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(4)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Most nominations</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Astro Bot</li><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> (7)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;"><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> </th><td class="infobox-data">Astro Bot</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://thegameawards.com/">thegameawards.com</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Online coverage</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Runtime</th><td class="infobox-data">3 hours, 12 minutes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Geoff Keighley</li><li>Kimmie Kim</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Richard Preuss</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2023" title="The Game Awards 2023">2023</a> ·</td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint">· <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2025" class="mw-redirect" title="The Game Awards 2025">2025</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> The Game Awards 2024 was an award show to honor the best <a href="/wiki/Video_games_of_2024" class="mw-redirect" title="Video games of 2024">video games of 2024</a>. It was the eleventh show hosted by <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>, creator and producer of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">the Game Awards</a>, and held with a live audience at the <a href="/wiki/Peacock_Theater" title="Peacock Theater">Peacock Theater</a> in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, and <a href="/wiki/Live_stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Live stream">live streamed</a> across online platforms globally. It featured musical performances from <a href="/wiki/D4vd" title="D4vd">d4vd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_%26_the_Serpent" title="Royal & the Serpent">Royal & the Serpent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots" title="Twenty One Pilots">Twenty One Pilots</a>, and presentations from celebrity guests including <a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Aaron_Paul" title="Aaron Paul">Aaron Paul</a>. <a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> and <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> led the nominees with seven each, and the former led the show with four wins, including <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a>. The inaugural Game Changer award honored Amir Satvat for helping workers in the industry find jobs amid <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs" title="2023–2024 video game industry layoffs">mass layoffs</a>. Several new games were announced, including <a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring_Nightreign" title="Elden Ring Nightreign">Elden Ring Nightreign</a>, <a href="/wiki/Intergalactic:_The_Heretic_Prophet" title="Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet">Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_IV" title="The Witcher IV">The Witcher IV</a>. Journalists praised the game announcements, developer speeches, and deserving winners, though the eligibility of <a href="/wiki/Downloadable_content" title="Downloadable content">downloadable content</a> led to mixed responses. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> As with previous iterations of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">the Game Awards</a>, the 2024 show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>. He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim,<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a> while Richard Preuss returned as director and LeRoy Bennett as creative director and production designer.<a href="#cite_note-ANN_Nominees-2">[2]</a><a href="#cite_note-Variety_Preview-3">[3]</a> The presentation, celebrating the show's tenth anniversary, took place at the <a href="/wiki/Peacock_Theater" title="Peacock Theater">Peacock Theater</a> in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024,<a href="#cite_note-VGC_Date-4">[4]</a> and was <a href="/wiki/Live_stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Live stream">live streamed</a> across more than 30 online platforms,<a href="#cite_note-ANN_Nominees-2">[2]</a> including <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>, <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">Twitter</a>, and <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Watch-5">[5]</a> Alternative live streams offering <a href="/wiki/American_Sign_Language" title="American Sign Language">American Sign Language</a> and <a href="/wiki/Audio_description" title="Audio description">audio descriptions</a> were also available on YouTube.<a href="#cite_note-ANN_Nominees-2">[2]</a> The 2024 stage featured more <a href="/wiki/LED_displays" class="mw-redirect" title="LED displays">LED displays</a> than its predecessors, an intentional choice by Bennett to change the show's look each year.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Preview-3">[3]</a> Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.<a href="#cite_note-GamesHub_How-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-FAQ-7">[7]</a> Public tickets became available for purchase on November 1.<a href="#cite_note-VGC_Date-4">[4]</a> Future Class organizer Emily Bouchac indicated that the Future Class initiative—an annual list of 50 individuals from the industry who best represent its future, introduced in 2020—would not induct new members in 2024, instead focusing on valuing existing alumni.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Future_Class-8">[8]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Announcements">Announcements</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Announcements">edit</a>]</div> Preceding the Game Awards, several announcements were made during broadcasts by Wholesome Games and the Latin American Games Showcase on December 10,<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Wholesome-9">[9]</a><a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Showcases-10">[10]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Day_of_the_Devs" class="mw-redirect" title="Day of the Devs">Day of the Devs</a> and the Women-Led Games Showcase on December 11.<a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Showcases-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-Engadget_Devs-11">[11]</a> Fewer film and television announcements were made during the Game Awards 2024, instead focusing almost primarily on games; a trailer for <a href="/wiki/Squid_Game" title="Squid Game">Squid Game</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Squid_Game_season_2" title="Squid Game season 2">second season</a> was aired, but considered secondary to the promotion of the game Squid Game: Unleashed.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Hollywood-12">[12]</a> Announcements on both released and upcoming games were made for:<a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Live-13">[13]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Borderlands_4" title="Borderlands 4">Borderlands 4</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Crimson_Desert" title="Crimson Desert">Crimson Desert</a></li> <li>Den of Wolves</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Double_Dragon_Revive" class="mw-redirect" title="Double Dragon Revive">Double Dragon Revive</a></li> <li>Dungeon & Fighter: Arad</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dying_Light:_The_Beast" class="mw-redirect" title="Dying Light: The Beast">Dying Light: The Beast</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a></li> <li>The First Berserker: Khazan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Game_of_Thrones:_Kingsroad" class="mw-redirect" title="Game of Thrones: Kingsroad">Game of Thrones: Kingsroad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_2" title="Helldivers 2">Helldivers 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honkai:_Star_Rail" title="Honkai: Star Rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hunt:_Showdown" title="Hunt: Showdown">Hunt: Showdown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Infinity_Nikki" title="Infinity Nikki">Infinity Nikki</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mafia:_The_Old_Country" title="Mafia: The Old Country">Mafia: The Old Country</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Now" title="Monster Hunter Now">Monster Hunter Now</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palworld" title="Palworld">Palworld</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slay_the_Spire_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Slay the Spire 2">Slay the Spire 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solo_Leveling:_Arise" class="mw-redirect" title="Solo Leveling: Arise">Solo Leveling: Arise</a></li> <li>Squid Game: Unleashed</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Splitgate" title="Splitgate">Splitgate 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekken_8" title="Tekken 8">Tekken 8</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II_Remastered" class="mw-redirect" title="The Last of Us Part II Remastered">The Last of Us Part II Remastered</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outer_Worlds_2" title="The Outer Worlds 2">The Outer Worlds 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero" title="Zenless Zone Zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a></li></ul> </div> New games announced included:<a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Live-13">[13]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Blackforest:_The_Long_Dark_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Blackforest: The Long Dark 2">Blackforest: The Long Dark 2</a></li> <li>Catly</li> <li>Dispatch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring_Nightreign" title="Elden Ring Nightreign">Elden Ring Nightreign</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Intergalactic:_The_Heretic_Prophet" title="Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet">Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet</a></li> <li>Kyora</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ninja_Gaiden:_Ragebound" class="mw-redirect" title="Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound">Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a> sequel</li> <li>One Move Away</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Onimusha:_Way_of_the_Sword" class="mw-redirect" title="Onimusha: Way of the Sword">Onimusha: Way of the Sword</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Century" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Century">Project Century</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Project_Robot" class="mw-redirect" title="Project