Game Awards 2024: DLCs and Expansions Now Eligible for Nomination
- This list will come from ballots submitted by video game publications, including one from Polygon.
- The Game Awards now states that DLCs, expansion packs, remakes, and remasters can receive nominations in all categories.
- This raises questions about whether Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC for Elden Ring, will receive a Game of the Year nomination or others.
On Monday, the Game Awards 2024 will announce its nominees. This list will come from ballots submitted by video game publications, including one from Polygon. Recently, Geoff Keighley and his team clarified the eligibility for nominees. Although the rules did not explicitly exclude DLCs (downloadable content) and expansions, some may have thought they were not eligible.
The Game Awards now states that DLCs, expansion packs, remakes, and remasters can receive nominations in all categories. It will depend on whether the jury finds the new content worthy. They will consider the quality of the new work, its freshness, and its value.
This raises questions about whether Shadow of the Erdtree, a DLC for Elden Ring, will receive a Game of the Year nomination or others. Previously, expansions often got nominated in the “Best Ongoing Game” category. Now, they could fit in various categories. Polygon praised the DLC, stating they loved it.
In a correction, a prior version of this story suggested voters might not have known about this rule. According to a source at The Game Awards, voters were informed before submitting their ballots.