Game Awards 2018 nominees announced

For many of us, the Game Awards aren’t so much an accurate critical selection of the year’s best games, but a fantastic time to drink.

The 2018 show has announced its nominees. The ever-shifting categories now include such fan favorites as “Best ESports Coach” and “Best ESports Moment.” So there’s that. The traditional style categories are there, too, so we can expect some good arguments over the night. The real meat of the experience aren’t the awards, but the WORLD PREMIERES that take place showing off new and upcoming games.

The Game Awards hit every platform possible on December 6. Voting is now open on the website.

Here are the nominees:

Game of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Monster Hunter: World
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Action Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Dead Cells
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Far Cry 5
• Mega Man 11

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Best RPG

• Dragon Quest XI
• Monster Hunter: World
• Ni no Kuni II
• Octopath Traveler
• Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky
• Overwatch
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

Best Game Direction

• A Way Out
• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Narrative

• Detroit: Become Human
• God of War
• Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Art Direction

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
• God of War
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2
• Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Multiplayer Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Fortnite
• Destiny 2: Forsaken
• Monster Hunter: World
• Sea of Thieves

Best Score / Music

• Celeste
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Octopath Traveler
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
• Forza Horizon 4
• God of War
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Performance