TGA Awards 2024 Annual Game AwardsAll nominations will be announced early this morning (19th)however, the smash hit “Palworld” at the beginning of the year failed to be shortlisted for any awards, which made a large number of players unhappy, Bucky, the community manager of the developer Pocketpair, asked fans to calm down and said that he was very happy to see “Black Myth”: “Wukong” on the shortlist for various TGA.
“Phantom Pallu” focuses on the open-world survival craft game, and combines the monster-catching and riding elements of “Pokémon”. only to Black Wukong With PUBG, even in SeptemberNintendo sued for patent infringementthe game is still updated and launched regularly on PS5.
The day before the TGA 2024 shortlist was announced, Bucky personally believed that ”Phantom Parlu” would not receive any nominations “The media must not like early access games, the game is still being development and is not yet completely finished. , he doesn’t feel that not liking TGA is the same as being “left out”.
In addition, Bucky hopes that “Balatro” can sweep the TGA and win a voice for independent games. He also said that he would be very happy if “Satisfied”, who had just left early, on the shortlist “If they have everything Having it bothers me more than anything else.”
As expected by the community manager, “Phantom Parlu” was not shortlisted for any category to fight again in version 1.0! ”
Bucky responded to disappointed fans by saying that he didn’t think “Phantom Parlu” was messed up by TGA. “
At this time, TGA will not announce games that are still in early access mode “Satisfaction Factory”, which has just been officially released, has become a missing piece, which making Bucky sad. On the other hand, netizens speculated that the failure of “Phantom Parlu” could be the result of Nintendo’s pressure on the organizer, and the lawsuit has not progressed further.
No, I don’t think Palworld was spun.
Twitter has become such an interesting place. Stop being so over dramatic players. Not everything is a conspiracy.
That being said…The satisfactory rating was 1000% snubted and I will express that opinion ad nauseam at The Game Awards personally😡
– Bucky | Palworld (@Bucky_cm) November 18, 2024
Question 6: How do you think the gaming community can better support indie games like “Palworld” despite the challenges they face with award nominations and corporate pressure?
Question 1: As the community manager of Pocketpair, how do you feel about “Palworld” not receiving any nominations for the TGA Awards 2024? Do you think this was due to the game still being in early access or was it because of pressure from Nintendo’s lawsuit?
Question 2: Despite the lack of TGA recognition, you seem to be supportive of “Black Myth”: Wukong’s nomination. Can you discuss the significance of independent game developers getting recognition at such a prestigious event?
Question 3: You mentioned that you would be happier if “Satisfied Factory” was shortlisted instead of “Palworld”. Can you elaborate on this and explain why you think it deserves recognition?
Question 4: It’s clear that there’s a lot of passionate opinions regarding TGA nominations among gamers. How do you manage the expectations of your community when their favorite games don’t receive the recognition they feel they deserve?
Question 5: With the success of “Palworld” and the recent lawsuit from Nintendo, do you think there could be pressure from larger corporations to influence award ceremonies like the TGA? If so, how can smaller studios stand out in such an environment?