TGS 2024 Future Division Award Winners Include DQ3, MH Wilds

CESA has announced the winners of Japan Game Awards 2024’s Future Division award winners on the final day of Tokyo Game Show 2024. Square Enix’s Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake and Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds are among the titles that received this award.

The TGS 2024 organizers held a public poll on the event’s first three days on September 26-28, 2024, to determine the winners of this award from among the upcoming titles exhibited at the event. A total of ten games won the Future Division award in the 2024 edition.

Here is the full list of the ten Japan Game Awards 2024 Future Division award winners based on the presentation’s chronological order:

1. Dragon Quest III HD-2D Remake
   Square Enix will publish the remake of one of the most popular games in Japan for the Switch, PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on November 14, 2024.
2. Dynasty Warriors Origins
   Koei Tecmo will release the new Dynasty Warriors tactical action game for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC on January 17, 2025.
3. Metaphor: ReFantazio
   Atlus will publish the new fantasy RPG made by the creators of Persona 3, 4, and 5 on Xbox Series X|S, PS5, PS4, and PC on October 11, 2024. This is the second time the game received a Future Division award, as Atlus also exhibited it in the 2023 edition.
4. Romancing SaGa 2: Revenge of the Seven
   Square Enix will release the remake of the Super Famicom (SNES) title Romancing SaGa 2 for the PS5, PS4, Switch, and PC on October 24, 2024.
5. Arknights: Endfield
   Hypergryph will release the real-time strategy RPG spin-off of Arknights for iOS and Android mobile devices, as well as PC and PlayStation 5. This Chinese game is also the only completely non-Japanese title to win the Future Division award in the 2024 edition.
6. Persona 5: The Phantom X
   Atlus and Sega will bring Perfect World’s Persona 5-themed PC and mobile free-to-play game that appeared first in China to Japan. The company group is also considering a global English release of the title.
7. Suikoden I&II HD Remaster: Gate Rune and Dunan Unification Wars
   Konami will release the remaster compilation of the first two Suikoden RPGs on PS5, PS4, Switch, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on March 6, 2025.
8. Monster Hunter Wilds
   Capcom will publish the new mainline Monster Hunter entry on the PS5, Xbox Series X, and PC simultaneously worldwide on February 28, 2025.
9. Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii
   Sega will bring the Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth side story starring Goro Majima to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC on February 28, 2025.
10. Professor Layton and the New World of Steam
    Level-5 will release the new entry in the Professor Layton puzzle game series for Nintendo Switch simultaneously worldwide in 2025.