Tonight is The Game Awards 2024, the first since Geoff Keighley killed E3 and consumed its heart in front of a group of screaming schoolchildren. Just saying, this had better be good, Geoff, especially after the 2023 show’s "embarrassing" shooing-off of developers whose acceptance speeches cut into that valuable trailer showcase time.
Who will need to please wrap it up this time? Which games will be revealed? Will there be a musical number to top last year’s Herald of Darkness performance? (That was fun, actually, fair play on that one.) You can find out right along with us, as we once again fire up the RPS liveblog-o-tron to report all the developments as they happen. Even the ones that happen at 3:45am, when I’ll be desperately trying not to collapse into my keyboard like a felled tree.
Speaking of, said blog will go live just before The Games Awards itself kicks off, at 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT. Why not watch along with us using the embedded stream below, and sling us some comments of your own? See you then.
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The Game Awards 2024 liveblog
Hello, early birds. Let's meet back here at 12:30am GMT / 7:30pm ET / 4:30pm PT when the show begins, yes? James Archer 00:20 am UTC I'm up. I'm up. I wasn't sleeping. God, what time is it? James Archer 00:21 am UTCWang Tang says: I never followed the announcements in the past, however, this year I'm excited for some Exodus news - thanks RPS for covering this :) (Coca Cola, for me a classic to stay awake. What more than tons of coffein and sugar to keep you on your toes?)
Incidentally, this liveblog is brought to you by the refreshing taste of Diet Coke. Other sugar-free carbonated beverages are available James Archer 00:28 am UTC One and a bit minutes to go. The pre-show music is climatically swelling, as if we're about to see a man fight a dragon, rather than one present marketing materials while wearing a blazer with trainers James Archer 00:30 am UTC Uh oh. I'm hungry. James Archer 00:30 am UTC Would it be unprofessional to get Deliveroo while - oh wait it's starting James Archer 00:31 am UTC It's the opening act! Presented by State Farm! Say in the comments if you know what that is James Archer 00:31 am UTC First trailer coming up... James Archer 00:33 am UTC This is Ninja Gaiden Ragebound, a retro-style, side-scrolling ninja fighter from the makers of TMNT: Shredder's Revenge. James Archer 00:34 am UTC First award too. Best Fighting Game goes to Tekken 8. Also hah, I forgot they shunt some of their forty thousand award categories into the pre-show. James Archer 00:35 am UTC Next is a "cosy game", seemingly about moving house. I actually did this at the weekend and there is literally nothing I don't want to play a game about more. James Archer 00:35 am UTC One Move Away, it's called. Out in 2025. James Archer 00:37 am UTC New trailer for Slay the Spire 2, which is (still) coming to early access in 2025. James Archer 00:38 am UTC Best VR/AR Game goes to Batman: Arkham Shadow. Am currently emailing Rick Lane to ask if this is deserved or not James Archer 00:40 am UTC Something Dave the Diver next, it seems. James Archer 00:41 am UTC That's Dave the Diver: In the Jungle, coming 2025. Not sure if that's a DLC or sequel? But Dave goes to the jungle, just fyi James Archer 00:43 am UTC Now, the reveal of Thick of Thieves, from Warren "Don't attribute entire games to a single person" Spector James Archer 00:43 am UTC Multiplayer first-person heist game, looks like? James Archer 00:45 am UTC Quickfire awards now. League of Legends wins Best Esports Game, Faker wins Best Esports Athlete, and T1 wins Best Esports Team. Absolute League bias, ref James Archer 00:46 am UTC Another reveal: Shadow Labyrinth, which looks like an edgy cross between 2D platformer and... Pac Man James Archer 00:46 am UTC Honestly, a big dark Pac Man appears at the end and munches everything James Archer 00:47 am UTC Also a blink-and-you'll miss it trailer for Steel Paws James Archer 00:47 am UTC Games for Impact award next. What does that mean? I dunno, but Neva wins it James Archer 00:48 am UTC Someone who promots cozy games is called Cozy K? Damn, that worked out well James Archer 00:49 am UTC Anyway, Cozy K shows a bit of Tales of the Shire, which is out on March 25th 2025. James Archer 00:51 am UTC I, uh, thought this might be Judas at first. But nah, it's a vaguely cartoonish Stalcraft: Operations. James Archer 00:52 am UTC Midnight