Indiana Jones & The Great Circle Released At The Best Time, But Its New Honor Highlights One Drawback

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has proved to be a smash hit for Xbox, garnering countless glowing reviews as well as a lot of commercial success. This was all thanks to the incredible hard work of MachineGames, the developer behind Indy's latest outing. Of course, that hard work deserves to be recognized, and fortunately, has been nominated for multiple awards, including Game of the Year.

recently became one of the D.I.C.E. Awards 2024's GOTY nominees, a title it shares with only a handful of the year's very best games. However, while it is great that is finally receiving award nominations,it also reveals one of the drawbacks it has suffered as a result of its nearly-perfect release window.

picked the perfect release date, as there was practically no competition for it going into the holiday season. With getting delayed again, was given the green light to dominate the charts thanks to the absence of any other AAA games. Of course, it is thanks to the merits of that it did so well, but the lack of any rival releases did help in allowing it to thrive.

It also saw Xbox end 2024 on a high note, proving to be one of the best FPS games of the year and giving people something to look forward to while the winter weather settled in. It also allowed it to just about get into the D.I.C.E. Awards, where it was, as aforementioned, nominated for GOTY. That nomination will help boost its sales even further, especially when it launches on PlayStation 5 in 2025.

While awards aren't everything, getting a GOTY nomination at an awards ceremony as prestigious as the D.I.C.E. Awards is significant. Not only does it help boost sales as prospective new players suddenly want to see why it's winning so much, but it also gives Xbox a win after years of studio closures, poor releases, and bad reviews. Withcoming to PS5 soon, this nomination and a potential win couldn't have come at a better time.

However, while managed to make the cut for the D.I.C.E. Awards,its near-perfect release date meant that it missed out on an even