Here's everything that happened at the 2024 Game Awards
By Brian Allen
Sony's plucky platformer Astro Bot won Game of the Year at The 2024 Game Awards. It sold more than 1.5 million copies, a number certain to grow after winning the industry's biggest award. It was a year without a clear frontrunner, other nominees including poker roguelike Balatro, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Metaphor: ReFanazio, Black Myth Wukong, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Ninja Gaiden Ragebound is coming from Dotemu and Koei Tecmo. It's 2D for that total retro feel. I trust Dotemu after Streets of Rage 4 and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge. It's hard to envision anybody better to reanimate Ninja Gaiden.
Best Fighting Game
Tekken 8
Best AR/VR Game
Batman: Arkham Shadow
Best ESports Game
League of Legends
Games for Impact
Neva
Accessibility Award
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Best Family Game
Astro Bot
Sloclap, who has given Absolver and Sifu, is doing a soccer game called Rematch, and it looks really good. But in a bit of a shock for these type of multiplayer games, it's not free to play.
Harrison Ford was on hand, and said if he had known how good Troy Baker would be in Indiana Jones and the Great Circle he'd have done the voiceover himself. Read our review by Keith Langston here. Nobody does these promotional junkets better than Ford
Best Performance
Melina Jurgens- Senua's Sacrifice: Hellblade II
We got an incredible looking trailer for The Witcher 4, confirming Ciri is the protagonist. Let's go!
Elden Ring: Nightreign is a co-op game coming in 2025.
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong
First win of the night, could this be a big evening for Black Myth?
Best Multiplayer Game
Helldivers 2
Best Indie Game
Balatro
I mean how could it not be? It's up for Game of the Year, so it's obviously the best indie game of the year.
A new Onimusha, Way of the Sword, is coming in 2026.
Best Action-Adventure Game
Astro Bot
Best Sports Game
EA Sports FC 25
This is a travesty, which I wrote about here. It's completely ridiculous that the bestselling game of the year, and one of its best reviews got zero nominations.
Post Malone will be in Hunt: Showdown with his Murder Circus event, and it's live now. It's also part of Xbox Game Pass Ultimate and PC Game Pass.
Best Ongoing Game
Helldivers 2
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Frostpunk 2
Best Adaptation
Fallout
Well yeah! Walton Goggins FTW, everyone!
Best Independent Game
Balatro
Players Voice
Black Myth: Wukong
Best Mobile Game
Balatro
Best Narrative
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Game Direction
Astro Bot
Best Art Direction
Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Score and Music
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Debut Indie Game
Balatro