The panel of 20+ judges for The Final Award for Game of the Year 2024 was firstly decided based on access and time constraints. This is a passion project with no funding.
The judges’ votes do not represent any publishing outlet or brand they may be affiliated with. Votes were theirs alone and subject to change.
This is list represents decades of experience, known publications, and many voices you know — but there would be many others we’d love to see included. Ultimately the panel was created and decided on by Fran Mirabella III, former reviewer, producer, manager and more from IGN (2000 – 2018). Today, Fran is an independent content creator and live streamer.
Here is the full list of judges who responded.
- Alanah Pearce, Independent
- Andy Cortez, Kinda Funny Games
- Blessing Adeoye Jr., Kinda Funny Games
- Brian Shea, Game Informer
- Daniel Bloodworth, Easy Allies
- Danny Peña, Gamertag Radio
- Fran Mirabella III, Independent / ex-IGN
- Greg Miller, Kinda Funny Games
- Grubb, Giant Bomb
- Imran Khan, Independent
- Kahlief Adams, Independent
- Kate Sánchez, ButWhyTho.net
- Kyle Hilliard, Game Informer / MinnMax
- Lucy James, GameSpot / Giant Bomb
- Parris Lilly, Kinda Funny Games
- Paul Tassi, Forbes
- Rebekah Valentine, IGN
- Ryan McCaffrey, IGN
- Skill Up, Skill Up
- Stephen Totilo, Game File
- Tamoor Hussain, GameSpot / Giant Bomb
- Victor Lucas, The Electric Playground – YouTube.com/EPNtv