Murder Club next, which looks to be all about offing your friends in a blacked-out mansion. There's a crossplay beta out now. James Archer 00:53 am UTC The Innovation in Accessibility award goes to Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown. Good for them. James Archer 00:54 am UTC Here's our Thick as Thieves preview from Jeremy Peel, btw. James Archer 00:55 am UTC Lil' trailer there for Kyora, a Terraria-esque 2D mining game. James Archer 00:55 am UTC Best Family Game goes to Astro Bot, which is not a PC game, but might be in 2026 or so. James Archer 00:57 am UTC Here's a football (or "sock her") game from the makers of Sifu, which actually has a similar painterly style. It's called Rematch and is out in 2025. James Archer 00:59 am UTC Last trailer of the pre-show is for Solasta 2, a sequel to turn-based RPG Solasta: Crown of the Magister. Entering early access in 2025, with a demo coming soon. James Archer 01:00 am UTC Time for the main event. GEOFF. GEOFF. GEOFF. GEOFF. James Archer 01:01 am UTC He's actually dressed himself properly for this one, to be fair. James Archer 01:01 am UTC Also my guilty TGA confession is that I quite like the Linkin Park song he walked out to. I'm sorry. James Archer 01:02 am UTC Solasta II has shiny rock people in it. Why do games keep doing this? I bet they make a limp 'clunk' sound when you hit them. They're everywhere and I hate them so much. Nic Reuben 01:02 am UTC Balatro creator LocalThunk is here, as is Sam Lake, who I hope does another dance. James Archer 01:03 am UTC Former PlayStation CEO Ken Kutaragi is namedropped, then he gets confused and tries to walk onstage. Deary me. James Archer 01:04 am UTC Statler and Waldorf from Sesame Street are doing a bit, for no readily apparent reason. James Archer 01:05 am UTC Will there be two people I'd like to have a beer with less on stage at the same time tonight? The night is young! Nic Reuben 01:05 am UTC Todd Howard and Troy Baker are presenting something and good grief, is Todd really short or is Troy really tall? James Archer 01:06 am UTC Harrison Ford is here. I'm hoping he knows *where* here is, but here he is. James Archer 01:07 am UTC He thinks Troy Baker is a good Harrison Ford, is what I'm getting. James Archer 01:08 am UTC Anyway, this Indy love-in is all for the sake of the Best Performance award. It goes to Melinda Juergens, voice of Hellblade 2's Senua, for her role as Hellblade 2's Senua. James Archer 01:11 am UTC New game from CD Projekt Red next. James Archer 01:12 am UTC Witcher 4, looks like, starring Ciri. James Archer 01:14 am UTC All CG, this. Shows a fully Witchered-up Ciri fighting a spidery beast with a bird beak. James Archer 01:16 am UTC No date but yup, that's The Witcher 4. James Archer 01:17 am UTC Slight desperation in the "Please watch!" there from Geoff. Yeah, mate, some of us have to be here. James Archer 01:17 am UTC New Fromsoftware game, you say? And is that an Elden Ring grace site? James Archer 01:18 am UTC It's def Elden Ring, but perhaps some kind of multiplayer spinoff... James Archer 01:19 am UTC That's the voice of Morgott! James Archer 01:20 am UTC Elden Ring: Nightreign confirmed for 2025. Not a huge amount of details, other than it being a co-op action game. James Archer 01:20 am UTC Elden Ring: Nightreign confirmed for 2025. Not a huge amount of details, other than it being a co-op action game. James Archer 01:21 am UTC Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth confirmed for PC, out on 23rd January 2025. James Archer 01:22 am UTC Trailer now for Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Not very necessary, but then I suppose none of this is. James Archer 01:23 am UTC Trailer for Catly there, starring cats, and maybe some kind of sci-fi housebuilding? Unclear. James Archer 01:24 am UTC Did you know Path of Exile 2 is out now in early access? Because it is. There was a trailer just now for it and everything. James Archer 01:24 am UTC Abubakar Salim comes onstage, immediately makes a dead dad joke James Archer 01:25 am UTC He's also presenting Best Action Game, which goes to Black Myth: Wukong. James Archer 01:26 am UTC Still thinking about Nightreign. I'm wondering if making it purely co-op and actiony might rob it of some of the Lands Between's lonely atmosphere, but also at this point I'd just take more Elden Ring. James Archer 01:28 am UTCwankerman says: Co-op Elden Ring? What is this, another expansion or a new game? Guess I need to play Erdtree...
