The nominees for The Recreation Awards 2022 have been introduced, and God of Warfare: Ragnarok (opens in new tab) leads the best way with 10 nominations, together with for Greatest Narrative, Greatest Efficiency, Greatest Motion/Journey, and—after all—Recreation of the Yr.
Two video games share second place within the noms-getting division, Elden Ring (opens in new tab) and Horizon Forbidden West (opens in new tab), with seven every, whereas third place unexpectedly goes to BlueTwelve’s cyber-kitty sim Stray (opens in new tab), which drew six nominations. A Plague Story: Requiem (opens in new tab) adopted with 5 noms, whereas Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2 (opens in new tab), Immortality (opens in new tab), Neon White (opens in new tab), Sifu (opens in new tab), Tunic (opens in new tab), and Xenoblade Chronicles 3 spherical out the pack with three nominations every.
Here is a have a look at essentially the most nominated video games for #TheGameAwards on December 8. pic.twitter.com/4LoAOlzJIaNovember 14, 2022
As is often the case with award reveals, there are some ‘fascinating’ selections amidst the nominees. Elden Ring, as an example, is up for Greatest Narrative, which is completely weird given what an incomprehensibly directionless mess it’s, whereas the critically acclaimed Immortality has nods for Greatest Route, Greatest Narrative, and Greatest Efficiency, however received neglected for Greatest Indie Recreation. I additionally discover it a bit of bizarre that Elden Ring is up for the Greatest Position Taking part in award, however that unavoidably leads into quibbles about what’s and isn’t a roleplaying sport versus an motion sport, and so I will not press it.
I’ll, nevertheless, say that it’s bizarre to see Dune: Spice Wars, Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope, Complete Warfare: Warhammer 3,Two Level Campus, and Victoria 3 collectively in the identical class of Greatest Sim/Technique. I get that there is a component of arbitrariness inherent within the categorization of videogames, however in the event you’re lumping the Rabbids in with a zany administration sim and a Paradox grand technique sport, perhaps it is time to step again and rethink.
The 2022 Recreation Awards may also function a brand new class, Greatest Adaptation, which honors “game-inspired tasks throughout leisure.” Three of the nominees within the class come from Netflix, whereas the opposite two are theatrical releases:
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Present
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
The Recreation Awards 2022 will happen on December 8, and will likely be livestreamed on Twitch, YouTube, Fb, Twitter, and just about some other streaming platform you care to call. Voting for the awards will likely be open till 6 pm PT/9 pm ET on December 7: You possibly can solid your poll at thegameawards.com (opens in new tab) or the official Recreation Awards Discord server (opens in new tab), or in the event you’re in China, by means of the Bilibili social community. The total listing of nominees is under:
Recreation of the Yr
- A Plague Story: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Leisure)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Gentle/Nintendo)
Greatest Recreation Route
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
Greatest Narrative
- A Plague Story: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Leisure)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid)
Greatest Artwork Route
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
- Scorn (Ebb Software program/Kepler Interactive)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
Greatest Rating and Music
- Olivier Deriviere, A Plague Story: Requiem
- Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
- Bear McCreary, God of Warfare Ragnarök
- Two Feathers, Steel: Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Greatest Audio Design
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
Greatest Efficiency
- Ashly Burch, Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney, A Plague Story: Requiem
- Christopher Choose, God of Warfare Ragnarök
- Manon Gage, Immortality
- Sunny Suljic, God of Warfare Ragnarök
Video games for Affect
- A Memoir Blue (Cloisters Interactive/Annapurna)
- As Nightfall Falls (Inside Night time/Xbox Recreation Studios)
- Citizen Sleeper (Leap Over The Age/Fellow Traveller)
- Endling – Extinction is Endlessly (Herobeat Studios/HandyGames)
- Hindsight (Crew Hindsight/Annapurna)
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Video games/Finji)
Greatest Ongoing Recreation
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Future 2 (Bungie)
- Remaining Fantasy 14 (Sq. Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Video games)
- Genshin Affect (HoYoverse)
Greatest Indie Recreation
- Cult of the Lamb (Large Monster / Devolver Digital)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- Tunic (Tunic Crew/Finji)