Robot">Project Robot</a></li> <li>Rematch</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shadow_Labyrinth" title="Shadow Labyrinth">Shadow Labyrinth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Solasta_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Solasta II">Solasta II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Racing:_CrossWorlds" class="mw-redirect" title="Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds">Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Split_Fiction" title="Split Fiction">Split Fiction</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stage_Fright_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Stage Fright (video game)">Stage Fright</a></li> <li>Steel Hunters</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thick_as_Thieves_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Thick as Thieves (video game)">Thick as Thieves</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Turok:_Origins" class="mw-redirect" title="Turok: Origins">Turok: Origins</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/Virtua_Fighter" title="Virtua Fighter">Virtua Fighter</a> game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Witcher_IV" title="The Witcher IV">The Witcher IV</a></li></ul> </div> To promote its own game without the budget necessary for the Game Awards, Pengonauts Studio created its own humorous show with Joystick Ventures: the Game Awards for Games Who Can't Afford the Game Awards (TGAGWCAGA). The ceremony on December 13 showcased more than 70 games out of 600 submitted, with specific awards like "Most Likely to Make You Quit Your Job and Become an Artist".<a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_TGAGWCAGA-14">[14]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bleeding_Cool_TGAGWCAGA-15">[15]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees">edit</a>]</div> Nominees for the show's 29 categories were announced on November 18, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a> Any game released for public consumption on or before November 22 was eligible for consideration,<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Eligibility-18">[18]</a> including DLC, expansions, <a href="/wiki/Video_game_remake" title="Video game remake">remakes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Video_game_remaster" class="mw-redirect" title="Video game remaster">remasters</a>, and seasonal content.<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_DLC-19">[19]</a> The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 130 media outlets globally;<a href="#cite_note-Hardcore_Gamer_Nominees-20">[20]</a> ballots were due by November 12.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Eligibility-18">[18]</a> Winners are determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and on <a href="/wiki/Discord" title="Discord">Discord</a><a href="#cite_note-22">[a]</a> until December 11.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Nominees-21">[21]</a> The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on December 2.<a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_Voice-23">[22]</a> Specialized juries decide the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">esports</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Epic_Nominees-24">[23]</a> Two awards—Best Esports Coach and Best Esports Event—were discontinued.<a href="#cite_note-Sheep_Esports-25">[24]</a><a href="#cite_note-India_Today-26">[25]</a> As with the preceding year, the Game Awards partnered with map developer Studio 568 and artists Nighttimes and Spiral House to create an in-game hub world in <a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a>, available from November 25, allowing players to vote until December 11 for their favorite user-created islands among ten nominees selected by Keighley and his team; the winner will be announced during the ceremony.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Fortnite-27">[26]</a><a href="#cite_note-Epic_Fortnite-28">[27]</a> The hub world opens with a <a href="/wiki/Photorealistic" class="mw-redirect" title="Photorealistic">photorealistic</a> "MetaHuman" model of Keighley,<a href="#cite_note-Aftermath_Fortnite-29">[28]</a> for which he was scanned in to <a href="/wiki/Unreal_Editor_for_Fortnite" title="Unreal Editor for Fortnite">Unreal Editor for Fortnite</a> at <a href="/wiki/3Lateral" class="mw-redirect" title="3Lateral">3Lateral</a> in <a href="/wiki/Manchester" title="Manchester">Manchester</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_Fortnite-30">[29]</a> Several critics found the model strange and <a href="/wiki/Uncanny" title="Uncanny">uncanny</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Aftermath_Fortnite-29">[28]</a><a href="#cite_note-Vice_Fortnite-31">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Fortnite-32">[31]</a> Keighley saw the event as "a prototype" for blending the Game Awards and in-game worlds.<a href="#cite_note-GameSpot_Fortnite-33">[32]</a> The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 12, 2024.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Winners-34">[33]</a> <a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> became the third game published by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> to win <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> (after <a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(2018_video_game)" title="God of War (2018 video game)">God of War</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2018" title="The Game Awards 2018">2018</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_Part_II" title="The Last of Us Part II">The Last of Us Part II</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2020" title="The Game Awards 2020">2020</a>); its nomination marked Sony's ninth consecutive year in the category and thirteenth nomination overall.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_PlayStation-35">[34]</a> It was the second Best Family Game nominee to win the top prize (after <a href="/wiki/It_Takes_Two_(video_game)" title="It Takes Two (video game)">It Takes Two</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2021" title="The Game Awards 2021">2021</a>).<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_GOTY-36">[35]</a> Melina Juergens became the first two-time Best Performance winner, having won for <a href="/wiki/Senua_(Hellblade)" title="Senua (Hellblade)">the same role</a> in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2017" title="The Game Awards 2017">2017</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Pure_Xbox_Juergens-37">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Review-38">[37]</a> The 2024 ceremony introduced the Game Changer award, for those who have positively impacted the industry. The inaugural honor was awarded to Amir Satvat for helping an estimated 3,000 developers find jobs amid <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs" title="2023–2024 video game industry layoffs">mass layoffs</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Game_Changer-39">[38]</a><a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Game_Changer-40">[39]</a><a href="#cite_note-THR_Winners-41">[40]</a> <a href="/wiki/Faker_(gamer)" title="Faker (gamer)">Faker</a>'s Best Esports Athlete win is his second consecutive and third overall,<a href="#cite_note-Korea_Times_Faker-42">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-SI_Winners-43">[42]</a> and <a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>'s Best Esports Game win is the game's fourth and <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a>'s sixth consecutive.<a href="#cite_note-Sheep_Esports-25">[24]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards">edit</a>]</div> Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Winners-34">[33]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Media">Media</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Media">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Nicolas_Doucet,_GDC_2015.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8b/Nicolas_Doucet%2C_GDC_2015.jpg/190px-Nicolas_Doucet%2C_GDC_2015.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8b/Nicolas_Doucet%2C_GDC_2015.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="260" data-file-height="302" /></a><figcaption>Nicolas Doucet accepted <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a>, Best Game Direction, and Best Family Game for <a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Naoki_Hamaguchi,_2024_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Naoki_Hamaguchi%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Naoki_Hamaguchi%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="240" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Naoki_Hamaguchi%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg/285px-Naoki_Hamaguchi%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a8/Naoki_Hamaguchi%2C_2024_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="299" data-file-height="377" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Naoki_Hamaguchi" title="Naoki Hamaguchi">Naoki Hamaguchi</a> accepted Best Score and Music for <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas,_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas%2C_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas%2C_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="239" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/27/Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas%2C_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg/285px-Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas%2C_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/27/Adri%C3%A1n_Cuevas%2C_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_2019_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="307" data-file-height="386" /></a><figcaption>Adrián Cuevas accepted the Games for Impact award for <a href="/wiki/Neva_(video_game)" title="Neva (video game)">Neva</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Ryan_Payton_(48378781592)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="229" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/285px-Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/77/Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/380px-Ryan_Payton_%2848378781592%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1847" data-file-height="2228" /></a><figcaption>Ryan Payton accepted Best VR / AR Game for <a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Shadow" title="Batman: 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style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style>Best Game Direction </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> – LocalThunk / Playstack</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> – LocalThunk / Playstack</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Narrative </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Art Direction </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Infinite_Wealth" title="Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth">Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ryu_Ga_Gotoku_Studio" title="Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio">Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio</a> / Sega</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ninja_Theory" title="Ninja Theory">Ninja Theory</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bloober_Team" title="Bloober Team">Bloober Team</a> / <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neva_(video_game)" title="Neva (video game)">Neva</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nomada_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Nomada Studio">Nomada Studio</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Score and Music </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Audio Design </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bloober_Team" title="Bloober Team">Bloober Team</a> / <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stellar_Blade" title="Stellar Blade">Stellar Blade</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shift_Up" title="Shift Up">Shift Up</a> / Sony Interactive Entertainment</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ninja_Theory" title="Ninja Theory">Ninja Theory</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_6" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops 6">Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Treyarch" title="Treyarch">Treyarch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raven_Software" title="Raven Software">Raven Software</a> / <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bloober_Team" title="Bloober Team">Bloober Team</a> / <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Performance </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Games for Impact </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Melina Juergens as <a href="/wiki/Senua_(Hellblade)" title="Senua (Hellblade)">Senua</a> – <a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Briana_White" title="Briana White">Briana White</a> as <a href="/wiki/Aerith_Gainsborough" title="Aerith Gainsborough">Aerith Gainsborough</a> – <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a></li> <li>Hannah Telle as <a href="/wiki/Max_Caulfield" title="Max Caulfield">Max Caulfield</a> – <a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Strange:_Double_Exposure" title="Life Is Strange: Double Exposure">Life Is Strange: Double Exposure</a></li> <li>Humberly González as Kay Vess – <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Outlaws" title="Star Wars Outlaws">Star Wars Outlaws</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Luke_Roberts_(actor)" title="Luke Roberts (actor)">Luke Roberts</a> as <a href="/wiki/James_Sunderland_(Silent_Hill)" title="James Sunderland (Silent Hill)">James Sunderland</a> – <a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neva_(video_game)" title="Neva (video game)">Neva</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nomada_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Nomada Studio">Nomada Studio</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a> ‡ <ul><li>Closer the Distance – Osmotic Studios / <a href="/wiki/Skybound_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Skybound Games">Skybound Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Indika_(video_game)" title="Indika (video game)">Indika</a> – Odd Meter / <a href="/wiki/11_Bit_Studios" title="11 Bit Studios">11 Bit Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Strange:_Double_Exposure" title="Life Is Strange: Double Exposure">Life Is Strange: Double Exposure</a> – <a href="/wiki/Deck_Nine" title="Deck Nine">Deck Nine</a> / <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ninja_Theory" title="Ninja Theory">Ninja Theory</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_Kenzera:_Zau" title="Tales of Kenzera: Zau">Tales of Kenzera: Zau</a> – Surgent Studios / <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Independent Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Debut Indie Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> – LocalThunk / Playstack ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animal_Well" title="Animal Well">Animal Well</a> – Shared Memory / <a href="/wiki/Bigmode" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigmode">Bigmode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lorelei_and_the_Laser_Eyes" title="Lorelei and the Laser Eyes">Lorelei and the Laser Eyes</a> – <a href="/wiki/Simogo" title="Simogo">Simogo</a> / <a href="/wiki/Annapurna_Interactive" title="Annapurna Interactive">Annapurna Interactive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Neva_(video_game)" title="Neva (video game)">Neva</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nomada_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Nomada Studio">Nomada Studio</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/UFO_50" title="UFO 50">UFO 50</a> – Mossmouth</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> – LocalThunk / Playstack ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Animal_Well" title="Animal Well">Animal Well</a> – Shared Memory / <a href="/wiki/Bigmode" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigmode">Bigmode</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manor_Lords" title="Manor Lords">Manor Lords</a> – Slavic Magic / <a href="/wiki/Hooded_Horse" title="Hooded Horse">Hooded Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pacific_Drive_(video_game)" title="Pacific Drive (video game)">Pacific Drive</a> – Ironwood Studios / <a href="/wiki/Kepler_Interactive" title="Kepler Interactive">Kepler Interactive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Plucky_Squire" title="The Plucky Squire">The Plucky Squire</a> – All Possible Futures / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Ongoing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Community Support </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Game_Studios" title="Arrowhead Game Studios">Arrowhead Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_2:_The_Final_Shape" title="Destiny 2: The Final Shape">Destiny 2: The Final Shape</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV:_Vessel_of_Hatred" title="Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred">Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Dawntrail" title="Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail">Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> – <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Dawntrail" title="Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail">Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> – <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Game_Studios" title="Arrowhead Game Studios">Arrowhead Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Man%27s_Sky" title="No Man's Sky">No Man's Sky</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hello_Games" title="Hello Games">Hello Games</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Mobile Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best VR / AR Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> – LocalThunk / Playstack ‡ <ul><li>AFK Journey – Lilith Games / Farlight</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pok%C3%A9mon_Trading_Card_Game_Pocket" title="Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket">Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket</a> – <a href="/wiki/Creatures_Inc." title="Creatures Inc.">Creatures Inc.</a>, <a href="/wiki/DeNA" title="DeNA">DeNA</a> / <a href="/wiki/The_Pok%C3%A9mon_Company" title="The Pokémon Company">The Pokémon Company</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuthering_Waves" title="Wuthering Waves">Wuthering Waves</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kuro_Games" title="Kuro Games">Kuro Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero" title="Zenless Zone Zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a> – <a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">miHoYo</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Batman:_Arkham_Shadow" title="Batman: Arkham Shadow">Batman: Arkham Shadow</a> – Camouflaj / <a href="/wiki/Oculus_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Oculus Studios">Oculus Studios</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arizona_Sunshine" title="Arizona Sunshine">Arizona Sunshine Remake</a> – Vertigo Games</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgard%27s_Wrath_2" title="Asgard's Wrath 2">Asgard's Wrath 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sanzaru_Games" title="Sanzaru Games">Sanzaru Games</a> / Oculus Studios</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metal:_Hellsinger" title="Metal: Hellsinger">Metal: Hellsinger VR</a> – Lab42, The Outsiders / <a href="/wiki/Funcom" title="Funcom">Funcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metro_Awakening" title="Metro Awakening">Metro Awakening</a> – Vertigo Games / <a href="/wiki/Deep_Silver" title="Deep Silver">Deep Silver</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Action Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Action / Adventure Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_6" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops 6">Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Treyarch" title="Treyarch">Treyarch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raven_Software" title="Raven Software">Raven Software</a> / <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Game_Studios" title="Arrowhead Game Studios">Arrowhead Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stellar_Blade" title="Stellar Blade">Stellar Blade</a> – <a href="/wiki/Shift_Up" title="Shift Up">Shift Up</a> / Sony Interactive Entertainment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2" title="Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Saber_Interactive" title="Saber Interactive">Saber Interactive</a> / <a href="/wiki/Focus_Entertainment" title="Focus Entertainment">Focus Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grezzo" title="Grezzo">Grezzo</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Lost_Crown" title="Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft_Montpellier" title="Ubisoft Montpellier">Ubisoft Montpellier</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bloober_Team" title="Bloober Team">Bloober Team</a> / <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Outlaws" title="Star Wars Outlaws">Star Wars Outlaws</a> – <a href="/wiki/Massive_Entertainment" title="Massive Entertainment">Massive Entertainment</a> / Ubisoft</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Role Playing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Fighting Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> – <a href="/wiki/Studio_Zero" class="mw-redirect" title="Studio Zero">Studio Zero</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dragon%27s_Dogma_2" title="Dragon's Dogma 2">Dragon's Dogma 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Infinite_Wealth" title="Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth">Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ryu_Ga_Gotoku_Studio" title="Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio">Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio</a> / Sega</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tekken_8" title="Tekken 8">Tekken 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Studios" title="Bandai Namco Studios">Bandai Namco Studios</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arika" title="Arika">Arika</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Sparking!