ASTRO BOT and BLACK MYTH: WUKONG win big at the 2024 Game Awards

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NEWS THIS WEEK

• Astro Bot wins Game of the Year at 2024 Game Awards in Los Angeles — as it happened
• The biggest game announcements and trailers from The Game Awards 2024
• Itch.io back online after temporarily takedown by "bogus phishing report" from Funko
• Funko Calls itch.io Founder's Mother Following the "Trash AI" Situation
• Lego Fortnite is getting a big expansion with a GTA-style roleplaying city
• The Nintendo Switch 2, as described by Dbrand

RELEASE RADAR

• SQUID GAME: UNLEASHED - 17 December 2024 - Netflix
• ALIEN: ROGUE INCURSION - 19 December 2024 - PSVR 2, PC VR
• PALWORLD - FEYBREAK - 23 December 2024 - PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Xbox One

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