Greatest Debut Indie Recreation
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
- Norco (Geography of Robots/Uncooked Fury)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- Tunic (Tunic Crew/Finji)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
Greatest Neighborhood Help, Offered By Discord
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Future 2 (Bungie)
- Remaining Fantasy 14 (Sq. Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Video games)
- No Man’s Sky (Whats up Video games)
Greatest Cellular Recreation
- Apex Legends Cellular (Lightspeed & Quantum/Respawn/EA)
- Diablo Immortal (Blizzard/NetEase)
- Genshin Affect (HoYovese)
- Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
- Tower of Fantasy (Hotta Studio/Good World/Stage Infinite)
Greatest VR/AR Recreation
- After the Fall (Vertigo Video games)
- Amongst Us VR (Schell Video games/InnerSloth)
- Bonelab (Stress Stage Zero)
- Moss: E-book II (Polyarc)
- Pink Matter 2 (Vertical Robotic)
Greatest Motion Recreation
- Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Video games/Nintendo)
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Video games/Dotemu)
Greatest Motion/Journey Recreation
- A Plague Story: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Leisure)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Video games/SIE)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- Tunic (Tunic Crew/Finji)
Greatest Position Taking part in Recreation
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Stay a Stay (Sq. Enix/Nintendo)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Recreation Freak/Nintendo/TPCI)
- Triangle Technique (Artdink/Sq. Enix)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Gentle/Nintendo)
Greatest Combating Recreation
- DNF Duel (Arc System Works/EIGHTING/NEOPLE/NEXON)
- JoJo’s Weird Journey: All Star Battle R (CyberConnect 2 Co. Ltd/Bandai Namco)
- The King of Fighters XV (SNK/Plaion)
- MultiVersus (Participant First Video games/WB Video games)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
Greatest Household Recreation
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
- Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Traveller’s Tales/WB Video games)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
- Nintendo Change Sports activities (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Greatest Sim/Technique Recreation
- Dune: Spice Wars (Shiro Video games/Funcom)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
- Complete Warfare: Warhammer 3 (Inventive Meeting/Sega)
- Two Level Campus (Two Level Studios/Sega)
- Victoria 3 (Paradox Improvement Studio/Paradox Interactive)
Greatest Sports activities/Racing Recreation
- F1 22 (Codemasters/EA Sports activities)
- FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver/Romania/EA Sports activities)
- NBA 2K23 (Visible Ideas/2K Sports activities)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- OlliOlli World (Roll 7/Personal Division)
Greatest Multiplayer Recreation
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- MultiVersus (Participant First Video games/WB Video games)
- Overwatch 2 (Blizzard)
- Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Video games/Dotemu)
Most Anticipated Recreation
- Remaining Fantasy 14 (Sq. Enix)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software program/WB Video games)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Starfield (Bethesda Recreation Studios/Bethesda)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Content material Creator of the Yr
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Greatest Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche/Riot Video games/Netflix)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Studio Set off/CD Projekt, Netflix)
- The Cuphead Present! (Studio MDHR/King Options Syndicate/Netflix)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Sammy Group/Paramount Footage)
- Uncharted (PlayStation Productions/Sony Footage)
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Nightfall Falls (Inside Night time/Xbox Recreation Studios)
- God of Warfare Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Return to Monkey Island (Horrible Toybox/Devolver Digital)
- The Final Of Us Half I (Naughty Canine/SIE)
- The Quarry (Supermassive Video games/2K)
Greatest Esports Recreation
- Counter-Strike: World Offensive (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Video games)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Valorant (Riot Video games)
Greatest Esports Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
Greatest Esports Crew
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Name of Obligation)
- LOUD (Valorant)
Greatest Esports Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
- Go “Rating” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)
Greatest Esports Occasion
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Main Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