_Zero" title="Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero">Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spike_Chunsoft" title="Spike Chunsoft">Spike Chunsoft</a> / Bandai Namco Entertainment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Granblue_Fantasy_Versus:_Rising" title="Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising">Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arc_System_Works" title="Arc System Works">Arc System Works</a> / <a href="/wiki/Cygames" title="Cygames">Cygames</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel_vs._Capcom_Fighting_Collection:_Arcade_Classics" title="Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics">Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/MultiVersus" title="MultiVersus">MultiVersus</a> – Player First Games / <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Games" title="Warner Bros. Games">Warner Bros. Games</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Family Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Sim / Strategy Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> – <a href="/wiki/Team_Asobi" title="Team Asobi">Team Asobi</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a>, <a href="/wiki/Grezzo" title="Grezzo">Grezzo</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Plucky_Squire" title="The Plucky Squire">The Plucky Squire</a> – All Possible Futures / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Princess_Peach:_Showtime!" title="Princess Peach: Showtime!">Princess Peach: Showtime!</a> – <a href="/wiki/Good-Feel" title="Good-Feel">Good-Feel</a> / Nintendo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Party_Jamboree" title="Super Mario Party Jamboree">Super Mario Party Jamboree</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Cube" title="Nintendo Cube">Nintendo Cube</a> / Nintendo</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Frostpunk_2" title="Frostpunk 2">Frostpunk 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/11_Bit_Studios" title="11 Bit Studios">11 Bit Studios</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Age_of_Mythology:_Retold" title="Age of Mythology: Retold">Age of Mythology: Retold</a> – <a href="/wiki/World%27s_Edge" title="World's Edge">World's Edge</a>, <a href="/wiki/Forgotten_Empires" title="Forgotten Empires">Forgotten Empires</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kunitsu-Gami:_Path_of_the_Goddess" title="Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess">Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Manor_Lords" title="Manor Lords">Manor Lords</a> – Slavic Magic / <a href="/wiki/Hooded_Horse" title="Hooded Horse">Hooded Horse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Unicorn_Overlord" title="Unicorn Overlord">Unicorn Overlord</a> – <a href="/wiki/Vanillaware" title="Vanillaware">Vanillaware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Sports / Racing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Multiplayer Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EA_Sports_FC_25" title="EA Sports FC 25">EA Sports FC 25</a> – <a href="/wiki/EA_Vancouver" title="EA Vancouver">EA Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/EA_Romania" class="mw-redirect" title="EA Romania">EA Romania</a> / <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/F1_24" title="F1 24">F1 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/Codemasters" title="Codemasters">Codemasters</a> / EA Sports</li> <li><a href="/wiki/NBA_2K25" title="NBA 2K25">NBA 2K25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Visual_Concepts" title="Visual Concepts">Visual Concepts</a> / <a href="/wiki/2K_(company)" title="2K (company)">2K</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/TopSpin_2K25" title="TopSpin 2K25">TopSpin 2K25</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hangar_13" title="Hangar 13">Hangar 13</a> / 2K</li> <li><a href="/wiki/WWE_2K24" title="WWE 2K24">WWE 2K24</a> – Visual Concepts / 2K</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arrowhead_Game_Studios" title="Arrowhead Game Studios">Arrowhead Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_6" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops 6">Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Treyarch" title="Treyarch">Treyarch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raven_Software" title="Raven Software">Raven Software</a> / <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Party_Jamboree" title="Super Mario Party Jamboree">Super Mario Party Jamboree</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_Cube" title="Nintendo Cube">Nintendo Cube</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekken_8" title="Tekken 8">Tekken 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Studios" title="Bandai Namco Studios">Bandai Namco Studios</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arika" title="Arika">Arika</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2" title="Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Saber_Interactive" title="Saber Interactive">Saber Interactive</a> / <a href="/wiki/Focus_Entertainment" title="Focus Entertainment">Focus Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Innovation in Accessibility </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Adaptation<a href="#cite_note-44">[b]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Lost_Crown" title="Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft_Montpellier" title="Ubisoft Montpellier">Ubisoft Montpellier</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_6" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops 6">Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Treyarch" title="Treyarch">Treyarch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Raven_Software" title="Raven Software">Raven Software</a> / <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV:_Vessel_of_Hatred" title="Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred">Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age:_The_Veilguard" title="Dragon Age: The Veilguard">Dragon Age: The Veilguard</a> – <a href="/wiki/BioWare" title="BioWare">BioWare</a> / <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Outlaws" title="Star Wars Outlaws">Star Wars Outlaws</a> – <a href="/wiki/Massive_Entertainment" title="Massive Entertainment">Massive Entertainment</a> / Ubisoft</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Fallout_(American_TV_series)" title="Fallout (American TV series)">Fallout</a> (television series) – Kilter Films, <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Amazon_MGM_Studios" title="Amazon MGM Studios">Amazon MGM Studios</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Fallout_(franchise)" title="Fallout (franchise)">Fallout</a> by <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a> (animated series) – <a href="/wiki/Fortiche" title="Fortiche">Fortiche</a>, <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a> by Riot Games</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Knuckles_(TV_series)" title="Knuckles (TV series)">Knuckles</a> (television series) – <a href="/wiki/Sega_Sammy_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Sega Sammy Group">Sega Sammy Group</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paramount_Pictures" title="Paramount Pictures">Paramount Pictures</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Sonic_the_Hedgehog" title="Sonic the Hedgehog">Sonic the Hedgehog</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Yakuza" title="Like a Dragon: Yakuza">Like a Dragon: Yakuza</a> (television series) – <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> / Amazon MGM Studios; based on <a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon" class="mw-redirect" title="Like a Dragon">Like a Dragon</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider:_The_Legend_of_Lara_Croft" title="Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft">Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft</a> (animated series) – <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics" title="Crystal Dynamics">Crystal Dynamics</a>, <a href="/wiki/Legendary_Television" class="mw-redirect" title="Legendary Television">Legendary Television</a> / Netflix; based on <a href="/wiki/Tomb_Raider" title="Tomb Raider">Tomb Raider</a> by <a href="/wiki/Crystal_Dynamics" title="Crystal Dynamics">Crystal Dynamics</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Most Anticipated Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Players' Voice<a href="#cite_note-46">[c]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Grand_Theft_Auto_VI" title="Grand Theft Auto VI">Grand Theft Auto VI</a> – <a href="/wiki/Rockstar_Games" title="Rockstar Games">Rockstar Games</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Death_Stranding_2:_On_the_Beach" class="mw-redirect" title="Death Stranding 2: On the Beach">Death Stranding 2: On the Beach</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kojima_Productions" title="Kojima Productions">Kojima Productions</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghost_of_Y%C5%8Dtei" title="Ghost of Yōtei">Ghost of Yōtei</a> – <a href="/wiki/Sucker_Punch_Productions" title="Sucker Punch Productions">Sucker Punch Productions</a> / Sony Interactive Entertainment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metroid_Prime_4:_Beyond" title="Metroid Prime 4: Beyond">Metroid Prime 4: Beyond</a> – <a href="/wiki/Retro_Studios" title="Retro Studios">Retro Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Wilds" title="Monster Hunter Wilds">Monster Hunter Wilds</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> – <a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Genshin_Impact" title="Genshin Impact">Genshin Impact</a> – <a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">miHoYo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Wuthering_Waves" title="Wuthering Waves">Wuthering Waves</a> – <a href="/wiki/Kuro_Games" title="Kuro Games">Kuro Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero" title="Zenless Zone Zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a> – miHoYo</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Esports_and_creators">Esports and creators</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Esports and creators">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Faker,_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg/190px-Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg/285px-Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg/380px-Faker%2C_2023_Worlds_winning_team_interview.jpg 2x" data-file-width="771" data-file-height="897" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Faker_(gamer)" title="Faker (gamer)">Faker</a> won Best Esports Athlete for the second consecutive year and third time overall.