Standalone, looks like! James Archer 01:29 am UTC It's such a GIFT to have this next trailer, you guys. James Archer 01:30 am UTC Don't these trailer spots cost hundreds of thousands of dollars apiece? James Archer 01:31 am UTC Anywhere, here's something new from the makers of ICO and Shadow of the Colossus. A man scales a giant robot man, which then explodes something into a completely white screen. Oh wait that's the whole trailer. Not even a game title. James Archer 01:32 am UTC Now, Geoff's personal orchestra will play the theme from Civilisation VII. Sorry, Sid Meier's Civilisation VII. James Archer 01:34 am UTC Maybe if I do a really good job at this liveblog then Graham will give me enough money to buy my own orchestra. Then I'd have them follow me around, playing a cover of Where the Hood At whenever I walk in a room James Archer 01:35 am UTC First in-game look at The Outer Worlds 2 now. James Archer 01:37 am UTC Looks very TOW1-ish, except with maybe some more creative guns - fairly sure there was one there that shot a load of giant furry leeches onto the baddie. James Archer 01:39 am UTC Josef Fares, of Hazelight Studios, is on next. He's introducing Split Fiction - it's another co-op game where two rival writers jump between simulations of their respective sci-fi and fantasy stories. James Archer 01:39 am UTC This is too much videogame, Josef. Nic Reuben 01:41 am UTC That's out "in two months". James Archer 01:43 am UTC Man, these aren't even trailers, they're just...regular ads. Like you'd get during Corrie. James Archer 01:44 am UTC Litle showing for Fragpunk there, showing a release date of March 6th. Was that...delayed by one day? It was the 5th before, no? James Archer 01:45 am UTC Killing Floor 3 now. Looks messy! You can sign up for the closed beta now. James Archer 01:46 am UTC Wow, Geoff actually acknowledging the many, many job losses in the games industry. James Archer 01:47 am UTC We're watching a profile on Amir "Big Al" Satvat, who runs a service helping game devs find work. James Archer 01:48 am UTC Back to the stage, where Satvat is winning a special 'Game Changer' award. James Archer 01:49 am UTC Standing ovation too, aww that's nice. Though I do wish TGA would tackle this issue with a bit more teeth. James Archer 01:53 am UTC Back to the selling of videogames. Here's Wargaming's new mech game, Steel Hunters. Seems like you can be an Armoured Core-style humanoid mech or a more animal-shaped machine. James Archer 01:55 am UTC Next, The Long Dark II: Blackfrost. Back for more kinda-pretty post apocalyptica. James Archer 01:55 am UTC Borderlands 4 is next... James Archer 01:58 am UTC This is more recognisably Borderlandsy than that more photorealistic teaser trailer suggested. Pretty much none of the wacky comedy, though. For better or worse? James Archer 01:59 am UTC Clive, that bloke from Final Fantasy XVI that everyone likes for some reason, is becoming a fighter in Tekken 8. Next week, no less. James Archer 01:59 am UTC AWARDS James Archer 01:59 am UTC Most Antipated Game is GTA VI, obvs. James Archer 02:00 am UTC Best Multiplayer Game goes to Helldivers 2. James Archer 02:00 am UTC Best Community Support... Baldur's Gate 3. James Archer 02:01 am UTC And Best Art Direction is won by Metaphor: ReFantazio. James Archer 02:01 am UTC Sci-fi comp shooter Splitgate 2 gets a new trailer next. James Archer 02:02 am UTC Not much news there, still coming sometime in 2025. James Archer 02:04 am UTC DA: The Veilguard trailer. OK sure. And then a mightily fast-paced mech game, Mecha Break, which makes that Steel Hunters trailer look like it was playing in slow motion. James Archer 02:04 am UTC Fortnite? Geoff, we know all these games already. James Archer 02:05 am UTC The Georchestra is back, playing music from Arcane. James Archer 02:05 am UTC No, not Misery. James Archer 02:06 am UTC Speaking of which, it's 2am and we're not even halfway through. James Archer 02:08 am UTCYogSo says: The real question is, how many Dorito packets did it cost to get that RPS quote featured in the Game Awards? ;-p
