The developer will measure himself against Astro Bot and to Final Fantasy VII Rebirthwho dominate the selection with seven nominations each. Black Myth :Wukong, Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree et Metaphor : ReFantasia will also try to win the most important reward of the ceremony.
Balatrowhich has sold more than 2 million copies, is also a finalist for Best Direction, Best Mobile Game, Best Debut Indie Game and Best Indie Game. It is in this last category that the Sabotage studio from Quebec distinguished itself in 2023, with its video game Sea of Stars. (new window)
Contacted by -, LocalThunk can hardly believe what is happening to him. Since the unveiling of the finalists of the Game Awards at noon Monday, he claims to have received numerous messages of support from those close to him, but also from people in the industry.
This day is surreal. I’m so proud to represent Canadian games at The Game Awards. I find it hard to believe it.
The game from developer LocalThunk is inspired by the rules of poker, with bonuses and jokers that allow you to change the characteristics of the cards and improve your deck. The title enjoyed critical and public success, with a score of 90 on the review aggregation site Metacritic.
A slower year for Canada
The year 2024, however, promises to be less prolific for Canadian studios, which triumphed at the Game Awards last year. (new window)
The EA Vancouver studio is in the running in the category of best sports or racing game with its title EA Sports FC 25. On the side of BioWare in Edmonton, video games Dragon Age : The Veilguard could be crowned for its innovation in accessibility.
Canadian actress Humberly González was selected in the best performance category for her role in the video game Star Wars Outlawsdeveloped in particular by Ubisoft Toronto.
Ubisoft’s Toronto studios participated in the development of the game “Star Wars Outlaws.”
Photo: The Canadian Press / Chris Young
Otherwise, the shooting video game Call of Duty : Black Ops 6the PC version of which is designed in part by Beenox in Montreal and Quebec, could win honors in four categories, namely best audio design, best innovation in accessibility, best action game and best multiplayer game.
Fortnitedeveloped notably in Montreal, is in the running for the best service game and the best support for the community. It is also this category that the Larian studio, which has an office in Quebec, could win with the game Baldur’s Gate 3big winner of Game Awards in 2023.
The game “Baldur’s Gate 3” takes place in the universe of “Dungeons and Dragons”.
Photo : Larian Studios
The 10th ceremony of Game Awards will be held on December 12 at 7:30 p.m. Peacock Theater from Los Angeles and will be broadcast live on around thirty platforms, including Twitch and YouTube.
The session, hosted every year by Canadian Geoff Keighley, attracted some 118 million Internet users in 2023, an increase of 15% compared to the 2022 ceremony according to data from the organization.
Video game fans have until December 11 to vote for their favorite title on the video game website. Game Awards.
Categories with Canadian finalists:
Game of the year
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Black Myth :Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor : ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Better management
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Black Myth :Wukong (Game Science)
- Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Metaphor : ReFantasia (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)
Best audio design
- ASTRO BOT (Team Asobi/SIE)
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Senua’s Saga : Hellblade 2 (Ninja Theory/Xbox Game Studios)
- Silent Hill 2 (Bloober Team/Konami)
Best performance
- Briana White, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hannah Telle, Life is Strange : Double Exposure
- Humberly González, Star Wars Outlaws
- Luke Roberts, Silent Hill 2
- Melina Juergens, Senua’s Saga : Hellblade 2
Innovation and accessibility
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Dragon Age : The Veilguard(BioWare/EA)
- Prince of Persia : The Lost Crown (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)
- Star Wars Outlaws(Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Best service game
- Destiny 2 (Bungie/YOU)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard/Xbox)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2(Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
Better support for the community
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Running)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Indie Game
- Animal Well (Shared Memory/Bigmode)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Lorelei and the Laser Eyes (Simogo/Annapurna Interactive)
- Neva (Nomada Studio/Devolver)
- UFO 50 (Mossmouth)
Best mobile game
- AFK Journey (FARLIGHT/Lilith Games)
- Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)
- Pokémon Trading Card Game Pocket(Creatures Inc/TPCI)
- Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)
- Zenless Zone Zero (miHoYo)
Best action game
- Black Myth :Wukong (Game Science)
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Helldivers 2(Arrowhead Game Studios/SIE)
- Stellar Blade (Shift Up/SHE)
- Warhammer 40,000 : Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
Best sports or racing game
- F1 24 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- EA Sports FC 25 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
- NBA 2K25 (Visual Concepts/2K)
- Top Spin 2K25 (Hangar 13/2K)
- WWE 2K24 (Visual Concepts/2K)
Best multiplayer game
- Call of Duty : Black Ops 6 (Treyarch/Raven/Activision/Xbox)
- Helldivers 2 (Arrow Game Studios/SIE)
- Super Mario Party Jamboree (Nintendo Cube/Nintendo)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco)
- Warhammer 40,000 : Space Marine 2 (Saber Interactive/Focus Entertainment)
