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Game of the Year Nominees Announced – Voting Now Open
The official Game Awards nominations have been announced and users can now go and vote for their favourites games (and people) across a range of categories. Just like any year, the Game Awards nominations span a series of categories including Best Multiplayer Game, RPG, Shooter, Sports Game etc. However, the biggest award goes to the Game of the Year nominee.
This year, Game of the Year spans a series of titles including Deathloop, It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, Psychonauts 2, Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart and Resident Evil Village.
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You can head on over to the official Game Awards site to cast your vote across all the categories. The winners will be announced during the show on 9 December. The Game Awards is also expected to host between 40-50 games during the event. The full list of nominees include:
Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
Best Score/Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.
Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.
Best Indie Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.
Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.
Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates/patches.
Best VR/AR Game
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and/or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.
Best Action/Adventure Game
For the best action/adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
Best RPG
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
Best Fighting Game
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
Best Family Game
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.
Best Sports/Racing Game
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.
Best SIM/Strategy Game
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.
Best Multiplayer Game
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.
Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.
Best Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.
Best Esports Coach
The esports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
Best Esports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.
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.
Best Esports Team
Recognizing a specific esports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
Most Anticipated Game
Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.
Written By: Marco Cocomello
Original article from GLITCHED
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