (Nintendo Dice/ Nintendo)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Warhammer 40,000: House Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/ Focus Leisure)
Greatest Adaptation
Arcane (Riot/ Fortiche/ Netflix)
Fallout (Bethesda/ Kilter Movies/ Amazon MGM Studios)
Knuckles (Sega/ Paramount)
Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Sega/ Amazon MGM Studios)
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics/ Legendary/ Netflix)
Most Anticipated Sport
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/ SIE)
Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/ SIE)
Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Video games)
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios/ Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Content material Creator of the 12 months
CaseOh
IlloJuan
Techno Gamerz
TypicalGamer
Usada Pekora
Greatest Esports Sport
Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
DOTA 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Video games)
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
Valorant (Riot Video games)
Greatest Esports Athlete
33 (Neta Shapira)
Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
Greatest Esports Workforce
Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
Gen.G (League of Legends)
NAVI (Counter-Strike)
T1 (League of Legends)
Workforce Liquid (DOTA 2)
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