The Game Awards 2024: Date, Nominees, and Where to Watch
The gaming industry’s biggest event, The Game Awards, is right around the corner. We all want our favorite game to win the GOTY or Game of the Year award. This year’s show will be bigger than ever, celebrating ten years of gaming with surprising nominations and exciting announcements. Let’s break down what you need to know about The Game Awards 2024, contenders, nominees, and when and where you can watch The Game Awards show.
When and Where to Watch The Game Awards 2024
The Game Awards 2024 will take place on December 12th, 2024, at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Here’s when you can tune in based on your time zone:
You can watch the show live on multiple platforms, such as:
The Game Awards 2024 Nominees
The 2024 show has some big changes. They’ve removed two categories for the awards: Best Esports Coach and Best Esports Event. Now, game expansions, DLCs, and remakes are also nominated, which means more games are in the running. Plus, more than 130 media outlets from around the world are now part of the voting process. So this year’s Game Awards is definitely going to be big.
Here’s the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2024:
Game of the Year
Best Game Direction
Best Adaptation
Best Narrative
Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music
Best Audio Design
Best Performance
Innovation in Accessibility
Games for Impact
Best Ongoing Game
Best Community Support
Best Independent Game
Best Debut Indie Game
Best Mobile Game
Best VR/AR Game
Best Action Game
Best Action/Adventure Game
Best Fighting Game
Best Family Game
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Best Sports/Racing
Best Multiplayer
From the nomination list above, we can see that Sony and Team Asobi’s Astro Bot lead the pack, alongside Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth with seven nominations each. Sony Interactive Entertainment emerged as the most-nominated publisher with 16 nominations, followed by Square Enix and Xbox with 12 nominations each, and Sega with 11.
What to Expect from The Game Awards 2024
The Game Awards always offer exciting moments, with big game reveals, first looks at new titles, live music, and appearances by gaming celebrities. You can also expect some surprising announcements. On December 2nd, the Players’ Voice nominees will be revealed, giving you the chance to vote for your favorite game on theTGA website.
It’s an event full of excitement for gamers everywhere. Go grab some snacks, get comfortable, and join millions of other gamers to celebrate the best of 2024. Who knows? Maybe your favorite game will take home the big prize! Remember, you can vote for winners on The Game Awards website, so let your voice be heard!
Shida Aruya
Shida is a gaming writer at TechWiser who loves getting comfy with a good book. When she is not writing, you’ll catch her growing crops in Stardew Valley and Fields of Mistria, or exploring Fortnite. For Shida, nothing beats a day split between reading books and playing games.
