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The Game Awards 2018 Nominees Announced

It’s that time of year again folks: the nominations for The Game Awards 2018 have been announced and they are pretty much what you would…

Anthony DeVetisBy Anthony DeVetisNovember 14, 20184 Mins Read
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It’s that time of year again folks: the nominations for The Game Awards 2018 have been announced and they are pretty much what you would expect.

Marvel’s Spider-Man, God of War, and Red Dead Redemption 2 are all in the running for Game of the Year unsurprisingly, along with Celeste, Monster Hunter: World, and Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey.

Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War are tied for the most nominations across 30 categories and it is likely 2018’s Game of the Year will be a fierce competition between the two titles.

Here are all 30 categories and the nominees for each (spoiler: there are a plethora of eSports awards):

Game of the Year

  • Assassinโ€™s Creed Odyssey
  • Celeste
  • God of War
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Monster Hunter: World
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Action Game

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
  • Dead Cells
  • Destiny 2: Forsaken
  • Far Cry 5
  • Mega Man 11

ย Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Assassinโ€™s Creed: Odyssey
  • God of War
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Best Role Playing Game

  • Dragon Quest XI
  • Monster Hunter: World
  • Ni no Kuni II
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Best Game Direction

  • A Way Out
  • Detroit: Become Human
  • God of War
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Narrative

  • Detroit: Become Human
  • God of War
  • Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Ongoing Game

  • Destiny 2: Forsaken
  • Fortnite
  • No Manโ€™s Sky
  • Overwatch
  • Tom Clancyโ€™s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Art Direction

  • Assassinโ€™s Creed Odyssey
  • God of War
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Red Dead Redemption 2
  • Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Score/Music

  • Celeste
  • God of War
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
  • Octopath Traveler
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • God of War
  • Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man
  • Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Independent Game

  • Celeste
  • Dead Cells
  • Intro the Breach
  • Return of the Obra Dinn
  • The Messenger

Best Performance

  • Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
  • Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
  • Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassinโ€™s Creed Odyssey
  • Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
  • Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvelโ€™s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

  • 11-11 Memories Retold
  • Celeste
  • Florence
  • Life is Strange 2
  • The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories

Best Mobile Game

  • Donut County
  • Florence
  • Fortnite
  • PUBG MOBILE
  • Reigns: Game of Thrones

Best VR/AR Game

  • ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission
  • Beat Saber
  • Firewall Zero Hour
  • Moss
  • Tetris Effect

Best Fighting Game

  • BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
  • Dragon Ball FighterZ
  • Soul Caliber VI
  • Street Fighter V Arcade

Best Family Game

  • Mario Tennis Aces
  • Nintendo Labo
  • Overcooked 2
  • Starlink: Battle for Atlas
  • Super Mario Party

Best Sports/Racing Game

  • FIFA 19
  • Forza Horizon 4
  • Mario Tennis Aces
  • NBA 2K19
  • Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

Best Multiplayer Game

  • Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
  • Destiny 2: Forsaken
  • Fortnite
  • Monster Hunter: World
  • Sea of Thieves

Best Student Game

  • Combat 2018
  • Dash Quasar
  • JERA
  • LIFF
  • RE: Charge

Best Debut Indie Game

  • Donut County
  • Florence
  • Moss
  • The Messenger
  • Yokuโ€™s Island Express

Best eSports Game

  • CSGO
  • DOTA2
  • Fortnite
  • League of Legends
  • Overwatch

Best eSports Player

  • Dominique โ€œSonicFoxโ€ McLean
  • Hajime โ€œTokidoโ€ Taniguchi
  • Jian โ€œUziโ€ Zi-Hao
  • Oleksandr โ€œs1mpleโ€ Kostyliev
  • Sung-hygeon โ€œJJoNakโ€ Bang

Best eSports Team

  • Astralis
  • Cloud9
  • Fnatic
  • London Spitfire
  • OG

ย Best eSports Coach

  • Bok โ€œReaperedโ€ Han-gyu
  • Christian โ€œppasarelโ€ Banaseanu
  • Danny โ€œzonicโ€ Sorensen
  • Dylan Falco
  • Jakob โ€œYamatoCannonโ€ Mebdi
  • Janko โ€œYNkโ€ Paunovic

Best eSports Event

  • ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018
  • EVO 2018
  • League of Legends World Championship
  • Overwatch League Grand Finals
  • The International 2018

Best eSports Host

  • Alex โ€œGoldenboyโ€ Mendez
  • Alex โ€œMachineโ€ Richardson
  • Anders Blume
  • Eefje โ€œSjokzโ€ Depoortere
  • Paul โ€œRedEyeโ€ Chaloner

Best eSports Moment

  • C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE
  • G2 beating RNG
  • KT vs IG Base Race
  • OGโ€™s massive upset of LGD
  • SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ

Content Creator of the Year

  • Dr. Lupo
  • Myth
  • Ninja
  • Pokimane
  • Willyrex

Favorite Moment of 2017

  • Carol Shaw (Industry Icon)
  • The Game Awards Orchestra (Performance)
  • Hideo Kojima and Guillermo del Toro (Moment)
  • Josef Fares (A Way Out)
  • Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Game of the Year)

The Game Awards will announce the winners of 2018 on December 6 starting at 5:30 pm PST. Tickets are still available if you’re thinking you want to see these games win big in person. Along with the awards, there are always exciting game announcements to be made so be sure to tune in!

What do you think of the nominations? Did your favorites make the cut? Let us know in the comments.

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