What Took So Long? (Games We Finally Played in 2024)

• South Park: The Stick of Truth – Al the Jew
• Lily’s Well – Josh
• Pleh! – Graydon
• Grime – Emmett

Biggest Gaming News: Sponsored by Geoff Keighley

1. Concord was revealed, released, and delisted, and Firewalk closed all in less than 5 months
2. Xbox’s 360s – putting games on PlayStation and Nintendo, Layoffs, Game Pass Price Increase/Changes
3. Yuzu sued by Nintendo – $2.4 million court settlements and both Yuzu and Citra emulators shut down

Zeitgeist of the Year: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3

1. Balatro
2. Helldivers II
3. Black Myth: Wukong

Biggest Fumble: Sponsored by Starfield

1. Concord
2. Star Wars Battlefront Classic Collection
3. Life is Strange: Double Exposure

Best Look: Sponsored by Hi-Fi Rush

1. Harold Halibut
2. Judero
3. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess

Best DLC/Add-On/Expansion: Sponsored by God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla

1. Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree
2. Dragon Ball Z: Kakarot: Goku’s Next Journey
3. Free Astro Bot Stages

Best Upgrade/Re-Release: Sponsored by Resident Evil 4 Remake

1. Persona 3 Reload
2. Gigantic: Rampage Edition
3. Legacy of Kain: Soul Reaver 1 & 2 Remastered

Best Narrative: Sponsored by 1000xResist

1. Indika
2. Star Wars Outlaws
3. Dragon Age: Veilguard

Best Performance: Sponsored by Cameron Monaghan (Cal Kestis – Jedi: Survivor)

1. Anastasia Dyachuk (Indika)
2. Troy Baker (“Indiana Jones” – Indiana Jones and the Great Circle)
3. Brian Bloom (“Varric Tethras” – Dragon Age: Veilguard)

Best Ensemble Cast: Sponsored by Baldur’s Gate 3

1. COD: Black Ops 6
2. Still Wakes the Deep
3. Astro Bot

Best Character: Sponsored by Bode Akuna (Jedi: Survivor)

1. Astro Bot
2. Gwen (Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
3. Captain Boomerang (SS: Kill the Justice League)

Most Fun: Sponsored by Dead Island 2

• Astro Bot – Collective Pick
• Echo Point Nova – Emmett
• Marvel Rivals – Graydon
• Tekken 8 – Josh
• Indiana Jones and the Great Circle – Al

Best Debut Studio: Sponsored by Bramble: The Mountain King

1. LocalThunk (Balatro)
2. Team FOLON (Fallout: London)
3. HAMMER95 (Mullet Madjack)

Most Wholesome: Sponsored by Dordogne

1. Kind Words 2
2. Astro Bot
3. Dungeons of Hinterberg

Better Together: Sponsored by Super Mario Bros Wonder

1. Call of Duty: Black Ops 6
2. Super Mario Party Jamboree
3. Tekken 8

Best Soundtrack/Score: Sponsored by Sea of Stars

1. MultiVersus (Stephen Barton)
2. Astro Bot (Kenneth CM Young)
3. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess (Capcom Sound Team)

Games as a Helping Hand: Sponsored by Jusant

• Astro Bot
• Al – TCG Card Shop Simulator
• Josh – Final Fantasy Pixel Remaster
• Emmett – Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
• Graydon – Annapurna Games

Best Moment: Sponsored by Jedi: Survivor

1. Vegeta vs Goku Rematch (Dragon Ball Kakarot DLC “Goku’s Next Journey”)
2. The Canto Heist (Star Wars Outlaws)
3. The Cutest PlayStation VIP Level (Astro Bot)

Game of the Year

1. Astro Bot
2. Indika
3. Kunitsu-Gami: Path of the Goddess
4. Tekken 8
5. Fallout London