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Geoff Keighley has revealed all the games nominated for awards atThe Game Awards 2024.The Game Awardshas become one of the industry’s biggest events of the year, with the 2024 iteration set to take place on Thursday, December 12. The event will honor the best games released in 2024 while making huge world premiere announcements.
Many tune in to The Game Awards for the world premieres, but many others watch to see which games win which awards. Thecoveted Game of the Year awardis always the most hotly-debated, and that should be no different for 2024. Six games have been nominated for Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2024, and it will be very interesting to see which one ultimately takes the crown.
The Game Awards 2024 Game of the Year nominees areAstro Bot,Balatro,Black Myth: Wukong,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, andMetaphor: ReFantazio.Shadow of the Erdtree’s inclusion has proven to be highly controversialsince it is an expansion and not a brand-new game, and one has to imagine that there will be an even bigger controversy if it actually wins the award.
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The Game Awards nominations cut off in early November, meaning that some major games were not eligible for the awards this year. This includes upcoming titles likeMicrosoft Flight Simulator 2024,STALKER 2, andMarvel Rivals. However, those games will be eligible for next year’s awards. That’s why2023 VR gameAsgard’s Wrath 2is nominated under the VR/AR category.
As for which game will win in each category, fans will just have to tune in to The Game Awards on December 12 to find out. While they wait, they canvote on The Game Awards nomineesthemselves.
