AstroBot took home top honors at the Game Awards on Thursday night, winning the Game of the Year trophy among three other awards. The platformer – a playable homage to Sony's 30-year history – also won the award for best game direction. However, other Game of the Year nominations have not been ruled out. Indie ...
This year Polygon launched GOTY Watch under the leadership of our Editor-in-Chief Oli Welsh. In this section – separate from our own Game of the Year picks coming soon – you'll find analysis of upcoming Game of the Year competitions and award ceremonies, including the most notable, the annual Game Awards in December. In the ...
The Game Awards aren’t known for big surprises, and that was evident in the 2024 nominees – a fairly comprehensive list in which most of the year’s top-rated and most popular games received some recognition. The Game Awards voting jury has rejected BioWare’s latest game in a number of key categories in which it could ...
This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Game Awards, and in that time Geoff Keighley’s annual event has established itself as the games industry’s premier awards show – the Oscars of Gaming. It’s still so overloaded with advertising that it’s probably still known more for trailers than awards, but that’s changing. And while the ...
The Game Awards 2024 will take place next Monday announces its nomination listselected from ballots submitted by video game publications, including a ballot from us here at Polygon. Today, Geoff Keighley and his company released a clarification regarding nominees’ eligibility. Although the rules did not previously specifically prohibit video game DLCs and expansions from being ...
Do it or don’t do it – there’s no trying when you’re an actor directing a game like this Star Wars Outlaws. First, it’s Star Wars, a franchise whose most ardent fans fight daily for the series’ legacy, often at the expense of the talent involved. The actual work – the motion capture, the voice ...
