Nominations for "The Game Awards 2024," Watched by the Entire World, Announced! Full of Noteworthy Titles Like "Black Myth: Wukong," "Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree," and Usada Pekora!

On Tuesday, November 19, 2024, nominations in various categories were announced for "The Game Awards 2024," the world's largest game awards. "The Game Awards" will be live-streamed from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, December 12, 2024, and will determine this year's top games, making it the most watched event right now.

What are "The Game Awards"?

"The Game Awards" is an event that selects the grand prize, "Game of the Year" (GOTY), from games released between December of last year and November of this year. It's a combined vote of game industry experts and the general public, so anyone can vote by going to the official website by December 11!

It's great that various perspectives are included, as our opinions are also reflected!
Also, this year marks the 10th anniversary of "The Game Awards," and a special video has been announced.

List of Nominated Works

There are 29 categories for nominations, and many titles from Japanese companies and popular games were selected. The details are as follows:

Game of the Year

A game that delivers the best experience across creative and technical fields.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• "Black Myth: Wukong" (Game Science)
• "Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Game Direction

Evaluation of new perspectives and innovative ideas in game direction and design.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• "Black Myth: Wukong" (Game Science)
• "Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Narrative

Outstanding story and narrative development.

• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth" (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
• "Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
• "Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)

Best Art Direction

Outstanding creativity and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Black Myth: Wukong" (Game Science)
• "Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
• "Neva" (Nomada Studio/Devolver)

Best Score and Music

Outstanding music, including score, original songs, and licensed soundtrack.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
• "Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)
• "Stellar Blade" (Shift Up/SIE)

Best Audio Design

Best in-game audio and sound design.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
• "Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)

Best Performance

Individual responsible for narration, motion, and performance capture.

• Briana White ("Final Fantasy VII Rebirth")
• Hannah Telle ("Life is Strange: Double Exposure")
• Humberly González ("Star Wars Outlaws")
• Luke Roberts ("Silent Hill 2")
• Melina Juergens ("Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II")

Innovation in Accessibility

Software or hardware that advances the medium by adding features, technology, and content to make games more playable and enjoyable for a wider range of users.

• "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
• "Diablo IV" (Blizzard/Xbox)
• "Dragon Age: The Veilguard" (BioWare/EA)
• "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
• "Star Wars Outlaws" (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)

Games for Impact

Thought-provoking games with a social contribution or message.

• "Closer the Distance" (Osmotic Studios/Skybound Games)
• "Indika" (Odd Meter/11 Bit Studios)
• "Neva" (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
• "Life is Strange: Double Exposure" (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
• "Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II" (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
• "Tales of Kenzera: Zau" (Surgent Studios/EA)

Best Ongoing

Outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

• "Destiny 2" (Bungie/SIE)
• "Diablo IV" (Blizzard/Xbox)
• "Final Fantasy XIV" (Square Enix)
• "Fortnite" (Epic Games)
• "Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)

Best Community Support

Games with outstanding community support, transparency, and responsiveness, including social media activity and game updates/patches.

• "Baldur’s Gate 3" (Larian)
• "Final Fantasy XIV" (Square Enix)
• "Fortnite" (Epic Games)
• "Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
• "No Man’s Sky" (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game

Outstanding creativity and technical achievement in games produced outside the traditional publishing system.

• "Animal Well" (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
• "Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• "Lorelei and the Laser Eyes" (Simogo/Annapurna Interactive)
• "Neva" (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
• "UFO 50" (Mossmouth)

Best Debut Indie Game

Debut game produced by a new independent studio.

• "Animal Well" (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
• "Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• "Manor Lords" (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
• "Pacific Drive" (Ironwood Studios/Kepler Interactive)
• "The Plucky Squire" (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Mobile Game

Games playable on mobile devices.

• "AFK Journey" (FARLIGHT/Lilith Games)
• "Balatro" (LocalThunk/Playstack)
• "Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket" (Creatures Inc/TPCI)
• "Wuthering Waves" (Kuro Games)
• "Zenless Zone Zero" (Hoyoverse)

Best VR / AR

Games playable in VR or AR, regardless of platform.

• "Arizona Sunshine Remake" (Vertigo Games)
• "Asgard’s Wrath 2" (Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios)
• "Batman: Arkham Shadow" (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
• "Metal: Hellsinger VR" (Lab 42/The Outsiders/Funcom)
• "Metro Awakening" (Vertigo Games)

Best Action Game

Action games with a primary focus on combat.

