The Game Awards 2024 took place last night, and if you didn’t watch the livestream with us, we’ve got a roundup of all the winners, PS5 news, and announcements. On the awards front, Astro Bot was the biggest winner of the night. As for announcements, we finally learned more about Sony’s previously leaked project Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
The Game Awards 2024: All PS5 news and announcements
- Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is Naughty Dog’s next game, set in space.
- Capcom announced Okami 2.
- Capcom also announced Onimusha: Way of the Sword.
- The Witcher 4 was unveiled, with Ciri as the lead.
- Elden Ring: Nightreign standalone co-op spinoff was announced.
- Ico and Shadow of the Colossus dev Fumito Ueda is making a new game code named Project Robot.
- Mafia: The Old Country confirmed for summer 2025.
- Milestone’s next racing game is Screamer.
- Free-to-play shooter Fragpunk is heading to PS5 in March 2025.
- Narrative game Dispatch was announced with a star-studded cast.
- Hazelight’s next co-op game Split Fiction was officially announced.
- Microsoft is bringing The Outer Worlds 2 to PS5 as well.
- The Last of Us Part II finally releasing on PC.
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth also leaving PlayStation exclusivity behind for PC.
- Tekken 8 is getting a new fighter, Final Fantasy XVI’s Clive Rosfield.
- We got our first look at Borderlands 4.
- Virtua Fighter has returned.
- Yakuza studio announced a new game, Project Century.
- Sonic Racing: Crossworlds announced.
- Turok returns with Turok: Origins.
- 2D side-scroller Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound was announced.
- Deus Ex creator Warren Spector is working on a new multiplayer game, Thick as Thieves.
- Slay the Spire 2 got a new trailer.
- Katsuhiro Harada’s metroidvania Shadow Labyrinth announced.
- Sifu studio announced multiplayer soccer game, Rematch.
- Palworld is getting a new expansion, Feybreak.
- Dave the Diver is also getting a new expansion, In the Jungle.
- Crimson Desert is out in 2025.
- Overcooked dev is making a new co-op game, Stage Fright.
- Helldivers 2 DualSense confirmed.
- Multiplayer game Midnight Murder Club headed to PS5, open beta available now.
- First-person puzzle game One Move Away announced.
- Wuthering Waves will release on PS5 on January 2, 2025, and Double Dragon Revive will release on October 23rd.
- The First Berserker: Khazan release date confirmed: March 27, 2025.
The Game Awards 2024: All winners
Game of the Year
- Astro Bot
Best Game Direction
- Astro Bot
Best Ongoing Game
- Helldivers 2
Best Narrative
- Metaphor: ReFantanzio
Best Independent Game
- Balatro
Best Mobile Game
- Balatro
Best VR/AR
- Batman: Arkham Shadow
Best Action Game
- Black Myth: Wukong
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Astro Bot
Best RPG
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Fighting Game
- Tekken 8
Best Debut Indie Game
- Balatro
Best Family Game
- Astro Bot
Best Sports/Racing Game
- EA Sports FC 25
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Frostpunk 2
Best Multiplayer Game
- Helldivers 2
Most Anticipated Game
- Grand Theft Auto VI
Best Art Direction
- Metaphor: ReFantazio
Best Score and Music
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
Best Audio Design
- Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Best Performance
- Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Games for Impact
- Neva
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3
Innovation in Accessibility
- Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown
Content Creator of the Year
- CaseOh
Best Esports Game
- League of Legends
Best Esports Athlete
- Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok
Best Esports Team
- T1 (League of Legends)
Best Adaptation
- Fallout
