Ratchet & Clank and Deathloop get the most nominations at Game Awards
Deathloop has received nine Game Award nominations. With that, Bethesda’s shooting game has won the most nominations this year. Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart is in second place with six nominations.
Both Ratchet & Clank and Deathloop are in the running for the Game of the Year award. The other contenders are the co-op game It Takes Two, Metroid Dread, 3D platformer Psychonauts 2 and Resident Evil Village. The winner of the best game, along with the winners of the other categories, will be announced during a live stream on December 9.
In addition to categories for game genres, such as Best Action Game and Best Sports Game, an award is also presented for Best Narrative. Deathloop, It Takes Two, Life is Strange: True Colors, Guardians of the Galaxy and Psychonauts 2 are nominated. There is also a prize for the most accessible game. Far Cry 6, Forza Horizon 5, Guardians of the Galaxy, Ratchet & Clank and indie game The Vale: Shadows of the Crown are the contenders.
In addition to prizes for games, actors and actresses can also receive an award, for example for Best Performance. Here can be Erika Mori as Alex Chen in Life is Strange, Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo in Far Cry 6, Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn in Deathloop, Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake in Deathloop and Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu in RE: Village in the prices fall.
There are also categories for the best content creator, the game company with the best community support, best e-sports team and best e-sports coach. There are a total of thirty categories this year. All categories and nominees can be found on the Game Awards website.
The nominees are determined by an international jury that includes participants from various media publications. The same jury also determines the winners of the categories for 90 percent. The votes of the public count for 10 percent.
As in previous years, Geoff Keighley will be presenting the awards show. Although the ceremony was held digitally last year, it will now take place live at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Last year, The Last of Us Part II was the big winner. That game took home seven awards, including Game of the Year.