Summary
Palworld’s Community Manager has commented on the claims that the game was deliberately snubbed from the recently announced list of The Game Awards 2024 nominees. Despite being one of 2024’s most popular games,Palworldwas not nominated for a single award, leading many fans to assume that the game had been purposefully omitted.
Pocketpair’sPalworldtook the world by storm after its early access release in January, quickly selling over eight million copies in six days and claiming its place among some of the bestselling PC games of all time.Palworldis also the third most played game in Steam history in terms of concurrent players, boasting a staggering all-time high of 2,101,867 active players, behind onlyPUBG: BATTLEGROUNDSand Game of the Year contenderBlack Myth: Wukong.Palworld’s absence from any ofThe Game Awards 2024’s categoriesleft many fans claiming the game was deliberately snubbed from the awards.
Pocketpair’s Global Community Manager, John “Bucky” Buckley, has now addressed these accusations, humorously implying that gamers must stop reading so much into the game’s lack of nominations. “No, I don’t thinkPalworldwas snubbed,” Bucky revealed on Twitter. “Twitter has become such a banterless place. Stop being so over dramatic gamers. Not everything is a conspiracy.” With typical humor, he then suggested that aside fromPalworld, other greatgames also missed out on The Game Awards 2024 nominations. “That being said,” joked Bucky, “Satisfactorywas 1000% snubbed and I’ll be voicing that opinion ad nauseam at The Game Awards in person.”
Pocketpair Claims PalworldWas Not “Snubbed” at The Game Awards 2024
There may be good reasons forPalworld’s lack of TGA nominations. DespitePalworld’s staggering sales figures and recent “overwhelmingly positive” reviews on Steam,Palworldis still in early access and therefore technically unfinished, which could potentially disqualify it from any nominations. Furthermore, untilPalworldis officially released, the shadow of Nintendo’s 10 million yen lawsuit leaves the game’s future in a somewhat precarious position. Despite these setbacks,Palworld’s developers seem content for other games to have their moment in the spotlight.
Aside from the issues surroundingPalworld’s surprising omission, some of The Game Award’s chosen nominees have also received their fair share of controversy.Astro Bot,Black Myth: Wukong,Balatro, andMetaphor: Refantazioall battle it out for the prestigious title of Game of the Year, but fellow contendersElden Ring: Shadow of the ErdtreeandFinal Fantasy 7 Rebirthhave raised more than a few eyebrows. Although few gamers would question the quality of these two nominees, their inclusion in the line-up has begun a debate overwhether The Game Awards should allow DLC expansionsand remakes to compete alongside original titles, or whether the sheer number of high-quality remakes warrants their inclusion in an entirely new category. Gamers can voice their opinion and cast their votes before the winners are announced during The Game Awards livestream on December 12.
Palworld
WHERE TO PLAY
In this game, you can peacefully live alongside mysterious creatures known as Pals or risk your life to drive off a ruthless poaching syndicate. Pals can be used to fight and breed, or they can be made to work on farms or factories. You can even sell them or eat them.Survival: In a harsh environment where food is scarce and vicious poachers roam, danger waits around every corner. To survive, you must tread carefully and make difficult choices…even if that means eating your own Pals when the time comes.Mounts & Exploration: Pals can be mounted to traverse the land, sea and sky—allowing you to traverse all kinds of environment as you explore the world.Collect all kinds of exciting Pals to fight, farm, build, and work for you in this completely new multiplayer, open world survival and crafting game!
