The 5 th annual French video game awards ceremony Pégases reveals the nominated games!

The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques :

Winners to be announced live March 7th 2024

Paris, February 5, 2024 - The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques is glad to reveal the Pégases Awards nominated games! Spread across 20 categories, these video games from France and abroad illustrate the very high quality of last year’s production. Winners will be announced March 7^th 2024 during the ceremony starting at 8pm CET.

This year, the ceremony will see the introduction of a brand new and 20^th Pégase, the International Honorary Award! This trophy will be given to an individual whose work pushes the boundaries and make a real difference for the industry.

Watch the 5^th ceremony teaser [here]
 
More than 2,000 industry professionals and members of The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques took part of the first round of voting to determine the short list. The second round will take place in February to decide on the winners. Results will be announced March 7th during the ceremony.
 
Find the list of nominees below and following this [link]:

BEST FRENCH VIDEO GAME

Chants of Sennaar - Focus Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed Mirage - Ubisoft
Jusant - Don’t Nod Entertainment
 
BEST FRENCH INDIE GAME
 
Chants of Sennaar - Focus Entertainment
Dordogne - Focus Entertainment
Have a nice Death - Magic Design Studios
 
BEST FRENCH MOBILE GAME
 
Mighty Quest Rogue Palace – Ubisoft
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home - Ubisoft
The Wreck - The Pixel Hunt
 
BEST 1st GAME
 
En Gardel - Fireplaces Games
Dordogne - Focus Entertainment
Pâquerette Down the Bunburrows – Bunstack

BEYOND THE VIDEO GAME
 
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home - Ubisoft
Chants of Sennaar - Focus Entertainment
The Wreck - The Pixel Hunt
 
BEST ARTISTIC DESIGN
 
Dordogne - Focus Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed Mirage - Ubisoft
Chants of Sennaar - Focus Entertainment
 
BEST SOUND DESIGN
 
Assassin’s Creed Mirage - Ubisoft
The Crew Motorfest - Ubisoft
Jusant - Don’t Nod Entertainment
 
BEST NARRATIVE DESIGN
 
Valiant Hearts: Coming Home - Ubisoft
The Wreck - The Pixel Hunt
Assassin's Creed Mirage - Ubisoft
 
BEST GAME DESIGN
 
Chants of Sennaar - Focus Entertainment
Jusant - Don’t Nod Entertainment
The Crew Motorfest - Ubisoft
 
BEST TECHNOLOGICAL INNOVATION
 
Headbangers : Rhythm Royale - Glee-Cheese Studio
Aliens : Dark Descent - Focus Entertainement
Dragon Duelist - Sporty Peppers
 
BEST ACCESSIBILITY
 
KarmaZoo - Pastagames
Firebird - Ludogram
Go Go Magnet - Oh Bibi
 
BEST GAME-AS-A-SERVICE
 
The Crew Motorfest - Ubisoft
Tales Up - Périple Studio
Go Go Magnet - Oh bibi
 
BEST INTERNATIONAL GAME
 
Baldur’s Gate 3 - Larian Studios
Cocoon - Annapurna Interactive
Hogwarts Legacy - Warner Bros Discovery
 
BEST INTERNATIONAL INDIE GAME
 
Cocoon - Annapurna Interactive
Party Animals - Source Technology
Born of Bread - Plug in Digital / Dear Villagers
 
BEST INTERNATIONAL MOBILE GAME
 
Little Nightmares - Playdigious
Disney Dreamlight Valley Arcade Edition - Gameloft
Warcraft Rumble - Activision Blizzard
 
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The ceremony will air on Twitch, Steam and TikTok and will be filled with exclusive content and announcements as well as musical and comedic performances honoring game developers from France and all over the world.

Watch last year’s highlight reel here: https://youtu.be/B3nEZ3bwkLU
Watch the 5^th ceremony teaser [here]


Follow the Pégases Award activity on the website, or social media: Twitter, Instagram, YouTube and Discord.


The Pégases Award Ceremony 2024 is an event by The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques, co-produced by the French Video Game Trade Association and Webedia, supported by FI Group, Neuflize OBC, Unreal Engine Micromania-Zing and the Centre National du Cinéma et de l’Image Animée (CNC).

 
About The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques
The Academy is made of French video game industry professionals split by discipline to encourage the interaction of fellow colleagues discussing the hot topics of their domain while promoting their craft. The Academy’s goal is to offer a better understanding of each discipline and educate on how video games are created. The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques values and promotes all video game professionals, would they be on the production or publishing side, in front of the general public, industry observers like the media, institutional partners and investors both from France and abroad. Academicians are French video game industry professionals. They must register for free each year before December 31^st to vote in the yearly Pégases Awards ceremony.

 
About the French Video Game Trade Association
Creator of The Academy of Video Game Arts and Techniques and the Pégases Awards, the French Video Game Trade Association is a professional union combining production and publishing companies as well as entities participating in production activities in France and any partners involved in the video game creation. The French Video Game Trade Association promotes and works actively for the sector’s growth and competitiveness as well as the attractiveness of the French territory. The goal of the French Video Game Trade Association is to facilitate the growth of the France based production companies and strengthen their competitiveness in the international market.