Hah, I missed that. Where? During the Veilguard bit? James Archer 02:10 am UTC New game alert. It has a bird in it. James Archer 02:10 am UTC Ah, from Yakuza/LAD makers RGG. James Archer 02:11 am UTC Virtua Fighter. Huh! James Archer 02:12 am UTCYogSo says: @James Yup, it was one of the press quotes shown during the Veilguard ad.
Ah, see, no amount of Doritos can buy publicity like that. James Archer 02:13 am UTC Another new game, also from RGG Studio: Project Century. A man gorily fights his way down a street in what might be early/mid 20th century Japan. James Archer 02:14 am UTC Kojima's here, better get comfy. James Archer 02:17 am UTC After a longer speech than any of the winners are likely to get, he's ready to present the award for Best Game Direction. Astro Bot wins it. James Archer 02:20 am UTC That's followed by a trailer for.. Turok: Origins, a third-person dino shooter where you and your mates pack shapeshifting armour. James Archer 02:20 am UTC Now the "No...sweet liberty...nooooooooo" guy from Helldivers 2 is introducing something. Guessing it's the game's new Illuminati faction? James Archer 02:21 am UTC Yep, and the Helldivers are fighting them in jeeps. James Archer 02:22 am UTC Out now, that there Helldivers 2 update is. James Archer 02:24 am UTC Warframe: 1999 next. James Archer 02:25 am UTC One last trailer before this more story-based spinoff launches tomorrow. Or today, if you're a sleep-deprived Brit like me. James Archer 02:27 am UTC Time for a Palworld update. Also wins the award for Lowest Trailer Framerate, am I right folks James Archer 02:27 am UTC ...that's the Feybreak update, which is out December 23rd. James Archer 02:28 am UTC Dragon fights abound in this trailer for Wuthering Waves. James Archer 02:29 am UTC Don't make me describe these Xbox ads. James Archer 02:31 am UTC Best Debut Indie Game award next. It goes to... Balatro, beating out the likes of Manor Lords and Pacific Drive. James Archer 02:33 am UTC We're back in feudal Japan for another new game reveal... James Archer 02:35 am UTC It's Onimusha: Way of the Sword, out in 2026. Man, it's been a while since the last mainline Onimusha, hasn't it. James Archer 02:36 am UTC Time for a new Dungeon & Fighter as well, it seems. James Archer 02:37 am UTC Lot of monsters being bisected in these last two trailers. Looooooot of monsters. Being bisected. James Archer 02:38 am UTC The First Berzeker: Khazan, that was. Out on March 27th next year. James Archer 02:41 am UTC and that was an action-heavy trailer for Dungeon & Fighter: Arad, the deeply Genshin-like open world RPG take on DNF. James Archer 02:44 am UTC Another trailer for Dying Light: The Beast, which adds some monstrous abilities to the usual parkour. James Archer 02:44 am UTC Astro Bot wins Best Action/Adventure game, Best RPG goes to Metaphor: ReFantazio. James Archer 02:44 am UTC Content Creator of the Year goes to Caseoh. James Archer 02:45 am UTC Best Sports/Racing Game is won by EA Sports FC 25. James Archer 02:46 am UTC And Frostpunk 2 gets Best Strategy. As with last year, really feels like if you're going to do these categories, you should give them a bit more breathing room... James Archer 02:46 am UTC Literally, even. That was like four awards in three and a half seconds. James Archer 02:48 am UTC A reminder there that Hunt: Showdown 1896 - Post Malone's Murder Circus (not a typo) is live now. James Archer 02:49 am UTC Quick trailer for Fallout: Ballistic's coming-soon early access launch. James Archer 02:51 am UTC Ah yes, Squid Game: Unleashed, that cartoon Squid Game game whose existence