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The 2024 Game Awards nominees have been revealed! The Game Awards recognizes excellence in the global video game industry, as selected by a global jury of over 130 media publications and influencer outlets. The nominees were announced with a global livestream from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Viewers can vote now and tune in for the winner announcement at the ceremony, streaming live everywhere from the Peacock Theater on Thursday, December 12. Voting will end on December 11 at 6:00 p.m. PT. This year’s nominees are led by ASTRO BOT and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, each with seven nominations, including Game of the Year. Keep reading to find out more… Game of the Year ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Game Direction ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Narrative Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) Best Art Direction ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Score and Music ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Audio Design ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Performance Briana White (Final Fantasy VII Rebirth) Innovation in Accessibility Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision) Games for Impact Closer the Distance (Osmotic Studios / Skybound Games) Best Ongoing Game Destiny 2: The Final Shape (Bungie) Best Community Support Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios) Best Independent Game Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE) Best Debut Indie Game Animal Well (Shared Memory / BIGMODE) Best Mobile Game AFK Journey (FARLIGHT / Lilith Games) Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Arizona Sunshine Remake (Vertigo Games) Best Action Game Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science) Best Action / Adventure ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Role-Playing Dragon’s Dogma II (Capcom) Best Fighting Dragon Ball: Sparking! ZERO (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco Entertainment) Best Family ASTRO BOT (Team ASOBI / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Best Simulation / Strategy Age of Mythology: Retold (World’s Edge / Forgotten Empires / Xbox Game Studios) Best Sports / Racing F1 24 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts) Best Multiplayer Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch / Activision) Best Adaptation Arcane (Riot / Fortiche / Netflix) Most Anticipated Game Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions / Sony Interactive Entertainment) Content Creator of the Year CaseOh Best eSports Game Counter-Strike 2 (Valve) Best eSports Athlete 33 (Neta Shapira) Best eSports Team Bilibili Gaming (League of Legends)
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Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero / ATLUS)
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
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Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
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Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
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Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II (Ninja Theory / Xbox Game Studios)
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Stellar Blade (SHIFT UP / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
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Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team / Konami Digital Entertainment)
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
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Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom (Grezzo / Nintendo)
The Plucky Squire (All Possible Futures / Devolver Digital)
Princess Peach: Showtime! (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
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EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver / EA Romania / Electronic Arts)
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Helldivers II (Arrowhead Game Studios / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintend0)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine II (Saber Interactive / Focus Entertainment)
Fallout (Bethesdas Softworks / Kitler Films / Amazon MGM Studios)
Knuckles (SEGA / Paramount)
Like a Dragon: Yakuza (SEGA / Amazon MGM Studios)
Tomb Raider: The Legend of Lara Croft (Crystal Dynamics / Legendary / Netflix)
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