'God of War Ragnarok' and 'Elden Ring' lead the 2022 Game Awards nominees
engadget.com2022 is winding down, which means it's almost time to reward the folks behind some of the year's best games. While many folks tune into The Game Awards primarily for world premieres, trailers and an inevitable Hideo Kojima sighting, there are, in fact, some trophies to dole out as well. The show's host and producer, Geoff Keighley, has revealed the nominees for the ninth edition of the ceremony.
God of War Ragarnok (which hit PS4 and PS5 just last week) leads the pack with 10 nominations, followed by Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West with seven each. The terrific Stray also fared well with six nods. All four of those are among the Game of the Year nominees. They're joined by A Plague Tale: Requiem and Xenoblade Chronicles 3.
Unsurprisingly, given the strong showings by God of War Ragarnok and Horizon Forbidden West, Sony Interactive Entertainment had the most nominations of any publisher with 20, followed by Annapurna Interactive and Nintendo with 11 each, Bandai Namco with eight and Riot Games with six. A jury made up of representatives from more than 100 publications and influencer outlets determines the nominees (so don't blame Keighley if your favorite didn't make the cut). Voting is open now on The Game Awards' website and Discord server. Fans in China can vote through Bilibili.
There's a new category this year called Best Adaptation, which is for shows and movies based on games. The nominees are Arcane: League of Legends, Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Cuphead Show!, Sonic the Hedgehog 2 and Uncharted. Sorry, Halo. It's not hard to imagine HBO's The Last of Us making the cut next year, though.
A ton of other games, big and small, earned nominations across 31 categories (which also include esports and creator awards).
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