suggests that some people missed the point of Squid Game. James Archer 02:52 am UTC Snoop Dogg and his son, Cordell Broadus (nee Dogg?) are here now. Thank god. James Archer 02:53 am UTC It's the award for Best Ongoing Game, which Dogg Snr. gives to Helldivers 2. James Archer 02:54 am UTC My cat, presumably not a Helldivers fan, just knocked a bunch of my belongings over in surprise. James Archer 02:57 am UTC New game now from Overcooked devs Ghost Town Games, Stage Fright: a 2-player, split-screen co-op adventure. James Archer 03:00 am UTC A Game of Thrones game, guest starring Kit Harrington and at least the faces of a few others. s'called Game of Thrones: Kingsroad - not sure how it'll play, but it looks like you're play a member of the Night's Watch tasked with gathering support from squabbling nobles. James Archer 03:01 am UTC Now a new trailer for Double Dragon Revive, which was announced earlier this year. That's out October 2025. James Archer 03:03 am UTC It's anime man vs. giant bug in a new look at Solo Levelling: Arise. James Archer 03:04 am UTC And then Screamer, a dark, neon-y street racer set for 2026. James Archer 03:05 am UTC Aaaaand that's The Last of Us Part II Remastered confirmed for PC on April 3rd 2025. James Archer 03:07 am UTC Graham, who is old, just reminded me that Screamer was a racing game released in 1995, so that new one is a remake. Context! James Archer 03:08 am UTC The Best Adaptation award goes to Fallout. James Archer 03:11 am UTC Here's th first in-game footage of Den of Wolves, the sci-fi heist game from various Payday and GTFO veterans. It sure does look like future-Payday, huh. That'll be coming to early access...sometime. James Archer 03:12 am UTC Zenless Zone Zero next. James Archer 03:13 am UTC A giant hand is fought. That's all I got. James Archer 03:14 am UTC And now Honkai: Star Rail, which seems to be going to some kind of chintzy casino planet. James Archer 03:15 am UTCJoey Balliro says: I think screamer is more a “reboot” than a remake. Its got not much in common with the games from 1995
Yes! I used the wrong word. It's late James Archer 03:15 am UTC Snoop Dogg is back, doing a Snoop Dogg song. James Archer 03:19 am UTC This is better than the Muppet bits, to be fair. James Archer 03:20 am UTC Fortnite continues to be less of a game and more of a billboard with microtransactions. James Archer 03:22 am UTC No such wacky cameos in Lego Fortnite Odyssey, which also gets a new trailer showings its blocky fantasy swordplay. James Archer 03:25 am UTC Best Score and Music award now. It goes to... Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. Did I mention that's coming to PC? James Archer 03:28 am UTC Quick teaser for Sonic Racing: Crossworlds there. James Archer 03:30 am UTC Next, it's Mafia: The Old Country, taking the open-world gangster series all the way back to old-timey Scicily. There's still plenty of shooting, punching, and car chases, it seems. James Archer 03:30 am UTC That's coming in Summer 2025. James Archer 03:30 am UTC Awards! Balatro wins Best Independent Game. James Archer 03:30 am UTC ...and Best Mobile Game. James Archer 03:31 am UTC Best Audio Design goes to Bala-no, wait, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. James Archer 03:31 am UTC The 'Players' Voice' award is won by Black Myth: Wukong. James Archer 03:32 am UTC 'Best Independent Game' getting less than a minute of airtime, honestly. James Archer 03:34 am UTC Infinity Nikki trailer. Bit of everything here: platforming, animal grooming, fishing (naturally). James Archer 03:34 am UTC Oh hey, the Steam Deck! And it's gone. James Archer 03:35 am UTC In case you ever suspected it, yes: I do try to make everything on RPS about the Steam Deck. James Archer 03:35 am UTC Google Play Games Beta? Guess Microsoft finally got mobile-on-PC games