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SUMMARY:The Game Awards 2022
DESCRIPTION:The Game Awards 2022 will take place on December 8 at 4:30 p.m. PT / 7:30 p.m. ET at Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles\, California. It will be live streamed in 4K resolution for free around the world across more than 40 global video\, social\, and gaming platforms\, including YouTube\, Twitch\, Twitter\, and Facebook. \nThe event will begin with the Opening Act\, hosted by Sydnee Goodman (via)\, which will feature a number of awards and a dozen world premieres\, including multiple new game announcements. \nThe 2022 show will introduce the “Best Adaptation” category\, which recognizes creative works that authentically adapt video game intellectual property to other popular media\, such as theatrical movies\, streaming shows\, podcasts\, novels\, and comic books. \nThe show will also once again feature a preview of upcoming games with new game announcements and world premieres\, as well as musical performances including the return of The Game Awards Orchestra conducted by Lorne Balfe. \nWorld Premieres\nConfirmed \n505 Games – “Visit Rockay City” New Game Announcement (via)Among Us – ‘Huge news’ during Opening Act. (via)Baldur’s Gate III – New Trailer (via)Blue Protocol – New Trailer (via)Crash Bandicoot – New Game Announcement (via)Dead Space – New Preview (via)Destiny 2: Lightfall – New Trailer (via)Digital Extremes x Airship Syndicate – New Game Announcement (via)Nightingale – New Trailer (via)Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Gameplay Premiere (via)Tekken 8 – New Something (via)WILD HEARTS – New Trailer (via)\nRumored \nCapcom – A tweet from Capcom has suggested it will show something during The Game Awards 2022. It said\, “We’re excited to watch TheGameAwards this Thursday for all the incredible announcements and awards! Make sure to tune in!”Diablo IV – Press previews went live on December 7\, the day before The Game Awards 2022. (via)Final Fantasy XVI – A release date announcement and new trailer are due out by end of 2022 (via)\, and producer Naoki Yoshida will appear at The Game Awards 2022 for “a very special live presentation” (via). Pre-orders are rumored to open on December 7 or 8. (via)Hideo Kojima Title – Kojima Productions founder Hideo Kojima tweeted the final actor reveal tease for his newest game on December 7\, which was retweeted by The Game Awards host Geoff Keighley.Warhammer 40\,000: Space Marine II – The gameplay debut is rumored for The Game Awards 2022. (via)\n(List to be updated as new world premieres are announced.) \nPresenters\nAnimal from The Muppets (via)Ashley Johnson (via)Bella Ramsey (via)Daniel Craig (via)Fuslie (via)Jessica Henwick (via)Josef Fares (via)Keegan-Michael Key (via)Ken Williams (via)Pedro Pascal (via)Naoki Yoshida – A “very special live presentation.” (via)Rahul Kohli (via)Reggie Fils-Aime (via)Rian Johnson (via)Roberta Williams (via)Troy Baker (via)Valkyrae (via)\nPerformances\nHozier – “Blood Upon the Snow” from God of War Ragnarok (via)\nNominees\nGame of the Year \nRecognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields. \nA Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft / Nintendo)\nBest Game Direction \nAwarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design. \nElden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid)STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)\nBest Narrative \nFor outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game. \nA Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)IMMORTALITY (Half Mermaid)\nBest Art Direction \nFor outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation. \nElden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Scorn (Ebb Software / Kepler Interactive)STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)\nBest Score and Music \nFor outstanding music\, inclusive of score\, original song and/or licensed soundtrack. \nA Plague Tale: Requiem (Olivier Deriviere\, Composer)Elden Ring (Tsukasa Saitoh\, Composer)God of War Ragnarok (Bear McCreary\, Composer)Metal: Hellsinger (Two Feathers\, Composer)Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Yasunori Mitsuda\, Composer)\nBest Audio Design \nRecognizing the best in-game audio and sound design. \nCall of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward / Activision)Elden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)\nBest Performance \nAwarded to an individual for voice-over acting\, motion and/or performance capture. \nAshly Burch (Horizon Forbidden West)Charlotte McBurney (A Plague Tale: Requiem)Christopher Judge (God of War Ragnarok)Manon Gage (IMMORTALITY)Sunny Suljic (God of War Ragnarok)\nGames for Impact \nFor a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message. \nA Memoir Blue (Cloisters Interactive / Annapurna Interactive)As Dusk Falls (Interior/Night / Xbox Game Studios)Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over the Age / Fellow Traveller)Endling: Extinction is Forever (Herobeat Studios / HandyGames)Hindsight (Team Hindsight / Annapurna Interactive)I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games / Finji)\nBest Ongoing Game \nAwarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time. \nApex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)Destiny 2 (Bungie)Final Fantasy XIV (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)Fortnite (Epic Games)Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)\nBest Indie \nFor outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system. \nCult of the Lamb (Massive Monster / Devolver Digital)Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive)Sifu (Sloclap) STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)TUNIC (TUNIC Team / Finji)\nBest Mobile Game \nFor the best game playable on a mobile device. \nApex Legends Mobile (LightSpeed Studios / Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)Diablo Immortal (Blizzard / NetEase Games)Genshin Impact (HoYovese)MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios / Nuverse)Tower of Fantasy (Hotta Studio / Perfect World / Level Infinite)\nBest Community Support \nRecognizing a game for outstanding community support\, transparency and responsiveness\, inclusive of social media activity and game updates / patches. \nApex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)Destiny 2 (Bungie)Final Fantasy XIV (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)Fortnite (Epic Games)No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)\nInnovation