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It's time to see what the best games of 2024 have been, by watching The Game Awards, which are airing tonight. Host Geoff Keighley will take the stage to celebrate what panelists have voted as the illustrious "Game of the Year". What might be the bigger draw for the show, however, are the world premieres, announcing all sorts of exciting video game news. Two reveals are set to shock the gaming world, and there are even rumors of Half Life 3 being announced. Tune in and see what madness unfolds, or you can keep updated through our live coverage thread! The Game Awards start at 6:30 pm CST/12:30 am GMT.

Live Coverage - Pre-Show

Dotemu and Koei Tecmo kick off the show. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. Summer 2025.

Best fighting game goes to: Tekken 8

Clive Rosfield from FFXVI is coming to Tekken 8.

This next game has you pack and unpack luggage over the course of a character's life. One Move Away, coming 2025.

Slay the Spire 2 shows off some gameplay. Early access, next year.

Best VR game goes to: Batman: Arkham Shadow.

Late 2025 will see more content for Dave the Diver called In the Jungle.

Deus Ex's creator has a new game. Thick as Thieves.

Best eSports game goes to: League of Legends.

Best eSports athlete: Faker

Best eSports team goes to: T1

Bandai Namco has a 2D metroidvania, with Pac-Man as a familiar. Shadow Labyrinth, out next year.

Yu Suzuki has a new game for mobile, Steel Paws, coming next year.

Game for impact goes to: Neva

Cozy K, a creator, has Tales of the Shire to show. It's a farming sim type of game, March 25.

Stalcraft Operations, 2025. First-person horror elements.

Fight in the dark, team vs team, in Midnight Murder Club. Crossplay beta coming Feb 2025.

Innovation in accessibility: Prince of Persia the Lost Crown.

Core Keeper's developers have a new game. It's 2D. Kyora.

Best family game: Astro Bot.

Sifu's developers have a new game. It's soccer-related. A more arcadey form of soccer video game. Coming 2025. Rematch is the name.

Solasta 2, early access next year.

That's the end of the pre-show. The Game Awards starts now.

Live Coverage - The Game Awards

Todd Howard and Troy Baker are here to present the first award. They then present Harrison Ford to actually deliver the award. Melina Juergens wins for her performance in Hellblade 2.

The first major reveal is from CD Projekt Red. The Witcher IV has gotten its first cinematic trailer. Ciri is the protagonist.

Following up on that drop, FromSoft has a new project, too. Elden Ring: Night Reign, next year.

Catly is brightly colored, and has cats.

Path of Exile 2 is available now in early access.

Best action game: Black Myth Wukong.

Shadow of the Colossus's creator has a new game. It debuted with a cinematic trailer. It's untitled.

The Outer Worlds 2 is next. 2025.

Joeseph Fares has a new coop game. You play as two stuck in a simulation. You play half in a sci-fi world and half in a fantasy themed world. Split Fiction is coming out March 6th.

We get a moment to think about all the game developers who have been laid off.

Steel Hunters playtest starts today.

Blackfrost: The Long Dark II announced, coming to early access 2026.

Borderlands 4 gets its first actual trailer.

Most anticipated game is GTA VI.

Best multiplayer game: Helldivers 2.

Best community support: Baldur's Gate 3

Best art direction: Metaphor ReFantazio

Split Gate 2.

Mech fighter game Mecha Break is out Spring 2025.

Ryu Ga Gotoku studio is next. Virtua Fighter is back. More details tomorrow.

Project Century is a new game by the Yakuza devs as well, taking place in 1915's Japan.

Kojima, as expected is here. Astro Bot wins for best game direction.

Turok Origins announced.

Warframe 1999 launches tomorrow, is free to play.

Palworld has a new trailer. Feybreak launches December 23.

Best debut indie: Balatro

Onimusha Way of the Sword has been revealed. Out 2026.

The First Berserker Khazan, out March 27, 2025.

Anime game Arad: Dungeon Fighter, published by Nexon.

Dying Light: The Beast is out this summer.

Best action adventure goes to: Astro Bot

Best RPG: Metaphor ReFantazio

Content creator of the year: Caseoh

Best sports game: EA Sports FC 25

Best sim/strategy: Frostpunk 2

Squid Game Unleashed tries to bring the TV show's style to game form. December 17.

Snoop Dogg and his son have a gaming studio. They're here to announce best ongoing game. It's Helldivers 2.

The creators of Overcooked are making a new game. This game is co-op too. Stage Fight.

Game of Thrones: Kingsroad announced, Netmarble is developing it.

Solo Levelling is getting a game.

Screamer is out 2026, it's a racing game.

The Last of Us Part II: Remastered to PC coming April 3 2025.

Best adaptation goes to Fallout's TV series.

Payday's dev has a new game. Similar in vein to Payday. Den of Wolves. Early access eventually.

Another anime game. Zenless Zone Zero new content. Followed by new content for Honkai: Star Rail.

Best score and music goes to: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming to PC on January 23rd.

Sonic Racing Crossworlds is coming soon.

Mafia: The Old Country gets a cinematic trailer.

Best indie: Balatro

Best mobile game: Balatro

Best audio design: Hellblade 2

Player's Voice: Black Myth Wukong

Infinity Nikki has a launch trailer celebrating its release.

Telltale is working on a new game. Dispatch. Aaron Paul is in it.

