Current nominations for The Game Awards 2022

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The Game Awards 2022 Nominee List And Final Winner Predictions (Forbes)

Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) – Look, even though the Game Awards voting committee may be a bit counter-culture sometimes, I would be shocked if on the ...

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The Game Awards start soon. Here's what you need to know. (The Washington Post)

Video game industry figures including developers, esports athletes, actors, executives and streamers attend the event as guests, presenters and nominees. In the ...

[“Elden Ring”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/13/elden-ring-nyt-pandemic/?itid=lk_inline_manual_34) will win game of the year tonight. Industry veterans Reggie Fils-Aimé (the source of the [“my body is ready”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gc5cuekQto) meme), Ken and Roberta Williams (the husband-and-wife duo who [blazed a trail for the adventure game genre](https://kotaku.com/sierra-roberta-williams-kings-quest-interview-feature-1849192779)) and Josef Fares (the video game developer who memorably declared [“F--- The Oscars”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21gbE30Cj0) during the 2017 Game Awards) are all returning. It’s also [great](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/elden-ring-review/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). “God of War Ragnarok” dominated the lineup this year with 10 nominations, followed by “Elden Ring” and “Horizon Forbidden West” tied with seven each. It’s also [confusing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/14/elden-ring-story/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [hard](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/23/elden-ring-difficulty-souls/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [“The Oscars for gaming,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/11/game-awards-how-geoff-keighley-helped-create-oscars-gaming/?itid=lk_inline_manual_38) and a popular venue for video game developers to reveal and promote upcoming projects. At tonight’s awards, “God of War Ragnarok” leads with 10 nominations in nine categories (the actors for Kratos and Atreus, the game’s two protagonists, are both up for the best performance award). Also available is “Mineko’s Night Market,” a highly anticipated adventure game/social simulator themed around cats and Japanese culture. “ ‘Ragnarok’ by Santa Monica Studio is the best told story in a video game in 2022.” “Innocence” told the story of Amicia and her little brother Hugo navigating a plague-ridden 14th-century France. The ceremony, a several-hour long celebration of video games and their surrounding communities, also serves as a promotional vehicle for upcoming games: much of the Awards’ runtime is devoted to trailer reveals and game announcements.

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The Game Awards 2022: Here's the complete list of winners (Digital Trends)

Meanwhile, Sonic Frontiers and Genshin Impact are duking it out for Players' Voice, and some nominations, like Elden Ring for Best Narrative and Sifu for Best ...

- Live a Live - Tunic - Sifu - Stray It will certainly be quite exciting to see which games take home the most awards! [The Game Awards 2022](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2022-nominations-elden-ring/) is shaping up to be one of the most contentious awards shows in the history of the gaming industry thanks to its interesting batch of nominees.

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The Game Awards 2022 LIVE: Winners, trailers, and every Xbox ... (Windows Central)

Join Windows Central as we cover every winner, trailer, and video game announcement from The Game Awards 2022 so that you don't miss a thing.

Stay tuned, as our coverage on The Game Awards will persist through the event and beyond. During The Game Awards 2022 pre-show, PlayStation showed up to confirm that Returnal is hitting Windows PC in "early 2023." Valorant, the sci-fi tactical shooter inspired by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has won the Best Esports Game award at The Game Awards. God of War: Ragnarök has officially won the Best Narrative Game award at The Game Awards 2022. As Dusk Falls, the debut game from INTERIOR/NIGHT that was published earlier in the year by Xbox Game Studios, won the award for Games for Impact. God of War: Ragnarök has won the Best Audio Design award at The Game Awards, with fans and critics everywhere recognizing the game's many fantastic sound effects and numerous other audio elements. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the upcoming follow-up to the award-winning Breath of the Wild, has won the Most Anticipated Game award during The Game Awards 2022. During The Game Awards 2022, Bayonetta 3 took home the Best Action Game award, with the gaming community falling in love with its incredibly stylish and engaging gameplay mechanics. God of War: Ragnarök continues to win big during The Game Awards, with the title nabbing the Best Score and Music award. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was announced last year at the Game Awards 2021, and at this year's awards, Focus Entertainment revealed a new gameplay trailer that showed off the Emperor's Angels of Death in action. God of War: Ragnarök has been taking home plenty of victories at The Game Awards 2022, and the latest is for Innovation in Accessibility, as the latest Santa Monica title is packed to the brim with advanced settings and options for players. Dubbed [Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty](https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-expansion-announced-coming-in-2023-to-xbox-series-xors-pc-and-ps5), the 2023-bound current-gen exclusive DLC nabbed a fresh new trailer during The Game Awards 2022, sharing new details.

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All The Game Awards 2022 winners and nominees (For The Win)

The verdict is in and the trophies are out, as The Game Awards 2022 winners step up and claim their places as the top games of 2022.

- Live A Live We took pity on some of them in our Alternative Game Awards list, which you can check out at the end of this post. These range from the big hitters such as game of the year and best narrative to more specific categories, such as best community support and recognizing games that have a social and emotional impact.

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Why is #Robbed trending on Twitter after The Game Awards 2022? (Sportskeeda)

The Game Awards 2022 is trending on social media thanks to all the latest world premieres, trailers, and rewards from developers and their brilliant ...

Metal Hellsinger missing out on the award feels very strange as the game has a dedicated set of artists roped in to create in-game music. This led to Twitter user @itslordyn use the hashtag to describe the situation. A particular one that strikes out is the grudge between Sonic Frontiers and Genshin Impact fans. Some gamers feel robbed over particular games getting the awards over the other nominations. This year's rewards would have got a hot set of reactions irrespective of the results as Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarok went up against each other. Suffice it to say, several choices seem to have raised a host of controversies in the community.

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God of War: Ragnarok nominations and wins at The Game Awards ... (Spiel Times)

God of War: Ragnarok may have had a late release date but it still managed to bag a number of nominations at The Game Awards 2022. Despite a lot of folks ...

What are your thoughts on God of War: Ragnarok’s wins at The Game Awards 2022? God of War: Ragnarok definitely did not fall short of delivering an action-packed adventure to warriors this year. Pacino has put the past behind him and he’s at The Game Awards 2022 to present the award for Best Performance. God of War: Ragnarok may have bagged a lot of wins, but Elden Ring is taking home the Game of the Year award. God of War: Ragnarok and Horizon Forbidden West are both nominated for Best Game Direction. One of the first major awards presented at The Game Awards 2022 brought out a very special guest. It’s undeniable that God of War: Ragnarok features a beautiful environment and landscape. Following the award for Best Score and Music, another win for God of War: Ragnarok this evening is Best Audio Design. God of War: Ragnarok and Elden Ring are the top predictions for this category. Competition is tough for God of War: Ragnarok, but given its massive success before and after launch… Now that The Game Awards 2022 is well underway, here are all the nominations and wins for one of the biggest titles this year – [God of War: Ragnarok](https://www.spieltimes.com/news/rumors/will-god-of-war-ragnarok-be-on-pc/). [God of War: Ragnarok](https://www.spieltimes.com/original/guides/gow-ragnarok/god-of-war-ragnarok-who-is-danielle-bisutti/) may have had a late release date but it still managed to bag a number of nominations at [The Game Awards 2022](https://www.spieltimes.com/news/the-game-awards-2022-update-what-you-probably-missed/).

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