Szykuje się naprawdę zacięta rywalizacja. Sony ma kilka mocnych asów w rękawie, ale czy to wystarczy, by pokonać nowy hit Rockstara?
The game Awards do odbywająca się od 2014 roku gala rozdania nagród dla najlepszych gier danego roku oraz osób związanych z branżą. Oprócz wysokobudżetowych gier AAA, wyróżniane są także gry niezależne posiadające kilka własnych kategorii. Na wynik wpływ ma zarówno jury złożone z przedstawicieli mediów z całego świata oraz ludzi esportu, ale i także zwykli gracze mogący głosować na stronie wydarzenia. Dziennikarz Geoff Keighley zaprezentował pełną listę nominacji we wszystkich kategoriach. Wygląda ona następująco:
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft
- Celeste – Matt Makes Games
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
BEST ONGOING GAME
- Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie / Activision
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
- Overwatch – Blizzard
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- A Way Out – Hazelight Studios / EA
- Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream / SIE
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
BEST NARRATIVE
- Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream / SIE
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 – Dotnod Entertainment / Square Enix
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Octopath Traveler – Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
- Return of the Obra Dinn – 3909 LLC
BEST SCORE/MUSIC – PRESENTED BY SPOTIFY
- Celeste – Matt Makes Games
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – Level 5 / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Octopath Traveler – Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
BEST AUDIO DESIGN – PRESENTED BY DOLBY
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch / Activision
- Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
- Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- 11-11 Memories Retold – Digixart / Aardman Animations / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Celeste – Matt Makes Games
- Florence – Mountains
- Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 – Dotnod Entertainment / Square Enix
- The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories – White Owls / Arc System Works
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Celeste – Matt Makes Games
- Dead Cells – Motion Twin
- Into the Breach – Subset Games
- Return of the Obra Dinn – 3909 LLC
- The Messenger – Sabotage Studio
BEST MOBILE GAME
- Donut County – Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive
- Florence – Mountains
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- PUBG MOBILE – Lightspeed & Quantum / Tencent Games
- Reigns: Game of Thrones – Nerial / Developer Digital
BEST VR/AR GAME
- ASTRO BOT Rescue Missions -SIE Japan Studio / SIE
- Beat Sabers -Beat Games
- Firewall Zero Hours -First Contact Entertianment / SIE
- Mosss -Polyarc Games
- Tetris Effects – Resonair / Enhance, Inc
BEST ACTION GAME
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch / Activision
- Dead Cells – Motion Twin
- Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie / Activision
- Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft
- Mega Man 11 – Capcom
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft
- God of War – Sony Santa Monica / SIE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games / SIE
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montreal / Crystal Dynamics / Square Enix
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
- Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age – Square Enix / Square Enix
- Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – Level 5 / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Octopath Traveler – Square Enix / Acquire / Nintendo
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Obsidian Entertainment / Versus Evil
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Arc System Works
- Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Soul Calibur VI – Bandai Namco Studiso / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment
- Street Fighter V Arcade – Dimps / Capcom
BEST FAMILY GAME
- Mario Tennis Aces – Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo
- Nintendo Labo – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo
- Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games / Team 17
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas – Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft
- Super Mario Party – NDCube / Nintendo
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- The Banner Saga 3 – Stoic Studio / Versus Evil
- BATTLETECH – Harebrained Schemes / Paradox Interactive
- Frostpunk – 11 bit studios
- Into the Breach – Subset Games
- Valkyria Chronicles 4 – Sega CS3 / Sega
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- FIFA 19 – EA Vancouver / EA Sports
- Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios
- Mario Tennis Aces – Camelot Software Planning / Nintendo
- NBA 2K19 – Visual Concepts / 2K Sports
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 – PES Productions / Konami
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch / Activision
- Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie / Activision
- Fortnite – Epic Games
- Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
- Sea of Thieves – Rare / Microsoft Studios
BEST STUDENT GAME
- Combat 2018 – Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway
- Dash Quasar – UC Santa Cruz
- JERA – Digipen Bilbao, Spain
- LIFF – ISTART Digital – France
- RE: Charge – MIT
BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME
- Donut County – Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive
- Florence – Mountains
- Moss – Polyarc Games
- The Messenger – Sabotage Studio
- Yoku’s Island Express – Villa Gorilla
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- CSGO
- DOTA2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER – PRESENTED BY OMEN BY HP
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean – Echo Fox
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao – Royal Never Give Up
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev – Natus Vincere
- Sung-hyeon “JJoNak” Bang – New York Excelsior
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- Astralis – CS:GO
- Cloud9 – LOL
- Fnatic – LOL
- London Spitfire – OWL
- OG – DOTA2
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu – Cloud9
- Cristian “ppasarel” Bănăseanu – OG
- Danny “zonic” Sørensen – Astralis
- Dylan Falco – Fnatic
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi – Team Vitality
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic – MiBR
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
- ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- EVO 2018
- League of Legends World Championship
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
BEST ESPORTS HOST
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Paul “RedEye” Chaloner
BEST ESPORTS MOMENT
- C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE – ELEAGUE
- G2 Beating RNG – LOL Worlds
- KT vs IG Base Race – LOL Worlds
- OG’s Massive Upset of LGD – DOTA 2 Finals
- SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ – EVO
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Ninja
- Pokimane
- Willyrex
FAVORITE MOMENT 2017
- Carol Shaw – Industry Icon
- The Game Awards Orchestra – Performance
- Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro – Moment
- Josef Fares – A Way Out
- Zelda – Game Of The Year
Rozdanie nagród będzie mieć miejsce w nocy z 6 na 7 grudnia.