Best narrative: Metaphor ReFantazio

Okami is getting a sequel. Hideki Kamiya will direct.

Pearl Abyss is releasing Crimson Desert next year.

One more thing. The final reveal of the night.

Naughty Dog is working on a new space IP. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross are doing the OST. Neil Druckmann is on the project.

Game of the year: Astro Bot

 

[lolcatzuru]

Some people are just not into current mainstream slop.
Most "blockbusters" in the market might as well not exist to me.

I'd be ecstatic if:
- SQEX announced a new Octopath or Dragon Quest main entry (or Builders 3).
- Bamco announced a new Tails (or even an old JP-only one remastered/ported to the West).
- Capcom finally releasing a new Megaman X, linking it to Zero (any new megaman game would likely be good), or revitalizing their Breath of Fire franchise proper (not the mobile abomination that was 6, or the weird changes we got in 5).
etc.
- Sony decided to revive Wild Arms.
- Someone competent revived Heroes of Might and Magic.
etc.

All the above also assuming the companies got it right, instead of doing weird experiments or pandering to western insanity.
God, I miss good turn-based RPGs.

It's hard to get excited for new IPs though, since we can only hope it's a good game.

I know Nintendo won't say a thing here, so no new Mario things to expect, which would also make me very happy, since those are consistently good games.

At the moment, I'm more concerned about the huge backlog I've got than new games TBH.
Here's hoping the new Dynasty Warriors is fun.

this. ive been thinking about this for a while now, and i can't decide if anyone talented got out of the industry because of how toxic it is, or if the industry just became SO big, that you now have every shmuck who completed a code academy class coming out of the woodwork to make a game and thats how you end up with this absolutely miserable games that we have. Enix as a prime example of this, i firmly believe that the people at enix exist entirely on a diet of ayahuasca and end up coming up with ridiculous nonsense, and thats how we end up with what we have.

 

[AlphaBravo]

I agree. There's nothing too special about a family friendly platformer game similar to Mario, doesn't show anything too advanced or impressive compared to Wukong or Onimusha. People are mad because they're being lied to by the video game industry and the corruption it has surrounding it - from accusations of sexual harassment in the workplace to tokenism by making all black characters more inclusive compared to other races.

You forgot "Crunch" and releasing broken games on launch. Not to mention game companies being partly owned by China or Saudia Arabia.
I have just finished Astro Bot, actually I forced myself to finish it. Everything about it is overrated from haptics to level design to annoying music. I would rather stab my eyes out than platinum the game which I tend to attempt.
But im equally surprised to see that in various sources around the internet, there is no consensus on this award. Some dislike astrobot, others defend it. That should be proof enough that a contentious games does not deserve such a title...

 

[Noctosphere]

This thread has shown me that there's some real dumbasses on this site.
The award show is not rigged because your opinion doesn't match the result. Grow up.

I though it was actually rigged, no? As in that the public vote is worthless compared to some selected jury. If that's not the definition of "rigged" then I don't know what it is...

 

[Dark_Ansem]

I though it was actually rigged, no? As in that the public vote is worthless compared to some selected jury. If that's not the definition of "rigged" then I don't know what it is...

Do you consider criminal trials rigged since the jury decides and public opinion, in theory, doesn't?

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This thread has shown me that there's some real dumbasses on this site.

Well duh look at all the rightwinger cucks

 

[Noctosphere]

Do you consider criminal trials rigged since the jury decides and public opinion, in theory, doesn't?

Where did you ever heard that public opinion mattered in a criminal trial?
And hell, it's a very good thing that it doesn't!
Let's say everyone just talks about "This man who killed his wife and sister in law", I'm pretty sure a lot of people will say "put him on the electric chair" without even knowing any facts about what really happened (it could turn out to be a suicide deal, or some home robbery that didn't turn well).

 

[raxadian]

Oh hot damn, you just sold the game to me. I'm going to go get it now!

This is definitely one of the few games that will stay Playstation exclusive so go ahead. Beware however the game is mostly easy save for a few optional levels.

 

[Dark_Ansem]

Where did you ever heard that public opinion mattered in a criminal trial?
And hell, it's a very good thing that it doesn't!

Then why are you complaining about this.

 

[Noctosphere]

Then why are you complaining about this.

Did I? I just told OilFreak that the definition of "rigged" do apply here.
Then, you came in and made some random comparaison with something entirely different.

EDIT : Just realised how "rigged" and "OilFreak" sound funny in the same sentence

 

[OilFreak]

I though it was actually rigged, no? As in that the public vote is worthless compared to some selected jury. If that's not the definition of "rigged" then I don't know what it is...

Source?

 

[Bladexdsl]

astrobot didn't come up till near the END of the year and it still wins? must have been a slow fucking year!

 

[Joe88]

I read something interesting, most of the games were rpg's sans balatro and astrobot and were effectively stealing votes from each other, thats why astrobot won.

We can also argue why the judges who had 90% voting power were very questionably chosen from publications and sites that have nothing to do with games like variety, npr, latimes, venturebeat, and pride.com

At the end of the day the awards section is a joke and will always be a joke. Just come for the announcements and ignore the nonsense inbetween.

 

[subcon959]

astrobot didn't come up till near the END of the year and it still wins? must have been a slow fucking year!

Daft thing to say, If it came out in January there would still be all the same releases the rest of the year?