<a href="#cite_note-Korea_Times_Faker-42">[41]</a><a href="#cite_note-SI_Winners-43">[42]</a></figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Game<a href="#cite_note-47">[d]</a> </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Athlete </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a> – <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a> ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike_2" title="Counter-Strike 2">Counter-Strike 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dota_2" title="Dota 2">Dota 2</a> – Valve</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mobile_Legends:_Bang_Bang" title="Mobile Legends: Bang Bang">Mobile Legends: Bang Bang</a> – <a href="/wiki/Moonton" title="Moonton">Moonton</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Valorant" title="Valorant">Valorant</a> – Riot Games</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lee_%22Faker%22_Sang-hyeok" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok">Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok</a> ‡ <ul><li>Neta "33" Shapira</li> <li>Aleksi "Aleksib" Virolainen</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jung_%22Chovy%22_Ji-hoon" class="mw-redirect" title="Jung "Chovy" Ji-hoon">Jung "Chovy" Ji-hoon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathieu_%22ZywOo%22_Herbaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut">Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut</a></li> <li>Zheng "ZmjjKK" Yongkang</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Team </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Content Creator of the Year </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/T1_(esports)" title="T1 (esports)">T1</a> (League of Legends) ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bilibili_Gaming" title="Bilibili Gaming">Bilibili Gaming</a> (<a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gen.G" title="Gen.G">Gen.G</a> (League of Legends)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natus_Vincere" title="Natus Vincere">Natus Vincere</a> (<a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike_2" title="Counter-Strike 2">Counter-Strike 2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Liquid" title="Team Liquid">Team Liquid</a> (<a href="/wiki/Dota_2" title="Dota 2">Dota 2</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>CaseOh ‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/IlloJuan" title="IlloJuan">IlloJuan</a></li> <li>Techno Gamerz</li> <li>Typical Gamer</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usada_Pekora" title="Usada Pekora">Usada Pekora</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82">Global Gaming Citizens </th> <th style="background:#eedd82">Game Changer </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Laura Carter (TreesPlease Games)</li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Amir Satvat</li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_nominations_and_awards">Multiple nominations and awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Multiple nominations and awards">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Multiple_nominations">Multiple nominations</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Multiple nominations">edit</a>]</div> Astro Bot and <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> led the show with seven nominations each, followed by <a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> with six. Sony Interactive Entertainment led the publishers with 15 nominations,<a href="#cite_note-Sony-48">[e]</a> followed by <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a> with 11<a href="#cite_note-Square_Enix-49">[f]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> with 9.<a href="#cite_note-Sega-50">[g]</a> In addition to video game publishers, <a href="/wiki/Amazon_MGM_Studios" title="Amazon MGM Studios">Amazon MGM Studios</a> and <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a> both received two nominations for their television series in Best Adaptation.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a><a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central_Nominees-51">[44]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Games that received multiple nominations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Nominations </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Game </th></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">7 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="4">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Black_Ops_6" title="Call of Duty: Black Ops 6">Call of Duty: Black Ops 6</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Neva_(video_game)" title="Neva (video game)">Neva</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Outlaws" title="Star Wars Outlaws">Star Wars Outlaws</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="16">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Animal_Well" title="Animal Well">Animal Well</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV:_Vessel_of_Hatred" title="Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred">Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV:_Dawntrail" title="Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail">Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Legend of Zelda Echoes of Wisdom"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Life_Is_Strange:_Double_Exposure" title="Life Is Strange: Double Exposure">Life Is Strange: Double Exposure</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Infinite_Wealth" title="Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth">Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Manor_Lords" title="Manor Lords">Manor Lords</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Plucky_Squire" title="The Plucky Squire">The Plucky Squire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Lost_Crown" title="Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Stellar_Blade" title="Stellar Blade">Stellar Blade</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Party_Jamboree" title="Super Mario Party Jamboree">Super Mario Party Jamboree</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Tekken_8" title="Tekken 8">Tekken 8</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2" title="Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Wuthering_Waves" title="Wuthering Waves">Wuthering Waves</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero" title="Zenless Zone Zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Nominations by publisher </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Nominations </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a><a href="#cite_note-Sony-48">[e]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a><a href="#cite_note-Square_Enix-49">[f]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a><a href="#cite_note-Sega-50">[g]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Playstack </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a><a href="#cite_note-Xbox-52">[h]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/2K_(company)" title="2K (company)">2K</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">MiHoYo</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="10">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/11_Bit_Studios" title="11 Bit Studios">11 Bit Studios</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bigmode" class="mw-redirect" title="Bigmode">Bigmode</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Focus_Entertainment" title="Focus Entertainment">Focus Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hooded_Horse" title="Hooded Horse">Hooded Horse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Kuro_Games" title="Kuro Games">Kuro Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Oculus_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Oculus Studios">Oculus Studios</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a><a href="#cite_note-Riot-53">[i]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Multiple_awards">Multiple awards</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Multiple awards">edit</a>]</div> Astro Bot led the show with four wins (and its publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment with six), followed by <a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> (Playstack) and Metaphor: ReFantazio (Sega) with three.<a href="#cite_note-GameSpot_Winners-54">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-NPR_Winners-55">[46]</a> The 2024 show was Sony's fourth time leading the Game Awards.