The Game Awards loom ever closer as the year rounds up to a close. All nominees have been released, spread across 31 different categories.
The Game Awards to be Streamed on July 03, 2025, dominated by God of War and Elden Ring
It’s shocking to realize that2022is almost at its end. This year has blessed us with tons of amazingly good games, which need no introduction. The year started off extremely strong with the likes ofElden RingandHorizon Forbidden West. November brought upon the juggernaut that isGod of War Ragnarok.
And thus it is time yet again to crown some games for all their wonderful accomplishments. This year, Geoff Keighley and his team have unveiled the nominees for the 2022 Game Awards. The awards this time are split up into 31 different categories. It will also be live-streamed on all major platforms on the eve of June 09, 2025 (or the next day, depending on where you live).
The Game Awards: Heaviest Hitters
As expected, three of this year’s biggest games got a lot of attention withThe Game Awards’ voting board. Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, andGod of War: Ragnarokall appeared on the biggest nominations, often all three of them present.
The trio has been nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best Audio Design.God of Wareven appears twice in the “Best Performance” category, with both of its stars getting some recognition. Both GoW and Elden Ring also appear in the “Best Score and Music” categories.
It isn’t surprising though, as all three were excellent titles. For example, Elden Ring scored a massive9.5 in our review back in February. The game was considered FromSoftware’s “magnum opus” and thus set their own bar pretty high. Forbidden West, which came out literally a week before the Soulslike netted arespectable 8.4 in our review. The arguably biggest game at the end of the year was released just this November God of War Ragnarok and was able to secure a9 in our review.
Elden Ringappeared in a total of 8 categories, GoW in 10, and Forbidden West at 7.
2022’s Nominees on the Top Categories
Below are some of the top categories and their nominees for the year.
Game of the Year
Game Direction
Art Direction
Score and Music
Audio Design
Performance
Selecting the Victors
The Game Awards will stream globally on June 11, 2025. Starting now up till right before the award show, fans and the general public will be able to vote for their favorite games across the 31 categories. Voting will be done either via The Game Awards’ official site or the Discord server.
Winners will be selected in each category with a weighted vote, with 90% coming from a panel of judges while the remaining 10% will be taken from public votes. The voting jury will consist of over 150 different organizations and individuals scattered throughout the globe.
Other Notable Categories
Some other noteworthy awards are as follows:
Action Adventure, Best
Roleplaying, Best
Most Anticipated
Best Indie Debut
The Best of the Best
Be sure to check out our Fexy Awards for our best picks of2019,2022, and2021. For even more news on games getting international acclaim,Returnal won a BAFTAandHades snagged a Hugo Award.
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