in Accessibility \nRecognizing software and / or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features\, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience. \nAs Dusk Falls (Interior/Night / Xbox Game Studios)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Return to Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox / Devolver Digital)The Last Of Us Part I (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)The Quarry (Supermassive Games / 2K)\nBest Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality \nFor the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality\, irrespective of platform. \nAfter the Fall (Vertigo Games)Among Us VR (Schell Games / InnerSloth)BONELAB (Stress Level Zero)Moss: Book II (Polyarc)Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)\nBest Action Game \nFor the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat. \nBayonetta 3 (Platinum Games / Nintendo)Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward / Activision)Neon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive)Sifu (Sloclap)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games / Dotemu)\nBest Action / Adventure \nFor the best action / adventure game\, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving. \nA Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio / Focus Entertainment)God of War Ragnarok (Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)TUNIC (TUNIC Team / Finji)\nBest Role-Playing \nFor the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression\, including massively multiplayer experiences. \nElden Ring (FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment)LIVE A LIVE (historia / Square Enix)Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Game Freak / Nintendo / The Pokemon Company)Triangle Strategy (Artdink / Square Enix)Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft / Nintendo)\nBest Fighting \nFor the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat. \nDNF Duel (Arc System Works / Eighting / Neople / Nexon)JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (CyberConnect 2 / Bandai Namco Entertainment)The King of Fighters XV (SNK)MultiVersus (Player First Games / Warner Bros. Games)Sifu (Sloclap)\nBest Family \nFor the best game appropriate for family play\, irrespective of genre or platform. \nKirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Traveller’s Tales / WB Games)Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan / Paris / Ubisoft)Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)\nBest Simulation / Strategy \nBest game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay\, irrespective of platform. \nDune: Spice Wars (Shiro Games / Funcom)Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan / Ubisoft Paris / Ubisoft)Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly / SEGA)Two Point Campus (Two Point Studios / SEGAA)Victoria 3 (Paradox Development Studio / Paradox Interactive)\nBest Sports / Racing \nFor the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game. \nF1 22 (Codemasters / EA Sports)FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver / Romania / EA Sports)NBA 2K23 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)OlliOlli World (Roll7 / Private Division)\nBest Multiplayer \nFor outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design\, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences\, irrespective of game genre or platform. \nCall of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward / Activision)MultiVersus (Player First Games / WB Games)Overwatch 2 (Blizzard)Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games / Dotemu)\nContent Creator of the Year \nFor a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021. \nKarl JacobsLudwigNibellionNobruQTCinderella\nBest Debut Indie \nFor the best debut game created by a new independent studio. \nNeon White (Angel Matrix / Annapurna Interactive)NORCO (Geography of Robots / Raw Fury)STRAY (BlueTwelve Studio / Annapurna Interactive)TUNIC (TUNIC Team / Finji)Vampire Survivors (poncle)\nBest Adaptation \nRecognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium. \nArcane: League of Legends (Fortiche / Riot Games / Netflix)Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Studio Trigger / CD Projekt RED / Netflix)The Cuphead Show! (Studio MDHR / King Features Syndicate / Netflix)Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Sammy Group / Paramount Pictures)Uncharted (PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures)\nMost Anticipated \nRecognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward. \nFinal Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software / Warner Bros. Games)Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)\nBest eSports Game \nFor the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments\, community support and content updates)\, irrespective of genre or platform. \nCounter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)DOTA 2 (Valve)League of Legends (Riot Games)Rocket League (Psyonix / Epic Games)VALORANT (Riot Games)\nBest eSports Athlete \nThe eSports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021\, irrespective of game. \nJeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G\, League of Legends)Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1\, League of Legends)Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan\, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere\, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9\, VALORANT)\nBest eSports Team \nRecognizing a specific eSports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021. \nDarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)FaZe Clan (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Gen.G (League of Legends)LA Thieves (Call of Duty)LOUD (VALORANT)\nBest eSports Coach \nThe eSports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021. \nAndrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere\, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD\, VALORANT)Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX\, VALORANT)Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan\, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G\, League of Legends)\nBest eSports Event \nRecognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience. \nEVO 20222022 League of Legends World ChampionshipPGL Major Antwerp 2022The 2022 Mid-Season InvitationalVALORANT Champions 2022
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