Producer Geoff Keighley announced the nominees for the first Game Awards, a recently-announced annual award show similar to Spike TV’s Video Game Awards, which Keighley also produced.
The nominations were voted on by a jury of people from 28 publications around the world (though primarily in the United States). Games must have been released by November 25 in order to be eligible for the 2014 awards. The ceremony itself will be broadcast through various web platforms on December 5 at 9pm ET.
Here’s a rundown of all the nominees, by category:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Bayonetta 2
Dark Souls 2
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
Blizzard Entertainment
Monolith Productions
Nintendo
Telltale Games
Ubisoft Montreal
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Broken Age: Act 1
Monument Valley
Shovel Knight
Transistor
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME
Bravely Default
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Monument Valley
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Threes!
BEST NARRATIVE
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Wolf Among Us
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Wolfenstein: The New Order
BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK
Alien: Isolation (Joe Henson and Alexis Smith)
Child of Light (Coeur de pirate)
Destiny (Marty O’Donnell)
Sunset Overdrive (Boris Salchow)
Transistor (Darren Korb)
BEST PERFORMANCE
Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us
Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, The Walking Dead: Season Two
Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth
Troy Baker as Talion, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
GAMES FOR CHANGE
Never Alone
The Last of Us: Left Behind
Mountain
This War of Mine
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
BEST SHOOTER
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Destiny
Far Cry 4
Titanfall
Wolfenstein: The New Order
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
Alien: Isolation
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Bayonetta 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Sunset Overdrive
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Bravely Default
Dark Souls 2
Divinity: Original Sin
Dragon Age: Inquisition
South Park: The Stick of Truth
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Killer Instinct: Season 2
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Ultra Street Fighter 4
BEST FAMILY GAME
Disney Infinity 2.0
Fantasia: Music Evolved
Mario Kart 8
Skylanders Trap Team
Tomodachi Life
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
FIFA 15
Forza Horizon 2
Mario Kart 8
NBA 2K15
Trials Fusion
BEST ONLINE EXPERIENCE
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Dark Souls 2
Destiny
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Titanfall
BEST REMASTER
Grand Theft Auto 5
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Pokémon Omega Ruby/Pokémon Alpha Sapphire
The Last of Us Remastered
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Evolve
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Martin “Rekkles” Larsson (League of Legends)
Xu “Fy” Linsen (Dota 2)
James “Firebat” Kostesich (Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft)
Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (Call of Duty)
ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Samsung White (League of Legends)
Evil Geniuses (Dota 2)
Edward Gaming (League of Legends)
Newbee (Dota 2)
Ninjas in Pajamas (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
TRENDING GAMER
Evan “Vanoss” Fong
Jeff Gerstmann
PewDiePie
StampyLongHead
TotalBiscuit
BEST FAN CREATION
“BEST Zelda Rap EVER!!” By Egoraptor
Luigi Death Stare by CZBwoi and Rizupicorr
“Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song)” by Tobuscus
Minecraft – Titan City by Colonial Puppet
Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous
