This yr marks the tenth anniversary of The Recreation Awards, and in that point Geoff Keighley’s annual occasion has established itself fairly firmly because the main awards ceremony for the sport trade — the Oscars of gaming. It stays promotionally overstuffed to the purpose that it’s nonetheless arguably higher recognized for trailers than awards, however that’s altering. And though its winners are usually fairly conservative, they’re broadly consultant of the vital consensus. Its voting physique consists of a variety of worldwide video games media, so the possibilities are your favourite publications’ and critics’ picks issue into The Recreation Awards. (Polygon’s do.)
The highest prize of the night time is, after all, Recreation of the 12 months — and there are clear indicators of what makes a Recreation of the 12 months at The Recreation Awards, primarily based on a decade of knowledge. On Nov. 18, The Recreation Awards introduced the nominees for this and all the opposite classes, largely confirming these indicators. Nonetheless, it’s a significantly open race in 2024, with no cut-and-dried frontrunner. Under, after crunching numbers and taking temperatures, we choose the possible Recreation of the 12 months winner and rank the remainder of the six nominees so as of their likeliness to win. We’ll discover out if we bought it proper when the winner is introduced at The Recreation Awards on Dec. 12.