working. James Archer 03:37 am UTC Laura Bailey is onstage with Aaron Paul, announcing something called Dispatch. They are doing ACTING James Archer 03:38 am UTC I like both actors but just to be clear, this bit makes me wish I was dead. James Archer 03:40 am UTC Okay here's Dispatch. It's a Telltale-style superhero narrative game, with Paul playing a down-on-his-luck mech pilot forced to make ends meet as a dispatcher of more successful heroes. James Archer 03:41 am UTC Remedy's Sam Lake is doing a Max Payne impression ahead of presenting the Best Narrative award. Don't think it's going to turn into an actual Max Payne remaster reveal, mind. James Archer 03:42 am UTC And Best Narrative goes to Metaphor: ReFantazio. James Archer 03:43 am UTC Great, that's the Metaphor chanting battle music back in my head for another three weeks. James Archer 03:44 am UTC "One last announcement" before GOTY, sayeth Geoff. James Archer 03:46 am UTC Ah, it's an Okami sequel. We know because the words "OKAMI SEQUEL" appear on the big screen. James Archer 03:46 am UTC Just the teasiest of teasers, though. James Archer 03:48 am UTC "One last announcement" also immediately turns out to be a lie, as we have a release window for Crimson Desert: late 2025. James Archer 03:50 am UTC Hopefully that's the last puppet section. James Archer 03:50 am UTC ...It is the last puppet section, right James Archer 03:51 am UTC "We do have one more thing." Do you, Geoff? How can I trust you again. James Archer 03:54 am UTC In any case, here be a trailer for...something 80's sci-fi? James Archer 03:55 am UTC Ah it's from Naughty Dog. James Archer 03:56 am UTC Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is the name. You're a spacefaring bounty hunter, hunting bastards and fighting alien beasts with power swords, and the soundtrack is by Trent Rezor and Atticus Ross. James Archer 03:58 am UTC Finally(?), here's Larian head Swen Vincke to present Game of the Year. He opens with a joke about being his acceptance speech being cut off last year. James Archer 03:59 am UTC He's also giving a rather un-TGA speech about the virtues of giving developers the time and freedom to make their best games. Imagine! James Archer 04:02 am UTC That mad flautist from 2023 is back, as the Georchestra musically reminds us of the GOTY nominees. Those being Metaphor: ReFantazio, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree (oooooohhhhh), Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong, and Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth. James Archer 04:03 am UTC Astro Bot wins. James Archer 04:04 am UTC ...I wasn't making a joke there, I just forgot to include Astro Bot in that list of nominees James Archer 04:05 am UTC I haven't played Astro Bot so it might be incredible, but its whole mascot vibe does make it feel a little like if the greatest game-making achievement of 2004 was deemed to be Eyetoy Play 2 James Archer 04:08 am UTC Well that's that. Thoughts? Cares? Does any of this matter? James Archer 04:10 am UTC I'd to dedicate this award (an air-fried chicken nugget) to you James. Thank you for your service. Nic Reuben 04:10 am UTC I'd to dedicate this award (an air-fried chicken nugget) to you James. Thank you for your service. Nic Reuben 04:12 am UTC I'm interested, but not entranced by the concept of, Elden Ring: Nightreign. The Outer Worlds 2 looks like a laugh as well. Otherwise ehhhhhhhh James Archer 04:13 am UTC Still, always nice to shrug into the void with our lovely readers. Thanks for dropping in, and look out for all the in-depth pieces that the rest of the treehouse have/will be putting together. Cheers! James Archer 12:22 pm UTC I'm sorry, but it's over. I have depicted you as the ageing cantakerous muppets and myself as the cool awards show host. Nic Reuben Load more comments Loading
