The Game Awards celebrated its 10th anniversary on December 12th with a star-studded show featuring mainstream celebrities and legendary game designers.

The Game Awards have increasingly become a platform for companies to promote their upcoming projects and unveil their first trailers. This is a strange precedent for an awards show – imagine if the Oscars alternated awards announcements with movie trailers. It would feel like a huge advertisement.

But it works here for several reasons. Games are, by definition, an interactive medium, and a trailer that shows off a character we’ll play as or an environment we’ll one day explore is as interactive as it gets

That’s a good reason, but the second – and probably most important – reason is the views. Views and money. Even in a strong year, it’s hard to convince people to attend an awards show that lasts several hours, but even casual gamers will be there for a world premiere or exclusive announcement. Here are all the key highlights from The Game Awards 2024 – the winners and losers, the celebrities and the titles we’re excited about in 2025 and beyond.

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Snoop Dogg kept up missionary Bars and other gigs

The Game Awards invited celebrities to celebrate its 10th anniversary. Snoop Dogg played two tracks: his classic “Gin and Juice” from his 1993 record Doggy style and “Thank You” from his upcoming Dr. Dre produced album missionary .

Twenty One Pilots performed a selection of music from their soundtrack for Arcanewhich was pretty cool. The biggest surprise of the night, however, was definitely Harrison Ford, who showed up to present the Game Award for Best Performance. The reclusive actor at any time star Wars And Indiana Jones Attending a public meeting is a cause for celebration.

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Borderlands 4 Gets an official reveal trailer

The quintessential post-apocalyptic looter shooter is back, and it seems like the stakes are higher than ever before. The new trailer begins with an all-out planetary war as an army of bandits takes on the Timekeeper’s technical soldiers. We also see some glimpses of familiar faces, including fan favorite Zane Borderlands 2 And 3.

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The Witcher IV Puts Geralt’s daughter Ciri Under control

One of the biggest announcements at this year’s Game Awards show was probably the trailer for The Witcher IV. In 2015 The Witcher 3 was the most critically acclaimed game of the year and is now considered one of the best video games of all time. The Witcher IVcurrently in development, Geralt of Rivia’s daughter, Ciri of Cintra, will star as the titular monster hunter, and the trailer features stunning visuals and captivating voice work. Here is the next evolution of the action RPG genre.

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The mafia The series is back with a prequel called The old country

The new mafia The game is a prequel to the previous entries. Mafia III took some risks and moved the setting to a more open New Orleans with Vietnam veteran Lincoln Clay as the protagonist. That was cool, but instead of moving time forward, this time the series rewinds. The old country takes the mafia The franchise returns to its roots, set in early 20th century Sicily and opting for a more linear, cinematic feel.

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The Like a dragon Developers launch a new game: Project Century

The same developers who brought this to us Yakuza And Like a dragon Games is working on a new Japanese epic titled Project Century. But while those previous games were satirical and broadly comedic, this one feels a bit darker and gorier, with a darker and more downtrodden atmosphere.

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The It takes two Team returns with the co-op adventure Shared fiction

Game developer Josef Fares (Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, A way out) had an incredible breakthrough with its co-op play It takes twowhich Complex named Game of the Year in 2021. His latest project is Split Fiction, another co-op adventure that alternates between a fantasy world and a science fiction world. And the best thing: we don’t have to wait long. It will be released on March 6th.

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Fight alongside Jon Snow Game of Thrones: Kingsroad

Winter is coming next year. It may have been a while since we’ve seen Jon Snow’s face, but the brooding raven-haired soldier is back as an NPC in a new version game of Thrones-based action role-playing game. That’s right: you can fight alongside a digitized Kit Harington Kingsroad. — Levi Winslow

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PlayStations AstroBot Wins the 2024 Game of the Year award.

In a year with strong batsmen in contention Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth And Metaphor: ReFantazioit was AstroBot—the enchanting, dizzyingly creative platformer – which took home the top prize. It is, for lack of a better word, the most “playful” game of the nominees, being all about gameplay and design rather than story and cinematics. His victory also comes at an opportune time; AstroBot is a tribute to all things PlayStation, and 2024 marks PlayStation’s 30th anniversary.

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Here are all the winners from the Game Awards 10th anniversary celebration

After around three hours of gaming advertising and awards ceremony, the winners were announced. AstroBot won a total of three awards. Online multiplayer shooter Helldivers 2during action role-playing Metaphor: ReFantazioand deck building game Balatro everyone grabbed two. For the rest, read below. And yes, Grand Theft Auto VI won an award:

Game of the year

AstroBot

Best direction of play

AstroBot

Best narrative

Metaphor: ReFantanzio

Best Art Direction

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best score and music

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Best audio design

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Best performance

Melina Jürgens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Innovation in accessibility

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Play for Impact

Neva

Best running game

Helldivers 2

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 action game

Black Myth: Wukong

Best action/adventure game

AstroBot

Best role-playing game

Metaphor: ReFantazio

Best fighting game

Tekken 8

Best family game

AstroBot

Best sim/strategy game

Frostpunk 2

Best sports/racing game

EA Sports FC 25

Best multiplayer game

Helldivers 2

Best adaptation

Stand out

Most awaited game

Grand Theft Auto VI

Content Creator of the Year

CaseOh

Best esports game

League of Legends

Best e-athlete

Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok

Best Esports Team

T1 (League of Legends)