• "Black Myth: Wukong" (Game Science)
• "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
• "Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
• "Stellar Blade" (Shift Up/SIE)
• "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

Best Action / Adventure

Best action/adventure games combining combat with traversal and puzzle-solving.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown" (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
• "Silent Hill 2" (Bloober Team/Konami)
• "Star Wars Outlaws" (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
• "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" (Grezzo/Nintendo)

Best RPG

Games designed with rich character customization and progression, including multiplayer experiences.

• "Dragon's Dogma 2" (Capcom)
• "Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree" (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• "Final Fantasy VII Rebirth" (Square Enix)
• "Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth" (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
• "Metaphor: ReFantazio" (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)

Best Fighting

Games primarily designed around competitive combat.

• "Dragon Ball Sparking! ZERO" (Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco)
• "Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising" (Arc System Works/Cygames)
• "Marvel vs Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics" (Capcom)
• "MultiVersus" (Player First Games/WB Games)
• "Tekken 8" (Bandai Namco)

Best Family

The best games for family play, regardless of genre or platform.

• "ASTRO BOT" (Team Asobi/SIE)
• "Princess Peach: Showtime!" (Good-Feel/Nintendo)
• "Super Mario Party Jamboree" (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
• "The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom" (Grezzo/Nintendo)
• "The Plucky Squire" (All Possible Futures/Devolver)

Best Sim / Strategy

Games focused on real-time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, regardless of platform.

• "Age of Mythology: Retold" (World’s Edge/Forgotten Empires/Xbox Game Studios)
• "Frostpunk 2" (11 Bit Studios)
• "Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess" (Capcom)
• "Manor Lords" (Slavic Magic/Hooded Horse)
• "Unicorn Overlord" (Vanillaware/Sega/Atlus)

Best Sports / Racing

Traditional and non-traditional sports and racing games.

• "F1 24" (Codemasters/EA Sports)
• "EA Sports FC 25" (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
• "NBA 2K25" (Visual Concepts/2K)
• "Top Spin 2K25" (Hangar 13/2K)
• "WWE 2K24" (Visual Concepts/2K)

Best Multiplayer

Outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including cooperative and large-scale multiplayer.

• "Call of Duty: Black Ops 6" (Treyarch/Raven/ Activision/Xbox)
• "Helldivers 2" (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
• "Super Mario Party Jamboree" (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
• "Tekken 8" (Bandai Namco)
• "Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2" (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)

Best Adaptation

Outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium.

• "Arcane" (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
• "Fallout" (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
• "Knuckles" (Sega/Paramount)
• "Like a Dragon: Yakuza" (Sega/Amazon MGM Studios)
• "Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft" (Crystal Dynamics/Legendary/Netflix)

Most Anticipated Game

Announced games that demonstrably show potential to advance the game medium.

• "Death Stranding 2: On the Beach" (Kojima Productions/SIE)
• "Ghost of Yōtei" (Sucker Punch Productions/SIE)
• "Grand Theft Auto VI" (Rockstar Games)
• "Metroid Prime 4: Beyond" (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
• "Monster Hunter Wilds" (Capcom)

Content Creator of the Year

Streamer or content creator who had a significant positive impact on the community in 2024.

• CaseOh
• IlloJuan
• Techo Gamerz
• TypicalGamer
• Usada Pekora

Best Esports Game

Game that provided an overall esports experience to players, including tournaments, community support, and content updates, regardless of genre or platform.

• "Counter-Strike 2" (Valve)
• "DOTA 2" (Valve)
• "League of Legends" (Riot Games)
• "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang" (Moonton)
• "Valorant" (Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete

Esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding in performance and conduct in 2024, regardless of the game.

• Neta Shapira ("33")
• Aleksi Virolainen ("Aleksib")
• Jeong Ji-hoon ("Chovy")
• Lee Sang-hyeok ("Faker")
• Mathieu Herbaut ("ZyWoO")
• Zheng Yongkang ("ZmjjKk")

Best Esports Team

Specific esports team (not the entire organization) judged to be the most outstanding in performance and conduct in 2024.

• Bilibili Gaming ("League of Legends")
• Gen.G ("League of Legends")
• NAVI ("Counter-Strike")
• T1 ("League of Legends")
• Team Liquid ("DOTA 2")

Voting is open until Wednesday, December 11, 2024, so gamers should check it out now!
For more details, please check "The Game Awards" official website.