The Game Awards 2024nominees for Best Sports/Racing game this year includeF1 24, EA Sports FC 25, NBA 2K25, Top Spin 2K25, andWWE 2K24. Fans will want to tune into the showcase on December 12 to see who the winner is, but what’s interesting is how these games come from two publishers.F1 24is developed by Codemasters andEA Sports FC 25is developed by EA Vancouver and EA Romania, but both are published by EA Sports. Meanwhile,NBA 2K25andWWE 2K24are developed by Visual Concepts.Top Spin 2K25is developed by Hangar 13, with these three titles all published by 2K.
No matter what, one of EA or 2K’s developers are taking the trophy home, and it’s a pretty close race. Of them, however, it seems easy enough to narrow it down toWWE 2K24taking home the gold atThe Game Awards 2024.
Why WWE 2K24 Should Take Home the Game Awards 2024 Championship
When just talkingWWE 2K24reviews, it’s easy enough to see how much it clears the other competitors. While it’s top critic average is only 3-5 points higher than the other games, more critics recommend it by a wide margin. 85% of critics recommend it, while its closest competition comes in at 64%. As a whole, 20-30% more critics recommendWWE 2K24over the other titles. But it is worth pointing out how sports games are not generally going to receive the highest scores. Even the absolute best and most innovative game isn’t going to break an average higher than 90 nowadays, which is partially due to their mostly annualized and sort of niche role in the industry.
Only so much can change from game to game when they come out every year and when fans and critics have years to look back on. Each game is more than worthy of the nomination, even if the scores differ from other categories, and each game is more than worth playing. That makes these 75-80 Top Critic Averages all the more impressive and, if nothing else, makesWWE 2K24a clear standout.
Although not enough reason on its own, it’s worth mentioning how theWWE 2Ktitles have consistently gotten better since Visual Concepts took a year off afterWWE 2K20. WWE 2K22put the franchise back on track,WWE 2K23took that ball and ran with it, andWWE 2K24knocked it out of the park. That has built a lot of anticipation forWWE 2K25and its features.
Unfortunately,WWE 2K23was not nominated at The Game Awards 2023, so this is also a bit of redemption for the franchise. It would be a classic WWE comeback story if WWE 2K24 won this year.
Ultimately, what wins any award in suchTGA 2024 categoriescomes down to one thing: these are the best of the best, but among them, which is the absolute best?WWE 2K24remains a clear standout. Every game has made improvements and innovations, but not at the same stride asWWE 2K24. As a result, I would not be surprised to see Visual Concepts and 2K Sports take home a new “championship belt.”
