The nominees for The Game Awards 2024 have been revealed, and they will offer plenty for fans to fight over. The 10th anniversary of host Geoff Keighley’s Oscars-like celebration of interactive arts will choose from the following for the best game of the year: Astro Bot,

DLC has always been allowed at The Game Awards, but the ceremony will face tougher controversies as gaming audiences turn nasty.

Host Geoff Keighley also revealed that the 3D platformer and the role-playing game had received seven nominations each, including Game of the Year. Card game Balatro, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Metaphor: Refantazio and Black Myth: Wukong are the other games up for the top prize.

The Game Awards 2024 nominations are being announced live by Geoff Keighley at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. This year’s show, which marks the 10th anniversary for the awards, features 29 competitive categories,

Geoff Keighley and company have announced the finalists for categories in The Game Awards, which is set to run in mid-December.

In a post on X / Twitter from the official The Game Awards account, Keighley confirms that the nominees will be revealed on Monday, November 18. The 2024 Nomination Special event will be streamed live at 9am PT / 12pm ET / 5pm GMT over at The Game Awards' official website.

The nominations for The Game Awards 2024 are live, with the Xbox first-party group snagging 12 nominations in total.

The Game Awards 2024 nomination announcement will be made later today, November 18, at noon ET, 9 AM PT, and 5 PM GMT. The announcement will include the names of gaming titles for 29 categories, with Game of the Year being the most anticipated category.