Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War Lead Nominees List for The Game Awards 2018

Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War Lead Nominees List for The Game Awards 2018

Ben Walker November 13, 2018 11:58 AM EST

Geoff Keighley has announced the nominees for The Game Awards 2018 through a YouTube video premiere, you can see them here.

Geoff Keighley’s annual event The Game Awards will be making a grand return this December, with more world exclusives than ever before. Keighley is hyping up the event dramatically, and we’re expecting to see a lot of titles announced during the presentation. Today, the nominees for the award ceremony were revealed in a YouTube livestream prior to its broadcast in December.

“With our biggest lineup yet in terms of new game announcements, it’s going to be a very exciting night filled with surprises and celebration.” Keighley said in a Twitter post earlier this week.

The Game Awards premieres on December 6, 2018 at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT. You can vote for who you want to win through DMing The Game Awards on Twitter, visiting their site, messaging them on Facebook Messenger, through their Discord Server or even through Amazon Echo and Google Home.

“Leading the pack with 8 nominations each, Sony Santa Monica’s God of War and Rockstar Games’ Red Dead Redemption 2 are both nominated for Game of the Year, alongside four other titles: Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft, 4 nominations); the independent Celeste from Matt Makes Games (4 nominations); Marvel’s Spider-Man (7 nominations), Monster Hunter: World from Capcom (3 nominations).”

The nominees for The Game Awards 2018 can be viewed below.

GAME OF THE YEAR

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

BEST ACTION GAME

For the best game in the action genre focused on combat.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Dead Cells

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Far Cry 5

Mega Man 11

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey

God of War

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

Shadow of the Tomb Raider

BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME

For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

Dragon Quest XI

Monster Hunter: World

Ni no Kuni II

Octopath Traveler

Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

BEST ONGOING GAME

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Fortnite

No Man’s Sky

Overwatch

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

BEST GAME DIRECTION

Awarded to a game studio for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

A Way Out

Detroit: Become Human

God of War

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

BEST NARRATIVE

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Detroit: Become Human

God of War

Life is Strange 2: Episode 1

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

BEST ART DIRECTION

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

God of War

Octopath Traveler

Red Dead Redemption 2

Return of the Obra Dinn

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Fortnite

Destiny 2: Forsaken

Monster Hunter: World

Sea of Thieves

BEST SCORE/MUSIC

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

Celeste

God of War

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom

Octopath Traveler

Red Dead Redemption 2

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 4

Forza Horizon 4

God of War

Marvel’s Spider-Man

Red Dead Redemption 2

BEST PERFORMANCE

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human

Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War

Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II

Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

GAMES FOR IMPACT For a thought provoking game with a profound pro-social meaning or message. 11-11 Memories Retold

Celeste

Florence

Life is Strange 2

The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories BEST INDEPENDENT GAME For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system. Celeste

Dead Cells

Intro the Breach

Return of the Obra Dinn

The Messenger BEST MOBILE GAME For the best game playable on a dedicated mobile device. Donut County

Florence

Fortnite

PUBG MOBILE

Reigns: Game of Thrones BEST VR/AR GAME For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform. ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission

Beat Saber

Firewall Zero Hour

Moss

Tetris Effect

BEST FIGHTING GAME For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Soul Calibur VI

Street Fighter V Arcade Edition BEST FAMILY GAME For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform. Mario Tennis Aces

Nintendo Labo

Overcooked 2

Starlink: Battle for Atlas

Super Mario Party BEST ESPORTS PLAYER The eSports player judged to be the most outstanding performer in 2018, irrespective of game. SonicFox

Tokido

Uzi

s1mple

JjoNak BEST STUDENT GAME Awarded the best student project created at the high school or college level. Combat 2018

Dash Quasar

JERA

LIFF

RE: Charge BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME Recognizing a new independent studio that released its first game in 2018. Winner selected by fan voting. Donut County

Florence

Moss

The Messenger

Yoku’s Island Express BEST ESPORTS GAME For the game that has delivered the best overall eSports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform. CSGO

DOTA 2

Fortnite

League of Legends

Overwatch BEST ESPORTS TEAM The eSports team judged to be the most outstanding for performance in 2018, inclusive of multi-team organizations. Astralis

Cloud9

Fnatic

London Spitfire

OG BEST ESPORTS COACH Reapered

ppasarel

zonic

Dylan Falco

YamatoCannon

YNk BEST ESPORTS EVENT ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018

EVO 2018

LoL World Championship

Overwatch League Grand Finals

The International 2018 BEST ESPORTS HOST Goldenboy

Machine

Anders Blume

Sjokz

RedEye BEST ESPORTS MOMENT C9 Comeback Win in Triple OT vs FAZE

G2 Beating RNG

KT vs IG Base Race

OG’s Massive Upset of LGD

SonicFox Side Switch Against Go1 in DBZ CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR Dr. Lupo

Myth

Ninja

Pokimane

Willyrex