It feels like 2024 flew by rapidly, with many months seamlessly melding together. And so, here we are again, time for The Game Awards 2024. It’s time for the ultimate popularity contest when your favorite titles clash as developers cross their fingers and pray for a big win on the stage, where Geoff Keighley rubs shoulders with the biggest and brightest while we watch from across the country. Still, seeing your favorite game score a big win is nice!
The Game Awards 2024 Date and Time
The Game Awards will be live-streamed globally on December 12 across multiple digital, social, and gaming platforms
- 4:30 PM PST – December 12
- 7:30 PM EST – December 12
- 12:30 AM GMT – December 13
- 9:30 AM JST – December 13
- 11:30 AM AEST – December 13
Where to Watch The Game Awards 2024
You can tune in live to watch The Game Awards 2024 on any of the following platforms:
Furthermore, IGN and GameSpot will also co-stream The Game Awards on their respective platforms.
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The Game Awards GOTY Nominees
The Game Awards officially unveiled its nominees on November 18, giving the panel time to vote on the best titles throughout 2024. Oh, by the way, they’re including expansions, DLC, and game seasons this year, which means Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree is available to nominate as GOTY.
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth Wukong
- Balatro
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Metaphor: ReFantaszio
Best Game Direction
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Black Myth
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Metapahor: ReFantazio
Best Narrative
- Final Fantasy VII Rebrith
- Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor re Fantazio
- Senua’s Saga Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
Best Art Direction
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Waking
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Neva
Best Score/Music
- Astro Bot
- FF Rebirth
- Metabirth
- Silent Hill 2
- Stellar Blade
Best Audio Design
- Astro Bot
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Senua’s Saga Hellblade II
- Silent Hill 2
Best Performance
- Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
- Hannah Telle (Life Is Strange: Double Exposure)
- Humberly González (Star Wars Outlaws)
- Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
- Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)
Games for Impact
- Life is Strange Double Exposure
- Tales of Kenzera
- Closer the Distance
- Indika
- Neva
- Senua’s Saga Hellblade II
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2
- Diablo IV
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well
- UFO 50
- Balatro
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Neva
Best Debut Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Manor Lords
- Pacific Drive
- The Plucky Squire
- Balatro
Best Mobile Game
- AFK Journey
- Balatro
- Withering Waves
- Zenless Zone Zero
- Pokemon TCG Pocket
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Helldivers 2
- No Man’s Sky
Best VR/AR Game
- Arizona Sunshine Remake
- Asgard’s Wrath 2
- Batman Arkham Shadow
- Metal Hellsinger VR
- Metro Awakening VR
Innovation in Accessibility
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Diablo 4
- Dragon Age Veilguard
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Star Wars Outlawa
Best Action Game
- Black Myth Wukong
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Stellar Blade
- Warhammer 40 Space Marines 2
- Helldivers 2
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Astro Bot
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- Silent Hill 2
- Star Wars Outlaws
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best RPG
- Dragon’s Dogma II
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Like a Dragon Infinite Wealth
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game
- Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
- Granblue Fantasy Versus Rising
- Marvel vs. Capcom Fighting Collection Arcade Classics
- MultiVersus
- Tekken 8
Best Family Game
- Astro Bot
- Princess Peach Showtime
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- The Plucky Squire
Best Sports/Racing Game
- NBA 2K25
- EA FC 25
- TopSpin 2K25
- WWE 2K24
- F1 24
Best SIM/Strategy Game
- Age of Mythology Retold
- Frostpunk 2
- Kunisu-Gami Patch of the Goddess
- Manor Lords
- Unicorn Overlord
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
- Helldivers 2
- Super Mario Party Jamboree
- Tekken 8
- Warhammer 40,000 Space Marine 2
Content Creator of the Year
- Caseoh
- Illojuan
- Techno Gamerz
- Typical Gamer
- Usada Pekora
Best Esports Athlete
- 33
- alesksiB
- Chovy
- Faker
- zywoo
- zmjjkk
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2
- Dota 2
- League of Legends
- Mobile Legends Bang Bang
- VALORANT
Best Esports Team
- Bilibili Gaming
- Gen.G
- NAVI
- T1
- Team Liquid
Most Anticipated Game
- Death Stranding 2: On The Beach
- Ghost of Yotei
- GTA 6
- Metroid Prime 4 Beyond
- Monster Hunter Wild
Best Adaptation
- Arcane
- Fallout
- Knuckls
- Like a Dragon Yakuza
- Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft
Players’ Voice
- Will be announced on December 2.
What game do you think will win the 2024 Game of the Year? Let us know in the comments below, or start a thread on our community forum to discuss The Game Awards and GOTY nominations!
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No Sparking Zero? Stellar Blade, First Descendant, Space Marine 2? This show is such trash! The nominees should be Sparking Zero, Wukong, Stellar Blade, Space Marine 2, First Descendant, and Astro Bot.
Final Fantasy 7 is ass, Metaphor I guess ok, and DLC shouldn’t be nominated! This show needs to end finally especially with Geoff wanting to trademark “Game Awards”
Dragon Ball should be nominated not Elden Ring DLC!! Boycott this shit! The shows haven’t been good since like 2016.
Geoff is streaming on more platforms for the “10th anniversary” show so he can once again lie and viewbot to make it seem like the “biggest audience” they’ve had ever.
Can these commenters even read? These aren’t the nominations, its what this author believes will be up.
That said, zero shot that Stellar Blade or First Descendant are even being nominated, never mind winning. Sparking Zero, while a fun game, is just a 15 year old game with some new mechanics and better graphics, but most importantly…none of this matters since it will be 8 percent game awards/trailers, 92% shitty ad’s nobody cares about, like last year.
Also, if your game isnt even better than a 3 year old game’s DLC, it doesn’t even deserve a nomination, so I say DLC sounds like fair game.
Hard pass! Dragon Ball was robbed!
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth should win, it was absolutely wonderful!
Game awards suck Geoff is just some millennial trying to get into the Hollywood award business to profit same with his other shows
Kick?X?Geoff is desperate
Fuck the awards it’s for weirdos in california not gamers dorito boy should go back to canada
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero was robbed! That was GOTY!
It’s corporate garbage that doesn’t matter made by some industry plant. The announcements and trailers the past few years have been awful honestly all of Geoff’s shows suck this, Summer game fest, and gamescom. Companies should just show things already don’t wait for his garbage show. This is why they’re all failing Geoff and his circle I know are coping they pretend this thing matters and the industry is booming.
Can’t wait Death Stranding 2 will be revealed and it’ll be nominated for next years award show! I can’t wait! Is everyone excited? Hope we see trailers for more censored remakes and live service games and don’t get me hype for mobile!
Stellar Blade is worthy to be considered. Space Marine 2 is absolute contender. Silent Hill 2 Remake is a totally different game than original one and should be considered for nomination.
Winner Prediction: Black Myth Wukong
Boycott the show Sparking Zero is GOTY end of discussion just cancel this show