Genshin Impact nominated for "Evolving Game" award at 20th BAFTA Games Awards

Genshin Impact has been nominated for the "Evolving Game" category at the 2024 BAFTA Games Awards. This is given to the "best game that displays excellence in ongoing developer support," including the titles that receive regular updates and ongoing content. It is the first time that the popular action RPG from HoYoverse was nominated at the British Academy Awards, and it will compete against five other titles, including Fortnite and Cyberpunk 2077.

The 20th BAFTA Game Awards will take place in London on April 11, 2024. It will be premiered at 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT live on several major social and streaming platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, and X. Read on for more details.

Genshin Impact nominated at the BAFTA Game Awards 2024 for the "Evolving Game" category

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On March 7, 2024, BAFTA announced the nominees for the 20th BAFTA Game Awards. Genshin Impact was nominated for the "Evolving Game" category alongside five other popular titles. This is also the HoYoverse title's first nomination at the British Academy Games Award, which is a major achievement.

As mentioned, this category is for the best game that displayed excellence in ongoing developer support and received ongoing content and updates in 2023. It is worth highlighting that Genshin Impact released nine new patches in the said year, which include the major Fontaine region and a few Sumeru updates.

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The awards function will be live-streamed worldwide on Thursday, April 11, 2024, at 19:00 BST / 14:00 ET / 11:00 PT on major social streaming platforms. Fans interested in the show can tune in to Twitch, YouTube, or X.

Other nominees in the "Evolving Game" category

Here's a list of all the other "Evolving Game" nominees for the BAFTA Game Awards 2024:

Cyberpunk 2077 (Development Team - CD Projekt RED/CD Projekt RED)
Final Fantasy XIV Online (Development Team - Creative Business Unit III/Square Enix)
Fortnite (Development Team - Epic Games/Epic Games)
Forza Horizon 5 (Development Team - Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
No Man's Sky (Development Team - Hello Games/Hello Games)

Final Fantasy XIV Online is the current holder of the Evolving Game award.

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Hijam Tompok is an Esports & Gaming writer at Sportskeeda, with a focus on Genshin Impact. He has always considered video games as the best form of entertainment and writing about them lets him express this passion for the benefit of readers.

In just 18 months, Hijam has reached close to 8 million reads on his articles - something he's immensely proud of - and aims to hit the 10 million mark in the coming months. This is because he always thoroughly checks the reliability of his sources and reports the information as accurately as possible without any bias.

As a player, Hijam now enjoys both single-player and multiplayer titles. As long as the games are interesting, he has no complaints. In a Jumanji-type scenario, he would love to jump into Genshin Impact or a similar fantasy world. He loves the fantasy genre and having the ability to perform magic or control elements is one of the things he believes most people would love as well.

Away from work and gaming, Hijam loves to cook, play football, and read web novels.

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