God of War Ragnarok and Elden Ring headline The Game Awards 2022 nominees

gamedeveloper.com:

The end of the year marks the annual Game Awards ceremony, an awards show set to air on December 8, 2022. Geoff Keighley's yearly event will once again highlight "the best of video games" that have released this year. 

Heavy hitters this year include Sony's Horizon Forbidden West and God of War Ragnarok, FromSoftware's Elden Ring, and BlueTwelve Studio's Stray. In addition to Game of the Year, each of those titles have been nominated in other categories such as Best Narrative (Horizon, Elden Ring, God of War), and Best Game Direction (God of War, Elden Ring, Stray). 

For the awards show overall, it's God of War Ragnarok that's snagged the most nominations with 10, followed closely by Elden Ring and Horizon (7 each), and Stray (6). A selection of other nominees can be seen below, with a full list available on the Game Awards website. 

Game of the Year 

Innovation in Accessibility 

Best Debut Game

Games for Impact

Best Narrative

Best Game Direction

Best Performance

Best Ongoing Game

Best Score & Music

Best Audio Design