The Game Awards
The official list of nominated games for The Game Awards 2017 has been released as well as which categories fans of The Game Awards can vote in
Another year has gone by and that means it is time for The Game Awards to swing back around and celebrate all of those games that we have enjoyed since the last time we did the awards show. It is hard to believe it has been that long, but it has. Nonetheless, this also means that it is time for us to get ready to help The Game Awards by spamming in votes for our favorite video games, actors, studios, and gamers out there so they can be called to stage to collect their awards. There have been some great titles and performances this year so I guess it is truly time to recognize them all. Especially some of those smaller teams out there that have done some great work.
That all said, here is the full announcement of nominees for The Game Awards and the 29 different categories out there. Some of them do seem to be a bit stacked in one area and the usual suspects are here, but we cannot really get past that given the industry and how this is all run. Sure, we get to have our input out there on the final winners but do remember that these "top five" for each slot are selected by a different panel and your personal favorites or titles that should be included are not. Have a look and see where it all is down below and then get ready to vote so you can see if it all mattered on December 7th.
Also, as the nominees are now out there for The Game Awards, this also means that the voting is currently open for it all too. You can do it through multiple ways, like through the website directly, Google Searching "Game Awards Vote", sending Twitter DMs, and Facebook Messages to The Game Awards' specific accounts. You know, to make sure that there are so many different ways to vote and also add in a whole lot of ways to stack it all through "counting errors." Not that we think that would ever happen and elections get rigged through social platforms and all…
The Game Awards 2017 — Nominee Announcement!
Game of The Year
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games)
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Nintendo EPD)
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda)
Best Narrative
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Tameem Antoniades, Elizabeth Ashman-Rowe / Ninja Theory)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (John Gonzalez / Ninja Theory)
- NieR: Automata (Yoko Taro, Hana Kikuchi, Yoshiho Akabane / Platinum Games)
- What Remains Of Edith Finch (Ian Dallas / Giant Sparrow)
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (Jen Matthies, Tommy Tordsson Bjork / MachineGames)
Best Art Direction
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Score / Music
- Cuphead (Kristofer Maddigan)
- Destiny 2 (Mike Salvatori, Skye Lewin, C Paul Johnson)
- NieR: Automata (Keiichi Okabe, Keigo Hoashi)
- Persona 5 (Shoji Meguro)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Naoto Kubo, Shiho Fujii, Koji Kondo)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Manaka Kataoka, Yasuaki Iwata)
Best Audio Design
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Resident Evil 7 Biohazard (Capcom)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch, Horizon Zero Dawn (As Aloy)
- Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (as BJ Blazkowicz)
- Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (as Chloe Frazer)
- Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (as Nadine Ross)
- Melina Juergens, Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (as Senua)
Games For Impact
- Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt / Figs / ARTE / Playdius)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Life Is Strange: Before The Storm (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Night In The Woods (Infinite Fall)
- Please Knock On My Door (Levall Games AB)
- What Remains Of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Grand Theft Auto Online (Rockstar Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG. Corp)
- Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Warframe (Digital Extremes)
Best Independent Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Night In The Woods (Infinite Fall)
- Pyre (Supergiant Games)
- What Remains Of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Mobile Game
- Fire Emblem Heroes (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh / Sylvain Tegroeg)
- Monument Valley 2 (ustwo games)
- Old Man’s Journey (Broken Rules)
- Super Mario Run (Nintendo)
Best Handheld Game
- Ever Oasis (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows Of Valentia (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Metroid: Samus Returns (MercurySteam / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Stories (Marvelous / Capcom / Nintendo)
- Poochy And Yoshi’s Woolly World (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
Best VR/AR Game
- Farpoint (Impulse Gear / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Lone Echo (Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios)
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft)
- SUPERHOT VR (SUPERHOT Team)
Best Action Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Nioh (Team Ninja / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Prey (Arkane Studios / Bethesda)
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Role-Playing Game
- Divinity: Original Sin II (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XV (Square Enix Business Division 2 / Square Enix)
- NieR: Automata (Platinum Games / Square Enix)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Ubisoft San Francisco / Ubisoft)
Best Fighting Game
- ARMS (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Injustice 2 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Ent)
- Marvel Vs. Capcom: Infinite (Capcom)
- Nidhogg 2 (Messhof Games)
- Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family Game
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft)
- Sonic Mania (PagodaWest Games, Headcannon / Sega)
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
Best Strategy Game
- Halo Wars 2 (Creative Assembly, 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios)
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft)
- Total War: Warhammer II (Creative Assembly / Sega)
- Tooth And Tail (Pocketwatch Games)
- XCOM 2: War Of The Chosen (Firaxis Games / 2K)
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 18 (EA Vancouver / EA)
- Forza Motorsport 7 (Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- Gran Turismo Sport (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- NBA 2K18 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (PES Productions / Konami)
- Project Cars 2 (Slightly Mad Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Multiplayer
- Call Of Duty: WWII (Sledgehammer Games / Activision)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe (Nintendo EAD / Nintendo)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.)
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Most Anticipated Game
- God Of War (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Red Dead Redemption II (Rockstar Games)
- The Last Of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Trending Gamer
- Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games)
- Clint Lexa (“Halfcoordinated”)
- Guy Beahm (“Dr. Disrespect”)
- Mike Grzesiek (“Shroud”)
- Steven Spohn (AbleGamers)
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- League Of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
Best Esports Player presented by Omen by HP
- Lee Sang-hyeok “Faker” (SK Telecom 1, League Of Legends)
- Marcelo “coldzera” David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: GO)
- Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: GO)
- Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu (Seoul Dynasty, Overwatch)
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi (Team Liquid, DOTA 2)
Best Esports Team
- Cloud 9
- FaZe Clan
- Lunatic-Hai
- SK Telecom T1
- Team Liquid
Student Game Award
- Falling Sky (Jonathan Nielssen, Nikolay Savoy, Mohsen Shah / National Film & TV School)
- From Light (Alejandro Grossman, Steven Li, Sherveen Uduwana / USC)
- Hollowed (Erin Marek, Jerrick Flores, Charley Choucard / University of Central Florida)
- Impulsion (Hugo Verger, Remi Bertrand, Maxime Lupinski / IIM)
- Level Squared (Kip Brennan, Stephen Scoglio, Dane Perry Svendsen / Swinburne University)
- Meaning (Hariz Yet / DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore)
Best Debut Indie Game presented by Schick Hydro
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR Entertainment)
- Golf Story (Sidebar Games)
- Hollow Knight (Team Cherry)
- Mr. Shifty (Team Shifty)
- Slime Rancher (Monomi Park)
Chinese Fan Game Award
- Honor of Kings《王者荣耀》 (Timi Studio Group)
- ICEY《艾希》(FantaBlade Network)
- Gumballs & Dungeons《不思议迷宫》(QcPlay Limited)
- jx3 HD《剑网3》重制版 (Kingsoft Corporation)
- Monument Valley 2《纪念碑谷2》(ustwo games)
How do you feel about the nominee list here for The Game Awards? Do you agree with the top five/six in the categories here or do you think other titles and people should fill the slots? Do you think that there is some level of bias going on here without having this as a true democracy of voting? Let us all know down in the comments and then discuss. The Game Awards will air on December 7th through various means and we will have the updates here for you. Keep checking back in to keep as up to date as possible.
