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{{Short description|Video game awards show}}
{{Short description|Video game awards show}}
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| preshow_host = Sydnee Goodman
| preshow_host = Sydnee Goodman
| date = {{Start date|2024|12|12}}
| date = {{Start date|2024|12|12}}
| most_awards = ''[[Astro Bot]]'' (3)
| most_awards = {{hlist|''[[Astro Bot]]'' (4)}}
| most_nominations = {{hlist|''Astro Bot''|''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' (7)}}
| most_nominations = {{hlist|''Astro Bot''|''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' (7)}}
| award1_type = {{nowrap|[[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]{{nbs|en}}}}
| award1_type = {{nowrap|[[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]{{nbs|en}}}}
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| award1_winner = ''Astro Bot''
| website = {{URL|https://thegameawards.com/|thegameawards.com}}
| website = {{URL|https://thegameawards.com/|thegameawards.com}}
| coverage = Online
| coverage = Online
| runtime =
| runtime = 3 hours, 12 minutes
| viewership =
| viewership = 154 million
| producer = {{hlist|Geoff Keighley|Kimmie Kim}}
| producer = {{hlist|Geoff Keighley|Kimmie Kim}}
| director = Richard Preuss
| director = Richard Preuss
| previous = [[The Game Awards 2023|2023]]
| previous = [[The Game Awards 2023|2023]]
| main = [[The Game Awards]]
| main = [[The Game Awards]]
| next = 2025<!-- [[The Game Awards 2025|2025]] -->
| next = [[The Game Awards 2025|2025]]
}}
}}


'''The Game Awards 2024''' is an award show to honor the best [[video games of 2024]]. It is the eleventh show hosted by [[Geoff Keighley]], creator and producer of [[the Game Awards]], and held with a live audience at the [[Peacock Theater]] in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, and [[live stream]]ed across online platforms globally.
'''The Game Awards 2024''' was an award show to honor the best [[video games of 2024]]. It was the eleventh show hosted by [[Geoff Keighley]], creator and producer of [[the Game Awards]], and held with a live audience at the [[Peacock Theater]] in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, and [[live stream]]ed across online platforms globally. It featured musical performances from [[d4vd]], [[Royal & the Serpent]], [[Snoop Dogg]], and [[Twenty One Pilots]], and presentations from celebrity guests including [[Harrison Ford]], [[Hideo Kojima]], and [[Aaron Paul]].

''[[Astro Bot]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' led the nominees with seven each, and the former led the show with four wins, including [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]. The inaugural Game Changer award honored Amir Satvat for helping workers in the industry find jobs amid [[2023–2024 video game industry layoffs|mass layoffs]]. Several new games were announced, including ''[[Elden Ring Nightreign]]'', ''[[Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]'', and ''[[The Witcher IV]]''. The show was viewed by over 154&nbsp;million streams, the most in its history. Journalists praised the game announcements, developer speeches, and deserving winners, though the eligibility of [[downloadable content]] led to mixed responses.


== Background ==
== Background ==
As with previous iterations of [[the Game Awards]], the 2024 show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist [[Geoff Keighley]]. He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim,<ref name="Deadline Nominees"/> while Richard Preuss returned as director and LeRoy Bennett as creative director and production designer,<ref name="ANN Nominees"/><ref name="Variety Preview"/> and Michael E. Peter joined as co-executive prdoucer.<ref name="Variety Viewers"/> The presentation, celebrating the show's tenth anniversary, took place at the [[Peacock Theater]] in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024,<ref name="VGC Date"/> and was [[live stream]]ed across more than 30 online platforms,<ref name="ANN Nominees"/> including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[Steam (service)|Steam]], [[TikTok]], [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], [[Twitter]], and [[YouTube]].<ref name="Polygon Watch"/> Alternative live streams offering [[American Sign Language]] and [[audio description]]s were also available on YouTube.<ref name="ANN Nominees"/>
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As with previous iterations of [[the Game Awards]], the 2024 show is hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist [[Geoff Keighley]]. He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim,<ref name="Deadline Nominees"/> and Richard Preuss and LeRoy Bennett returned as director and creative director, respectively.<ref name="ANN Nominees"/> The presentation, celebrating the show's tenth anniversary, takes place at the [[Peacock Theater]] in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024,<ref name="VGC Date"/> and is [[live stream]]ed across more than 30 online platforms,<ref name="ANN Nominees"/> including [[Facebook]], [[Instagram]], [[Steam (service)|Steam]], [[TikTok]], [[Twitch (service)|Twitch]], [[Twitter|X]], and [[YouTube]].<ref name="Polygon Watch"/> Alternative live streams offering [[American Sign Language]] and [[audio description]]s are also available on YouTube.<ref name="ANN Nominees"/>


Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.<ref name="GamesHub How"/><ref name="FAQ"/> Public tickets became available for purchase on November 1.<ref name="VGC Date"/> 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.<ref name="Game Developer Future Class"/>
The 2024 stage featured more [[LED displays]] than its predecessors, an intentional choice by Bennett to change the show's look each year.<ref name="Variety Preview"/> Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.<ref name="GamesHub How"/><ref name="FAQ"/> Public tickets became available for purchase on November 1.<ref name="VGC Date"/> 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.<ref name="Game Developer Future Class"/>


=== Announcements ===
=== Announcements ===
Preceding the Game Awards, several announcements were made during broadcasts by Wholesome Games and the Latin American Games Showcase on December 10,<ref name="Digital Trends Wholesome"/><ref name="VentureBeat Showcases"/> and [[Day of the Devs]] and the Women-Led Games Showcase on December 11.<ref name="VentureBeat Showcases"/><ref name="Engadget Devs"/> During the show, [[Hazelight Studios]] revealed its new game ''[[Split Fiction]]'',<ref name="Split Fiction"/><ref name="Game Rant Fares"/> and announcements on both released and upcoming games are set to be made for:<ref name="GamesHub How"/><ref name="PC Gamer Expect"/>
Preceding the Game Awards, several announcements were made during broadcasts by Wholesome Games and the Latin American Games Showcase on December 10,<ref name="Digital Trends Wholesome"/><ref name="VentureBeat Showcases"/> and [[Day of the Devs]] and the Women-Led Games Showcase on December 11.<ref name="VentureBeat Showcases"/><ref name="Engadget Devs"/> Fewer film and television announcements were made during the Game Awards 2024, instead focusing almost primarily on games; a trailer for ''[[Squid Game]]''{{'}}s [[Squid Game season 2|second season]] was aired, but considered secondary to the promotion of the game ''Squid Game: Unleashed''.<ref name="Variety Hollywood"/> Announcements on released and upcoming games were made for:<ref name="GamesRadar Live"/>


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{{div col}}
* ''[[Borderlands 4]]''
* ''[[Borderlands 4]]''
* ''[[Crimson Desert]]''
* ''Den of Wolves''
* ''[[Double Dragon Revive]]''
* ''Dungeon & Fighter: Arad''
* ''[[Dying Light: The Beast]]''
* ''[[Dying Light: The Beast]]''
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]''
* ''The First Berserker: Khazan''
* ''[[Game of Thrones: Kingsroad]]''
* ''[[Helldivers 2]]''
* ''[[Honkai: Star Rail]]''
* ''[[Hunt: Showdown]]''
* ''[[Infinity Nikki]]''
* ''[[Mafia: The Old Country]]''
* ''[[Mafia: The Old Country]]''
* ''Mecha Break''
* ''[[Monster Hunter Now]]''
* ''[[Palworld]]''
* ''[[Palworld]]''
* ''[[Slay the Spire 2]]''
* ''[[Solo Leveling: Arise]]''
* ''Squid Game: Unleashed''
* ''[[Splitgate|Splitgate 2]]''
* ''[[Tekken 8]]''
* ''[[Tekken 8]]''
* ''[[Warframe]]''
* ''[[The Last of Us Part II Remastered]]''
* ''[[The Outer Worlds 2]]''
* ''[[Zenless Zone Zero]]''
{{div col end}}
{{div col end}}

New games announced included:<ref name="GamesRadar Live"/>

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* ''[[Blackforest: The Long Dark 2]]''
* ''Catly''
* ''Dispatch''
* ''[[Elden Ring Nightreign]]''
* ''[[Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet]]''
* ''Kyora''
* ''[[Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound]]''
* Untitled ''[[Ōkami]]'' sequel
* ''One Move Away''
* ''[[Onimusha: Way of the Sword]]''
* ''[[Project Century]]''
* ''[[Project Robot]]''
* ''Rematch''
* ''[[Shadow Labyrinth]]''
* ''[[Solasta II]]''
* ''[[Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds]]''
* ''[[Split Fiction]]''
* ''[[Stage Fright (video game)|Stage Fright]]''
* ''Steel Hunters''
* ''[[Thick as Thieves (video game)|Thick as Thieves]]''
* ''[[Turok: Origins]]''
* Untitled ''[[Virtua Fighter]]'' game
* ''[[The Witcher IV]]''
{{div col end}}

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".<ref name="GamesRadar TGAGWCAGA"/><ref name="Bleeding Cool TGAGWCAGA"/>


== Winners and nominees ==
== Winners and nominees ==
Nominees for the show's 29 categories were announced on November 18, 2024.<ref name="Variety Nominees"/><ref name="VGC Nominees"/> Any game released for public consumption on or before November 22 was eligible for consideration,<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility"/> including DLC, expansions, [[Video game remake|remakes]], [[Video game remaster|remasters]], and seasonal content.<ref name="Polygon DLC"/> The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 130 media outlets globally;<ref name="Hardcore Gamer Nominees"/> ballots were due by November 12.<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility"/> Winners are determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and on [[Discord]]{{efn|In China, fan voting is held via [[Bilibili]].<ref name="Game Rant Nominees"/>}} until December 11.<ref name="Deadline Nominees"/><ref name="Game Rant Nominees"/> The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on December 2.<ref name="Push Square Voice"/> Specialized juries decide the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and [[esports]].<ref name="Epic Nominees"/>
Nominees for the show's 29 categories were announced on November 18, 2024.<ref name="Variety Nominees"/><ref name="VGC Nominees"/> Any game released for public consumption on or before November 22 was eligible for consideration,<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility"/> including DLC, expansions, [[Video game remake|remakes]], [[Video game remaster|remasters]], and seasonal content.<ref name="Polygon DLC"/> The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 130 media outlets globally;<ref name="Hardcore Gamer Nominees"/> ballots were due by November 12.<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility"/> Winners are determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and on [[Discord]]{{efn|In China, fan voting is held via [[Bilibili]].<ref name="Game Rant Nominees"/>}} until December 11.<ref name="Deadline Nominees"/><ref name="Game Rant Nominees"/> The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on December 2.<ref name="Push Square Voice"/> Specialized juries decide the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and [[esports]].<ref name="Epic Nominees"/> Two awards—Best Esports Coach and Best Esports Event—were discontinued.<ref name="Sheep Esports"/><ref name="India Today"/> Approximately 112&nbsp;million public votes were cast overall, a 25% increase from [[The Game Awards 2023|2023]].<ref name="Game Rant Viewers"/>


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 ''[[Fortnite]]'', 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.<ref name="Variety Fortnite"/><ref name="Epic Fortnite"/> The hub world opens with a [[photorealistic]] "MetaHuman" model of Keighley,<ref name="Aftermath Fortnite"/> for which he was scanned in to [[Unreal Editor for Fortnite]] at [[3Lateral]] in [[Manchester]].<ref name="Push Square Fortnite"/> Several critics found the model strange and [[uncanny]].<ref name="Aftermath Fortnite"/><ref name="Vice Fortnite"/><ref name="Digital Trends Fortnite"/> Keighley saw the event as "a prototype" for blending the Game Awards and in-game worlds.<ref name="GameSpot Fortnite"/>
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 ''[[Fortnite]]'', 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.<ref name="Variety Fortnite"/><ref name="Epic Fortnite"/> The hub world opens with a [[photorealistic]] "MetaHuman" model of Keighley,<ref name="Aftermath Fortnite"/> for which he was scanned in to [[Unreal Editor for Fortnite]] at [[3Lateral]] in [[Manchester]].<ref name="Push Square Fortnite"/> Several critics found the model strange and [[uncanny]].<ref name="Aftermath Fortnite"/><ref name="Vice Fortnite"/><ref name="Digital Trends Fortnite"/> Keighley saw the event as "a prototype" for blending the Game Awards and in-game worlds.<ref name="GameSpot Fortnite"/>

