This week Geoff Keighley graced our phones and laptops to reveal which games will compete for honors at this year’s Game Awards. Games like Astro Bot and Black Myth: Wukong were among those earning several nods,

The Game Awards’ Game of the Year (GOTY) category is highly-contested year after year, and 2024 is no exception. With the list of nominated games being limited to a mere six titles, plenty of games didn’t have a chance to vie for the coveted GOTY trophy – but there are a few massive snubs we can’t help but puzzle at this year.

Other categories honor much smaller projects that didn’t land nominations at The Game Awards. The nominees for Bite-Sized Game includes Buckshot Roulette and Clickolding, while Cryptmaster and Oddada are up for the show’s Innovation award. Here’s the full list of nominees.

LOS ANGELES — Ahead of next month's ceremony, The Game Awards announced the nominees for Game of the Year and many other categories Monday afternoon. The Game Awards is an annual ceremony that has been honoring achievements in the video game industry since it was first established in 2014.

The Game Awards announced its nominees for Game of the Year 2024 in a livestream Monday. This year’s race for GOTY hasn’t had an obvious frontrunner thus far, making the announcement one of the bigger surprises in the show’s 10-year history.

Game awards season 2024 is upon us as the nominees have been announced for the end-of-year gaming celebration set for December 12. This year of gaming hasn't been particularly ground-breaking but there are some decent contenders.