Arrowhead's Helldivers 2 made a big splash at launch, selling over 12 million units between PC and PlayStation 5 in its first three months on the market. Player numbers dwindled afterward due to a few underwhelming patches, but they have since risen back slightly.
In a year without standard-setting game releases, it is not that surprising to see that Helldivers 2 managed to win the Game of the Year award (as well as the Best Visual Design and Best Technical Innovation categories) at the yearly TIGA Awards, hosted last week at Shoreditch Town Hall in London by the UK's games industry trade association.
Dr. Richard Wilson OBE, CEO of TIGA, stated: The TIGA Games Industry Awards 2024 showcase the incredible talent, innovation, and passion that define the UK games industry. Our Awards recognise excellence in studios of all sizes, super service providers and outstanding educational institutions. Congratulations to all the winners, nominees, and the entire community for making this such a vibrant and pioneering industry. Your achievements set the stage for an exciting 2025 in the UK games sector. I would also like to say a very special ‘thank you’ to our generous sponsors, who make the Awards possible.
Beyond Helldivers 2, Hellblade II also managed to snatch a couple of awards. You can find the full list of winners below.
- BEST ACTION & ADVENTURE GAME 2024
Ninja Theory - Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II - BEST ARCADE GAME 2024
Playtonic Games - Elsie - BEST AUDIO DESIGN 2024
The Chinese Room/Secret Mode - Still Wakes The Deep - BEST USE OF A LICENCE 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment - Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 - BEST CASUAL GAME 2024
Newfangled Games - Paper Trail - CREATIVITY IN GAMES 2024
Newfangled Games - Paper Trail - DIVERSITY IN GAMES 2024
Ninja Theory - Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II - BEST EDUCATION, SERIOUS OR SIMULATION GAME 2024
Slitherine - Command: Modern Operations - HERITAGE IN GAMES 2024
The Chinese Room/Secret Mode - Still Wakes The Deep - BEST NARRATIVE IN GAMES 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment - The Last of Us Part II Remastered - BEST PUZZLE GAME 2024
Sad Owl Studios - Viewfinder - BEST SOCIAL GAME 2024
Prideful Sloth - Go-Go Town! - BEST STRATEGY GAME 2024
Brightrock Games - Galacticare - BEST VISUAL DESIGN 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment - Helldivers 2 - BEST VR/AR/XR/MR GAME 2024
Ubisoft Reflections & Ubisoft Leamington - Assassin’s Creed: Nexus VR - BEST TECHNICAL INNOVATION 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment - Helldivers 2 - GAME OF THE YEAR 2024
Sony Interactive Entertainment - Helldivers 2
About the author: With over two decades of experience in gaming journalism, Alessio Palumbo has led the gaming vertical at Wccftech since August 2015. He started working at a young age for Italian websites like Everyeye.it, Gamestar.it, Nextgame.it, and Multiplayer.it before kickstarting the indie English-language publication Worlds Factory as its founder and Editor in Chief. In the last decade, he has coordinated the overall output of Wccftech's gaming section, managed PR relations, assigned reviews, produced daily news coverage, edited gaming content as needed, and delivered game reviews. Arguably, his trademark content is the long series of exclusive developer interviews that have been cited by Wikipedia and by the biggest news media and gaming publications. His passion for technology also makes him knowledgeable when it comes to gaming hardware and tech. His favorite genres include RPGs, MMORPGs, and action/adventure games.
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