<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_GOTY-36">[35]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Games that received multiple wins </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Awards </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Game </th></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Helldivers_II" class="mw-redirect" title="Helldivers II">Helldivers II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable plainrowheaders sortable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Wins by publisher </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Awards </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td>Playstack </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Game_Science" title="Game Science">Game Science</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Presenters_and_performers">Presenters and performers</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Presenters and performers">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Presenters">Presenters</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Presenters">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:212px;max-width:212px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:210px;max-width:210px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:263px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_(D5X_8647)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Geoff Keighley smiling" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_%28D5X_8647%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/208px-Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_%28D5X_8647%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="208" height="264" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_%28D5X_8647%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/312px-Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_%28D5X_8647%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f0/Geoff_Keighley_-_19th_Annual_Game_Developers_Choice_Awards_%28D5X_8647%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="400" data-file-height="507" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:210px;max-width:210px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:263px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals,_2019_-_47634226161_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Sydnee Goodman smiling" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg/208px-Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="208" height="263" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg/312px-Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5d/Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg/416px-Sydnee_Goodman_at_the_Venice_Canals%2C_2019_-_47634226161_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1583" data-file-height="2004" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption"><a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a> (top) hosted the main show while Sydnee Goodman (bottom) hosted the preshow.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesHub_How-6">[6]</a></div></div></div></div> The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman. <a href="/wiki/Statler_and_Waldorf" title="Statler and Waldorf">Statler and Waldorf</a> also performed comedy skits throughout the show.<a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Live-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-RPS_Live-56">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-Vice_Live-57">[48]</a> Keighley and his team monitored the ongoing <a href="/wiki/2024_SAG-AFTRA_video_game_strike" title="2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike">SAG-AFTRA video game strike</a> when booking celebrity guests and allowed them to choose how they would participate in the show.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Preview-3">[3]</a><a href="#cite_note-NYT_Winners-58">[49]</a> <a href="/wiki/SAG-AFTRA" title="SAG-AFTRA">SAG-AFTRA</a> and the Game Workers of Southern California distributed leaflets outside the Peacock Theatre.<a href="#cite_note-BBC_Winners-59">[50]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th class="unsortable">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Baker, Troy"><a href="/wiki/Troy_Baker" title="Troy Baker">Troy Baker</a> </td> <td rowspan="3">Presented the award for Best Performance </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Ford, Harrison"><a href="/wiki/Harrison_Ford" title="Harrison Ford">Harrison Ford</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Howard, Todd"><a href="/wiki/Todd_Howard" title="Todd Howard">Todd Howard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Salim, Abubakar"><a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Salim" title="Abubakar Salim">Abubakar Salim</a> </td> <td>Presented the award for Best Action Game </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Fares, Josef"><a href="/wiki/Josef_Fares" title="Josef Fares">Josef Fares</a> </td> <td>Presented the reveal trailer for <a href="/wiki/Split_Fiction" title="Split Fiction">Split Fiction</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Pitchford, Randy"><a href="/wiki/Randy_Pitchford" title="Randy Pitchford">Randy Pitchford</a> </td> <td>Presented the first look trailer for <a href="/wiki/Borderlands_4" title="Borderlands 4">Borderlands 4</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Kojima, Hideo"><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> </td> <td>Presented the award for Best Game Direction </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Thomas, Craig Lee">Craig Lee Thomas </td> <td>Presented the reveal trailer for <a href="/wiki/Helldivers_2" title="Helldivers 2">Helldivers 2</a>: Omens of Tyranny </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Ford, Rebecca">Rebecca Ford </td> <td>Presented the final trailer for <a href="/wiki/Warframe:_1999" class="mw-redirect" title="Warframe: 1999">Warframe: 1999</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Schilling, Celia">Celia Schilling </td> <td rowspan="2">Presented the award for Best Debut Indie Game </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Velasco, Sean">Sean Velasco </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Broadus, Cordell">Cordell Broadus </td> <td rowspan="2">Presented the award for Best Ongoing Game </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Merced, Isabela"><a href="/wiki/Isabela_Merced" title="Isabela Merced">Isabela Merced</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Presented the award for Best Adaptation </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Woodward, Shannon"><a href="/wiki/Shannon_Woodward" title="Shannon Woodward">Shannon Woodward</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Khalid_(American_singer)" title="Khalid (American singer)">Khalid</a> </td> <td>Presented the award for Best Score and Music </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Bailey, Laura"><a href="/wiki/Laura_Bailey" title="Laura Bailey">Laura Bailey</a> </td> <td rowspan="2">Presented the reveal trailer for Dispatch </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Paul, Aaron"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Paul" title="Aaron Paul">Aaron Paul</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Lake, Sam"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lake" title="Sam Lake">Sam Lake</a> </td> <td>Presented the award for Best Narrative </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Vincke, Swen"><a href="/wiki/Swen_Vincke" title="Swen Vincke">Swen Vincke</a> </td> <td>Presented the award for <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performers">Performers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Performers">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div class="thumb tmulti tright"><div class="thumbinner multiimageinner" style="width:292px;max-width:292px"><div class="trow"><div class="tsingle" style="width:148px;max-width:148px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:170px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Burke_singing_at_a_concert_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/146px-Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="146" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/219px-Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg/292px-Burke_singing_at_a_concert_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2355" data-file-height="2743" /></a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:140px;max-width:140px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:170px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Royal_%26_The_Serpent_@_The_Fonda_9_09_2021_(51784088224).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" 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src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg/142px-Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg/213px-Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg/284px-Snoop_Dogg%2C_Sydney%2C_2023_-_53775518109_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2142" data-file-height="1945" /></a></div></div><div class="tsingle" style="width:144px;max-width:144px"><div class="thumbimage" style="height:128px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/142px-Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="142" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/213px-Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ea/Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg/284px-Twenty_One_Pilots_-_Southside_Festival_2022_-_IMG_6029_-_1_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4864" data-file-height="4400" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The Game Awards 2024 featured musical performances from (clockwise from top) <a href="/wiki/D4vd" title="D4vd">d4vd</a>, <a href="/wiki/Royal_%26_the_Serpent" title="Royal & the Serpent">Royal & the Serpent</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots" title="Twenty One Pilots">Twenty One Pilots</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Balfe-60">[51]</a></div></div></div></div> The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Balfe" title="Lorne Balfe">Lorne Balfe</a>, performed during the ceremony,<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Balfe-60">[51]</a> including <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Eustache" title="Pedro Eustache">Pedro Eustache</a>, dubbed "Flute Guy".<a href="#cite_note-Dot_Esports_All-61">[52]</a> Balfe remained updated on new game releases throughout the year to ensure he was familiar with their music when the nominees were announced. He worked with <a href="/wiki/David_Campbell_(composer)" title="David Campbell (composer)">David Campbell</a> to arrange a performance of songs from the second season of <a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Balfe-60">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-Spin_Music-62">[53]</a> <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> debuted a new song during the show.