The Game Award nominations are finally here and the competition is stiff. PlayStation’s God of War: Ragnarok leads the nominations with Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West following closely behind.
With the awards ceremony inching closer and closer, the highly-anticipated Game of the Year trophy remains up for grabs, with this year’s heavy-hitters making the race all the more so competitive.
Here are the nominees from last night’s announcement across major categories:
BEST GAME DIRECTION:
BEST NARRATIVE:
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BEST SCORE AND MUSIC:
BEST AUDIO DESIGN:
BEST PERFORMANCE:
And here are the nominees for Game of the Year (or GOTY) 2022:
Though Santa Monica Studios’ action-adventure masterpiece, God of War: Ragnarok and FromSoftware’s fantasy epic Elden Ring are both favourites to win, with 10 and 7 nominations across all categories respectively; fans are also hyped to see the indie frontrunners - Annapurna’s feline-adventure game Stray and Focus Entertainment’s survival horror game A Plague Tale: Requiem - possibly upset at the award ceremony.
Here’s a quick look at how the internet’s reacting to potential GOTY winners this year...
The Game Awards 2022 will take place on December 8, 2022, and shall announce the winners as well as brand new game reveals for future projects.