Game Awards: all the nominees for the 2022 edition (God of War Ragnarok, Elden Ring, A Plague Tale Requiem, etc.)
The Game Awards 2022 ceremony will take place on December 8, and we now know the complete list of nominees, a list which obviously includes the two big favorites of this edition, Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok. Note the notable absence of exclusives Xbox Series, unlike last year which saw Xbox being named publisher of the year. We also note the very good performance of French studios, which with Dune, A Plague Tale Requiem, Stray or even Sifu are particularly well represented. Two games from French studios are named in the game of the year category (Stray, A Plague Tale: Requiem).
Game of the Year:
stray
Annapurna Interactive, BlueTwelve Studio
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Nintendo, Monolith Soft
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Focus Entertainment, Asobo Studio
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Guerrilla Games
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Better tracking:
Fortnite
Epic Games
Final Fantasy XIV
Square-Enix
Genshin Impact
MiHoYo
Apex Legends
Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment
Destiny 2
Bungie Studios
Best Sports/Racing Game:
NBA 2K23
2K Sports, Visual Concepts
F1 22
EA Sports, Codemasters
OlliOlli World
Private Division, Roll7
Gran Turismo 7
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Polyphony Digital
FIFA 23
EA Sports, EA Vancouver, EA Romania
Best performance:
Charlotte McBurney
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Manon Gage
immortality
Sunny Suljic
God of War: Ragnarok
Ashly Burch
Horizon Forbidden West
Christopher Judge
God of War: Ragnarok
Most anticipated game:
Hogwarts Legacy: Hogwarts Legacy
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Avalanche Software
Final Fantasy XVI
Square-Enix
The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Starfield
Bethesda Softwareworks, Bethesda Game Studios
Resident Evil 4
Capcom
Best eSports game:
League of Legends
Riot Games
Dota 2
Valve
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Valve
Valorant
Riot Games
Rocket League
Psyonix
Best multiplayer game:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Activision, Infinity Ward
MultiVersus
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Player First Games
Splatoon 3
Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Dotemu, Tribute Games
Overwatch 2
Blizzard Entertainment
Best Fighting Game:
MultiVersus
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Player First Games
Sifu
Sloclap
The King of Fighters XV
SNK Corporation, Plaion
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Nexon, Arc System Works, Neople, …
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle
Bandai Namco Entertainment, CyberConnect2
Best RPG:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Nintendo, Monolith Soft
Nintendo Triangle Strategy
Square Enix, Artdink
Live A Live
Nintendo, Square Enix
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Nintendo, The Pokémon Company, Game Freak
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Best mobile game:
Tower of Fantasy
Perfect World, Level Infinite, Hotta Studio
Apex Legends Mobile
Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment, Lightspeed & Quantum
Diablo Immortal
Blizzard Entertainment, NetEase
Genshin Impact
MiHoYo
marvel snap
Nuverse, Second Dinner Studios, Inc.
Best community support:
Fortnite
Epic Games
Final Fantasy XIV
Square-Enix
Apex Legends
Electronic Arts, Respawn Entertainment
Destiny 2
Bungie Studios
No Man’s Sky
HelloGames
Best Storytelling:
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Focus Entertainment, Asobo Studio
immortality
Half Mermaid
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Guerrilla Games
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Best Art Direction:
stray
Annapurna Interactive, BlueTwelve Studio
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Guerrilla Games
Scorn
Ebb Software, Kepler Interactive
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Best soundtrack:
Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Yasunori Mitsuda
Metal: Hellsinger
Two Feathers
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Olivier Deriviere
Elden Ring
Tsukasa Saitoh
God of War: Ragnarok
Bear McCreary
Best Family Game:
Splatoon 3
Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Ubisoft, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris
Lego Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, Traveller’s Tales
Nintendo Switch Sports
Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development
Kirby and the Forgotten World
Nintendo, HAL Laboratory
Best VR game:
Among Us VR
InnerSloth, Schell Games
BONELAB
Stress Level Zero
After the Fall®
Vertigo Games
RedMatter 2
Vertical Robot
Moss: Book I
Polyarch
Best Strategy/Simulation Game:
Dune: Spice Wars
Funcom, Shiro Games
Two Point Campus
Sega, Two Point Studios
Mario + Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
Ubisoft, Ubisoft Milan, Ubisoft Paris
Victoria 3
Paradox Interactive, Paradox Development Studio
Total War: Warhammer 3
Sega, Creative Assembly
Best Indie Game:
stray
Annapurna Interactive, BlueTwelve Studio
Sifu
Sloclap
Neon White
Annapurna Interactive, Angel Matrix
Tunic
Finji, TUNIC Team
Cult of the Lamb
Devolver Digital, Massive Monster
Best action-adventure game:
stray
Annapurna Interactive, BlueTwelve Studio
A Plague Tale: Requiem
Focus Entertainment, Asobo Studio
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Guerrilla Games
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Tunic
Finji, TUNIC Team
Best action game:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Activision, Infinity Ward
Bayonetta 3
Nintendo, Platinum Games
Sifu
Sloclap
Neon White
Annapurna Interactive, Angel Matrix
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Dotemu, Tribute Games
Best sound/sound effects:
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
Activision, Infinity Ward
Gran Turismo 7
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Polyphony Digital
Elden Ring
Bandai Namco Entertainment, FromSoftware
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment, Guerrilla Games
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Best impact:
As Dusk Falls
Xbox Game Studios, Interior Night
Endling *Extinction is Forever
HandyGames, Herobeat Studios
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Finji, Northway Games
A Memoir Blue
Annapurna Interactive, Cloisters Interactive
Citizen Sleeper
Jump Over The Age, Fellow Traveler
Hindsight Game
Annapurna Interactive, Team Hindsight
Best First Indie Game:
stray
Annapurna Interactive, BlueTwelve Studio
Neon White
Annapurna Interactive, Angel Matrix
vampire survivors
Puncle
norco
Raw Fury, Geography of Robots
Tunic
Finji, TUNIC Team
Best Innovation in Accessibility:
As Dusk Falls
Xbox Game Studios, Interior Night
Return to Monkey Island
Devolver Digital, Terrible Toybox
The Last of Us Part I
Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment
The Quarry
2K Games, Supermassive Games
God of War: Ragnarok
Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio
Best Achievement:
Sony Interactive Entertainment
Horizon Forbidden West
Sony Interactive Entertainment
God of War: Ragnarok
Guerrilla Games
Horizon Forbidden West
Annapurna Interactive
stray
FromSoftware
Elden Ring
BlueTwelve Studio
stray
Bandai Namco Entertainment
Elden Ring
Half Mermaid
immortality
SIE Santa Monica Studio
God of War: Ragnarok
Best eSports event:
2022 League of Legends World Championship
2022 Valorant Champions
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
2022
2022 Mid-Season Invitational
Best adaptation:
Sonic 2 the movie
Paramount Pictures, Sega Sammy Holdings
Uncharted
Sony Pictures Entertainment, PlayStation Productions
The Cuphead Show!
Netflix, Studio MDHR, King Features Syndicate
Cyberpunk: Edge Runners
Netflix, Trigger, CD Project
Arcane
Netflix, Riot Games, Fortiche Production
Content Creator of the Year:
Content Creator of the Year:
Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
nibellion
nobru
QTCinderella