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Balfe-60">[51]</a> The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Balfe-60">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-Spin_Music-62">[53]</a><a href="#cite_note-WP_Live-63">[54]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Song</th> <th>Game(s) / show(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Game Awards Orchestra">The Game Awards Orchestra<a href="#cite_note-Balfe-64">[j]</a> </td> <td>"Live Gloriously"<a href="#cite_note-2K_Civ_7-65">[55]</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Civilization_VII" title="Civilization VII">Civilization VII</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/D4vd" title="D4vd">d4vd</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Remember Me">"Remember Me" </td> <td rowspan="3"><a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Royal_%26_the_Serpent" title="Royal & the Serpent">Royal & the Serpent</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Wasteland">"Wasteland" </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Twenty_One_Pilots" title="Twenty One Pilots">Twenty One Pilots</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Line">"The Line" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Thank You">"<a href="/wiki/Missionary_(Snoop_Dogg_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Missionary (Snoop Dogg album)">Thank You</a>" </td> <td rowspan="2" data-sort-value="" style="background: var(--background-color-interactive, #ececec); color: var(--color-base, inherit); vertical-align: middle; text-align: center;" class="table-na">—<a href="#cite_note-66">[k]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Gin and Juice">"<a href="/wiki/Gin_and_Juice" title="Gin and Juice">Gin and Juice</a>" </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="7" data-sort-value="Game Awards Orchestra">The Game Awards Orchestra<a href="#cite_note-Balfe-64">[j]</a> </td> <td>"Sunflower"<a href="#cite_note-Automaton_Okami-67">[56]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Okami">Untitled <a href="/wiki/%C5%8Ckami" title="Ōkami">Ōkami</a> sequel </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> medley </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Astro_Bot" title="Astro Bot">Astro Bot</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Balatro_(video_game)" title="Balatro (video game)">Balatro</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Reception">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nominees">Nominees</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Nominees">edit</a>]</div> Several games saw increased weekly sales following their nominations, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by 268% and Metaphor: ReFantazio by 172%,<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Sales-68">[57]</a> and Balatro had its second-highest-earning week on mobile and a 100% increase in <a href="/wiki/Concurrent_players" class="mw-redirect" title="Concurrent players">concurrent players</a> on Steam.<a href="#cite_note-PocketGamer_Balatro-69">[58]</a><a href="#cite_note-PCGamesN_Balatro-70">[59]</a><a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Balatro-71">[60]</a> Balatro's nominations pleasantly surprised critics due to its genre,<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Snubs-72">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-73">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Snubs-74">[63]</a> though some felt other <a href="/wiki/Indie_games" class="mw-redirect" title="Indie games">indie games</a> remained overlooked outside of their dedicated categories.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Snubs-74">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Analysis-75">[64]</a> <a href="/wiki/TheGamer" class="mw-redirect" title="TheGamer">TheGamer</a>'s Stacey Henley appreciated that Games for Impact "can finally feel like part of the show" as, unlike previous years, some of its nominees were also named in other categories,<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Impact-76">[65]</a> though <a href="/wiki/The_Guardian" title="The Guardian">The Guardian</a>'s Keza MacDonald found its nominees incongruous and criteria confusing.<a href="#cite_note-Guardian_Nominees-77">[66]</a> Some felt three of the five Players' Voice nominees being <a href="/wiki/Gacha_game" title="Gacha game">gacha games</a> justified the lack of more audience-voted categories.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-Dot_Esports_Voice-79">[68]</a> The omission of Future Class was criticized; TheGamer's Tessa Kaur called it "a loss for the industry",<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Future_Class-80">[69]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Digital_Trends" title="Digital Trends">Digital Trends</a>'s Giovanni Colantonio considered it a troubling indication that Keighley was attempting to avoid controversy and placate the audience in light of an open letter written by Future Class inductees before <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2023" title="The Game Awards 2023">the 2023 ceremony</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a> Some critics were puzzled by <a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2_(2024_video_game)" title="Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)">Silent Hill 2</a>'s Best Narrative nomination as it is a remake of <a href="/wiki/Silent_Hill_2" title="Silent Hill 2">a 2001 game</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Snubs-74">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-AV_Club_DLC-81">[70]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dragon_Age:_The_Veilguard" title="Dragon Age: The Veilguard">Dragon Age: The Veilguard</a>, <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports_College_Football_25" title="EA Sports College Football 25">EA Sports College Football 25</a>, and <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Echoes_of_Wisdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom">The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom</a> were considered among the biggest snubs by some critics and viewers.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-73">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Snubs-82">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-Shacknews_Snubs-83">[72]</a> Many journalists and viewers criticized <a href="/wiki/Elden_Ring:_Shadow_of_the_Erdtree" class="mw-redirect" title="Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree">Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree</a>'s Game of the Year nomination—the first for a DLC expansion—as it overshadowed other games,<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Snubs-72">[61]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC_GOTY-84">[73]</a><a href="#cite_note-Vice_DLC-85">[74]</a> though some felt it was justified by its quality and size.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-73">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-AV_Club_DLC-81">[70]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Deserves-86">[75]</a> The show's website was updated before nominees were announced to clarify DLC's eligibility, which many predicted was in preparation for Shadow of the Erdtree's divisive nominations;<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_DLC-19">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-Vice_DLC-85">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_DLC-87">[76]</a> some viewers erroneously accused Keighley of changing the rules to make it eligible.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Rules-88">[77]</a> Others also felt its eligibility meant DLC was snubbed at previous shows, like <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077:_Phantom_Liberty" title="Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty</a> and <a href="/wiki/Xenoblade_Chronicles_3:_Future_Redeemed" class="mw-redirect" title="Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed">Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed</a> in 2023,<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Cyberpunk-89">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-Destructoid_DLC-90">[79]</a><a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Life_DLC-91">[80]</a> and suggested a new category dedicated to DLC would be more appropriate,<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-73">[62]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_GOTY-92">[81]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_DLC-93">[82]</a> though TheGamer's Henley argued there are too few annual releases to justify it.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_DLC-94">[83]</a> Some journalists considered <a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a> an <a href="/wiki/Outlier" title="Outlier">outlier</a> in the Game of the Year nominees and were surprised by its success;<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Snubs-82">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-BBC_GOTY-84">[73]</a> it is the lowest-scoring Game of the Year nominee in the show's history, with 81 out of 100 on <a href="/wiki/Review_aggregator" title="Review aggregator">review aggregator</a> website <a href="/wiki/Metacritic" title="Metacritic">Metacritic</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Metacritic-95">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Metacritic-96">[85]</a> TheGamer's Tessa Kaur felt the game's biggest accomplishment was its popularity, comparing it to <a href="/wiki/Barbie_(film)" title="Barbie (film)">Barbie</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Academy_Award_for_Best_Picture" title="Academy Award for Best Picture">Best Picture</a> nomination at the <a href="/wiki/96th_Academy_Awards" title="96th Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Wukong-97">[86]</a> Conversely, <a href="/wiki/Vice_(magazine)" title="Vice (magazine)">Vice</a>'s Dwayne Jenkins criticized journalists who questioned its deservedness based solely on its critical reception, despite the positive player response; he argued that such discussions are more appropriate for audiences rather than journalists, who should serve as <a href="/wiki/Journalistic_objectivity" title="Journalistic objectivity">neutral intermediaries</a>, since the awards have no objective criteria.<a href="#cite_note-Vice_Wukong-98">[87]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ceremony">Ceremony</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ceremony">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/The_Washington_Post" title="The Washington Post">The Washington Post</a>'s Gene Park called the 2024 ceremony "the best show put on by the Game Awards so far this decade", though he felt the categories required better curation,<a href="#cite_note-WP_Review-99">[88]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Engadget" title="Engadget">Engadget</a>'s Mat Smith wrote that "the Game Awards delivered".<a href="#cite_note-Engadget_After-100">[89]</a> <a href="/wiki/VentureBeat" title="VentureBeat">VentureBeat</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dean_Takahashi" title="Dean Takahashi">Dean Takahashi</a> thought Keighley "redeemed himself" after criticism of the previous ceremony.<a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Review-38">[37]</a> Digital Trends's Colantonio called it "the best possible version" of the show, though he criticized the relegation of important awards to the preshow.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rolling_Stone" title="Rolling Stone">Rolling Stone</a>'s Issy van der Velde similarly criticized that the esports winners were announced in quick succession during the preshow without acceptance speeches,<a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone_Review-101">[90]</a> and TheGamer's Kaur felt the show remained too long and padded with boring advertisements, though found the reveals surprising "for the first time in a long time".