The Game Awards 2020 nominations announced

Geoff Keighley has made a list, he’s checked it twice, gonna find out who’s taking home the prize for the top games of 2020.

Voted by a panel of almost 100 international media (including NAG, mom!), the nominations are more or less exactly as expected – with Naughty Dog’s misery sim The Last of Us Part II and Supergiant Games’ hyper-addictive roguelite Hades scooping up 13 each, and Nintendo’s fuzzy-wuzzy fun time Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Sucker Punch’s samurai-’em-up Ghost of Tsushima, and id’s guns-‘n’-guts-‘n’-goresploder Doom Eternal also featured in multiple categories.

The complete list of nominations includes:

GAME OF THE YEAR

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons – Nintendo
• Doom Eternal – id Software
• Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
• Ghost of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
• Hades – Supergiant Games
• The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog

GAME DIRECTION

• Final Fantasy VII Remake – Square Enix
• Ghosts of Tsushima – Sucker Punch
• Hades – Supergiant Games
• Half-Life Alyx – Valve
• The Last of Us Part II – Naughty Dog

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

• Elden Ring – From Software/Bandai Namco
• Halo Infinite – 343/Xbox Game Studios
• Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games/SIE
• God of War Sequel – SIE Santa Monica/SIE
• Resident Evil Village – Capcom
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Sequel – Nintendo

NARRATIVE

• 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghosts of Tsushima
• Hades
• The Last of Us Part II

ART DIRECTION

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Ghosts of Tsushima
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part II

SCORE AND MUSIC

• Doom Eternal
• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Hades
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• The Last of Us Part II

AUDIO DESIGN

• Doom Eternal
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Ghosts of Tsushima
• Resident Evil 3
• The Last of Us Part II

PERFORMANCE

• Ashley Johnson – Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
• Laura Bailey – Abby, The Last of Us Part II
• Daisuke Tsuji – Jin, Ghost of Tsushima
• Logan Cunningham – Hades, Hades
• Nadji Jeterm – Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

GAMES FOR IMPACT

• If Found…
• Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
• Spiritfarer
• Tell Me Why
• Through Darkest of Times

ONGOING GAME

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

INDIE GAME

• Carrion
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Hades
• Spelunky 2
• Spiritfarer

DEBUT INDIE GAME

• Carrion
• Mortal Shell
• Raji: An Acient Epic
• Roki
• Phasmophobia

MOBILE GAME

• Among Us
• Call of Duty Mobile
• Genshin Impact
• Legends of Runeterra
• Pokémon Cafe Mix

COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Valorant

VR/AR GAME

• Dreams
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Marvel’s Iron Man VR
• Star Wars: Squadrons
• The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Grounded
• Hyperdot
• The Last of Us Part II
• Watch Dogs Legion

ACTION GAME

• Doom Eternal
• Hades
• Half-Life: Alyx
• Nioh 2
• Streets of Rage 4

ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

• Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
• Ghosts of Tsushima
• Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps
• Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
• The Last of Us Part II

RPG

• Final Fantasy VII Remake
• Genshin Impact
• Persona 5 Royal
• Wasteland 3
• Yakuza: Like a Dragon

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
• Under Night In-Birth Exe:Late[cl-r]

FAMILY GAME

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
• Minecraft Dungeons
• Paper Mario: The Origami King

SIM/STRATEGY GAME

• Crusader Kings 3
• Desperados 3
• Gears Tactics
• Microsoft Flight Simulator
• XCOM: Chimera Squad#

SPORTS/RACING GAME

• Dirt 5
• F1 2020
• FIFA 21
• NBA 2K21
• Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2

MULTIPLAYER GAME

• Animal Crossing: New Horizons
• Among Us
• Call of Duty: Warzone
• Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
• Valorant

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

• Alanah Pearce
• Jay Ann Lopez
• Nickmercs
• TimTheTatman
• Valkyrae

ESPORTS ATHLETE

• Ian “Crimsix” Porter
• Heo “Showmaker” Su
• Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu
• Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro
• Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut

ESPORTS COACH

• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
• Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
• Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
• Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
• Raymond “Rambo” Lussier

ESPORTS EVENT

• Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
• Call of Duty League Championship 2020
• IEM Katowice 2020
• League of Legends World Championship 2020
• Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

ESPORTS GAME

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• Fortnite
• League of Legends
• Valorant

ESPORTS HOST

• Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
• Alex “Machine” Richardson
• Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
• James “Dash” Patterson
• Jorien “Sheever” Van der Heijden

ESPORTS TEAM

• Damwon Gaming
• Dallas Empire
• G2 Esports
• San Francisco Shock
• Team Secret

The Game Awards ceremony takes place on 11 December at 02:00 SA time, streaming live from locations in Los Angeles, London, and Tokyo.

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