Top 3 Highlights from The Game Awards 2024 – A Night to Remember

The Game Awards 2024 delivered an electrifying showcase filled with jaw-dropping announcements and thrilling reveals. The annual gaming celebration kept fans on the edge of their seats, with stunning trailers and unexpected surprises that set social media ablaze. Here are the top three moments that made the biggest impact on fans and the gaming industry alike.


1. The Witcher 4 Unveiled – Ciri Takes the Lead

CD Projekt Red stole the show with the official announcement of The Witcher 4, confirming Ciri as the main protagonist. The six-minute cinematic trailer showcased breathtaking visuals and teased an emotionally charged storyline involving ancient prophecies and a mysterious new threat. The game’s reveal earned a standing ovation from the live audience and sent The Witcher fanbase into a frenzy online.

Twitter erupted with reactions, with the hashtag #TheWitcher4 trending worldwide within minutes. Longtime fans celebrated Ciri’s much-deserved spotlight, with one user stating, “Ciri finally gets her story told, and I couldn’t be more excited! CDPR, take my money!” Gamers are now eagerly speculating about returning characters and potential branching storylines that could shape the next epic journey in The Witcher universe.


2. Elden Ring: Nightreign – Co-op Adventure Awaits

FromSoftware raised the bar once again with the surprise reveal of Elden Ring: Nightreign, a cooperative multiplayer spinoff set in the Elden Ring universe. The atmospheric trailer teased a darker world with twisted landscapes and colossal enemies reminiscent of Bloodborne. Players can team up in this new adventure to face unimaginable horrors and uncover long-lost secrets.

The fan response was overwhelming. Elden Ring: Nightreign quickly became the most-discussed reveal of the night on Reddit and gaming forums. Fans praised FromSoftware’s decision to explore cooperative multiplayer, with one Redditor writing, “Co-op in the Elden Ring world is a dream come true. Can’t wait to conquer this nightmare with my squad.” Expectations for Nightreign are sky-high, and fans are already speculating about its new lore and combat mechanics.


3. Borderlands 4 – Welcome the Timekeeper

Gearbox Software delivered a high-octane reveal for Borderlands 4, introducing a new antagonist, The Timekeeper, whose mastery of time manipulation threatens the universe. The visually explosive trailer featured Borderlands’ signature chaotic gunfights, quirky humor, and an ever-growing arsenal of outrageous weapons.

Fans were ecstatic, taking to platforms like Twitter and YouTube to dissect the trailer’s hidden Easter eggs and new gameplay mechanics. “Borderlands 4 looks absolutely wild,” exclaimed one fan on Twitter. “The Timekeeper seems like the perfect mix of villain and chaos. Day one buy for me!” With new multiplayer modes and expanded RPG elements hinted at in the reveal, Borderlands 4 is shaping up to be another massive hit for Gearbox.


A Night to Remember – The Future of Gaming Looks Bright

The Game Awards 2024 was a spectacular celebration of gaming’s past, present, and future. The global gaming community came together to cheer, speculate, and dream about what’s next. From The Witcher 4’s emotionally driven narrative to Elden Ring: Nightreign’s dark cooperative world and Borderlands 4’s explosive action, the event showcased the limitless possibilities of interactive storytelling.

If you missed the event or want to relive these incredible moments, check out the official recap video:

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The Game Awards 2023: WINNERS

The Game Awards 2023

Did you get the chance to tune in to the Game Awards 2023? No worries if you didn’t, we got you covered! There were tons of cool announcements, fun trailers and winning games that won the hearts of many. The hype for GTA VI had nearly begun a week ago and then the Game Awards made it better with even more trailers and sneak-peeks.

Let’s dive into the results! (Does not include eSports)

And enjoy a few trailers that we LOVED while you go through the list 😉

Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Baldur’s Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy 16
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Alan Wake 2 – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
Lies of P
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Alan Wake 2
Baldur’s Gate 3
Final Fantasy 16 – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Alan Wake 2
Dead Space Remake
Hi-Fi Rush – WINNER
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake

Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Ben Starr – Final Fantasy 16
Cameron Monaghan – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd – Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon – Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Yuri Lowenthal – Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.

A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
Goodbye Volcano High
Tchia – WINNER
Terra Nil
Venba

Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077 – WINNER
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Indie Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dredge
Sea of Stars – WINNER
Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

Cocoon – WINNER
Dredge
Pizza Tower
Venba
Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.

Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
Honkai: Star Rail – WINNER
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil

Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy 16
No Man’s Sky

Best VR/AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.

Gran Turismo 7
Humanity
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Resident Evil Village – WINNER
Synapse

Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

Diablo 4
Forza Motorsport – WINNER
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 6

Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.

Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon – WINNER
Dead Island 2
Ghostrunner 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

Alan Wake 2
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – WINNER

Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Final Fantasy 16
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield

Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

God of Rock
Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Bravery
Street Fighter 6 – WINNER

Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.

Disney Illusion Island
Party Animals
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
Super Mario Bros. Wonder – WINNER

Best Sports/Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.

EA Sports FC 24
F1 23
Forza Motorsport – WINNER
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
The Crew Motofest

Best SIM/Strategy Game
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.

Advanced Wars 1
Cities: Skylines 2
Company of Heroes 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Pikmin 4 – WINNER

Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Diablo 4
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.

IronMouse – WINNER
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Players’ Voice
This category is 100% voted on by fans for their favorite game of 2023.

Baldur’s Gate 3 – WINNER
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Genshin Impact
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

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