Every year, The Game Awards highlight the best the gaming industry has to offer. Geoff Keighley has grown a small event aimed at saying thanks to those that make great products into one of the largest award ceremonies of the year. Today, he took to the stage, or rather to Youtube to announce this year’s Game Awards nominees. They are as follows.
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson – Ellie (The Last Of Us Part 2)
Laura Bailey – Abby (The Last of Us Part 2)
Daisuke Tsuji – Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)
Logan Cunningham – Hades (Hades)
Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales (Spider-Man: Morales)
Best Multiplayer Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys
VALORANT
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky: Origins
Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Ori and the Wil of the Wisps
The Last Of Us Part 2
Best Score/Music
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last Of Us Part 2
Best Audio Design
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
The Last Of Us Part 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassins’s Creed: Valhalla
Grounded
Hyperdot
The Last Of Us Part 2
Watchdogs: Legion
Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last Of Us Part 2
Games For Impact
If Found…
Kentucky Route Zero
Spiritfarer
Tell Me Why
Through The Darkest Of Times
Best Independent Game
Carrion
Fall Guys
Hades
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
Among Us
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokemon Cafe Mix
Best Community Support
APEX Legends
Destiny 2
Fall Guys
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky: Origins
VALORANT
Best Debut Indie Game
Carrion
Mortal Shell
Raji
Roki
Phasmophobia
Best VR/AR Game
Dreams
Half-Life: Alyx
Iron Man VR
Star Wars Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints and Sinners
Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
Jay-Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
TimTheTatMan
Valkyrae
Best Action Game
Doom Eternal
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Nioh 2
Streets of Rage 4
Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed: Valhalla
Ghost of Tsushima
Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
The Last Of Us Part 2
Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Fighting Game
Granblue Fantasy Versus
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Street Fighter V Champion Edition
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Under Night In Birth
Best Family Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Crash Bandicoot 4
Fall Guys
Mario Kart Live Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Best SIM/Strategy Game
Crusader Kings III
Desperados III
Gears Tactics
Microsoft Flight Simulator
XCOM: Chimera Squadron
Best Sports/Racing Game
Dirt 5
F1 2020
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Counterstrike: Global Offensive
Fortnite
League of Legends
VALORANT
Best Esports Athlete
Crimsix
Showmaker
Canyon
Shotzzy
Zywoo
Best Esports Team
Damwon Gaming
Dallas Empire
San Francisco Shock
G2 Esports
Team Secret
Best Esports Coach
Zefa
Zonic
Crusty
Rambo
Grabbz
Best Esports Event
BLAST Premier Spring Final
Call of Duty League Championship
IEM Katowice
League of Legends World Championship
Overwatch League Grand Finals
Best Esports Host
Sjokz
Machine
Goldenboy
Dash
Sheever
Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last Of Us Part 2
Game of the Year
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII: Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last Of Us Part 2
And those are your nominees for this year’s game awards! To cast your votes, make sure you head on over to The Game Awards and make your voice heard!
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