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 12, 2024.<ref name="IGN Winners"/> ''[[Astro Bot]]'' became the third game published by [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] to win [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] (after ''[[God of War (2018 video game)|God of War]]'' in [[The Game Awards 2018|2018]] and ''[[The Last of Us Part II]]'' in [[The Game Awards 2020|2020]]); its nomination marked Sony's ninth consecutive year in the category and thirteenth nomination overall.<ref name="TheGamer PlayStation"/> It was the second Best Family Game nominee to win the top prize (after ''[[It Takes Two (video game)|It Takes Two]]'' in [[The Game Awards 2021|2021]]).<ref name="Polygon GOTY"/> Melina Juergens became the first two-time Best Performance winner, having won for [[Senua (Hellblade)|the same role]] in [[The Game Awards 2017|2017]].<ref name="Pure Xbox Juergens"/><ref name="VentureBeat Review"/> 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 [[2023–2024 video game industry layoffs|mass layoffs]].<ref name="IGN Game Changer"/><ref name="VentureBeat Game Changer"/><ref name="THR Winners"/> [[Faker (gamer)|Faker]]'s Best Esports Athlete win is his second consecutive and third overall,<ref name="Korea Times Faker"/><ref name="SI Winners"/> and ''[[League of Legends]]''{{'}}s Best Esports Game win is [[Riot Games]]'s sixth consecutive and the game's fourth overall.<ref name="Sheep Esports"/>


=== Awards ===
=== Awards ===
Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface''', and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).
Winners are listed first, highlighted in '''boldface''', and indicated with a double dagger ({{double-dagger}}).<ref name="IGN Winners"/>


==== Media ====
==== Media ====
[[File:Nicolas Doucet, GDC 2015.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Nicolas Doucet accepted Best Game Direction and Best Family Game for ''[[Astro Bot]]''.]]
[[File:Nicolas Doucet, GDC 2015.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Nicolas Doucet accepted [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]], Best Game Direction, and Best Family Game for ''[[Astro Bot]]''.]]
[[File:Naoki Hamaguchi, 2024 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Naoki Hamaguchi]] accepted Best Score and Music for ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]''.]]
[[File:Adrián Cuevas, Game Developers Choice Awards 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Adrián Cuevas accepted the Games for Impact award for ''[[Neva (video game)|Neva]]''.]]
[[File:Adrián Cuevas, Game Developers Choice Awards 2019 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Adrián Cuevas accepted the Games for Impact award for ''[[Neva (video game)|Neva]]''.]]
[[File:Ryan Payton (48378781592) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Ryan Payton accepted Best VR /&nbsp;AR Game for ''[[Batman: Arkham Shadow]]'' with Aaron Whiting.]]
[[File:Ryan Payton (48378781592) (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|Ryan Payton accepted Best VR /&nbsp;AR Game for ''[[Batman: Arkham Shadow]]'' with Aaron Whiting.]]
[[File:Katsuhiro Harada - Samedi - Japan Expo 2013 - P1670076 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Katsuhiro Harada]] accepted Best Fighting Game for ''[[Tekken 8]]''.]]
[[File:Katsuhiro Harada - Samedi - Japan Expo 2013 - P1670076 (cropped).jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Katsuhiro Harada]] accepted Best Fighting Game for ''[[Tekken 8]]''.]]
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|image3=Ella Purnell 2018 (cropped).png
|footer=[[Jonathan Nolan]], [[Todd Howard]], and [[Ella Purnell]] (top to bottom) accepted Best Adaptation for ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]''.}}


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* ''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* '''''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack
** ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack
* ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' – [[Game Science]]
** ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' – [[Game Science]]
* ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]'' – [[FromSoftware]] / [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
** ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]'' – [[FromSoftware]] / [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
* ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]
** ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]
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* '''''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
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|-
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* ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
* '''''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth]]'' – [[Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio]] / [[Sega]]
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
* ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / Sega
** ''[[Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth]]'' – [[Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio]] / Sega
* ''[[Senua's Saga: Hellblade II]]'' – [[Ninja Theory]] / [[Xbox Game Studios]]
** ''[[Senua's Saga: Hellblade II]]'' – [[Ninja Theory]] / [[Xbox Game Studios]]
* ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
** ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
| valign="top" |
| valign="top" |
* '''''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
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* '''''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]
** ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' – [[Studio Zero]] / [[Sega]]
* ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
** ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
* ''[[Stellar Blade]]'' – Shift Up / Sony Interactive Entertainment
** ''[[Stellar Blade]]'' – [[Shift Up]] / Sony Interactive Entertainment
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* ''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* '''''[[Senua's Saga: Hellblade II]]'' – [[Ninja Theory]] / [[Xbox Game Studios]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]'' – [[Treyarch]], [[Raven Software]] / [[Activision]]
** ''[[Astro Bot]]'' – [[Team Asobi]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
* ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
** ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]'' – [[Treyarch]], [[Raven Software]] / [[Activision]]
* ''[[Senua's Saga: Hellblade II]]'' – [[Ninja Theory]] / [[Xbox Game Studios]]
** ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' – [[Square Enix]]
* ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
** ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]'' – [[Bloober Team]] / [[Konami]]
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! style="background:#eedd82" | {{color|black|Best Performance}}
! style="background:#eedd82" | {{color|black|Best Performance}}
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* '''''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Animal Well]]'' – Shared Memory / [[Bigmode]]
* ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack
** ''[[Animal Well]]'' – Shared Memory / [[Bigmode]]
* ''[[Lorelei and the Laser Eyes]]'' – [[Simogo]] / [[Annapurna Interactive]]
** ''[[Lorelei and the Laser Eyes]]'' – [[Simogo]] / [[Annapurna Interactive]]
* ''[[Neva (video game)|Neva]]'' – [[Nomada Studio]] / [[Devolver Digital]]
** ''[[Neva (video game)|Neva]]'' – [[Nomada Studio]] / [[Devolver Digital]]
* ''[[UFO 50]]'' – Mossmouth
** ''[[UFO 50]]'' – Mossmouth
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* '''''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
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* '''''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''AFK Journey'' – Lilith Games / Farlight
* ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' – LocalThunk / Playstack
** ''AFK Journey'' – Lilith Games / Farlight
* ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket]]'' – [[Creatures Inc.]], [[DeNA]] / [[The Pokémon Company]]
** ''[[Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket]]'' – [[Creatures Inc.]], [[DeNA]] / [[The Pokémon Company]]
* ''[[Wuthering Waves]]'' – [[Kuro Games]]
** ''[[Wuthering Waves]]'' – [[Kuro Games]]
* ''[[Zenless Zone Zero]]'' – [[miHoYo]]
** ''[[Zenless Zone Zero]]'' – [[miHoYo]]
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* '''''[[Batman: Arkham Shadow]]'' – Camouflaj / [[Oculus Studios]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* '''''[[Batman: Arkham Shadow]]'' – Camouflaj / [[Oculus Studios]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
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** ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]'' – [[Treyarch]], [[Raven Software]] / [[Activision]]
** ''[[Call of Duty: Black Ops 6]]'' – [[Treyarch]], [[Raven Software]] / [[Activision]]
** ''[[Helldivers II]]'' – [[Arrowhead Game Studios]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Helldivers II]]'' – [[Arrowhead Game Studios]] / [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
** ''[[Stellar Blade]]'' – Shift Up / Sony Interactive Entertainment
** ''[[Stellar Blade]]'' – [[Shift Up]] / Sony Interactive Entertainment
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2]]'' – [[Saber Interactive]] / [[Focus Entertainment]]
** ''[[Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2]]'' – [[Saber Interactive]] / [[Focus Entertainment]]
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** ''[[Star Wars Outlaws]]'' – [[Massive Entertainment]] / Ubisoft
** ''[[Star Wars Outlaws]]'' – [[Massive Entertainment]] / Ubisoft
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* ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'' (animated series) – [[Fortiche]], [[Riot Games]] / [[Netflix]]; {{small|based on ''[[League of Legends]]'' by Riot Games}}
* '''''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' (television series) – Kilter Films, [[Bethesda Game Studios]] / [[Amazon MGM Studios]]; {{small|based on ''[[Fallout (franchise)|Fallout]]'' by [[Bethesda Softworks]]}}'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Fallout (American TV series)|Fallout]]'' (television series) – Kilter Films, [[Bethesda Game Studios]] / [[Amazon MGM Studios]]; {{small|based on ''[[Fallout (franchise)|Fallout]]'' by [[Bethesda Softworks]]}}
** ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'' (animated series) – [[Fortiche]], [[Riot Games]] / [[Netflix]]; {{small|based on ''[[League of Legends]]'' by Riot Games}}
* ''[[Knuckles (TV series)|Knuckles]]'' (television series) – [[Sega Sammy Group]] / [[Paramount Pictures]]; {{small|based on ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' by [[Sega]]}}
** ''[[Knuckles (TV series)|Knuckles]]'' (television series) – [[Sega Sammy Group]] / [[Paramount Pictures]]; {{small|based on ''[[Sonic the Hedgehog]]'' by [[Sega]]}}
* ''[[Like a Dragon: Yakuza]]'' (television series) – [[Sega]] / Amazon MGM Studios; {{small|based on ''[[Like a Dragon]]'' by [[Sega]]}}
** ''[[Like a Dragon: Yakuza]]'' (television series) – [[Sega]] / Amazon MGM Studios; {{small|based on ''[[Like a Dragon]]'' by [[Sega]]}}
* ''[[Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft]]'' (animated series) – [[Crystal Dynamics]], [[Legendary Television]] / Netflix; {{small|based on ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' by [[Crystal Dynamics]]}}
** ''[[Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft]]'' (animated series) – [[Crystal Dynamics]], [[Legendary Television]] / Netflix; {{small|based on ''[[Tomb Raider]]'' by [[Crystal Dynamics]]}}
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** ''[[Monster Hunter Wilds]]'' – [[Capcom]]
** ''[[Monster Hunter Wilds]]'' – [[Capcom]]
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* ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' – [[Game Science]]
* '''''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' – [[Game Science]]'''{{hsp}}{{double-dagger}}
* ''[[Genshin Impact]]'' – [[miHoYo]]
** ''[[Genshin Impact]]'' – [[miHoYo]]
* ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]'' – [[FromSoftware]] / [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
** ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]'' – [[FromSoftware]] / [[Bandai Namco Entertainment]]
* ''[[Wuthering Waves]]'' – [[Kuro Games]]
** ''[[Wuthering Waves]]'' – [[Kuro Games]]
* ''[[Zenless Zone Zero]]'' – miHoYo
** ''[[Zenless Zone Zero]]'' – miHoYo
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==== Esports and creators ====
==== Esports and creators ====
[[File:Faker, 2023 Worlds winning team interview.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Faker (gamer)|Faker]] won Best Esports Athlete for the second consecutive year.]]
[[File:Faker, 2023 Worlds winning team interview.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|[[Faker (gamer)|Faker]] won Best Esports Athlete for the second consecutive year and third time overall.<ref name="Korea Times Faker"/><ref name="SI Winners"/>]]


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=== Multiple nominations and awards ===
=== Multiple nominations and awards ===
==== Multiple nominations ====
==== Multiple nominations ====
''[[Astro Bot]]'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' led the show with seven nominations each, followed by ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' with six. [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]] led the publishers with 15 nominations,{{efn|name=Sony}} followed by [[Square Enix]] with 11{{efn|name=Square Enix}} and [[Sega]] with 9.{{efn|name=Sega}} In addition to video game publishers, [[Amazon MGM Studios]] and [[Netflix]] both received two nominations for their television series in Best Adaptation.<ref name="Variety Nominees"/><ref name="VGC Nominees"/><ref name="Windows Central Nominees"/>
''Astro Bot'' and ''[[Final Fantasy VII Rebirth]]'' led the show with seven nominations each, followed by ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]'' with six. Sony Interactive Entertainment led the publishers with 15 nominations,{{efn|name=Sony}} followed by [[Square Enix]] with 11{{efn|name=Square Enix}} and [[Sega]] with 9.{{efn|name=Sega}} In addition to video game publishers, [[Amazon MGM Studios]] and [[Netflix]] both received two nominations for their television series in Best Adaptation.<ref name="Variety Nominees"/><ref name="VGC Nominees"/><ref name="Windows Central Nominees"/>


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==== Multiple wins ====
==== Multiple awards ====
''Astro Bot'' led the show with four wins (and its publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment with six), followed by ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' (Playstack) and ''Metaphor: ReFantazio'' (Sega) with three.<ref name="GameSpot Winners"/><ref name="NPR Winners"/> The 2024 show was Sony's fourth time leading the Game Awards.<ref name="Polygon GOTY"/>

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| ''[[Helldivers II]]''
| ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]''
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| ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]''
| ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]''
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| [[Sony Interactive Entertainment]]
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== Presenters and performers ==
== Presenters and performers ==
=== Presenters ===
=== Presenters ===
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The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman.
|image1=Geoff Keighley - 19th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards (D5X 8647) (cropped).jpg |alt1=Geoff Keighley smiling
|image2=Sydnee Goodman at the Venice Canals, 2019 - 47634226161 (cropped).jpg |alt2=Sydnee Goodman smiling
|footer=[[Geoff Keighley]] (top) hosted the main show while Sydnee Goodman (bottom) hosted the preshow.<ref name="Deadline Nominees"/><ref name="GamesHub How"/>}}

