Team Asobi’s Astro Bot took the marquee Game of the Year prize on the eleventh Game Awards, which had been handed out Thursday on the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Astro Bot additionally garnered wins for Best Family Game, Best Director and Best Action Adventure.
Other winners included Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which gained Best Score and Music. Black Myth: Wukong snagged a win for Best Action Game, Balatro for Best Debut Indie and Best RPG, whereas Best Narrative went to Metaphor: ReFantazio.
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Astro Bot got here into the ceremony with a number one seven nominations apiece. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 dominated final 12 months’s Game Awards, with Alan Wake scoring three wins and Baldur’s Gate taking six, together with Game of the Year.
In celebration of the ceremony’s 10-year anniversary, the tech-based awards present didn’t skimp on star energy nor surprises. Naughty Dog made a shock announcement for an upcoming dystopian area journey recreation, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet starring Tati Gabrielle. Actor Aaron Paul and voice actor and performer Laura Bailey introduced an upcoming animated motion RPG known as Dispatch that incorporates a main ensemble comprised of Jeffrey Wright, JackSepticEye, Alanah Pearce and extra. Netflix additionally confirmed an unique sneak peak of their upcoming on-line get together royale recreation Squid Game: Unleashed.
Star presenters included actor Harrison Ford, teaming up with online game actor and performer Troy Baker and Bethesda director Todd Howard to have a good time the not too long ago launched Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, in addition to presenting Best Performance. Other stars additionally featured Ella Purnell (Fallout), Isabela Merced (The Last of Us), Shannon Woodard (Westworld). The present additionally included particular stay performances by Snoop Dogg and Twenty One Pilots, Royal & the Serpent and d4vd. The Game Awards Orchestra, performed by BAFTA and Emmy nominated composer Lorne Balfe, carried out scores from the 12 months’s Game of the Year nominees and extra.
For the third 12 months, The Game Awards 2024 honored essentially the most progressive, game-inspired initiatives throughout leisure within the Best Adaptation class, with Amazon MGM Studios’ Fallout taking house the award this 12 months.
Here are the winners of the 2024 Game Awards.
Game of the Year
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Game Direction
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantanzio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Art Direction
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Score and Music
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Best Audio Design
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
Best Performance
Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
Best Ongoing Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian)
Best Independent Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Debut Indie Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best Mobile Game
Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
Best VR/AR Game
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj/Oculus Studios)
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best RPG
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
Best Family Game
Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Frostpunk 2 (11 Bit Studios)
Best Sports/Racing Game
EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
Best Multiplayer Game
Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
Best Adaptation
Fallout (Bethesda/Kilter Films/Amazon MGM Studios)
Most Anticipated Game
Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
Content Creator of the Year
CaseOh
Best Esports Game
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Best Esports Athlete
Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
Best Esports Team
T1 (League of Legends)
Players’ Voice
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
