The Game Awards to be Streamed on December 8, 2022, dominated by God of War and Elden Ring
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The Game Awards to be Streamed on December 8, 2022, dominated by God of War and Elden Ring

The Game Awards loom ever closer as the year rounds up to a close. All nominees have been released, spread across 31 different categories.

The Game Awards to be Streamed on December 8, 2022, dominated by God of War and Elden Ring

  • Genre: Award Show
  • Show date: December 7, 2022, 7:30 PM ET
  • Price: Free!
  • Platforms: All Major Streaming Services

It’s shocking to realize that 2022 is almost at its end. This year has blessed us with tons of amazingly good games, which need no introduction. The year started off extremely strong with the likes of Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West. November brought upon the juggernaut that is God of War Ragnarok.

The Game Awards in 2021
The Game Awards in 2021

And thus it is time yet again to crown some games for all their wonderful accomplishments. This year, Geoff Keighley and his team have unveiled the nominees for the 2022 Game Awards. The awards this time are split up into 31 different categories. It will also be live-streamed on all major platforms on the eve of December 7, 2022 (or the next day, depending on where you live).

The Game Awards: Heaviest Hitters

As expected, three of this year’s biggest games got a lot of attention with The Game Awards’ voting board. Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and God of War: Ragnarok all appeared on the biggest nominations, often all three of them present.

We Can Expect Some Game Trailers and Footage at the 2022 Show
We Can Expect Some Game Trailers and Footage at the 2022 Show

The trio has been nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Audio Design. God of War even appears twice in the “Best Performance” category, with both of its stars getting some recognition. Both GoW and Elden Ring also appear in the “Best Score and Music” categories.

Those Elden Ring Pots Appeared in The Game Awards 2021 Show
Those Elden Ring Pots Appeared in The Game Awards 2021 Show

It isn’t surprising though, as all three were excellent titles. For example, Elden Ring scored a massive 9.5 in our review back in February. The game was considered FromSoftware’s “magnum opus” and thus set their own bar pretty high. Forbidden West, which came out literally a week before the Soulslike netted a respectable 8.4 in our review. The arguably biggest game at the end of the year was released just this November God of War Ragnarok and was able to secure a 9 in our review.

Elden Ring appeared in a total of 8 categories, GoW in 10, and Forbidden West at 7.

2022’s Nominees on the Top Categories

Below are some of the top categories and their nominees for the year.

Game of the Year

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Stray
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Game Direction

  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Immortality (Half Mermaid)
  • Stray

Narrative

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Immortality

Art Direction

  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Horizon Forbidden West
  • Scorn
  • Stray

Score and Music

  • Olivier Deriviere, A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
  • Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarok
  • Two Feathers, Metal: Hellsinger
  • Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Audio Design

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
  • Elden Ring
  • God of War Ragnarok
  • Gran Turismo 7
  • Horizon Forbidden West

Performance

  • Ashly Burch, Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
  • Charlotte McBurney, Alicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Christopher Judge, Kratos in God of War Ragnarok
  • Manon Gage, Immortality
  • Sunny Suljic, Atreus in God of War Ragnarok

Selecting the Victors

The Game Awards will stream globally on December 7, 2022. Starting now up till right before the award show, fans and the general public will be able to vote for their favorite games across the 31 categories. Voting will be done either via The Game Awards’ official site or the Discord server.

Expect to Be Entertained
Expect to Be Entertained

Winners will be selected in each category with a weighted vote, with 90% coming from a panel of judges while the remaining 10% will be taken from public votes. The voting jury will consist of over 150 different organizations and individuals scattered throughout the globe.

Other Notable Categories

Some other noteworthy awards are as follows:

Action Adventure, Best

 Roleplaying, Best

Most Anticipated

Best Indie Debut

  • Neon White
  • Norco
  • Stray
  • Tunic
  • Vampire Survivors

The Best of the Best

Be sure to check out our Fexy Awards for our best picks of 2019, 2022, and 2021. For even more news on games getting international acclaim, Returnal won a BAFTA and Hades snagged a Hugo Award.


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