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman. [[Statler and Waldorf]] also performed comedy skits throughout the show.<ref name="GamesRadar Live"/><ref name="RPS Live"/><ref name="Vice Live"/> Keighley and his team monitored the ongoing [[2024 SAG-AFTRA video game strike|SAG-AFTRA video game strike]] when booking celebrity guests and allowed them to choose how they would participate in the show.<ref name="Variety Preview"/><ref name="NYT Winners"/> [[SAG-AFTRA]] and the Game Workers of Southern California distributed leaflets outside the Peacock Theatre.<ref name="BBC Winners"/>


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| data-sort-value="Thomas, Craig Lee" | Craig Lee Thomas
| data-sort-value="Thomas, Craig Lee" | Craig Lee Thomas
| Presented the reveal trailer for ''[[Helldivers 2]]: Omens of Tyranny''
| Presented the reveal trailer for ''[[Helldivers 2]]: Omens of Tyranny''<ref name="Instagram Thomas"/>
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| data-sort-value="Ford, Rebecca" | Rebecca Ford
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| data-sort-value="Schilling, Celia" | Celia Schilling
| data-sort-value="Schilling, Celia" | Celia Schilling
| rowspan="2" | Presented the award for Best Debut Indie Game
| rowspan="2" | Presented the award for Best Debut Indie Game<ref name="Twitter Debut"/>
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| data-sort-value="Velasco, Sean" | Sean Velasco
| data-sort-value="Velasco, Sean" | Sean Velasco
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| [[Snoop Dogg]]
| [[Snoop Dogg]]
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| data-sort-value="Merced, Isabela" | [[Isabela Merced]]
| rowspan="2" | Presented the award for Best Adaptation
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| data-sort-value="Woodward, Shannon" | [[Shannon Woodward]]
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| [[Khalid (American singer)|Khalid]]
| Presented the award for Best Score and Music
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| data-sort-value="Bailey, Laura" | [[Laura Bailey]]
| rowspan="2" | Presented the reveal trailer for ''Dispatch''
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| data-sort-value="Paul, Aaron" | [[Aaron Paul]]
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| data-sort-value="Lake, Sam" | [[Sam Lake]]
| Presented the award for Best Narrative
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| data-sort-value="Vincke, Swen" | [[Swen Vincke]]
| Presented the award for [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]]
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=== Performers ===
=== Performers ===
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The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by [[Lorne Balfe]], performed during the ceremony,<ref name="Variety Balfe"/> including [[Pedro Eustache]], dubbed "Flute Guy".<ref name="Dot Esports All"/> 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 [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] to arrange a performance of songs from the second season of ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]'': [[d4vd]], [[Royal & the Serpent]], and [[Twenty One Pilots]] are set to perform "Remember Me", "Wasteland", and "The Line", respectively.<ref name="Variety Balfe"/><ref name="Spin Music"/> [[Snoop Dogg]] is set to debut a new song during the show.<ref name="Variety Balfe"/>
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|footer=[[Lorne Balfe]] (left) conducted the orchestra, with a segment arranged by [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] (right).<ref name="Variety Balfe"/>}}
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|footer=The Game Awards 2024 featured performances from (clockwise from top) [[d4vd]], [[Royal & the Serpent]], [[Twenty One Pilots]], and [[Snoop Dogg]].<ref name="Variety Balfe"/>}}

The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by [[Lorne Balfe]], performed during the ceremony,<ref name="Variety Balfe"/> including [[Pedro Eustache]], dubbed "Flute Guy".<ref name="Dot Esports All"/> 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 [[David Campbell (composer)|David Campbell]] to arrange a performance of songs from the second season of ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''.<ref name="Variety Balfe"/><ref name="Spin Music"/> [[Snoop Dogg]] debuted a new song during the show.<ref name="Variety Balfe"/>


The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.
The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.<ref name="Variety Balfe"/><ref name="Spin Music"/><ref name="WP Live"/>


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| data-sort-value="Game Awards Orchestra" | The Game Awards Orchestra{{efn|name=Balfe|Conducted by [[Lorne Balfe]]<ref name="VGC Nominees"/>}}
| "Live Gloriously"<ref name="2K Civ 7"/>
| ''Civilization VII'' Main Theme
| ''[[Civilization VII]]''
| ''[[Civilization VII]]''
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| [[d4vd]]
| [[d4vd]]
| "Remember Me"
| data-sort-value="Remember Me" | "Remember Me"
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
| rowspan="3" | ''[[Arcane (TV series)|Arcane]]''
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| [[Royal & the Serpent]]
| [[Royal & the Serpent]]
| "Wasteland"
| data-sort-value="Wasteland" | "Wasteland"
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| [[Twenty One Pilots]]
| [[Twenty One Pilots]]
| "The Line"
| data-sort-value="Line" | "The Line"
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| [[Snoop Dogg]]
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| data-sort-value="Thank You" | "[[Missionary (Snoop Dogg album)|Thank You]]"
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| data-sort-value="Gin and Juice" | "[[Gin and Juice]]"
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| rowspan="7" data-sort-value="Game Awards Orchestra" | The Game Awards Orchestra{{efn|name=Balfe}}
| "Sunflower"<ref name="Automaton Okami"/>
| data-sort-value="Okami" | Untitled ''[[Ōkami]]'' sequel
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| rowspan="6" data-sort-value="Game Awards Orchestra" | The Game Awards Orchestra{{efn|name=Balfe|Conducted by [[Lorne Balfe]]<ref name="VGC Nominees"/>}}
| rowspan="6" | [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] medley
| rowspan="6" | [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] medley
| ''[[Astro Bot]]''
| ''[[Astro Bot]]''
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| ''[[Metaphor: ReFantazio]]''
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== Reception ==
== Reception ==
=== Nominees ===
Several games saw increased weekly sales following their nominations, including ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'' by 268% and ''Metaphor: ReFantazio'' by 172%,<ref name="Game Rant Sales"/> and ''[[Balatro (video game)|Balatro]]'' had its second-highest-earning week on mobile and a 100% increase in [[concurrent players]] on Steam.<ref name="PocketGamer Balatro"/><ref name="PCGamesN Balatro"/><ref name="Polygon Balatro"/> ''Balatro''{{'}}s nominations pleasantly surprised critics due to its genre,<ref name="Variety Snubs"/><ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/> though some felt other [[indie games]] remained overlooked outside of their dedicated categories.<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/><ref name="Polygon Analysis"/> ''[[TheGamer]]''{{'}}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,<ref name="TheGamer Impact"/> though ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Keza MacDonald found its nominees incongruous and criteria confusing.<ref name="Guardian Nominees"/> Some critics were puzzled by ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]''{{'}}s Best Narrative nomination as it is a remake of [[Silent Hill 2|a 2001 game]].<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/><ref name="AV Club DLC"/> ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Tessa Kaur criticized the omission of Future Class as "a loss for the industry".<ref name="TheGamer Future Class"/> ''[[Dragon Age: The Veilguard]]'', ''[[EA Sports College Football&nbsp;25]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom]]'' were considered among the biggest snubs by some critics and viewers.<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="Polygon Snubs"/><ref name="Shacknews Snubs"/>
Several games saw increased weekly sales following their nominations, including ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'' by 268% and ''Metaphor: ReFantazio'' by 172%,<ref name="Game Rant Sales"/> and ''Balatro'' had its second-highest-earning week on mobile and a 100% increase in [[concurrent players]] on Steam.<ref name="PocketGamer Balatro"/><ref name="PCGamesN Balatro"/><ref name="Polygon Balatro"/> ''Balatro''{{'}}s nominations pleasantly surprised critics due to its genre,<ref name="Variety Snubs"/><ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/> though some felt other [[indie games]] remained overlooked outside of their dedicated categories.<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/><ref name="Polygon Analysis"/> ''[[TheGamer]]''{{'}}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,<ref name="TheGamer Impact"/> though ''[[The Guardian]]''{{'}}s Keza MacDonald found its nominees incongruous and criteria confusing.<ref name="Guardian Nominees"/> Some felt three of the five Players' Voice nominees being [[gacha game]]s justified the lack of more audience-voted categories.<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="Dot Esports Voice"/>


The omission of Future Class was criticized; ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Tessa Kaur called it "a loss for the industry",<ref name="TheGamer Future Class"/> and ''[[Digital Trends]]''{{'}}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 the 2023 ceremony.<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/> Some critics were puzzled by ''[[Silent Hill 2 (2024 video game)|Silent Hill 2]]''{{'}}s Best Narrative nomination as it is a remake of [[Silent Hill 2|a 2001 game]].<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs"/><ref name="AV Club DLC"/> ''[[Dragon Age: The Veilguard]]'', ''[[EA Sports College Football&nbsp;25]]'', and ''[[The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom]]'' were considered among the biggest snubs by some critics and viewers.<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="Polygon Snubs"/><ref name="Shacknews Snubs"/>
Many journalists and viewers criticized ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]''{{'}}s [[The Game Award for Game of the Year|Game of the Year]] nomination—the first for a DLC expansion—as it overshadowed other games,<ref name="BBC GOTY"/><ref name="Vice DLC"/><ref name="Variety Snubs"/> though some felt its high quality and significant size justified the nomination.<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="AV Club DLC"/><ref name="TheGamer Deserves"/> The Game Awards's website was updated before nominees were announced to clarify that DLC was eligible, which many predicted was specifically in preparation for ''Shadow of the Erdtree''{{'}}s divisive nominations;<ref name="Polygon DLC"/><ref name="Vice DLC"/><ref name="VGC DLC"/> some viewers erroneously accused Keighley of changing the rules to make ''Shadow of the Erdtree'' eligible.<ref name="TheGamer Rules"/> Others also felt its eligibility meant DLC was snubbed at previous shows, like ''[[Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty]]'' in [[The Game Awards 2023|2023]],<ref name="TheGamer Cyberpunk"/><ref name="Destructoid DLC"/> and suggested a new category dedicated to DLC would be more appropriate,<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="IGN GOTY"/><ref name="GamesRadar DLC"/> though ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Henley argued there are too few annual releases to justify it.<ref name="TheGamer DLC"/>


Many journalists and viewers criticized ''[[Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree]]''{{'}}s Game of the Year nomination—the first for a DLC expansion—as it overshadowed other games,<ref name="Variety Snubs"/><ref name="BBC GOTY"/><ref name="Vice DLC"/> though some felt it was justified by its quality and size.<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="AV Club DLC"/><ref name="TheGamer Deserves"/> 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;<ref name="Polygon DLC"/><ref name="Vice DLC"/><ref name="VGC DLC"/> some viewers erroneously accused Keighley of changing the rules to make it eligible.<ref name="TheGamer Rules"/> Others also felt its eligibility meant DLC was snubbed at previous shows, like ''[[Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty]]'' and ''[[Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed]]'' in 2023,<ref name="TheGamer Cyberpunk"/><ref name="Destructoid DLC"/><ref name="Nintendo Life DLC"/> and suggested a new category dedicated to DLC would be more appropriate,<ref name="Kotaku Snubs"/><ref name="IGN GOTY"/><ref name="GamesRadar DLC"/> though ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Henley argued there are too few annual releases to justify it.<ref name="TheGamer DLC"/>
Some journalists considered ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' an [[outlier]] in the Game of the Year nominees and were surprised by its success;<ref name="BBC GOTY"/><ref name="Polygon Snubs"/> it is the lowest-scoring Game of the Year nominee in the show's history, with 81 out of 100 on [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Polygon Metacritic"/><ref name="TheGamer Metacritic"/> ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Tessa Kaur felt the game's biggest accomplishment was its popularity, comparing it to ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''{{'}}s [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] nomination at the [[96th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]].<ref name="TheGamer Wukong"/> Conversely, ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]''{{'}}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 [[Journalistic objectivity|neutral intermediaries]], since the awards have no objective criteria.<ref name="Vice Wukong"/>

Some journalists considered ''[[Black Myth: Wukong]]'' an [[outlier]] in the Game of the Year nominees and were surprised by its success;<ref name="Polygon Snubs"/><ref name="BBC GOTY"/> it is the lowest-scoring Game of the Year nominee in the show's history, with 81 out of 100 on [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]].<ref name="Polygon Metacritic"/><ref name="TheGamer Metacritic"/> ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Tessa Kaur felt the game's biggest accomplishment was its popularity, comparing it to ''[[Barbie (film)|Barbie]]''{{'}}s [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] nomination at the [[96th Academy Awards|Academy Awards]].<ref name="TheGamer Wukong"/> Conversely, ''[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]]''{{'}}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 [[Journalistic objectivity|neutral intermediaries]], since the awards have no objective criteria.<ref name="Vice Wukong"/>

