Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok are positioned as favorites among the video games nominated for The Game Awards 2022

November 15 (Portaltic/EP) –

The presenter and producer of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighleyhas revealed the videogames nominated for these awards in its ninth edition, in which a clear leadership of God of War Ragnarokwhich has ten nominations, followed by Elden Ring, with seven.

This edition, which will take place in the December 8 and it can be followed from different streaming platforms, like twitch or youtubehas a thirty categories and its winners will be determined by a global jury made up of more than one hundred influential media.

Among those shortlisted announced for the award of the video game of the year God of War Ragnarokwhich was released for PS4 and PS5 last week, is the absolute leader with a total of ten nominations. Second compete Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West, with seven nominations each.

Third place among the favorites goes to stray, which has six nominations. In addition, they are also classified in this category A Plague Tale: Requiem and Xenoblade Chronicles 3, how to collect in the web of the awards.

On the other hand, among the nominees for the category of best editor, Sony Interactive Entertainment is the most acclaimed, with a total of 20 nominations. Behind Sony are Annapurna Interactive and Nintendo, both with eleven. In third place Bandai Namco, which has eight, and finally riotgames, which has six nominations.

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—Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) November 14, 2022

In this edition of The Game Awards, a new category of better adaptation, which consists of evaluating films and series based on video games. The nominees in this field are Arcane: League of Legends, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Cuphead Show!, Sonic the Hedgehog 2, and Uncharted.

Likewise, many other games are nominated in the multiple categories that these awards include dedicated to ‘eSports’ or creators. Some of these video games are Marvel Snap, Immortality, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Splatoon 3, Tunic, Cult of the Lamb, Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, MultiVersus, Vampire Survivor, and Overwatch 2.

This year, in addition, the awards premiere a category dedicated to the best adaptation, to recognize the best “adaptation of a video game to another entertainment medium”. Arcande: League of Legends, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Cuphead Show!, Sonic The Hedgehog 2 and Uncharted aspire to get this new award.

As for the winners votingthe followers of this gala will be able to vote and choose their favorites through the page thegameawards.com or through the Game Awards Discord Serverwhere you can already choose a winner.

The expectation of this gala does not only come from the winners, but also from the expected world premieres and trailers that are scheduled to be shown during the ceremony.

The awards The Game Awards were born in 2014 by businessman and journalist Geoff Keighley as a recognition by fans and the press of the video game industry, specifically “those who improve the well-being of the community and raise the voices that represent the future of the medium”.

The 2021 edition awarded a total of 26 awardsamong which ‘It Takes Two’, the action-adventure video game developed by Hazelight Studios and published by Electronci Arts, which was awarded the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2021, had a leading role.