The Game Awards 2024 - Livestream & Nominees List!
The 2024 Game Awards are airing tonight!
The Game Awards recognizes excellence in the global video game industry, as selected by a global jury of over 130 media publications and influencer outlets.
The ceremony will be streaming live everywhere from the Peacock Theater on Thursday, December 12, with the pre-show kicking off at 7:30 p.m. ET and the main ceremony beginning at 8 p.m. ET.
This year’s nominees are led by ASTRO BOT and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, each with seven nominations, including Game of the Year.
It’s the 10th anniversary of the award show, and fans are expecting some huge announcement and previews of upcoming games.
Keep reading to find out more…
Watch the Game Awards livestream and see the nominees inside…
Game of the Year
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Game Direction
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Narrative
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
Best Score and Music
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Audio Design
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Best Performance
Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
Innovation in Accessibility
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Games for Impact
Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
INDIKA (Odd Meter / 11 bit studios)
Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver Digital)
Life is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine Games / Square Enix)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Surgent Studios / Electronic Arts)
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2: The Final Shape (Bungie)
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Community Support
Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
Neva (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Best Debut Indie Game
Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE)
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
Best Mobile Game
AFK Journey (FARLIGHT / Lilith Games)
Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
Pokemon Trading Card Game Pocket (DeNA / Creatures / The Pokemon Company)
Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
Asgard’s Wrath II (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camouflaj / Oculus Studios)
Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42 / The Outsiders / Funcom)
Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)
Best Action Game
Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Action / Adventure
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Nintendo)
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Monptellier / Ubisoft)
Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Best Role-Playing
Dragon’s Dogma II (Capcom)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Best Fighting
Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Granblue Fantasy Versus: Rising (Arc System Works / Cygames)
Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection: Arcade Classics (Capcom)
MultiVersus (Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family
ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo / Nintendo)
The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
Best Simulation / Strategy
Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios)
Frostpunk 2 (11 bit studios)
Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware / ATLUS)
Best Sports / Racing
F1 24 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver / EA Romania / Electronic Arts)
NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
TopSpin 2K25 (Hangar 13 / 2K)
WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision)
Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintend0)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Best Adaptation
Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix)
Fallout (Bethesdas Softworks / Kitler Films / Amazon MGM Studios)
Knuckles (SEGA / Paramount)
Like a Dragon: Yakuza (SEGA / Amazon MGM Studios)
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics / Legendary / Netflix)
Most Anticipated Game
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Ghost of Yotei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar North / Rockstar Games)
Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios / Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)
Content Creator of the Year
CaseOh
Illojuan
Techno Gamers
TypicalGamer
Usada Pekora
Best eSports Game
Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
VALORANT (Riot Games)
Best eSports Athlete
33 (Neta Shapira)
Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
Chovy (Jeong Ji-hoon)
Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
ZyWoO (Mathieu Herbaut)
ZmjjKk (Zheng Yongkang)
Best eSports Team
Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
Gen.G (League of Legends)
Navi (Counter-Strike 2)
T1 (League of Legends)
Team Liquid (Dota 2)