=== Ceremony ===
''[[The Washington Post]]''{{'}}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,<ref name="WP Review"/> and ''[[Engadget]]''{{'}}s Mat Smith wrote that "the Game Awards delivered".<ref name="Engadget After"/> ''[[VentureBeat]]''{{'}}s [[Dean Takahashi]] thought Keighley "redeemed himself" after criticism of the previous ceremony,<ref name="VentureBeat Review"/> and ''[[Push Square]]''{{'}}s Sammy Barker felt he deserved credit for responding to past criticism, even if some problems remained.<ref name="Push Square Review"/> ''Digital Trends''{{'}}s Colantonio called it "the best possible version" of the show, though he criticized the relegation of important awards to the preshow.<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/> ''[[Rolling Stone]]''{{'}}s Issy van der Velde similarly criticized that the esports winners were announced in quick succession during the preshow without acceptance speeches,<ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/> 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".<ref name="TheGamer Surprises"/>

Journalists deemed the winners deserving, including ''Astro Bot''{{'}}s Game of the Year award considering its polished and joyful gameplay,<ref name="Polygon GOTY"/><ref name="WP Review"/><ref name="Engadget After"/> and many considered the game announcements surprising and among the best to date;<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="Engadget After"/><ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/> ''The Guardian''{{'}}s MacDonald compared it to "an old-school [[E3]] conference".<ref name="Guardian Review"/> Viewers responded negatively to ''Catly''{{'}}s reveal trailer;<ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/><ref name="Digital Trends Catly"/><ref name="TheGamer Catly"/> the developer denied claims of [[generative AI]] and [[blockchain]] technology, and shared a draft version of the trailer with journalists.<ref name="IGN Catly"/><ref name="Game Developer Catly"/><ref name="Digital Trends Catly 2"/> The musical performances were praised;<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="NME Arcane"/> ''[[NME]]''{{'}}s Surej Singh called the ''Arcane'' performance an "emotional and stirring medley".<ref name="NME Arcane"/> Several commentators appreciated the additional time for acceptance speeches, following criticism at the previous ceremony.<ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/> ''[[Kotaku]]''{{'}}s Zack Zwiezen considered Statler and Waldorf the highlight for their humorous interjections and heckles directed at Keighley,<ref name="Kotaku Muppets"/> though ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Kaur felt their appearance acknowledged the show's issues without addressing them.<ref name="TheGamer Muppets"/>

Many considered the Game Changer award and Amir Satvat's emotional acceptance speech the show's highlight;<ref name="BBC Winners"/><ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="WP Review"/> ''Rolling Stone''{{'}}s Van der Velde thought the award meant Keighley was taking criticism seriously,<ref name="Rolling Stone Review"/> though ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Kaur and Henley felt its introduction in the same year as Future Class's removal gave the appearance of awarding individuals to reduce the voice of a collective group.<ref name="TheGamer Muppets"/><ref name="TheGamer Satvat"/> 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".<ref name="Aftermath Future Class"/> Some viewers suggested Satvat's role at [[Tencent]] made him a "fraud" and "part of the problem" with layoffs.<ref name="Aftermath Future Class"/><ref name="PC Gamer Satvat"/> Four days after the show, Satvat said he had received "countless hateful messages", including [[antisemitic]] comments directed at his wife.<ref name="PC Gamer Satvat"/><ref name="Eurogamer Satvat"/> Journalists praised [[Swen Vincke]]'s speech criticizing publishers who chase "arbitrary sales targets" instead of making games "they want to play".<ref name="BBC Winners"/><ref name="Digital Trends Review"/><ref name="TheGamer Muppets"/>

Some viewers interpreted Vincke's comments as criticism of ''Black Myth: Wukong'', which was partially attributed to a poor Chinese translation of his speech; some subsequently attempted to [[review bomb]] Vincke's game, ''[[Baldur's Gate 3]]'', on Steam,<ref name="TheGamer Vincke"/><ref name="Push Square Vincke"/> as well as ''Astro Bot'' on Metacritic.<ref name="NME Ji"/> [[Alanah Pearce]] said that a ''Black Myth: Wukong'' developer cried after failing to win Game of the Year,<ref name="Eurogamer Ji"/><ref name="VGC Ji"/> though former ''[[IGN China]]'' editor-in-chief Charles Young said he was with the developers at the show and none cried.<ref name="Gamereactor Ji"/><ref name="Yahoo Ji"/> 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!";{{efn|Translated from Chinese;<ref name="Eurogamer Ji"/> original text reads {{nowrap|"{{lang|zh|我特么白来了!}}".}}<ref name="GNN Ji"/>}} he said he had written his acceptance speech two years earlier.<ref name="Eurogamer Ji"/><ref name="VGC Ji"/><ref name="Vice Ji"/> Some foreign media interpreted Feng Ji's comments as criticism of the Game Awards,<ref name="Vice Ji"/><ref name="TheGamer Ji"/><ref name="Dexerto Ji"/> which was attributed to [[machine translation]]s misconstruing the meaning, self-deprecation, and humorous tone of the original Chinese text.<ref name="PC Gamer Ji"/><ref name="Polygon Ji"/><ref name="GamerSky Ji"/>

=== Viewership ===
An estimated 154&nbsp;million viewers watched the ceremony, the most in the show's history and a 31% increase from the previous year.<ref name="Variety Viewers"/> Its figures surpassed the average viewers of the [[Super Bowl LVIII|Super Bowl]] by 30 million, the Academy Awards sevenfold, the [[66th Annual Grammy Awards|Grammy Awards]] ninefold, and the [[2024 World Series|World Series]] tenfold.<ref name="VentureBeat Viewers"/> Referencing the viewing figures, [[Reggie Fils-Aimé]] called the show "the biggest global entertainment event of our time",<ref name="Push Square Viewers"/> though ''TheGamer''{{'}}s Kaur considered the claim disingenuous, citing the [[FIFA World Cup finals]] and [[Olympic Games]], and the fact that shows like the Super Bowl are generally viewed in groups rather than individually.<ref name="TheGamer Viewers"/>

According to ''Streams Charts'', the ceremony peaked at over four million concurrent viewers—the most in its history and a 10% increase from 2023—across 1,498 channels, including 1.25 million viewers on the official YouTube broadcast and 397,000 on Twitch.<ref name="Variety Viewers"/><ref name="Game Rant Streams"/> More than 15,900 content creators co-streamed the event, including over 11,000 on Twitch and a record 4,500 on YouTube.<ref name="VentureBeat Viewers"/> On YouTube, the ceremony peaked at 2.17&nbsp;million concurrent viewers (a 28% increase), with over 1.3&nbsp;million on official channel (a 35% increase).<ref name="GamesIndustry Viewers"/> On Twitter, usage of the [[hashtag]] #TheGameAwards increased by 150%, with more than 1.59&nbsp;million posts receiving 6.79&nbsp;billion [[Impression (online media)|impressions]].<ref name="ANN Viewers"/>


== Notes ==
== Notes ==
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== References ==
== References ==
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<ref name="Polygon Watch">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/events/479292/game-awards-2024-start-time-nominees |title=How to watch The Game Awards 2024 |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119044304/https://www.polygon.com/events/479292/game-awards-2024-start-time-nominees |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Polygon Watch">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/events/479292/game-awards-2024-start-time-nominees |title=How to watch The Game Awards 2024 |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119044304/https://www.polygon.com/events/479292/game-awards-2024-start-time-nominees |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Variety Preview">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-2024-preview-live-stream-10th-anniversary-geoff-keighley-1236242824/ |title=Inside the 2024 Game Awards: What Geoff Keighley and Co. Have Planned for Big 10th Anniversary Show |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 11, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241212100123/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-2024-preview-live-stream-10th-anniversary-geoff-keighley-1236242824/ |archivedate=December 12, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="VGC Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2024-date-confirmed-for-december/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 date confirmed for December |last=Robinson |first=Andy |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |publisher=1981 Media |date=August 21, 2024 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821095107/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2024-date-confirmed-for-december/ |archivedate=August 21, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="VGC Date">{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2024-date-confirmed-for-december/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 date confirmed for December |last=Robinson |first=Andy |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |publisher=1981 Media |date=August 21, 2024 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240821095107/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/the-game-awards-2024-date-confirmed-for-december/ |archivedate=August 21, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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<ref name="Bleeding Cool TGAGWCAGA">{{cite web |url=https://bleedingcool.com/games/the-full-rundown-of-tgagwcaga-2024-nominees/ |title=The Full Rundown of TGAGWCAGA 2024 Nominees |last=Sheehan |first=Gavin |work=[[Bleeding Cool]] |publisher=[[Avatar Press]] |date=December 14, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214191846/https://bleedingcool.com/games/the-full-rundown-of-tgagwcaga-2024-nominees/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Digital Trends Wholesome">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/wholesome-snack-game-awards-edition-everything-announced/ |title=The Game Awards' world premiere reveals just started two days early |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210224815/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/wholesome-snack-game-awards-edition-everything-announced/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Digital Trends Wholesome">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/wholesome-snack-game-awards-edition-everything-announced/ |title=The Game Awards' world premiere reveals just started two days early |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210224815/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/wholesome-snack-game-awards-edition-everything-announced/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Engadget Devs">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/day-of-the-devs-livestream-will-showcase-indie-titles-a-day-before-the-game-awards-170002009.html |title=Day of the Devs livestream will showcase indie titles a day before the Game Awards |last=Moon |first=Mariella |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)|Yahoo! Inc.]] |date=November 21, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120172245/https://www.engadget.com/gaming/day-of-the-devs-livestream-will-showcase-indie-titles-a-day-before-the-game-awards-170002009.html |archivedate=November 20, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Engadget Devs">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/gaming/day-of-the-devs-livestream-will-showcase-indie-titles-a-day-before-the-game-awards-170002009.html |title=Day of the Devs livestream will showcase indie titles a day before the Game Awards |last=Moon |first=Mariella |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)|Yahoo! Inc.]] |date=November 21, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120172245/https://www.engadget.com/gaming/day-of-the-devs-livestream-will-showcase-indie-titles-a-day-before-the-game-awards-170002009.html |archivedate=November 20, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="PC Gamer Expect">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-game-awards-2024-when-to-watch/ |title=Expect The Game Awards to be big this year: here's what's confirmed to show up |last=Morton |first=Lauren |work=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210222319/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/the-game-awards-2024-when-to-watch/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GamesRadar Live">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/game-awards-2024-everything-announced/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 live coverage – all the winners, reveals, and announcements at the event |last=Bishop |first=Rollin |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213040700/https://www.gamesradar.com/news/live/game-awards-2024-everything-announced/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="VentureBeat Showcases">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/women-led-games-and-latin-american-games-showcases-will-air-ahead-of-the-game-awards/ |title=Women-Led Games and Latin American Games showcases will air ahead of The Game Awards |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=November 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115005520/https://venturebeat.com/games/women-led-games-and-latin-american-games-showcases-will-air-ahead-of-the-game-awards/ |archivedate=November 15, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GamesRadar TGAGWCAGA">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/games/in-an-attempt-to-promote-its-own-indie-roguelike-one-developer-accidentally-created-an-alternative-to-the-game-awards-for-devs-who-cant-afford-thousands-of-dollars-for-a-trailer-spot/ |title=In an attempt to promote its own indie roguelike, one developer accidentally created an alternative to The Game Awards for devs who can't afford thousands of dollars for a trailer spot |last=Serin |first=Kaan |work=[[GamesRadar+]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213012525/https://www.gamesradar.com/games/in-an-attempt-to-promote-its-own-indie-roguelike-one-developer-accidentally-created-an-alternative-to-the-game-awards-for-devs-who-cant-afford-thousands-of-dollars-for-a-trailer-spot/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Variety Hollywood">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/vip/game-awards-2024-fallout-squid-game-unleashed-1236248953/ |title=Why the Game Awards 2024 Dialed Back Its Hollywood Element |last=Eriksen |first=Kaare |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214013852/https://variety.com/vip/game-awards-2024-fallout-squid-game-unleashed-1236248953/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Split Fiction">{{cite web |last1=McWhertor |first1=Michael |title=It Takes Two dev’s next big game is a sci-fi fantasy co-op mashup that does ‘some crazy shit’ |url=https://www.polygon.com/news/495453/hazelight-studios-split-fiction-release-date-trailer |website=Polygon |access-date=13 December 2024 |date=13 December 2024}}</ref>

