“Celebrating Innovation: Astro Bot, Balatro, and Metaphor Shine at the 2024 Sport Awards”
Geoff Keighley’s Sports Awards were broadcast last night, and the Tenth annual ceremony once again presented a variety of accolades amidst these major game titles.
The coveted Game of the Year award was bestowed upon Team Asobi’s Astro Bot. The PlayStation platformer secured a nomination alongside Dark Delusion Wukong, Metaphor: ReFantazio, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Balatro, and Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree.
Astro also clinched awards in the Game Direction, Action/Adventure, and Family Game categories. Balatro and Metaphor each achieved three wins: the deckbuilder was honored for Best Independent Game, Best Mobile, and Debut Indie, while Atlus’ RPG secured recognition for Best Narrative, Art Direction, and Best RPG.
A partial list of winners is provided below, and the complete list of winners can also be accessed here.
Game of the Year
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Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus)
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
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Dark Delusion: Wukong (GameScience)
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Astro Bot (Team Asobi/PlayStation)
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Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Best Game Direction
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Metaphor: ReFantazio (Atlus)
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Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
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Dark Delusion: Wukong (GameScience)
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Astro Bot (Team Asobi/PlayStation)
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Elden Ring: Shadows of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Best Innovation in Accessibility
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Activision Blizzard)
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Dragon Age: The Veilguard (BioWare/EA)
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Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
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Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
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Star Wars Outlaws (Wild Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Best Performance
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Briana White (Aerith Gainsborough, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
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Hanna Telle (Max Caulfield, Life is Strange: Double Exposure)
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Humberly González (Kay Vess, Star Wars Outlaws)
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Luke Roberts (James Sunderland, Silent Hill 2)
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Melina Juergens (Senua, Hellblade II: Senua’s Sacrifice)
Best Adaptation
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Arcane (Riot/Fortiche/Netflix)
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Knuckles (Sega/Paramount)
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Fallout (Bethesda/Prime Video)
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Treasure a Dragon: Yakuza (Sega/Prime Video)
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Tomb Raider: The Story of Lara Croft (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
Best Ongoing Game
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Destiny 2 (Bungie/PlayStation)
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Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead/PlayStation)
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Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
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Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
About the Author
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A native of Kansas City, MO, Justin Carter has contributed to numerous websites including IGN, Polygon, and SyFy Wire. In addition to Game Developer, his writings are also featured at io9 on Gizmodo. Don’t ask him about how much chewing gum he has consumed, as the answer will be more than he is prepared to disclose.