The 2024 Game Awards that took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 12, 2024 had a lot of surprises in store for gamers.
Astro Bot—a solid platformer from Playstation won Game of the Year! Now, It's a good family game but I really believed Black Myth: Wukong deserved the win.
Anyway, I thought the event was good with the funny self aware jokes from the muppets and some big surprise announcements. Examples, a new Okami sequel, the return of Turok in Turok: Origins, and new titles like Project Century.
As for the Game of the Year, while Astrobot is loved and a fun game, I still stand with and believe Black Myth: Wukong was a stronger entry. It’s a Chinese-developed game with a unique mix of story, gameplay, and style. The game strikes a perfect balance of challenge and enjoyment, never feeling too long or frustrating.
Simply put, like it's predecessors, Astro Bot is delightful and a lot of fun while Black Myth: Wukong is an experience, an imaginative journey into a different culture and world that I consider to be the best representation of escapism.
Anyway, here is a list of all the winners at 2024 Game Awards
Game of the Year Astro Bot
Best Art Direction Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Game Direction Astro Bot
Best Narrative Metaphor: ReFantanzio
Best Audio Design Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Best Score and Music Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Best Ongoing Game Helldivers 2
Best Action/Adventure Game Astro Bot
Best Action Game Black Myth: Wukong
Best Performance Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Innovation in Accessibility Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Games for Impact Neva
Best Community Support Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Independent Game Balatro
Best Debut Indie Game Balatro
Best Mobile Game Balatro
Best VR/AR Game Batman: Arkham Shadow
Best RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game Tekken 8
Best Family Game Astro Bot
Best Sim/Strategy Game Frostpunk 2
Best Sports/Racing Game EA Sports FC 25
Most Anticipated Game Grand Theft Auto VI
Content Creator of the Year CaseOh
Best Multiplayer Game Helldivers 2
Best Esports Game League of Legends
Best Esports Athlete Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
Best Esports Team T1 (League of Legends)
Best Adaptation Fallout
In other video game related news.
Secret level
If you are a gamer and enjoy Love, Death & Robots, christmas just came early. Arcane season 2 is out, Grinding Gears Games just gave us Path of Exile 2 and now we also have a new anthology series based on video games out on prime.
Secret level is an a series of animated shorts inspired by video games such as Warhammer, Dungeons & Dragons, even Pac-Man and many others.
The animation showcases stunning visuals (mostly 3D), combining both photo-realistic and stylised techniques, the voice cast is impressive, featuring notable actors like Arnold Schwarzenegger and Keanu Reeves.
Each episode a unique burst of action and visuals that are designed for gamer but still accessible to non gamers. Although the narratives may not present complex themes, they are engaging and self-contained. Basically what am trying to say is that this is a fun show. 8 episodes are out as of December 14 and more are to come in the coming week.