<ref name="VentureBeat Showcases">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/women-led-games-and-latin-american-games-showcases-will-air-ahead-of-the-game-awards/ |title=Women-Led Games and Latin American Games showcases will air ahead of The Game Awards |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=November 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241115005520/https://venturebeat.com/games/women-led-games-and-latin-american-games-showcases-will-air-ahead-of-the-game-awards/ |archivedate=November 15, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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<ref name="GameSpot Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-lets-you-vote-inside-fortnite-with-a-virtual-geoff-keighley/1100-6528036/ |title=The Game Awards Lets You Vote Inside ''Fortnite'' With A Virtual Geoff Keighley |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220754/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-lets-you-vote-inside-fortnite-with-a-virtual-geoff-keighley/1100-6528036/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GameSpot Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-lets-you-vote-inside-fortnite-with-a-virtual-geoff-keighley/1100-6528036/ |title=The Game Awards Lets You Vote Inside ''Fortnite'' With A Virtual Geoff Keighley |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220754/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/the-game-awards-lets-you-vote-inside-fortnite-with-a-virtual-geoff-keighley/1100-6528036/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GameSpot Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2024-winners-revealed/2900-5956/ |title=All The Game Awards 2024 Winners Revealed |last=Makuch |first=Eddie |work=[[GameSpot]] |publisher=[[Fandom, Inc.]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213112948/https://www.gamespot.com/gallery/all-the-game-awards-2024-winners-revealed/2900-5956/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Hardcore Gamer Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-nominations-will-be-announced-next-week/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 Nominations Will Be Announced Next Week |last=Penwell |first=Chris |work=Hardcore Gamer |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=November 14, 2024 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114224352/https://hardcoregamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-nominations-will-be-announced-next-week/ |archivedate=November 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Hardcore Gamer Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://hardcoregamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-nominations-will-be-announced-next-week/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 Nominations Will Be Announced Next Week |last=Penwell |first=Chris |work=Hardcore Gamer |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=November 14, 2024 |accessdate=November 15, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241114224352/https://hardcoregamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-nominations-will-be-announced-next-week/ |archivedate=November 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Game Changer">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/first-ever-game-changers-award-goes-to-amir-satvat-for-work-in-helping-laid-off-game-devs-find-work-the-game-awards-2024 |title=First Ever Game Changers Award Goes to Amir Satvat for Work in Helping Laid Off Game Devs Find Work – The Game Awards 2024 |last=Bailey |first=Kat |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213085107/https://www.ign.com/articles/first-ever-game-changers-award-goes-to-amir-satvat-for-work-in-helping-laid-off-game-devs-find-work-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list |title=The Game Award 2024 Winners: The Full List |last=Moore |first=Bo |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213054532/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-2024-winners-the-full-list |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="India Today">{{cite web |url=https://www.indiatodaygaming.com/news/story/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-5896 |title=The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Announced, Here is Everything You Need To Know |work=[[India Today Gaming]] |publisher=[[Living Media]] |date=November 19, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216002037/https://www.indiatodaygaming.com/news/story/the-game-awards-2024-nominees-announced-here-is-everything-you-need-to-know-5896 |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Korea Times Faker">{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2024/12/600_388360.html |title=Faker named best esports athlete by TGA for 2nd consecutive year |work=[[The Korea Times]] |agency=[[Yonhap News Agency]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214012847/https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/sports/2024/12/600_388360.html |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/game-awards-snub-dragon-age-veilguard-eligibility-dates-1851704052 |title=The Game Awards Should Happen After The Year Is Over, Like Every Other Award Show |last=Shepard |first=Kenneth |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |date=November 20, 2024 |accessdate=November 21, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120231550/https://kotaku.com/game-awards-snub-dragon-age-veilguard-eligibility-dates-1851704052 |archivedate=November 20, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Kotaku Eligibility">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/game-awards-snub-dragon-age-veilguard-eligibility-dates-1851704052 |title=The Game Awards Should Happen After The Year Is Over, Like Every Other Award Show |last=Shepard |first=Kenneth |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |date=November 20, 2024 |accessdate=November 21, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241120231550/https://kotaku.com/game-awards-snub-dragon-age-veilguard-eligibility-dates-1851704052 |archivedate=November 20, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Nintendo Life DLC">{{cite web |url=https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/expansion-packs-and-dlc-are-now-eligible-in-all-categories-at-the-game-awards |title=Expansion Packs And DLC Are Now 'Eligible In All Categories' At The Game Awards |last=Doolan |first=Liam |work=[[Nintendo Life]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=November 17, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241117030108/https://www.nintendolife.com/news/2024/11/expansion-packs-and-dlc-are-now-eligible-in-all-categories-at-the-game-awards |archivedate=November 17, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NPR Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/g-s1-38032/2024-game-awards-winners-reveals-astro-bot |title=The 2024 Game Awards recap: All winners and most surprising reveals |last=Mastromarino |first=James Perkins |publisher=[[NPR]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213062709/https://www.npr.org/2024/12/13/g-s1-38032/2024-game-awards-winners-reveals-astro-bot |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Pure Xbox Juergens">{{cite web |url=https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/12/xboxs-hellblade-2-brings-home-multiple-awards-at-tga-2024 |title=Xbox's ''Hellblade 2'' Brings Home Multiple Awards At TGA 2024 |last=Kerry |first=Ben |work=[[Pure Xbox]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223924/https://www.purexbox.com/news/2024/12/xboxs-hellblade-2-brings-home-multiple-awards-at-tga-2024 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Push Square Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/hang-out-with-geoff-keighley-in-fortnites-island-for-the-game-awards |title=Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in ''Fortnite''{{'}}s Island for The Game Awards |last=Barker |first=Sammy |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220916/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/hang-out-with-geoff-keighley-in-fortnites-island-for-the-game-awards |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Push Square Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/hang-out-with-geoff-keighley-in-fortnites-island-for-the-game-awards |title=Hang Out with Geoff Keighley in ''Fortnite''{{'}}s Island for The Game Awards |last=Barker |first=Sammy |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220916/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/11/hang-out-with-geoff-keighley-in-fortnites-island-for-the-game-awards |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Push Square Voice">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/30-games-nominated-for-the-game-awards-community-vote-revealed |title=30 Games Nominated for The Game Awards' Community Vote Revealed |last=Croft |first=Liam |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=December 2, 2024 |accessdate=December 3, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202225020/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/30-games-nominated-for-the-game-awards-community-vote-revealed |archivedate=December 2, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Push Square Voice">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/30-games-nominated-for-the-game-awards-community-vote-revealed |title=30 Games Nominated for The Game Awards' Community Vote Revealed |last=Croft |first=Liam |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=December 2, 2024 |accessdate=December 3, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241202225020/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/30-games-nominated-for-the-game-awards-community-vote-revealed |archivedate=December 2, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="SI Voice">{{cite web |url=https://www.si.com/videogames/news/the-game-awards-2024-players-voice-candidates-voting-open |title=The Game Awards 2024 Players’ Voice candidates revealed – voting is open |last=Wutz |first=Marco |work=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Minute Media]] |date=December 9, 2024 |accessdate=December 10, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209211136/https://www.si.com/videogames/news/the-game-awards-2024-players-voice-candidates-voting-open |archivedate=December 9, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Sheep Esports">{{cite web |url=https://www.sheepesports.com/articles/game-awards-league-of-legends-faker-and-t1-awarded-arcane-lost-as-the-best-adaptation/en |title=Game Awards: ''League of Legends'', Faker and T1 awarded, ''Arcane'' lost as the best adaptation |last=Chocat |first=Clément |work=Sheep Esports |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216002036/https://www.sheepesports.com/articles/game-awards-league-of-legends-faker-and-t1-awarded-arcane-lost-as-the-best-adaptation/en |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="SI Voice">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/videogames/news/the-game-awards-2024-players-voice-candidates-voting-open |title=The Game Awards 2024 Players' Voice candidates revealed – voting is open |last=Wutz |first=Marco |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Minute Media]] |date=December 9, 2024 |accessdate=December 10, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241209211136/https://www.si.com/videogames/news/the-game-awards-2024-players-voice-candidates-voting-open |archivedate=December 9, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="SI Winners">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/esports/news/every-winner-at-the-game-awards-2024 |title=Every Winner at The Game Awards 2024 |last=DeSena |first=Gabby |magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]] |publisher=[[Minute Media]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214012843/https://www.si.com/esports/news/every-winner-at-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer PlayStation">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/astro-bot-playstation-ninth-tga-game-awards-goty-nominee-in-a-row/ |title=PlayStation Has Had A Game Awards GOTY Nominee Every Year For Almost A Decade |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 8, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223910/https://www.thegamer.com/astro-bot-playstation-ninth-tga-game-awards-goty-nominee-in-a-row/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="THR Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/game-awards-winners-list-astro-bot-1236086029/ |title=''Astro Bot'' Wins Game of the Year at 2024's The Game Awards: See Full Winners List |last=Antunez |first=Bryan |work=[[The Hollywood Reporter]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214010825/https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/game-awards-winners-list-astro-bot-1236086029/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Variety Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-fortnite-voting-metahuman-geoff-keighley-1236222593/ |title=Game Awards Team With ''Fortnite'' for Fan Voting Hosted by 'MetaHuman' Version of Geoff Keighley |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220743/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-fortnite-voting-metahuman-geoff-keighley-1236222593/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Variety Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-fortnite-voting-metahuman-geoff-keighley-1236222593/ |title=Game Awards Team With ''Fortnite'' for Fan Voting Hosted by 'MetaHuman' Version of Geoff Keighley |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125220743/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-fortnite-voting-metahuman-geoff-keighley-1236222593/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Variety Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-nominations-list-2024-1236213137/ |title=Game Awards Nominations 2024: ''Astro Bot'', ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'' Lead With 7 Nods Each |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118175852/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-nominations-list-2024-1236213137/ |archivedate=November 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Variety Nominees">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-nominations-list-2024-1236213137/ |title=Game Awards Nominations 2024: ''Astro Bot'', ''Final Fantasy VII Rebirth'' Lead With 7 Nods Each |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241118175852/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-nominations-list-2024-1236213137/ |archivedate=November 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VentureBeat Game Changer">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/amir-satvat-gets-recognition-for-transparency-into-finding-game-jobs-at-the-game-awards/ |title=Amir Satvat gets recognition for transparency into finding game jobs at The Game Awards |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213085011/https://venturebeat.com/games/amir-satvat-gets-recognition-for-transparency-into-finding-game-jobs-at-the-game-awards/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Vice Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/metahuman-geoff-keighley-headlines-the-game-awards-in-fortnite-terrifying-millions/ |title=MetaHuman Geoff Keighley Headlines 'The Game Awards' in ''Fortnite'', Terrifying Millions |last=Cichacki |first=Shaun |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125221401/https://www.vice.com/en/article/metahuman-geoff-keighley-headlines-the-game-awards-in-fortnite-terrifying-millions/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Vice Fortnite">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/metahuman-geoff-keighley-headlines-the-game-awards-in-fortnite-terrifying-millions/ |title=MetaHuman Geoff Keighley Headlines 'The Game Awards' in ''Fortnite'', Terrifying Millions |last=Cichacki |first=Shaun |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125221401/https://www.vice.com/en/article/metahuman-geoff-keighley-headlines-the-game-awards-in-fortnite-terrifying-millions/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Dot Esports All">{{cite web |url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/all-confirmed-and-rumored-games-appearing-at-the-game-awards-2024 |title=All confirmed and rumored games appearing at The Game Awards 2024 |last=Duwe |first=Scott |work=[[Dot Esports]] |publisher=[[Gamurs]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210225434/https://dotesports.com/general/news/all-confirmed-and-rumored-games-appearing-at-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="2K Civ 7">{{cite press release |url=https://newsroom.2k.com/news/sid-meiers-civilization-vii-debuts-epic-opening-cinematic-at-the-game-awards-2024 |title=''Seid Meier's Civilization VII'' Debuts Epic Opening Cinematic at The Game Awards 2024 |last=Chang |first=Matt |publisher=[[2K (company)|2K]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213105753/https://newsroom.2k.com/news/sid-meiers-civilization-vii-debuts-epic-opening-cinematic-at-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Game Rant Fares">{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/the-game-awards-2024-hazelight-next-game-reveal-tease/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 Will Reveal Next Game By 2021 GOTY Winner Studio |last=Tu |first=Trumann |work=[[Game Rant]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210222742/https://gamerant.com/the-game-awards-2024-hazelight-next-game-reveal-tease/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Automaton Okami">{{cite web |url=https://automaton-media.com/en/news/okami-to-get-surprise-sequel-helmed-by-hideki-kamiya/ |title=''Okami'' to get surprise sequel co-developed by original team and helmed by Hideki Kamiya |last=Townsend |first=Verity |work=Automaton Media |publisher=[[Active Gaming Media]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213051326/https://automaton-media.com/en/news/okami-to-get-surprise-sequel-helmed-by-hideki-kamiya/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Dot Esports All">{{cite web |url=https://dotesports.com/general/news/all-confirmed-and-rumored-games-appearing-at-the-game-awards-2024 |title=All confirmed and rumored games appearing at The Game Awards 2024 |last=Duwe |first=Scott |work=[[Dot Esports]] |publisher=[[Gamurs]] |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 11, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210225434/https://dotesports.com/general/news/all-confirmed-and-rumored-games-appearing-at-the-game-awards-2024 |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="GamesHub How">{{cite web |url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/how-to-watch-the-game-awards-2024-2647711/ |title=How to watch The Game Awards 2024 |last=Williams |first=Leah J. |work=GamesHub |publisher=ArtsHub |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 10, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210045750/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/how-to-watch-the-game-awards-2024-2647711/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="GamesHub How">{{cite web |url=https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/how-to-watch-the-game-awards-2024-2647711/ |title=How to watch The Game Awards 2024 |last=Williams |first=Leah J. |work=GamesHub |publisher=ArtsHub |date=December 10, 2024 |accessdate=December 10, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241210045750/https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/how-to-watch-the-game-awards-2024-2647711/ |archivedate=December 10, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Instagram Thomas">{{cite Instagram |postid=DDhmrSXv6dv |title=John Helldiver, at your service #thegameawards |user=itsmecraiglee |last=Thomas |first=Craig Lee |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 22, 2024 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/3Ymdh |archivedate=December 21, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NYT Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/arts/game-awards-winners.html |title=''Astro Bot'' Wins Top Honor at the Game Awards |last=Aguiar |first=Annie |work=[[The New York Times]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214011657/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/12/12/arts/game-awards-winners.html |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live |url-access=subscription }}</ref>

