It is already a matter of weeks to say goodbye to 2022, so the gamer industry is preparing the greatest recognition for video game developers. We talk about The Game Awards, an event that is also known as the “Oscar of video games”. For now, we can tell you which are the nominees.
the ceremony of The Game Awards 2022 It is scheduled for December 8. In addition to rewarding the best games in various categories, the gala serves as a means to present future games and downloadable content.
In case you wonder, who decides the winners of The Game Awards They are a special jury made up of different journalistic media. In the case of featured players and eSport teams, the winners are chosen by the public online through the event’s official page.
THE GAME AWARDS 2022 | Game of the Year nominees
Game of the Year Award
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
best action game
- Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna)
- sifu (sloclap)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games / Dotemu)
best action adventure game
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna)
- TUNIC (TUNIC Team / Finji)
Best role-playing game (RPG)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- Live to Live (Square Enix/Nintendo)
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus (Game Freak/Nintendo/TPCI)
- Triangle Strategy (Artdink/Square Enix)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Best fighting or fighting game
- DNF Duel (Arc System Works / EIGHTING / NEOPLE / NEXON)
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (CyberConnect 2 Co. Ltd / Bandai Namco)
- The King of Fighters XV (SNK/Plaion)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games / WB Games)
- sifu (sloclap)
Best Strategy or Simulator Game
- Dune: Spice Wars (ShiroGames/Funcom)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan / Paris / Ubisoft)
- Total War: WARHAMMER III (Creative Assembly / Sega)
- Two Point Campus (Two Point Studios/Sega)
- win 3 (Paradox Development Studio / Paradox Interactive)
best family game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Traveller’s Tales / WB Games)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan / Paris / Ubisoft)
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sports or Driving Game
- F1 22 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver/Romania/EA Sports)
- NBA 2K23 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- OlliOlli World (Roll 7/Private Division)
best game direction
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- immortality (Half Mermaid)
- stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna)
Best Screenplay or Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- immortality (Half Mermaid)
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- scorn (Ebb Software / Kepler Interactive)
- stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna)
Best music
- Olivier Deriviere, A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
- Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarok
- Two Feathers, Metal: Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Performance or Performance
- Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon Forbidden Westyou
- Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarok
- Manon Gage as Marcel in immortality
- Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War Ragnarok
Best Indie Game
- Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster / Return Digital)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna)
- sifu (sloclap)
- stray (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna)
- TUNIC (TUNIC Team / Finji)
best mobile game
- Apex Legends Mobile (Lightspeed & Quantum / Respawn / EA)
- Devil Immortal (Blizzard/NetEase)
- Genshin Impact (HoYovese)
- MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
- Tower of Fantasy (Hotta Studio / Perfect World / Level Infinite)
Best virtual reality or augmented reality game
- After the Fall (Vertigo Games)
- Among Us VR (Schell Games/InnerSloth)
- BONELAB (Stress Level Zero)
- Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
- Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)
best multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games / WB Games)
- Overwatch 2 (Blizzard)
- splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games / Dotemu)
Most anticipated or anticipated game
- final fantasy 16 (Square Enix)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software / WB Games)
- resident evil 4 (capcom)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
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