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The race for Game of the Year stays broad open, with well known indies having as much or more powerful vital passion than the evident AAA tentpoles (and the loss schedule shocking eleventh hour– Assassin’s Creed Shadows was never ever positioned to be The Big One for 2024, however Ubisoft’s choice to punt it to 2025 makes it a non-starter). The candidates for this year’s Golden Joystick Awards, which is taking place its 41st year of giving out prizes for the very best in video gaming, just reinforce the story that there is no story. It’s any individual’s … uh, game.
Astro Bot, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, and Helldivers 2 led the candidates for the Joysticks, which this year commemorates titles launched in betweenNov 11, 2023 andOct 4, 2024, with smaller sized games like Balatro, Tactical Breach Wizards, and UFO 50 turning up in numerous classifications also. Fan ballot is now open for the honors, with the candidates chosen by computer Gamer, the Future Games Show, Edge publication, Retro Gamer, Games Radar and “a variety of industry experts.” And Dragon Age followers questioning if The Veilguard is obtaining entirely shafted by a strange election home window, do not worry: The Joysticks claimed games launched in betweenOct 4 andNov 21 (the day of the honors) will certainly still be qualified for classifications like Best Performance and Ultimate Game of the Year, where the follow up will likely control. Like the Golden Globes skirting the Oscars, the Joysticks plainly see chance in being initial out eviction, while flexing the regulations to make certain absolutely nothing obtains shed in the shuffle. Award period!
How a measure are these candidates of a bigger Game of the Year wave that ultimately educates The Game Awards in December? Among the Golden Joystick Awards nominating court, just Edge, Games Radar, and Computer Gamer typically add to the TGA ballot court, which makes up over 100 electrical outlets from throughout the globe. So if you are around favoring Black Myth Wukong or Metaphor: ReFan tazio, it ain’t over yet.
Here is the full listing of candidates for theGolden Joystick Awards The victors will certainly be introduced onNov 21.
Best Storytelling
- 1000xResist
- Emio – The Smiling Man: Famicom Detective Club
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer Game
- Abiotic Factor
- EA Sports College Football 25
- Helldivers 2
- Sons Of The Forest
- Tekken 8
- The Finals
Best Visual Design
- Astro Bot
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Harold Halibut
- Metaphor: ReFan tazio
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well
- Arco
- Balatro
- Beyond Galaxyland
- Conscript
- Indika
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- The Plucky Squire
- Ultros
Best Indie Game – Self Published
- Arctic Eggs
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- Crow Country
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- I Am Your Beast
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Riven
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Tiny Glade
- UFO 50
Still Playing Award – COMPUTER and Console
- Apex Legends
- Counter-Strike 2
- EA Sports FC
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- GTA Online
- Minecraft
- Naraka: Bladepoint
- Roblox
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Valorant
- Warframe
Still Playing Award – Mobile
- Call of Duty: Warzone Mobile
- Free Fire
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Roblox
- Marvel Snap
- Monopoly Go!
- Mini Motorways
- PUBG: Battlegrounds
- Squad Busters
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Subway Surfers
- The Sims Mobile
Studio of the Year
- 11 Bit Studios
- Arrowhead Game Studios
- Capcom
- Digital Eclipse
- Team ASOBI
- Visual Concepts
Best Game Expansion
- Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred
- Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
- God of War Ragnar ök: Valhalla
- World of Warcraft: The War Within
Best Audio Design
- Astro Bot
- Balatro
- Robobeat
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Still Wakes the Deep
Best Soundtrack
- A Highland Song
- Astro Bot
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hauntii
- Silent Hill 2
- Shin Megami Tensei V: Vengeance
Best Lead Performer
- Cody Christian as Cloud Strife in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Kaiji Tang as Ichiban Kasuga in Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Humberly Gonzalez as Kay Vess in Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts as James Sunderland in Silent Hill 2
- Melina Juergens as Senua in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Sonequa Martin-Green as Alvilda in Asgard’s Wrath 2
Best Supporting Performer
- Abbi Greenland & & Helen Goalen as The Furies in Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II
- Briana White as Aerith Gainsborough in Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Dawn M. Bennett as Aigis in Persona 3 Reload
- Debra Wilson as Amanda Waller in Suicide Squad
- Matt Berry as Herbert in Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Neve McIntosh as Suze in Still Wakes the Deep
COMPUTER Game of the Year
- Animal Well
- Balatro
- Frostpunk 2
- Satisfactory
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- UFO 50
Console Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Helldivers 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
Best Early Access Game
- Enshrouded
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
- Hades 2
- Manor Lords
- Lethal Company
- Palworld
Best Gaming Hardware
- Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024 )
- Backbone One (second Gen)
- LG Ultra Equipment 32GS95UE
- Nvidia GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
- Steam Deck OLED
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Source: Polygon
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