<ref name="RPS Live">{{cite web |url=https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-game-awards-2024-liveblog |title=The Game Awards 2024 liveblog |last=Archer |first=James |work=[[Rock Paper Shotgun]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213065514/https://www.rockpapershotgun.com/the-game-awards-2024-liveblog |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Spin Music">{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/11/twenty-one-pilots-game-awards/ |title=Twenty One Pilots, d4vd, Royal & The Serpent To Rock Game Awards |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Next Management Partners |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125212128/https://www.spin.com/2024/11/twenty-one-pilots-game-awards/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Spin Music">{{cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2024/11/twenty-one-pilots-game-awards/ |title=Twenty One Pilots, d4vd, Royal & The Serpent To Rock Game Awards |work=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |publisher=Next Management Partners |date=November 25, 2024 |accessdate=November 26, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241125212128/https://www.spin.com/2024/11/twenty-one-pilots-game-awards/ |archivedate=November 25, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<Ref name="Twitter Debut">{{cite tweet |number=1867396997214294306 |title=From @YachtClubGames, winner of Best Independent Game at the 1st #TheGameAwards, please welcome Celia Schilling and Sean Velasco! |user=thegameawards |author=The Game Awards |authorlink=The Game Awards |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 22, 2024 |archiveurl=https://ghostarchive.org/archive/k2EPw |archivedate=December 21, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Variety Balfe">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-music-plan-arcane-twenty-one-pilots-astro-bot-orchestra-1236235452/ |title=From ''Astro Bot'' to ''Arcane'': Inside the Game Awards' Plan to Honor Gaming Industry Music With Twenty One Pilots, Snoop Dogg and In-House Orchestra |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 6, 2024 |accessdate=December 7, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207033643/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-music-plan-arcane-twenty-one-pilots-astro-bot-orchestra-1236235452/ |archivedate=December 7, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Variety Balfe">{{cite web |url=https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-music-plan-arcane-twenty-one-pilots-astro-bot-orchestra-1236235452/ |title=From ''Astro Bot'' to ''Arcane'': Inside the Game Awards' Plan to Honor Gaming Industry Music With Twenty One Pilots, Snoop Dogg and In-House Orchestra |last=Maas |first=Jennifer |work=[[Variety (magazine)|Variety]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 6, 2024 |accessdate=December 7, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241207033643/https://variety.com/2024/gaming/news/game-awards-music-plan-arcane-twenty-one-pilots-astro-bot-orchestra-1236235452/ |archivedate=December 7, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Vice Live">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/vice-presents-the-2024-game-awards-live-hype-train/ |title=Vice Presents: The 2024 Game Awards Live Hype Train |last1=Cichacki |first1=Shaun |last2=Franklin |first2=Anthony II |last3=Vatankhah |first3=Matt |last4=Jenkins |first4=Dwayne |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213065508/https://www.vice.com/en/article/vice-presents-the-2024-game-awards-live-hype-train/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="WP Live">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/12/game-awards-2024-announcements-winners/ |title=''Astro Bot'' wins game of the year; Naughty Dog, ''Witcher'' games announced |last1=Park |first1=Gene |last2=Scribner |first2=Herb |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213065847/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/12/game-awards-2024-announcements-winners/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


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<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-nominations-snubs-surprises/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 nominations: all the surprises and snubs |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119001750/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-nominations-snubs-surprises/ |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Digital Trends Snubs">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-nominations-snubs-surprises/ |title=The Game Awards 2024 nominations: all the surprises and snubs |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119001750/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-nominations-snubs-surprises/ |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Dot Esports Voice">{{cite web |url=https://dotesports.com/the-game-awards/news/the-game-awards-players-voice-nominees-cause-an-upset-over-gachas-influence |title=The Game Awards players' voice nominees cause an upset over gacha's influence |last=Byll |first=Brett |work=[[Dot Esports]] |publisher=[[Gamurs]] |date=December 11, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241211180715/https://dotesports.com/the-game-awards/news/the-game-awards-players-voice-nominees-cause-an-upset-over-gachas-influence |archivedate=December 11, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>


<ref name="Game Rant Sales">{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/game-awards-2024-nominees-games-sales-spike-increase/ |title=Game Awards 2024 Nominations Seemingly Cause Sales Spike for Games |last=Bhatnagar |first=Viraaj |work=[[Game Rant]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=November 30, 2024 |accessdate=December 1, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130092638/https://gamerant.com/game-awards-2024-nominees-games-sales-spike-increase/ |archivedate=November 30, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Game Rant Sales">{{cite web |url=https://gamerant.com/game-awards-2024-nominees-games-sales-spike-increase/ |title=Game Awards 2024 Nominations Seemingly Cause Sales Spike for Games |last=Bhatnagar |first=Viraaj |work=[[Game Rant]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=November 30, 2024 |accessdate=December 1, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241130092638/https://gamerant.com/game-awards-2024-nominees-games-sales-spike-increase/ |archivedate=November 30, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
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<ref name="Vice Wukong">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-black-myth-wukong-a-worthy-game-of-the-year-contender/ |title=Is ''Black Myth Wukong'' a Worthy Game of the Year Contender? |last=Jenkins |first=Dwayne |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119011920/https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-black-myth-wukong-a-worthy-game-of-the-year-contender/ |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>
<ref name="Vice Wukong">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-black-myth-wukong-a-worthy-game-of-the-year-contender/ |title=Is ''Black Myth Wukong'' a Worthy Game of the Year Contender? |last=Jenkins |first=Dwayne |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=November 18, 2024 |accessdate=November 19, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241119011920/https://www.vice.com/en/article/is-black-myth-wukong-a-worthy-game-of-the-year-contender/ |archivedate=November 19, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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<ref name="Aftermath Future Class">{{cite web |url=https://aftermath.site/game-awards-2024-future-class-game-changer-geoff-keighley |title=With The Future Class On Hold, The Game Awards' Attempts At Doing Good Produce Mixed Results |last=Grayson |first=Nathan |work=Aftermath |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214045237/https://aftermath.site/game-awards-2024-future-class-game-changer-geoff-keighley |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="BBC Winners">{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rn57j1lkeo |title=Game Awards 2024: ''Astro Bot'' Wins Game of the Year |last1=Richardson |first1=Tom |last2=Rogers |first2=Andrew |publisher=[[BBC]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213113512/https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0rn57j1lkeo |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Dexerto Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/black-myth-wukong-director-tearfully-bashes-the-game-awards-i-came-for-nothing-3007863/ |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' Director tearfully calls out The Game Awards: 'I came for nothing' |last=Dean |first=Ethan |work=[[Dexerto]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216013133/https://www.dexerto.com/gaming/black-myth-wukong-director-tearfully-bashes-the-game-awards-i-came-for-nothing-3007863/ |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Trends Catly">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/catly-announcement-game-awards-2024/ |title=''Catly'' promises a photorealistic cat game, but its tech is a mystery |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213110826/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/catly-announcement-game-awards-2024/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Trends Catly 2">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/catly-does-not-use-ai-says-dev/ |title=''Catly'' does not use generative AI or contain NFTs, devs say |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217000735/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/catly-does-not-use-ai-says-dev/ |archivedate=December 17, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Digital Trends Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-wrap-up/ |title=The Game Awards finally figured out its formula |last=Colantonio |first=Giovanni |work=[[Digital Trends]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214074925/https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2024-wrap-up/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Engadget After">{{cite web |url=https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121552052.html |title=The Morning After: The Game Awards had some surprises this year |last=Smith |first=Mat |work=[[Engadget]] |publisher=[[Yahoo! Inc. (2017–present)|Yahoo! Inc.]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213122116/https://www.engadget.com/general/the-morning-after-engadget-newsletter-121552052.html |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/black-myth-wukong-producer-on-the-game-awards-top-prize-snub-i-came-all-the-way-here-for-nothing |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' producer on The Game Awards top prize snub: 'I came all the way here for nothing!' |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216121930/https://www.eurogamer.net/black-myth-wukong-producer-on-the-game-awards-top-prize-snub-i-came-all-the-way-here-for-nothing |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Eurogamer Satvat">{{cite web |url=https://www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awards-first-game-changers-recipient-responds-to-hateful-and-disturbing-comments-accusing-him-of-fraud |title=The Game Awards' first Game Changers recipient responds to 'hateful' and 'disturbing' comments accusing him of fraud |last=Nightingale |first=Ed |work=[[Eurogamer]] |publisher=[[Gamer Network]] |date=December 18, 2024 |accessdate=December 18, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218113721/https://www.eurogamer.net/the-game-awards-first-game-changers-recipient-responds-to-hateful-and-disturbing-comments-accusing-him-of-fraud |archivedate=December 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Game Developer Catly">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/catly-developer-denies-it-s-using-generative-ai-or-blockchain-technology-in-its-cute-cat-game |title=''Catly'' developer denies it's using generative Ai or blockchain technology in its cute cat game |last=Francis |first=Bryant |work=[[Game Developer (website)|Game Developer]] |publisher=[[Informa]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217000734/https://www.gamedeveloper.com/art/catly-developer-denies-it-s-using-generative-ai-or-blockchain-technology-in-its-cute-cat-game |archivedate=December 17, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Gamereactor Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamereactor.eu/black-myth-wukong-developers-reportedly-cried-as-astro-bot-won-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-1469183/ |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' developers reportedly cried as ''Astro Bot'' won Game of the Year at the Game Awards |last=Persson |first=Marcus |work=[[Gamereactor]] |publisher=Gamez Publishing A/S |date=December 18, 2024 |accessdate=December 18, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218112326/https://www.gamereactor.eu/black-myth-wukong-developers-reportedly-cried-as-astro-bot-won-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-1469183/ |archivedate=December 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GamerSky Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.gamersky.com/news/202412/1859613.shtml |title=外媒谈冯骥"批评"TGA评选：我希望是翻译所致的误解 |lang=zh |trans-title=Foreign media on Feng Ji's 'criticism' of TGA selection: I hope it was a misunderstanding caused by translation |work=[[:zh:游民星空|GamerSky]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217000738/https://www.gamersky.com/news/202412/1859613.shtml |archivedate=December 17, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="GNN Ji">{{cite web |url=https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=278218 |title=《黑神話：悟空》無緣「The Game Awards」年度最佳遊戲 製作人：沒搞明白這評選標準 |lang=zh |trans-title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' missed 'The Game Awards' Best Game Producer of the Year: I don't understand the selection criteria |work=[[:zh:巴哈姆特電玩資訊站|Gamer News Network]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216121958/https://gnn.gamer.com.tw/detail.php?sn=278218 |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Guardian Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/dec/18/the-witcher-iv-okami-2-and-other-big-reveals-from-the-games-awards |title=''The Witcher IV'', ''Ōkami 2'' and other big reveals from the Game awards |last=MacDonald |first=Keza |work=[[The Guardian]] |date=December 18, 2024 |accessdate=December 22, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218152929/https://www.theguardian.com/games/2024/dec/18/the-witcher-iv-okami-2-and-other-big-reveals-from-the-games-awards |archivedate=December 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="IGN Catly">{{cite web |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/catly-creator-says-game-has-no-generative-ai-no-blockchain-and-no-nfts |title=''Catly'' Creator Says Game Has No Generative AI, No Blockchain, and No NFTs |last=Valentine |first=Rebekah |work=[[IGN]] |publisher=[[Ziff Davis]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216222859/https://www.ign.com/articles/catly-creator-says-game-has-no-generative-ai-no-blockchain-and-no-nfts |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Kotaku Muppets">{{cite web |url=https://kotaku.com/the-game-awards-2024-geoff-muppets-statler-waldorf-1851720364 |title=The Best Part Of The Game Awards Were These Two Bastards |last=Zwiezen |first=Zack |work=[[Kotaku]] |publisher=[[G/O Media]] |date=December 12, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213114321/https://kotaku.com/the-game-awards-2024-geoff-muppets-statler-waldorf-1851720364 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Arcane">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-twenty-one-pilots-and-d4vd-perform-stirring-arcane-medley-at-the-the-game-awards-2024-3821813 |title=Watch Twenty One Pilots and d4vd perform stirring ''Arcane'' medley at The Game Awards 2024 |last=Singh |first=Surej |work=[[NME]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213121009/https://www.nme.com/news/music/watch-twenty-one-pilots-and-d4vd-perform-stirring-arcane-medley-at-the-the-game-awards-2024-3821813 |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="NME Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/black-myth-wukong-boss-game-awards-snub-astro-bot-3822486 |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' boss responds to Game Awards snub: 'I came here for nothing |last=Shutler |first=Ali |work=[[NME]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216121927/https://www.nme.com/news/gaming-news/black-myth-wukong-boss-game-awards-snub-astro-bot-3822486 |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-boss-is-bummed-out-about-not-winning-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-but-has-high-hopes-for-the-future-of-the-chinese-game-industry/ |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' boss is bummed out about not winning Game of the Year at The Game Awards, but has high hopes for the future of the Chinese game industry |last=Chalk |first=Andy |work=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241217000803/https://www.pcgamer.com/games/action/black-myth-wukong-boss-is-bummed-out-about-not-winning-game-of-the-year-at-the-game-awards-but-has-high-hopes-for-the-future-of-the-chinese-game-industry/ |archivedate=December 17, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="PC Gamer Satvat">{{cite web |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/amir-satvat-game-awards-comments/ |title=After being honored at The Game Awards for helping laid-off devs, Amir Satvat says he's received 'countless' hateful messages: 'This can happen to you too when you sacrifice over 2,000 hours of your time to help the industry' |last=Wilde |first=Tyler |work=[[PC Gamer]] |publisher=[[Future plc]] |date=December 18, 2024 |accessdate=December 18, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241218022608/https://www.pcgamer.com/gaming-industry/amir-satvat-game-awards-comments/ |archivedate=December 18, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon GOTY">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/awards/496601/astro-bot-goty-game-awards |title=''Astro Bot''{{'}}s GOTY win was safe, predictable, and deserved |last=Welsh |first=Oli |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223913/https://www.polygon.com/awards/496601/astro-bot-goty-game-awards |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Polygon Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/awards/497206/black-myth-wukong-goty-loss |title=''Black Myth: Wukong''{{'}}s producer seems pissed he didn't win Game of the Year |last=Welsh |first=Oli |work=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |publisher=[[Vox Media]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 17, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216185230/https://www.polygon.com/awards/497206/black-myth-wukong-goty-loss |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Push Square Review">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/features/reaction-the-game-awards-10th-anniversary-special-was-its-biggest-and-best-ever |title=Reaction: The Game Awards' 10th Anniversary Special Was Its Biggest and Best Ever |last=Barker |first=Sammy |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=December 14, 2024 |accessdate=December 20, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213162051/https://www.pushsquare.com/features/reaction-the-game-awards-10th-anniversary-special-was-its-biggest-and-best-ever |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Push Square Vincke">{{cite web |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/black-myth-wukong-fans-swing-at-swen-vincke-speech-review-bomb-baldurs-gate-3 |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' Fans Swing at Swen Vincke Speech, Review Bomb ''Baldur's Gate 3'' |last=Adam |first=Khayl |work=[[Push Square]] |publisher=[[Hookshot Media]] |date=December 16, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241216121948/https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2024/12/black-myth-wukong-fans-swing-at-swen-vincke-speech-review-bomb-baldurs-gate-3 |archivedate=December 16, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Rolling Stone Review">{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming-lists/best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-of-the-game-awards-2024-1235204790/ |title=The Best, Worst, and Most WTF Moments of the Game Awards 2024 |last=Van der Velde |first=Issy |magazine=[[Rolling Stone]] |publisher=[[Penske Media Corporation]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214075331/https://www.rollingstone.com/culture/rs-gaming-lists/best-worst-and-most-wtf-moments-of-the-game-awards-2024-1235204790/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Catly">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/catly-game-awards-reveal-trailer-ai-scam-accusations/ |title=Gamers Aren't Convinced ''Catly'' Is Real Following Its Reveal At The Game Awards |last=Coulson |first=Josh |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213183016/https://www.thegamer.com/catly-game-awards-reveal-trailer-ai-scam-accusations/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-ceo-the-game-awards-criticized-game-of-the-year-loss/ |title=Game Science CEO Criticizes The Game Awards Selection After ''Black Myth Wukong'' Loss |last=Flores |first=Johnny Jr. |date=December 14, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215025401/https://www.thegamer.com/black-myth-wukong-game-science-ceo-the-game-awards-criticized-game-of-the-year-loss/ |archivedate=December 15, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Muppets">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-muppets-statler-waldorf-self-aware-hypocritical/ |title=The Game Awards Were More Self-Aware Than Ever, But Just As Hypocritical |last=Kaur |first=Tessa |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223934/https://www.thegamer.com/the-game-awards-2024-muppets-statler-waldorf-self-aware-hypocritical/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Satvat">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/game-changer-highlight-game-awards-amir-satvat/ |title=Game Changer Was The Highlight Of The Game Awards |last=Henley |first=Stacey |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223919/https://www.thegamer.com/game-changer-highlight-game-awards-amir-satvat/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Surprises">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/the-game-awards-surprises-trailers-ads/ |title=The Game Awards Was Somehow Full Of Surprises And Exactly The Same |last=Kaur |first=Tessa |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 14, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213223914/https://www.thegamer.com/the-game-awards-surprises-trailers-ads/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="TheGamer Vincke">{{cite web |url=https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-bomb-chinese-players-swen-vincke-game-awards-speech/ |title=Chinese Gamers Are Trying To Review Bomb ''Baldur's Gate 3'' Over Swen Vincke's Game Awards Speech |last=Robertson |first=Joshua |work=[[TheGamer]] |publisher=[[Valnet]] |date=December 14, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214095134/https://www.thegamer.com/baldurs-gate-3-review-bomb-chinese-players-swen-vincke-game-awards-speech/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VentureBeat Review">{{cite web |url=https://venturebeat.com/games/the-best-of-the-game-awards-and-the-redemption-of-geoff-keighley-the-deanbeat/ |title=The best of The Game Awards and the redemption of Geoff Keighley {{!}} The DeanBeat |last=Takahashi |first=Dean |authorlink=Dean Takahashi |work=[[VentureBeat]] |date=December 14, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241214184639/https://venturebeat.com/games/the-best-of-the-game-awards-and-the-redemption-of-geoff-keighley-the-deanbeat/ |archivedate=December 14, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="VGC Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/black-myth-wukong-director-reportedly-expresses-disappointment-over-game-awards-snub/ |title=''Black Myth: Wukong'' director reportedly expresses disappointment over Game Awards snub |last=Middler |first=Jordan |work=[[Video Games Chronicle]] |publisher=1981 Media |date=December 15, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215233228/https://www.videogameschronicle.com/news/black-myth-wukong-director-reportedly-expresses-disappointment-over-game-awards-snub/ |archivedate=December 15, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="Vice Ji">{{cite web |url=https://www.vice.com/en/article/black-myth-wukong-runs-back-the-controversy-circuit-following-game-of-the-year-loss/ |title=''Black Myth Wukong'' Runs Back the Controversy Circuit Following Game of the Year Loss |last=Jenkins |first=Dwayne |work=[[Vice (magazine)|Vice]] |date=December 15, 2024 |accessdate=December 16, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241215233545/https://www.vice.com/en/article/black-myth-wukong-runs-back-the-controversy-circuit-following-game-of-the-year-loss/ |archivedate=December 15, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

