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The 2024 edition of the highly-anticipatedGame Awardsbroadcast set a new record for viewership for the annual event, with the awards show celebrating its tenth anniversary. The annual awards ceremony has become one of the most auspicious events of the year within the gaming community, both honoring the past year and looking towards the future. The Game Awards typically plays host to a bevy of major new game reveals alongside its suite of awards, often droppingbombshell announcements from developers like FromSoftwareand Sony. Now, this year’s show was reportedly the Game Awards' biggest yet.
The Game Awards' 2024 show saw plenty of excitement from fans, with major games from throughout the year leaving the show with plenty of accolades.Astro Botserved as easily the biggest winner of the night, claiming wins in four of its seven nominations including the coveted “Game of the Year” award. Breakout indie hitBalatroalso saw success at the Game Awards, winning 3 awards including “Best Independent Game” and “Best Mobile Game” and tyingMetaphor: ReFantaziofor the second-most wins at the event. The success of the featured games has now reportedly translated to the live show as well.
As reported by Insider Gaming, a chart from popular stream aggregator Streams Charts reveals that 2024’s Game Awards broke records for the show. The 2024 Game Awards reportedly saw peak concurrent viewership numbers topping the 4 million marker, with its highest number sitting at 4,003,578 viewers. The viewership was split between several channels, withThe Game Awards' official YouTube broadcastpeaking at 1,250,470 million viewers and Twitch at 397,518. Popular streamers like Asmongold and MoistCr1tikal also saw peaks at over 100,000 viewers while co-streaming the event.
The 2024 Game Awards Broke Viewership Records
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Alongside the hardware handed out to the winners, The Game Awards also welcomed plenty of high-profile game announcements. During a show whereElden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtreewas nominated for Game of the Year,FromSoftware officially revealedElden Ring Nightreignas a co-op follow-up to the 2022 Game of the Year winner. Several older franchises also saw new reveals at the event, with Capcom showing off newOkamiandOnimushagames while CD Projekt Red officially announcedThe Witcher 4.
The 2024 edition of the annual awards show was filled with surprises for fans between new announcements and unexpected winners.Balatrocreator LocalThunk jokedabout the smashing success for the indie game following the show, asking fans where they could find a trophy shelf for the game’s three awards.Falloutexecutive producer Jonathan Nolan also joked about his series taking “Best Adaptation” overArcane, suggesting he had initially expected to lose to the Riot Games animated series. 2024’s Game Awards was packed with plenty of excitement and surprises to make for an unforgettable show for many fans.
