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Team Asobi’s Astro Bot took the marquee Game of the Year prize at the 11th Game Awards, which were handed out Thursday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Astro Bot also garnered wins for Best Family Game, Best Director and Best Action Adventure.

Other winners included Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, which won Best Score and Music. Black Myth: Wukong snagged a win for Best Action Game, Balatro for Best Debut Indie and Best RPG, while Best Narrative went to Metaphor: ReFantazio.

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Astro Bot came into the ceremony with a leading seven nominations apiece. Baldur’s Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 dominated last year’s Game Awards, with Alan Wake scoring three wins and Baldur’s Gate taking six, including Game of the Year.

In celebration of the ceremony’s 10-year anniversary, the tech-based awards show did not skimp on star power nor surprises. Naughty Dog...

The nominees are officially in for the next installment of The Game Awards, which will go live with the winners on Thursday, December 12. Six games are in the running for Game of the Year, including Astro Bot , Balatro , Black Myth: Wukong , Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree , Final Fantasy VII Rebirth and Metaphor: ReFantazio . Beyond that, there are a bunch of other categories to voice your opinion on, and voting is now open on the official website . Here's an overview of this year's nominees: Best Game Direction Astro Bot Balatro Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Metaphor: ReFantazio Best Narrative Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth Metaphor: ReFantazio Senua's Saga: Hellblade II Silent Hill 2 Best Art Direction Astro Bot Black Myth: Wukong Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree Metaphor: ReFantazio Neva Best Score and Music Astro Bot Final Fantasy...