The brand spankin' new video game awards show, "The Game Awards 2014" will be held in Las Vegas on December 5, and today they released a full-listing of their categories and nominees. A couple of the categories are obvious ("Game of the Year," etc.), but I must admit that I find a couple ("Best Remaster?" "Games for Change?") a bit odd.
The categories and nominees are:
GAME OF THE YEAR
"Bayonetta 2"
"Dark Souls 2"
"Dragon Age: Inquisition"
"Hearthstone"
"Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor"
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
"Broken Age"
"Monument Valley"
"Shovel Knight"
"Transistor"
"The Vanishing of Ethan Carter"
BEST NARRATIVE
"South Park: The Stick of Truth"
"The Walking Dead: Season 2"
"The Wolf Among Us"
"Valiant Hearts: The Great War"
"Wolfenstein: The New Order"
BEST PERFORMANCE
Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, "The Wolf Among Us"
Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, "Call Of Duty: Advanced Warfare"
Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, "The Walking Dead: Season Two"
Trey Parker as Various Voices, "South Park: The Stick of Truth"
Troy Baker as Talion, "Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor"
BEST REMASTER
"Grand Theft Auto V"
"Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire"
"The Last of Us Remastered"
"Halo: The Master Chief Collection"
"Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition"
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
"Alien: Isolation"
"Assassin's Creed Unity"
"Bayonetta 2"
"Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor"
"Sunset Overdrive"
BEST FIGHTING GAME
"Killer Instinct: Season 2"
"Persona 4 Arena Ultimax"
"Super Smash Bros. 3DS"
"Super Smash Bros. Wii U"
"Ultra Street Fighter IV"
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
"FIFA 15"
"Forza Horizon 2"
"Mario Kart 8"
"NBA 2K15"
"Trials Fusion"
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
Blizzard
Monolith
Nintendo
Telltale Games
Ubisoft Montreal
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME
"Bravely Default"
"Hearthstone"
"Monument Valley"
"Super Smash Bros. 3DS"
"Threes!"
BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK
"Alien: Isolation"
"Child of Light"
"Destiny"
"Sunset Overdrive"
"Transistor"
GAMES FOR CHANGE
"Mountain"
"Never Alone"
"The Last of Us: Left Behind"
"This War of Mine"
"Valiant Hearts: The Great War"
BEST SHOOTER
"Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare"
"Destiny"
"Far Cry 4"
"Titanfall"
"Wolfenstein: The New Order"
BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME
"Bravely Default"
"Dark Souls 2"
"Divinity"
"Dragon Age: Inquisition"
"South Park: The Stick of Truth"
BEST FAMILY GAME
"Disney Infinity 2.0"
"Fantasia: Music Evolved"
"Mario Kart 8"
"Skylanders: Trap Tream"
"Tomodachi Life"
BEST ONLINE EXPERIENCE
"Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare"
"Dark Souls 2"
"Destiny"
"Hearthstone"
"Titanfall"
Those are all the Jury Awards. There is also a "Fan's Choice" section which anyone and everyone can vote for online. They are:
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
"The Witcher 3"
"Uncharted 4: A Thief's End"
"Batman: Arkham Knight"
"Evolve"
"Bloodborne"
ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR
Ninjas in Pajamas
Evil Geniuses
Samsung White
Newbee
Edward Gaming
BEST FAN CREATION
Twitch Plays Pokemon
Luigi Death Stare
Best Zelda Rap EVER!!
Minecraft: Titan City
Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song)
ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
Matt "NaDeSHoT" Haag
Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
Xu "Fy" Linsen
Martin 'Rekkles' Larsson
James "Firebat" Kostesich
TRENDING GAMER
TotalBiscuit
Jeff Gerstmann
PewDiePie
Evan "Vanoss" Fong
StampyLongHead
Be sure watch (and vote!) "The Games Awards 2014" on December 5. Before the event, HNGN writers Jerry Bonner, David Gromer, and Zulai Serrano will have their predictions for the big night, so stay tuned for that!
