The Game Awards 2023 shortlist is now out, and it's dominated by two games in particular: Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2.
Both titles are up for eight prizes, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction and Best Narrative.
Best Indie Game nominees include Cocoon, Dave the Diver, Dredge, Sea of Stars and Viewfinder.
The full list of titles up for the Best Game gong include Baldur's Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Nintendo has 15 nominations, Sony has 13, and Xbox (including Bethesda and now Activision Blizzard) has 10.
This year's Best Adaptation category includes nominations for HBO's The Last of Us, which seems a likely winner, plus Netflix's Castlevania: Nocturne, Sony's Twisted Metal series and Gran Turismo film, plus The Super Mario Bros. Movie.
PeopleMakeGames, co-founded by former Eurogamer alumnus Chris Bratt, is nominated for Content Creator of the Year. He faces off against IronMouse, Quackity, Spreen and SypherPK. Good luck!
This year's Game Awards will be broadcast on Thursday 7th December (meaning likely the early hours of the 8th here in the UK). We'll be covering the event live, and hoping for a Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer.
The full list of nominees lies below:
Game of the Year
Best Game Direction
Best Narrative
Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music
Best Audio Design
Best Performance
Innovation in Accessibility
Games for Impact
Best Ongoing Game
Best Community Support
Best Independent Game
Best Debut Indie Game
Best Mobile Game
Best VR/AR Game
Best Action Game
Best Action/Adventure Game
Best RPG
Best Fighting Game
Best Family Game
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Best Sports/Racing
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