Shadow of the Erdtree’ and ‘Balatro’ as protagonists

We already know the games that will compete this year for the GOTY

Today the nominees for all categories of the Game Awards have been announced, an event that will be held on December 12 of this year, and there are surprises that have not left the viewer indifferent.

DLCs y remakes… Will one be the game of the year?

Before talking about the nominees, it should be mentioned that just two days ago the Game Awards they made it official that DLCs, remakes, remastersseasons and expansion packs of existing games could compete for the title of Game of the Year. This year this news would not have had so much weight, but we must keep in mind that this year they have released the Shadow of the Erd Tree, DLC of Elden Ring (GOTY of 2022) and the remakes of games like Final Fantasy VII o Silent Hill 2so it is likely that they will have a great advantage in the corresponding nominations.

He GOTY is always the main attraction of the galabut the rest of the categories are also highly anticipated. Even more so in this tenth edition, which will be held next December 13 starting at 01:30 (CET) and will be packed with all the spectacular releases that have taken place throughout 2024. The ceremony promises to be a memorable event, where video game fans will be able to see live which titles and creators take home the most coveted awards of the year. Furthermore, with the inclusion of new games, remakes and expansions, this year the nominations and categories promise to be more contested than ever.

Screenshot of the “Frequently Asked Questions” section of the Game Awards page | Source: @Wario64 on X

This news has not been entirely well received by the public.who, for the most part, are completely opposed to this decision that the awards show founded by Geoff Keighley has made. Many have argued that These games have an immense advantageand They should have their own categories where their quality can be fairly recognized.

GOTY nominations: Game of the Year

Nominated for best game of the year | Source: @thegameawards on X

Innovation in accessibility

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Raven / Activision / Xbox)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard / Xbox)
• Dragon Age: The Veilguard (Bioware / EA)
• Prince of Persia: The lost crown (Ubisoft Montepellier / Ubisoft)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)

Best Action/Adventure game

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Prince of Persia: The lost crown (Ubisoft Montepellier / Ubisoft)
• Silent Hill 2 (Blooder Team / Konami)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
• The legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Raw / Nintendo)

Best Action game

• Black Myth: Sun Wukong (Game Science)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Raven / Activision / Xbox)
• Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony)
• Stellar Blade (Shift Up / Sony)
• Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)

Best Adaptation

• Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix)
• Fallout (Bethesda / Kilter Films / Amazon Studios)
• Knuckles (Sega / Paramount)
• Like a Dragon: Yakuza (Sega / Amazon MGM Studios)
• Tomb Rider: The legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dinamics / Legendary / Netflix)

Most anticipated game

• Death Stranding 2: On the beach (Kojima Productions / Sony)
• Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions / Sony)
• Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
• Metroid Prime 4: Beyond (Retro Studios/Nintendo)
• Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

Nominees for most anticipated game | Source: @thegameawards on X

Best artistic direction

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Black Myth: Sun Wukong (Game Science)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Fromsoftware / Bandai Namco)
• Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero / ATLUS / Sega)
• Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver)

Best audio design

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Raven / Activision / Xbox)
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
• Silent Hill 2 (Blooder Team / Konami)

Better community support

• Baldur’s Gate III (Running)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

Content Creator of the Year

• Caseoh (@CaseOh__ in X)
• IlloJuan (@illojuan X)
• Techno Gamerz (@UjjwalGamer en X)
• TypicalGamer (@TypicalGamer en X)
• Used Pekora (@usadapekora en X)

Nominated for best content creator | Source: @thegameawards on X

Best Indie Debut

• Animal Well (Shared Memory / Bigmode)
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
• Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
• Pacific Drive (Ironwood Studios / Kepler Interactive)
• The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver)

Best E-Sports Athlete

• 33 (Granddaughter Shapira)
• Aleksib (Aleksi Virolainen)
• Breeding (Jeong Ji-Hoon)
• Faker (Lee Sang-Hyeok)
• Zywoo (Mathieu Herbaut)
• ZmjjKK (Zheng Yongkank)

Best E-Sports game

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• Mobile Legend: Bang Bang (Moonton)
• Valuing (Riot Games)

Best E-Sports team GOTY nominations

• BIlibili Gaming (League of Legends)
• Geng. G (League of Legends)
• Navi (Counter-Strike 2)
• T1 (League of Legends)
• Team Liquid (Dota 2)

Best family game

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
• Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
• The legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Raw / Nintendo)
• The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver)

best fighting game

Best address

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
• Black Myth: Sun Wukong (Game Science)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Fromsoftware / Bandai Namco)
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero / ATLUS / Sega)

Games for social impact

• Closer the distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games)
• Indicate (Odd Meter / 11 bit Studios)
• Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver)
• Liffe is Strange: Double Exposure (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau (Surgent Studios / EA)

Best Indie game

• Animal Well (Shared Memory / Bigmode)
• Balatro (LocalThunk / Playstack)
• Lorelei and the Laser eyes (Simogo / Annapurna Interactive)
• Neva (Nomada Studios / Devolver)
• UFO 50 (Mossmouth)

Nominated for best indie game | Source: @thegameawards on X

best mobile game

Best multiplayer game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Raven / Activision / Xbox)
• Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony)
• Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube / Nintendo)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
• Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)

Best narrative

• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Rya Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
• Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero / ATLUS / Sega)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
• Silent Hill 2 (Blooder Team / Konami)

Better care game

• Destiny 2 (Bungie / Sony)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard / Xbox)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony)

best performance

• Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
• Hannah Telle (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
• Humberly Gonzalez (Star Wars Outlaws)
• Luke Roberts (Silent Hill 2)
• Melina Juergens (Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II)

Best RPG GOTY nominations

• Dragon’s Dogma 2 (Capcom)
• Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (Fromsoftware / Bandai Namco)
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Rya Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
• Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero / ATLUS / Sega)

Best soundtrack GOTY nominations

• Astro Bot (Team Asobi / Sony)
• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Metaphor: ReFantasia (Studio Zero / ATLUS / Sega)
• Silent Hill 2 (Blooder Team / Konami)
• Stellar Blade (Shift Up / Sony)

Nominated for best soundtrack | Source: @thegameawards on X

Best Simulation/Strategy game

• Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios)
• Frostpunk 2 (11 bit Sudios)
• Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom)
• Manor Lords (Slavic Magic / Hooded Horse)
• Unicorn Overlord (Vanillaware / Sega / ALUS)

Best Sports/Racing game GOTY nominations

• F1 24 (Codemasters / EA Sports)
• EA Sports FC 25 (EA Sports)
• NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts / EA Sports)
• Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13 / 2K)
• WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts / EA Sports)

Best Augmented Reality game

• Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games)
• Asgard’s Wrath (Sanzaru Games / Oculus Studios)
• Batman: Arkham Shadow (Camoflaj / Oculus Studios)
• Metal: Hellsinger VR (Lab 42 / The Outsiders / Funcom)
• Metro Awakening (Vertigo Games)

This year, the variety of genres represented in the nominations, from action to family games, show a diversity that could make the awards categories more hotly contested than ever. With the Game Awards date approachingfans are already debating and analyzing who will be the real winners in each of the categories, and above all, who will take the title of Game of the Year. Without a doubt, December 12 will be a key date for video game lovers and developers who have dedicated years to their creations.

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