{"id":16645,"date":"2024-11-20T15:39:50","date_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:39:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/from-astro-bot-to-balatro-the-2024-game-of-the-year-race-is-too-close-to-call\/"},"modified":"2024-11-20T15:39:50","modified_gmt":"2024-11-20T14:39:50","slug":"from-astro-bot-to-balatro-the-2024-game-of-the-year-race-is-too-close-to-call","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2024\/11\/20\/from-astro-bot-to-balatro-the-2024-game-of-the-year-race-is-too-close-to-call\/","title":{"rendered":"From Astro Bot to Balatro, the 2024 \u2018game of the year\u2019 race is too close to call"},"content":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: The shortlist for December\u2019s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck<\/p>\n

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Much like Christmas is a lot less enjoyable for the person who has to organise all the presents and cook the dinner, game-of-the-year season is rather intimidating for the people who have to put together the shortlists. Every November, I tot up all of the year\u2019s acclaimed games I\u2019ve yet to play, the underground recommendations I\u2019ve yet to follow up on and the games I loved back in February but forgot about. I feel a mounting panic. And when all of the year-end lists come out, I inevitably find I\u2019ve missed something anyway.<\/p>\n

The Game Awards have just announced the nominations for this year\u2019s ceremony, taking place on 12 December in Los Angeles. (Disclosure: the Guardian is one of 130 voting outlets for the awards, but my knowledge and involvement with them is limited to sending Geoff Keighley our ballots every year, usually a day or two late. Sorry, Geoff.) There are few surprises in the nominations, but I am pleased that one of the top two most nominated games is Astro Bot, with seven nominations, a game that cannot get enough praise<\/a> as far as I\u2019m concerned. (The other is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, up for six awards, which our critic dubbed a miracle of fan service<\/a>; alas, I remain immune to the charms of Final Fantasy despite many attempts over the years to get into it).<\/p>\n

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\nIn this week\u2019s newsletter: The shortlist for December\u2019s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck
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\nMuch like Christmas is a lot less enjoyable for the person who has to organise all the presents and cook the dinner, game-of-the-year season is rather intimidating for the people who have to put together the shortlists. Every November, I tot up all of the year\u2019s acclaimed games I\u2019ve yet to play, the underground recommendations I\u2019ve yet to follow up on and the games I loved back in February but forgot about. I feel a mounting panic. And when all of the year-end lists come out, I inevitably find I\u2019ve missed something anyway.
\nThe Game Awards have just announced the nominations for this year\u2019s ceremony, taking place on 12 December in Los Angeles. (Disclosure: the Guardian is one of 130 voting outlets for the awards, but my knowledge and involvement with them is limited to sending Geoff Keighley our ballots every year, usually a day or two late. Sorry, Geoff.) There are few surprises in the nominations, but I am pleased that one of the top two most nominated games is Astro Bot, with seven nominations, a game that cannot get enough praise as far as I\u2019m concerned. (The other is Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, up for six awards, which our critic dubbed a miracle of fan service; alas, I remain immune to the charms of Final Fantasy despite many attempts over the years to get into it). Continue reading…Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In this week\u2019s newsletter: The shortlist for December\u2019s Game Awards is out, and the top contenders are neck and neck \u2022 Don\u2019t get Pushing Buttons delivered to your inbox? Sign up here Much like Christmas is a lot less enjoyable for the person who has to organise all the presents and cook the dinner, game-of-the-year …<\/p>\n

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