So why was The Game Awards 2024 such a special night for gamers? The Game Awards 2024 was an exciting and recognised year for video game’s most notable. The crown jewel of the evening was Astro Bot.
It’s an event that celebrates the very incredible talent and creativity of the gaming industry. It displayed huge titles that got players about all over the planet.
Astro Bot Becomes the Spotlight
Game of the Year
Nominees:
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Astro Bot (WINNER)
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Balatro
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Securing Astro Bot to be Game of the Year was a stellar feat. It also grabbed wins in a number of different categories.
The game won Best Game Direction, Best Action/Adventure Game and Best Family Game. It was an astonishing act of quality, as well as an act of gaming.
Category Breakdowns
Best Game Direction
Nominees:
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Balatro
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Astro Bot (WINNER)
Best Narrative
Nominees:
- Silent Hill 2
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (WINNER)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Best Art Direction
Nominees:
- Neva
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Metaphor: ReFantazio (WINNER)
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Best Score and Music
Nominees:
- Stellar Blade
- Astro Bot
- Silent Hill 2
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (WINNER)
Best Audio Design
Nominees:
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Astro Bot
- Silent Hill 2
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (WINNER)
Best Performance
Nominees:
- Briana White in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Luke Roberts in Silent Hill 2
- Humberly González in Star Wars Outlaws
- Hannah Telle in Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Melina Juergens in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (WINNER)
Innovation in Accessibility
Nominees:
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Diablo IV
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (WINNER)
Games for Impact
Nominees:
- Indika
- Neva (WINNER)
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Life is Strange: Double Exposure
- Tales of Kenzera: Zau
- Closer the Distance
Best Independent Game
Nominees:
- Neva
- UFO 50
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Animal Well
- Balatro (WINNER)
Best Action Game
Nominees:
- Helldivers 2
- Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Stellar Blade
- Black Myth: Wukong (WINNER)
Best RPG
Nominees:
- Helldivers 2
- Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Stellar Blade
- Black Myth: Wukong (WINNER)
Esports and Content Creation Highlights
The Game Awards 2024 also named the excellence of esports and content creation. Notable winners included:
Best Esports Game
Nominees:
- Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
- Counter-Strike 2
- Valorant
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends (WINNER)
Best Esports Athlete
Nominees:
- Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
- Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
- ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
- ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
- 33 (Neta Shapira)
- Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok) (WINNER)
Most Anticipated Game and Adaptation
The Game Awards 2024 broke its Most Anticipated Game category. Grand Theft Auto VI was awarded and appeared to have excited massive enthusiasm from fans.
The Fallout series also grabbed prize in the Best Adaptation category. It was clearly the real world when playing has become more and more tied to other media formats than a single category.
Conclusion
It was a full on gaming awards extravaganza known as The Game Awards 2024. It shone the light upon the diversity, and criticality and innovation within a number of different kinds of genres.
But the event also gave the old and the new hands a platform to display their wares and some of them were rewarded for outstanding achievement. It brought us into the colourful world of the video games.
