The standard suspects have been out in pressure within the Sport Builders Selection Awards 2024 nominees, with The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Baldur’s Gate 3 main the best way with seven nominees apiece. However there have been additionally some massive surprises within the Sport of the Yr class, with Alan Wake 2 lacking out in favor of Dave the Diver and Dredge.
As an alternative, Alan Wake 2 received the nod as an honorable point out within the listing of finalists, that are voted on by recreation builders all through the business. Treatment’s sequel wasn’t completely shut out although, incomes nods in classes together with Finest Narrative and Finest Visible Artwork. Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Tears of the Kingdom, COCOON, and Baldur’s Gate 3 rounded out the remainder of the Sport of the Yr nominees.
As for Dave the Diver, it is received reward for its distinctive mixture of deep sea exploration and shopkeeping. In our overview we known as it “healthful, splendidly advanced, and delightfully arduous to place down.”
The Sport Builders Selection Awards are held yearly in the course of the Sport Developer’s Convention, which takes place in San Francisco in March. Final 12 months’s awards noticed Elden Ring take residence the massive prize, with God of Warfare Ragnarok additionally receiving loads of recognition.
Take a look at the total listing of nominees under. For extra, try the total listing of IGN Awards by which we picked our personal winners, and keep tuned as awards season continues.
BEST AUDIO
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Ultimate Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software program / Portkey
Video games), Humanity (tha ltd. and Improve / Improve)
BEST DEBUT
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
Honorable Mentions: BattleBit Remastered (SgtOkiDoki, Vilaskis, and TheLiquidHorse / SgtOkiDoki),
Occasion Animals (Recreate Video games / Supply Know-how), Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza), Planet of Lana
(Wishfully Studios / Thunderful), Stray Gods: The Roleplaying Musical (Summerfall Studios / Humble
Video games)
BEST DESIGN
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Avenue Fighter 6 (Capcom), Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
INNOVATION AWARD
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
The Making of Karateka (Digital Eclipse)
Honorable Mentions: Dave the Diver (Mintrocket), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17), Marvel’s
Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Sport Studios /
Bethesda Softworks), Viewfinder (Unhappy Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing)
BEST NARRATIVE
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Dredge (Black Salt Video games /
Team17), Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games /
Sony Interactive Leisure), Starfield (Bethesda Sport Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
SOCIAL IMPACT AWARD
A House for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions)
Murderer’s Creed Mirage (Ubisoft Bordeaux / Ubisoft)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Terra Nil (Free Lives / Devolver Digital)
Venba (Visai Video games)
Honorable Mentions: Goodbye Volcano Excessive (KO_OP), Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
(Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure), Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony
Interactive Leisure), Tchia (Awaceb / Kepler Interactive), Thirsty Suitors (Outerloop Video games /
Annapurna Interactive)
BEST TECHNOLOGY
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
Starfield (Bethesda Sport Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive), Cyberpunk 2077:
Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt), Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Ultimate Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix),
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores (Guerrilla Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
BEST VISUAL ART
Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Ultimate Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix)
Hello-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Diablo IV (Blizzard Leisure), Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17),
Lies of P (Neowiz Video games and Round8 Studio / Neowiz Video games), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Tremendous
Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
GAME OF THE YEAR
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Video games / Team17)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Video games / Sony Interactive Leisure)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
Honorable Mentions: Alan Wake II (Treatment Leisure / Epic Video games), Diablo IV (Blizzard
Leisure), Ultimate Fantasy XVI (Sq. Enix), Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio), Starfield (Bethesda
Sport Studios / Bethesda Softworks), Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel (Nintendo)
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