The Game Awards 2022 are fast approaching, and today the nominations were officially announced. While we still have to see who actually wins, it may be God of War Ragnarok’s night, as Sony’s game collected 10 nominations. By comparison, the game many considered the favorite for most of the year, Elden Ring, only picked up 7 noms. Horizon Forbidden West also picked up 7 nominations and fourth place actually went to the cuddly cat indie Stray with 6 noms. You can check out the full list of nominees below (or you can check out the video below if you’d prefer them to come out of Geoff Keighley’s beaming face).
Game of the Year
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Game Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray
Best Narrative
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
Stray
Best Score and Music
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Metal: Hellsinger
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
Ashly Burch in Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney in A Plague Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge in God of War Ragnarok
Manon Gage in Immortality
Sunny Soljic in God of War Ragnarok
Games for Impact
A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Indie
Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
Tunic
Best Debut Indie
Neon White
Norco
Stray
Tunic
Vampire Survivors
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy XIV
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarok
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part I
The Quarry
Best VR
After the Fall
Along Us VR
Bonelab
Moss: Book II
Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Neon White
Sifu
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action-Adventure
A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Tunic
Best RPG
Elden Ring
Live A Live
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
DNF Duel
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
The King of Fighters XV
Multiversus
Sifu
Best Sim or Strategy
Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Total War: Warhammer III
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3
Best Family
Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3
Best Sports or Racing
F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World
Best Mutliplayer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
MultiVersus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
TMNT: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Adaptation
Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk 2077: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Uncharted
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy XVI
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
The Game Awards will be broadcast on December 8. Who do you think will be the big winner? Any particularly egregious nomination snubs (keep in mind, early December is the cut-off for the 2022 awards)?
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