<ref name="WP Review">{{cite news |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/13/astro-bot-game-of-the-year-game-awards/ |title=The ''Astro Bot'' win sends a message to the game industry: Focus on play |last=Park |first=Gene |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=December 13, 2024 |accessdate=December 13, 2024 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20241213121855/https://www.washingtonpost.com/entertainment/video-games/2024/12/13/astro-bot-game-of-the-year-game-awards/ |archivedate=December 13, 2024 |url-status=live }}</ref>

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The Game Awards 2024
DateDecember 12, 2024 (2024-12-12)
VenuePeacock Theater, Los Angeles
CountryUnited States
Hosted byGeoff Keighley
Preshow host(s)Sydnee Goodman
Highlights
Most awards
Most nominations
Game of the Year Astro Bot
Websitethegameawards.com
Online coverage
Runtime3 hours, 12 minutes
Viewership154 million
Produced by
  • Geoff Keighley
  • Kimmie Kim
Directed byRichard Preuss
← 2023 · The Game Awards · 2025 →

The Game Awards 2024 was an award show to honor the best video games of 2024. It was the eleventh show hosted by Geoff Keighley, creator and producer of the Game Awards, and held with a live audience at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024, and live streamed across online platforms globally. It featured musical performances from d4vd, Royal & the Serpent, Snoop Dogg, and Twenty One Pilots, and presentations from celebrity guests including Harrison Ford, Hideo Kojima, and Aaron Paul.

Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth led the nominees with seven each, and the former led the show with four wins, including Game of the Year. The inaugural Game Changer award honored Amir Satvat for helping workers in the industry find jobs amid mass layoffs. Several new games were announced, including Elden Ring Nightreign, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, and The Witcher IV. The show was viewed by over 154 million streams, the most in its history. Journalists praised the game announcements, developer speeches, and deserving winners, though the eligibility of downloadable content led to mixed responses.

Background

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As with previous iterations of the Game Awards, the 2024 show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley. He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim,[1] while Richard Preuss returned as director and LeRoy Bennett as creative director and production designer,[2][3] and Michael E. Peter joined as co-executive prdoucer.[4] The presentation, celebrating the show's tenth anniversary, took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024,[5] and was live streamed across more than 30 online platforms,[2] including Facebook, Instagram, Steam, TikTok, Twitch, Twitter, and YouTube.[6] Alternative live streams offering American Sign Language and audio descriptions were also available on YouTube.[2]

The 2024 stage featured more LED displays than its predecessors, an intentional choice by Bennett to change the show's look each year.[3] Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.[7][8] Public tickets became available for purchase on November 1.[5] 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.[9]

Announcements

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Preceding the Game Awards, several announcements were made during broadcasts by Wholesome Games and the Latin American Games Showcase on December 10,[10][11] and Day of the Devs and the Women-Led Games Showcase on December 11.[11][12] Fewer film and television announcements were made during the Game Awards 2024, instead focusing almost primarily on games; a trailer for Squid Game's second season was aired, but considered secondary to the promotion of the game Squid Game: Unleashed.[13] Announcements on released and upcoming games were made for:[14]

New games announced included:[14]

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".[15][16]

Winners and nominees

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Nominees for the show's 29 categories were announced on November 18, 2024.[17][18] Any game released for public consumption on or before November 22 was eligible for consideration,[19] including DLC, expansions, remakes, remasters, and seasonal content.[20] The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 130 media outlets globally;[21] ballots were due by November 12.[19] Winners are determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and on Discord[a] until December 11.[1][22] The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on December 2.[23] Specialized juries decide the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and esports.[24] Two awards—Best Esports Coach and Best Esports Event—were discontinued.[25][26] Approximately 112 million public votes were cast overall, a 25% increase from 2023.[27]

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 Fortnite, 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.[28][29] The hub world opens with a photorealistic "MetaHuman" model of Keighley,[30] for which he was scanned in to Unreal Editor for Fortnite at 3Lateral in Manchester.[31] Several critics found the model strange and uncanny.[30][32][33] Keighley saw the event as "a prototype" for blending the Game Awards and in-game worlds.[34]

The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 12, 2024.[35] Astro Bot became the third game published by Sony Interactive Entertainment to win Game of the Year (after God of War in 2018 and The Last of Us Part II in 2020); its nomination marked Sony's ninth consecutive year in the category and thirteenth nomination overall.[36] It was the second Best Family Game nominee to win the top prize (after It Takes Two in 2021).[37] Melina Juergens became the first two-time Best Performance winner, having won for the same role in 2017.[38][39] 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 mass layoffs.[40][41][42] Faker's Best Esports Athlete win is his second consecutive and third overall,[43][44] and League of Legends's Best Esports Game win is Riot Games's sixth consecutive and the game's fourth overall.[25]

Awards

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Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[35]

