The Game Awards is set to announce all nominations for this year’s event on Monday and there’s already been a lot of discussion about which games are going to be included in the various categories. The Game Awards website now says that that DLCs, expansion packs, remakes and remasters are all eligible for nomination in all categories, which is a very interesting turn of events. The Game Awards 2024 takes place on Thursday, 12th November.
The Game Awards aims to recognize the best creative and technical work each year, irrespective of the format of that content’s release. Expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters are eligible in all categories, if the jury deems the new creative and technical work to be worthy of a nomination. Factors such as the newness of the content and its price/value should be taken into consideration.