Dark Souls 3, The Witcher 3, XCOM 2 & More Nominated for The Game Awards
Nov. 16, 2016Dark Souls 3, The Witcher 3, XCOM 2 & More Nominated for The Game Awards
The Game Awards, the online broadcast evolution of Spike’s VGA Awards has revealed their nominees for the December 1st awards show in Los Angeles and some prominent RPG’s have been nominated for awards.
Dark Souls 3was nominated for Best RPG, along withThe Witcher 3:Blood and Wine.XCOM 2was nominated for Best Strategy Game andOverwatchandUncharted 4were nominated for several including Game of the Year, Best Multiplayer, and Best Direction.
Upcoming titlesMass Effect AndromedaandHorizon Zero Dawnreceived nominations for Most Anticipated Game which is a category that is also open to fan vote.
Check out the full list of nominations:
GAME OF THE YEARFor a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
BEST GAME DIRECTIONRecognizing a game studio for outstanding creative vision, game direction and design.
BEST NARRATIVEFor outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
BEST ART DIRECTIONFor outstanding creative and technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGNFor outstanding audio, inclusive of score, original song, licensed soundtrack and sound design.
BEST PERFORMANCEAwarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
GAMES FOR IMPACTHonoring exemplary games that take on real-world issues and advocate for social change.
BEST INDEPENDENT GAMEFor outstanding achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELDFor the best game playable on mobile phones and dedicated gaming handhelds.
BEST VR GAMEFor the best game experience playable in virtual reality.
BEST ACTION GAMEFor the best game experience focused around first or third person combat.
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAMEFor the best game experience that combines combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
BEST RPGThe best game designed for rich player character customization and progression, both offline and online, including massively multiplayer.
BEST FIGHTING GAMEFor a game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
BEST STRATEGY GAMEBest game focused on real time or turn-based strategy.
BEST FAMILY GAMEBest game for family play, including toys-to-life, rhythm/music/dance, and other genres.
BEST SPORTS/RACINGFor traditional and non-traditional sports and racing games.
BEST MULTIPLAYERFor outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences.
MOST ANTICIPATED GAMEAn upcoming game that has shown significant ambition and promise in moving the gaming medium forward.
BEST FAN CREATIONFor fan-created content, such as MODs, fan films, and other player content.
Outside of publication end of year awards the Game Awards and theGolden Joystickscomprise the bigger awards ceremonies in the industry. There is fan voting for some of the categories so head by theawards siteto vote. Regardless of the outcomes, we do know that Mass Effect Andromeda will be showing off some gameplay during the show so if all your choices don’t come through, there’s still that to look forward to!
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Xenoblade Chronicles X is going to get robbed by Geralt’s Bangbus Chapter 3.
Uncharted 4 should take its categories, the game is really good.
And I have the same feeling as you do regarding the RPG category… Dark Souls 3 should take it but Witcher probably will, even though it’s an expansion. The love for CDPR and the appeal of Witcher is rather far reaching.
We’re making a rdr2 wiki,here is the placeholder– need some ideas for the sidebar icons.
I have a feeling that Overwatch will take the categories it’s featured in, even though I reckon the other games are better, but oh well.Witcher 3 will probably take Best RPG, but I kinda hope Dark Souls 3 wins it tbh.RDR2 will most likely win most anticipated game, because it’s Rockstar
Is Dark Souls 3 actually competing with a game expansion? Seems rather weird…