Media

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Nicolas Doucet accepted Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, and Best Family Game for Astro Bot.
Naoki Hamaguchi accepted Best Score and Music for Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
Adrián Cuevas accepted the Games for Impact award for Neva.
Ryan Payton accepted Best VR / AR Game for Batman: Arkham Shadow with Aaron Whiting.
Katsuhiro Harada accepted Best Fighting Game for Tekken 8.
Jonathan Nolan, Todd Howard, and Ella Purnell (top to bottom) accepted Best Adaptation for Fallout.
Game of the Year Best Game Direction
Best Narrative Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music Best Audio Design
Best Performance Games for Impact
Best Independent Game Best Debut Indie Game
Best Ongoing Game Best Community Support
Best Mobile Game Best VR / AR Game
Best Action Game Best Action / Adventure Game
Best Role Playing Game Best Fighting Game
Best Family Game Best Sim / Strategy Game
Best Sports / Racing Game Best Multiplayer Game
Innovation in Accessibility Best Adaptation[b]
Most Anticipated Game Players' Voice[c]

Esports and creators

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Faker won Best Esports Athlete for the second consecutive year and third time overall.[43][44]
Best Esports Game[d] Best Esports Athlete
Best Esports Team Content Creator of the Year
Global Gaming Citizens Game Changer
  • Laura Carter (TreesPlease Games)
  • Amir Satvat

Multiple nominations and awards

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Multiple nominations

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Astro Bot and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth led the show with seven nominations each, followed by Metaphor: ReFantazio with six. Sony Interactive Entertainment led the publishers with 15 nominations,[e] followed by Square Enix with 11[f] and Sega with 9.[g] In addition to video game publishers, Amazon MGM Studios and Netflix both received two nominations for their television series in Best Adaptation.[17][18][46]

Games that received multiple nominations
Nominations Game
7 Astro Bot
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
6 Metaphor: ReFantazio
5 Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Silent Hill 2
4 Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
Helldivers II
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
3 Neva
Star Wars Outlaws
2 Animal Well
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail
Fortnite
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Life Is Strange: Double Exposure
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Manor Lords
The Plucky Squire
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Stellar Blade
Super Mario Party Jamboree
Tekken 8
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Wuthering Waves
Zenless Zone Zero
Nominations by publisher
Nominations Publisher
15 Sony Interactive Entertainment[e]
11 Square Enix[f]
9 Sega[g]
8 Bandai Namco Entertainment
6 Nintendo
5 Devolver Digital
Game Science
Konami
Playstack
Ubisoft
Xbox Game Studios[h]
4 Activision
Capcom
Electronic Arts
3 2K
MiHoYo
2 11 Bit Studios
Bigmode
Blizzard Entertainment
Epic Games
Focus Entertainment
Hooded Horse
Kuro Games
Oculus Studios
Riot Games[i]
Valve

Multiple awards

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Astro Bot led the show with four wins (and its publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment with six), followed by Balatro (Playstack) and Metaphor: ReFantazio (Sega) with three.[47][48] The 2024 show was Sony's fourth time leading the Game Awards.[37]

Games that received multiple wins
Awards Game
4 Astro Bot
3 Balatro
Metaphor: ReFantazio
2 Black Myth: Wukong
Helldivers II
Senua's Saga: Hellblade II
Wins by publisher
Awards Publisher
6 Sony Interactive Entertainment
3 Playstack
Sega
2 Game Science
Xbox Game Studios

Presenters and performers

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Presenters

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Geoff Keighley smiling
Sydnee Goodman smiling
Geoff Keighley (top) hosted the main show while Sydnee Goodman (bottom) hosted the preshow.[1][7]

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman. Statler and Waldorf also performed comedy skits throughout the show.[14][49][50] Keighley and his team monitored the ongoing SAG-AFTRA video game strike when booking celebrity guests and allowed them to choose how they would participate in the show.[3][51] SAG-AFTRA and the Game Workers of Southern California distributed leaflets outside the Peacock Theatre.[52]

Name Role
Troy Baker Presented the award for Best Performance
Harrison Ford
Todd Howard
Abubakar Salim Presented the award for Best Action Game
Josef Fares Presented the reveal trailer for Split Fiction
Randy Pitchford Presented the first look trailer for Borderlands 4
Hideo Kojima Presented the award for Best Game Direction
Craig Lee Thomas Presented the reveal trailer for Helldivers 2: Omens of Tyranny[53]
Rebecca Ford Presented the final trailer for Warframe: 1999
Celia Schilling Presented the award for Best Debut Indie Game[54]
Sean Velasco
Cordell Broadus Presented the award for Best Ongoing Game
Snoop Dogg
Isabela Merced Presented the award for Best Adaptation
Shannon Woodward
Khalid Presented the award for Best Score and Music
Laura Bailey Presented the reveal trailer for Dispatch
Aaron Paul
Sam Lake Presented the award for Best Narrative
Swen Vincke Presented the award for Game of the Year

Performers

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Lorne Balfe (left) conducted the orchestra, with a segment arranged by David Campbell (right).[55]
The Game Awards 2024 featured performances from (clockwise from top) d4vd, Royal & the Serpent, Twenty One Pilots, and Snoop Dogg.[55]

The Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by Lorne Balfe, performed during the ceremony,[55] including Pedro Eustache, dubbed "Flute Guy".[56] 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 David Campbell to arrange a performance of songs from the second season of Arcane.[55][57] Snoop Dogg debuted a new song during the show.[55]

The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.[55][57][58]

Name Song Game(s) / show(s)
The Game Awards Orchestra[j] "Live Gloriously"[59] Civilization VII
d4vd "Remember Me" Arcane
Royal & the Serpent "Wasteland"
Twenty One Pilots "The Line"
Snoop Dogg "Thank You" —[k]
"Gin and Juice"
The Game Awards Orchestra[j] "Sunflower"[60] Untitled Ōkami sequel
Game of the Year medley Astro Bot
Balatro
Black Myth: Wukong
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Metaphor: ReFantazio

Reception

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Nominees

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Several games saw increased weekly sales following their nominations, including Final Fantasy VII Rebirth by 268% and Metaphor: ReFantazio by 172%,[61] and Balatro had its second-highest-earning week on mobile and a 100% increase in concurrent players on Steam.[62][63][64] Balatro's nominations pleasantly surprised critics due to its genre,[65][66][67] though some felt other indie games remained overlooked outside of their dedicated categories.[67][68] TheGamer'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,[69] though The Guardian's Keza MacDonald found its nominees incongruous and criteria confusing.[70] Some felt three of the five Players' Voice nominees being gacha games justified the lack of more audience-voted categories.[71][72]

The omission of Future Class was criticized; TheGamer's Tessa Kaur called it "a loss for the industry",[73] and Digital Trends'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 the 2023 ceremony.[71] Some critics were puzzled by Silent Hill 2's Best Narrative nomination as it is a remake of a 2001 game.[67][74] Dragon Age: The Veilguard, EA Sports College Football 25, and The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom were considered among the biggest snubs by some critics and viewers.[66][75][76]

Many journalists and viewers criticized Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree's Game of the Year nomination—the first for a DLC expansion—as it overshadowed other games,[65][77][78] though some felt it was justified by its quality and size.[66][74][79] 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;[20][78][80] some viewers erroneously accused Keighley of changing the rules to make it eligible.[81] Others also felt its eligibility meant DLC was snubbed at previous shows, like Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty and Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Future Redeemed in 2023,[82][83][84] and suggested a new category dedicated to DLC would be more appropriate,[66][85][86] though TheGamer's Henley argued there are too few annual releases to justify it.[87]

Some journalists considered Black Myth: Wukong an outlier in the Game of the Year nominees and were surprised by its success;[75][77] it is the lowest-scoring Game of the Year nominee in the show's history, with 81 out of 100 on review aggregator website Metacritic.[88][89] TheGamer's Tessa Kaur felt the game's biggest accomplishment was its popularity, comparing it to Barbie's Best Picture nomination at the Academy Awards.[90] Conversely, Vice'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 neutral intermediaries, since the awards have no objective criteria.[91]

Ceremony

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The Washington Post'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,[92] and Engadget's Mat Smith wrote that "the Game Awards delivered".[93] VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi thought Keighley "redeemed himself" after criticism of the previous ceremony,[39] and Push Square's Sammy Barker felt he deserved credit for responding to past criticism, even if some problems remained.[94] Digital Trends's Colantonio called it "the best possible version" of the show, though he criticized the relegation of important awards to the preshow.[71] Rolling Stone's Issy van der Velde similarly criticized that the esports winners were announced in quick succession during the preshow without acceptance speeches,[95] 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".[96]

Journalists deemed the winners deserving, including Astro Bot's Game of the Year award considering its polished and joyful gameplay,[37][92][93] and many considered the game announcements surprising and among the best to date;[71][93][95] The Guardian's MacDonald compared it to "an old-school E3 conference".[97] Viewers responded negatively to Catly's reveal trailer;[95][98][99] the developer denied claims of generative AI and blockchain technology, and shared a draft version of the trailer with journalists.[100][101][102] The musical performances were praised;[71][103] NME's Surej Singh called the Arcane performance an "emotional and stirring medley".[103] Several commentators appreciated the additional time for acceptance speeches, following criticism at the previous ceremony.[71][95] Kotaku's Zack Zwiezen considered Statler and Waldorf the highlight for their humorous interjections and heckles directed at Keighley,[104] though TheGamer's Kaur felt their appearance acknowledged the show's issues without addressing them.[105]

Many considered the Game Changer award and Amir Satvat's emotional acceptance speech the show's highlight;[52][71][92] Rolling Stone's Van der Velde thought the award meant Keighley was taking criticism seriously,[95] though TheGamer's Kaur and Henley felt its introduction in the same year as Future Class's removal gave the appearance of awarding individuals to reduce the voice of a collective group.[105][106] 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".[107] Some viewers suggested Satvat's role at Tencent made him a "fraud" and "part of the problem" with layoffs.[107][108] Four days after the show, Satvat said he had received "countless hateful messages", including antisemitic comments directed at his wife.[108][109] Journalists praised Swen Vincke's speech criticizing publishers who chase "arbitrary sales targets" instead of making games "they want to play".[52][71][105]

Some viewers interpreted Vincke's comments as criticism of Black Myth: Wukong, which was partially attributed to a poor Chinese translation of his speech; some subsequently attempted to review bomb Vincke's game, Baldur's Gate 3, on Steam,[110][111] as well as Astro Bot on Metacritic.[112] Alanah Pearce said that a Black Myth: Wukong developer cried after failing to win Game of the Year,[113][114] though former IGN China editor-in-chief Charles Young said he was with the developers at the show and none cried.[115][116] 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!";[l] he said he had written his acceptance speech two years earlier.[113][114][118] Some foreign media interpreted Feng Ji's comments as criticism of the Game Awards,[118][119][120] which was attributed to machine translations misconstruing the meaning, self-deprecation, and humorous tone of the original Chinese text.[121][122][123]

Viewership

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An estimated 154 million viewers watched the ceremony, the most in the show's history and a 31% increase from the previous year.[4] Its figures surpassed the average viewers of the Super Bowl by 30 million, the Academy Awards sevenfold, the Grammy Awards ninefold, and the World Series tenfold.[124] Referencing the viewing figures, Reggie Fils-Aimé called the show "the biggest global entertainment event of our time",[125] though TheGamer's Kaur considered the claim disingenuous, citing the FIFA World Cup finals and Olympic Games, and the fact that shows like the Super Bowl are generally viewed in groups rather than individually.[126]

According to Streams Charts, the ceremony peaked at over four million concurrent viewers—the most in its history and a 10% increase from 2023—across 1,498 channels, including 1.25 million viewers on the official YouTube broadcast and 397,000 on Twitch.[4][127] More than 15,900 content creators co-streamed the event, including over 11,000 on Twitch and a record 4,500 on YouTube.[124] On YouTube, the ceremony peaked at 2.17 million concurrent viewers (a 28% increase), with over 1.3 million on official channel (a 35% increase).[128] On Twitter, usage of the hashtag #TheGameAwards increased by 150%, with more than 1.59 million posts receiving 6.79 billion impressions.[129]

Notes

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  1. ^ In China, fan voting is held via Bilibili.[22]
  2. ^ Awarded to media based on video games
  3. ^ 100 percent public-voted award with a three-round nomination process that began with 30 games[45]
  4. ^ Presented in conjunction with Old Spice
  5. ^ a b Some outlets counted Sony Interactive Entertainment's nominations at 16 as it is the parent company of Destiny 2 publisher Bungie.[1][18]
  6. ^ a b Several outlets counted Square Enix's nominations at 12,[1][17][18] based on official material from the Game Awards.[46]
  7. ^ a b Sega received two additional nominations as co-producer of Knuckles and Like a Dragon: Yakuza for Best Adaptation.[17]
  8. ^ Some outlets counted Xbox Game Studios's nominations at 12 as it is a sister company of Activision, Bethesda Game Studios, and Blizzard Entertainment.[1][18]
  9. ^ Riot Games received an additional nomination as co-producer of Arcane for Best Adaptation.[17]
  10. ^ a b Conducted by Lorne Balfe[18]
  11. ^ Snoop Dogg's performance followed his appearance in Fortnite and preceded his album Missionary, which was released the following day.[51][42]
  12. ^ Translated from Chinese;[113] original text reads "我特么白来了!".[117]

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