Full Sail Stories
Published Dec 18, 2024
The Game Awards 2024: 335+ Grads Credited on Nominated Projects
Full Sail grads contributed to winning and nominated projects, and their accomplishments were celebrated with an on-campus watch party.
The Game Awards celebrated the best in game development, innovation, and storytelling at their 2024 award show, and more than 335 Full Sail graduates were credited on 40+ nominated projects in 23 categories.
Airing December 12, the annual video game award show gave recognition to developers around the globe while building anticipation for another year of great games, sharing world-exclusive trailers for some of the industry’s most anticipated upcoming titles.
Full Sail’s gaming community shared in the celebration, as Full Sail Armada hosted a Game Awards watch party on campus. Dozens of students attended the event, watching together to see if their favorite games would take home an award and exclaiming joy over the upcoming releases revealed throughout the ceremony.
“The watch party served as an awesome way for the community to celebrate the year together. There were some new faces alongside our regular attendees, which is always exciting,” shared Armada Community Manager Anissa Peoples. “Despite the show going on until after 11 PM, most students stayed the entire time, and the energy stayed consistent with every category.”
The evening’s biggest winner was Team ASOBI, for their PlayStation-exclusive Astro Bot. The celebrated platformer won in several categories, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Family Game, and Best Action/Adventure. 2013 entertainment business graduate Sean Palomino was credited on the project as part of the Global Account Management team.
Twenty-nine graduates from computer animation, game design, and recording arts contributed to 10 winning projects across 12 categories, including Best Multiplayer and Best Ongoing Game (Helldivers 2), Games for Impact (Neva), Best Simulation/Strategy Game (Frostpunk 2), and Best Esports Game (League of Legends).
Full Sail grads from film and television studies also earned credits on projects at this year’s awards, including a win in the Best Adaptation category for Amazon and Bethesda’s Fallout.
Grads across multiple disciplines saw nominations in categories including Best Audio Design, Best Narrative, Innovation in Accessibility, Best Community Support, and Best Score and Music for their work on titles like Call of Duty: Black Ops 6, Dragon Age: The Vellguard, Silent Hill 2, and Final Fantasy VII Rebirth.