<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Surprises-102">[91]</a> Journalists deemed the winners deserving, including Astro Bot's Game of the Year award considering its polished and joyful gameplay,<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_GOTY-36">[35]</a><a href="#cite_note-WP_Review-99">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-Engadget_After-100">[89]</a> and many considered the game announcements surprising and among the best to date.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-Engadget_After-100">[89]</a><a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone_Review-101">[90]</a> Viewers responded negatively to Catly's reveal trailer; many suspected it was <a href="/wiki/AI-generated" class="mw-redirect" title="AI-generated">AI-generated</a> and some doubted the game's existence,<a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone_Review-101">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Catly-103">[92]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Catly-104">[93]</a> though the developer denied the involvement of AI and <a href="/wiki/Blockchain" title="Blockchain">blockchain</a> technology, and shared a draft version of the trailer with journalists.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Catly-105">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Catly-106">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Catly_2-107">[96]</a> The musical performances were praised;<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-NME_Arcane-108">[97]</a> <a href="/wiki/NME" title="NME">NME</a>'s Surej Singh called the Arcane performance an "emotional and stirring medley".<a href="#cite_note-NME_Arcane-108">[97]</a> Several commentators appreciated the additional time for acceptance speeches, following criticism at the previous ceremony.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone_Review-101">[90]</a> <a href="/wiki/Kotaku" title="Kotaku">Kotaku</a>'s Zack Zwiezen considered Statler and Waldorf the highlight for their humorous interjections and heckles directed at Keighley,<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Muppets-109">[98]</a> though TheGamer's Kaur felt their appearance acknowledged the show's issues without addressing them.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Muppets-110">[99]</a> The introduction of the Game Changer award and Amir Satvat's emotional acceptance speech were considered by many the night's highlight,<a href="#cite_note-BBC_Winners-59">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-WP_Review-99">[88]</a> and Rolling Stone's Van der Velde thought the award meant Keighley was taking previous criticism seriously,<a href="#cite_note-Rolling_Stone_Review-101">[90]</a> though TheGamer's Kaur and Henley felt the award's introduction in the same year as Future Class's removal gives the appearance of awarding individuals to reduce the voice of a collective group.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Muppets-110">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Satvat-111">[100]</a> Some Future Class members were concerned the award had replaced the program as "it's easier to control one person's message than the message of multiple years Future Class members".<a href="#cite_note-Aftermath_Future_Class-112">[101]</a> <a href="/wiki/Swen_Vincke" title="Swen Vincke">Swen Vincke</a> received similar praise for his criticism of publishers who chase "arbitrary sales targets" instead of making games "they want to play themselves".<a href="#cite_note-BBC_Winners-59">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-78">[67]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Muppets-110">[99]</a> Some viewers interpreted Vincke's comments as criticism towards Black Myth: Wukong, which was partially attributed to a poor Chinese translation of his speech; there was subsequently an attempt to <a href="/wiki/Review_bomb" title="Review bomb">review bomb</a> Vincke's game, <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a>, on Steam,<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Vincke-113">[102]</a><a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_Vincke-114">[103]</a> as well as Astro Bot on Metacritic.<a href="#cite_note-NME_Ji-115">[104]</a> <a href="/wiki/Alanah_Pearce" title="Alanah Pearce">Alanah Pearce</a>, who attended the show, reported that a Black Myth: Wukong developer cried after failing to win Game of the Year,<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Ji-116">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Ji-117">[106]</a> though former <a href="/wiki/IGN_China" class="mw-redirect" title="IGN China">IGN China</a> journalist Charles Young <a href="/wiki/Tweeted" class="mw-redirect" title="Tweeted">tweeted</a> that he was with the developers at the show and none cried.<a href="#cite_note-Twitter_Young-118">[107]</a>[<a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:No_original_research#Primary,_secondary_and_tertiary_sources" title="Wikipedia:No original research">non-primary source needed</a>] Following the ceremony, the game's producer Feng Ji expressed disappointment over the loss and confusion about the award's criteria, writing "I feel like I came all the way here for nothing!";<a href="#cite_note-120">[l]</a> he said he had written his acceptance speech two years earlier.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Ji-116">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Ji-117">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-Vice_Ji-121">[109]</a> Some foreign media interpreted Feng Ji's comments as criticism of the Game Awards,<a href="#cite_note-Vice_Ji-121">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Ji-122">[110]</a><a href="#cite_note-Dexerto_Ji-123">[111]</a> which was attributed to <a href="/wiki/Machine_translation" title="Machine translation">machine translations</a> misconstruing the original meaning, self-deprecation, and humorous tone of the original Chinese text.<a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_Ji-124">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Ji-125">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamerSky_Ji-126">[114]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewership">Viewership</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Viewership">edit</a>]</div> According to Streams Charts, the ceremony broke its viewership record, peaking at over four million concurrent viewers across 1,498 channels, including 1.25 million viewers on the official YouTube broadcast and 397,000 on Twitch.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Viewers-127">[115]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output 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id="cite_note-46"><a href="#cite_ref-46">^</a> 100 percent public-voted award with a three-round nomination process that began with 30 games<a href="#cite_note-SI_Voice-45">[43]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-47"><a href="#cite_ref-47">^</a> Presented in conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Old_Spice" title="Old Spice">Old Spice</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sony-48">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sony_48-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sony_48-1">b</a> Some outlets counted <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a>'s nominations at 16 as it is the <a href="/wiki/Parent_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Parent company">parent company</a> of <a href="/wiki/Destiny_2" title="Destiny 2">Destiny 2</a> publisher <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Square_Enix-49">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Square_Enix_49-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Square_Enix_49-1">b</a> Several outlets counted <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a>'s nominations at 12,<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a> based on official material from the Game Awards.<a href="#cite_note-Windows_Central_Nominees-51">[44]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Sega-50">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Sega_50-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Sega_50-1">b</a> <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> received two additional nominations as co-producer of <a href="/wiki/Knuckles_(TV_series)" title="Knuckles (TV series)">Knuckles</a> and <a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Yakuza" title="Like a Dragon: Yakuza">Like a Dragon: Yakuza</a> for Best Adaptation.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-16">[16]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Xbox-52"><a href="#cite_ref-Xbox_52-0">^</a> Some outlets counted <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a>'s nominations at 12 as it is a <a href="/wiki/Sister_company" class="mw-redirect" title="Sister company">sister company</a> of <a href="/wiki/Activision" title="Activision">Activision</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Deadline_Nominees-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Riot-53"><a href="#cite_ref-Riot_53-0">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a> received an additional nomination as co-producer of <a href="/wiki/Arcane_(TV_series)" title="Arcane (TV series)">Arcane</a> for Best Adaptation.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-16">[16]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Balfe-64">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Balfe_64-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Balfe_64-1">b</a> Conducted by <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Balfe" title="Lorne Balfe">Lorne Balfe</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Nominees-17">[17]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-66"><a href="#cite_ref-66">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Snoop_Dogg" title="Snoop Dogg">Snoop Dogg</a>'s performance followed his appearance in <a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> and preceded his album <a href="/wiki/Missionary_(Snoop_Dogg_album)" class="mw-redirect" title="Missionary (Snoop Dogg album)">Missionary</a>, which was released the following day.<a href="#cite_note-NYT_Winners-58">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-THR_Winners-41">[40]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-120"><a href="#cite_ref-120">^</a> Translated from Chinese;<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Ji-116">[105]</a> original text reads "我特么白来了!".<a href="#cite_note-GNN_Ji-119">[108]</a> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2024&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link 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