You can vote on the event website and on Discord until 6 PM Pacific on December 6.

 

The nominees have been compiled by over a hundred publications and influencers for the event, which will be held on December 7 in the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles.

 

Game of the Year:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 Remake (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Game Direction:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Narrative:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt RED)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

 

Best Art Direction:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio / Neowiz)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Score and Music:

 

• Alan Wake II Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI Composer Masayoshi Soken (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi Rush Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Composer Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Audio Design:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• Dead Space (Motive / Electronic Arts)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

 

Best Performance:

 

• Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI)
• Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
• Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty)
• Melanie Liburd (Alan Wake II)
• Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate III)
• Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)

 

Innovation in Accessibility:

 

• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

 

Games for Impact:

 

• A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions / Chorus Worldwide)
• Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc / Focus Entertainment)
• Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
• Tchia (Awaceb / Kepler Interactive)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives / Devolver Digital / Netflix)
• Venba (Visai Games)

 

 Best Ongoing Game:

 

• Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin Impact (miHoYo)

 

Best Community Support:

 

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

 

Best Independent Game:

 

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
• Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games / Team17)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Games)

 

Best Debut Indie Game:

 

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games / Team17)
• Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza)
• Venba (Visai Games)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Games)

 

Best Mobile Game:

 

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot / Square Enix)
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink)
• Honkai: Star Rail (miHoYo)
• Monster Hunter Now (Niantic / Capcom)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives / Netflix)

 

Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality:

 

• Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games / Firesprite / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Humanity (tha ltd. / Enhance Games)
• Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

 

Best Action Game:

 

• Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios / Deep Silver)
• Ghostrunner II (One More Level / 505 Games)
• Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Remnant II (Gunfire Games / Gearbox Publishing)

 

Best Action / Adventure:

 

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 Remake (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)

 

Best Role-Playing:

 

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio / Neowiz)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

 

Best Fighting:

 

• God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil / Modus Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment)
• Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio / PQube)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

 

Best Family:

 

• Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios / Disney)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
• Sonic Superstars (Arzest / Sonic Team / SEGA)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Simulation / Strategy:

 

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward Technologies / Nintendo)
• Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order / Paradox Interactive)
• Company of Heroes III (Relic Entertainment / SEGA)
• Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Sports / Racing:

 

• The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower / Ubisoft)
• EA Sports FC 24 (Electronic Arts Vancouver / Electronic Arts Romania / Electronic Arts)
• F1 23 (Codemasters / Electronic Arts)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)

 

Best Multiplayer:

 

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

 

Best Adaptation:

 

• Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation / Netflix)
• Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures)
• The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions / HBO)
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination / Nintendo / Universal Pictures)
• Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions / Peacock)

 

Most Anticipated Game:

 

• Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Hades II (Supergiant Games)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / SEGA)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft)
• Tekken 8 (Arika / Bandai Namco Entertainment)

 

Content Creator of the Year:

 

• Ironmouse
• People Make Games
• Quackity
• Spreen
• Sypherpk

 

Best eSports Game:

 

• Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studios)
• Valorant (Riot Games)

 

Best eSports Athlete:

 

• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (Counter-Striker: Global Offensive)
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk (League of Legends)
• Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

 

Best eSports Team:

 

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatic (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

 

Best eSports Coach:

 

• Christine “Potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
• Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-Young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)

 

Best eSports Event:

 

• 2023 League of Legends World Championship
• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

 

Source: Gematsu