Sono stati rivelati i giochi candidati per i The Golden Joystick Awards 2024, con le votazioni aperte da oggi fino all’1 novembre, dopo le quali dalla giornata del 4 novembre saranno aperte quelle per l’Ultimate Game of the Year.
Tra i giochi più nominati troviamo Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth e Astro Bot, con entrambi i titoli che sono anche presenti nella categoria Console Game Of The Year. Anche Helldivers 2 è un gioco che ha ricevuto non poche candidature, ricevendo ben quattro candidature.
Scopriamo qui di seguito tutte le nomination dei The Golden Joystick Awards 2024 (grazie a GamesRadar):
Best Storytelling
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- 1000xResist
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Emio – L’uomo che sorride: Famicom Detective Club
- Tactical Breach Wizards
Best Multiplayer Game
- Tekken 8
- The Finals
- Abiotic Factor
- Sons of the Forest
- Helldivers 2
- EA Sports College Football 25
Best Visual Design
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
- Harold Halibut
- Black Myth: Wukong
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Astro Bot
- Warhammer 40.000: Space Marine 2
Best Indie Game
- Conscript
- Thank Goodness You’re Here!
- Indika
- Animal Well
- The Plucky Squire
- Beyond Galaxyland
- Balatro
- Ultros
- Arco
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes
Best Indie Game – Self Published
- Little Kitty, Big City
- Clow Country
- Arctic Eggs
- I Am Your Beast
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- Duck Detective: The Secret Salami
- Another Crab’s Treasure
- UFO 50
- Tiny Glade
- Riven
Still Playing Award – PC and Console
- Roblox
- Warframe
- Valorant
- EA Sports FC
- GTA Online
- Counter-Strike 2
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
- Apex Legends
- Dota 2
- Minecraft
- Fortnite
- Naraka: Bladepoint
Still Playing Award – Mobile
- Monopoly Go!
- Mini Motorways
- Free Fire
- The Sims Mobile
- Subway Surfers
- Squad Busters
- Marvel Snap
- Call of Duty Warzone: Mobile
- Star Wars: Hunters
- Honkai: Star Rail
- Roblox
- PUBG Mobile
Studio of the Year
- Visual Concepts
- 11 Bit Studios
- Team ASOBI
- Digital Eclipse
- Capcom
- Arrowhead Game Studios
Best Game Expansion
- Diablo 4: Vessel of Hatred
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree
- God of War Ragnarok Valhalla
- World of Warcraft: The War Within
- Destiny 2: The Final Shape
- Alan Wake 2 Expansion Pass
Best Audio Design
- Still Wakes the Deep
- Astro Bot
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Balatro
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
- Robobeat
Best Soundtrack
- Hauntii
- Astro Bot
- Shin Megami Tensei 5: Vengeance
- A Highland Song
- Silent Hill 2
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Best Lead Performer
- Melina Juergens (Senua, Hellblade 2)
- Humberly Gonzales (Kay Vess, Star Wars Outlaws)
- Clody Christian (Cloud Strife, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth)
- Kaji Tang (Ichiban Kasuga, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth)
- Luke Roberts (James Sunderland, Silent Hill 2)
- Sonequa Martin-Green (Alvida, Asgard’s Wrath 2)
Best Supporting Performer
- Nave McIntosh (Suze, Still Wakes the Deep)
- Dawn M. Bennett (Aigis, Persona 3)
- Briana White (Aerith, Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth)
- Debra Wilson (Amanda Waller, Suicide Squad)
- Matt Berry (Herbert, Thank Goodness You’re Here)
- Abbi Greenland & Helen Goalen (The Furies, Hellblade 2)
PC Game of the Year
- Balatro
- Tactical Breach Wizards
- UFO 50
- Frostpunk 2
- Animal Well
- Satisfactory
Console Game of the Year
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
- Dragon’s Dogma 2
- Astro Bot
- The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom
- Helldivers 2
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Best Early Access Game
- Palworld
- Enshrouded
- Manor Lords
- Lethal Company
- Hades 2
- Deep Rock Galactic: Survivor
Best Gaming Hardware
- Turtle Beach Stealth Ultra
- Steam Deck OLED
- NVIDIA GeForce RTX 4070 Super
- LG UltraGear 32GS95UE
- Asus ROG Zephyrus G14 (2024)
- Backbone One (2nd Gen)
Best Game Trailer
- Kingmakers Official Announcement Trailer
- Helldivers 2 “The Fight For Freedom Begins” Launch Trailer
- The Plucky Squire Launch Trailer
- Caravan Sandwich Launch Trailer
- Death Stranding 2 On the Beach State of Play Announce Trailer
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII Narrator Reveal Trailer
Most Wanted Game
- Mafia: The Old Country
- Exodus
- South of Midnight
- Skate.
- Fable
- Doom: The Dark Ages
- GTA 6
- Deadlock
- Sid Meier’s Civilization VII
- Kingdom Come Deliverance 2
- Atomfall
- Hollow Knight: Silksong
- Assassin’s Creed Shadows
- Ghost of Yotei
- Death Stranding 2: On the Beach
- Monster Hunter Wilds
- Light No Fire
- Clai Obscur: Expedition 33
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle
- Slay The Spire 2
Precisiamo che le nomination dei The Golden Joystick Awards 2024 includono tutti i giochi rilasciati tra l’11 novembre 2023 ed il 4 ottobre 2024. I titoli usciti tra il 4 ottobre ed il 21 possono essere nominati esclusivamente nelle categorie selezionate per la critica, mentre quelli in uscita dopo il 21 novembre possono partecipare solo all’interno della categoria Most Wanted, oltre che ovviamente nell’edizione successiva dei The Golden Joystick Awards.