( Spanish) — The Game Awards are the awards that honor the best video games of the year and this December 8th the edition corresponding to the year 2022 is celebrated.
God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West are the two titles that lead the nominations for this edition with 10, 7 and 7 nominations respectively, with the three titles also being among the six finalists for the absolute game of the year award (Game of the Year or GOTY for its acronym in English). During the event, it is already common not only to meet the winners of the different awards, but also to see the announcements of new video game releases worldwide.
The nominations have been chosen by a jury made up of more than 100 media outlets and influencers from around the world.
These awards have managed to become the benchmark for the video game industry, something like the Oscars for movies or the Grammys for music.
Below we explain how to follow the gala live and direct and we show the complete list of nominations by category
The Game Awards 2022 start time
The event will begin at 7:30 PM ET and will last for around 2.5 hours, as assured in a message on Twitter its creator and organizer, Geoff Keighley. A shorter duration than previous editions with “more focused” content and “fewer but bigger advertisers”. These are the schedules divided by countries
- United States (Miami): 7:30 p.m.
- United States (Pacific Time): 4:30 pm
- Mexico: 6:30 p.m.
- Columbia: 7:30 p.m.
- Argentina: 9:30 p.m.
- Spain: 1:30 am (night of November 9)
How to watch The Game Awards 2022 gala live and direct on the internet
As announced by the organization itself, the official broadcast of the event can be seen for free and live through its official YouTube, Twitch and Twitter channels as well as through the Steam platform.
Here’s how to watch #TheGameAwards live tomorrow!
? YouTube (4K): https://t.co/I83s0NpdSR
? Twitch (Viewer Rewards): https://t.co/dhJEU21NLb
? Steam (Steam Deck Drop): https://t.co/yZYrzNjvjp
? Twitter: https://t.co/vwZ6W3VPVt— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 7, 2022
All the nominees for The Game Awards 2022: games, companies and people
game of the year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- immortality
- stray
best narrative
- A Plague Tale Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- immortality
best art direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- scorn
- stray
Best Soundtrack and Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best sound design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Metal Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best performance
- Ashly Burch – Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney – Amicia in A Plague Tale Requiem
- Christopher Judge – Kratos in God of War Ragnarok
- Manon Gage – Marissa Marcel in Immortality
- Sunny Suljic – Atreus in God of War Ragnarok
Games for impact or games with greater social impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best ongoing game or service
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2 (The Witch Queen)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Endwalkers)
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
best indie game
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- sifu
- stray
- TUNIC
best mobile game
- Apex Legends
- Devil Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Better community support
- innovation in accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part II
- The Quarry
Best VR or Augmented Reality Game
- After The Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book 2
- Red Matter 2a
best action game
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Neon White
- sifu
- TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
best action adventure game
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- stray
- TUNIC
Best RPG
- Elden Ring
- Live to Live
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
best fighting game
- DNF Duel
- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- King of Fighter XV
- MultiVersus
- sifu
best family game
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- splatoon 3
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Spark of Hope
- Total War Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- win 3
Best Sports/Racing Game
- F1 2022
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
best multiplayer game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- MultiVersus
- Overwatch 2
- splatoon 3
- TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
- karl jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
best indie debut
- Neon White
- norco
- stray
- tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Best Adaptation of a Video Game
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
most anticipated game
- final fantasy 16
- Hogwarts Legacy
- resident evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best eSports game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- dota 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
Best eSports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon – Gen.G, League of Legends
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok – S1, League of Legends
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen – Faze Clan, CS:GO
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev – Natus Vincere, CS:GO
- Jacob “YAY” Whiteaker – Cloud9, Valorant
Best eSports Team
- Darkzero eSports – Apex Legends
- Faze Clan – CS:GO
- GEN.G – League of Legends
- LA Thieves – Call of Duty
- Loud – Valorant
Best eSports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi – Natus Vincere, CS:GO
- Matheus “Bzka” Tarasconi – Loud, Valorant
- Erik “Doombros” Sandgreen – FPX, Valorant
- Robert “Robban” Dahlstrom – Faze Clan, CS:GO
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin – Gen.G, League of Legends
Best eSports event
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antiwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
