The Game Awardshas announced the nominees for the 2022 version of the event, and like always, some games were nominated for more than one award.The Game Awards 2022will featre a wide variety of categories when it airs live on December 8, giving numerous video games released this year the opportunity to win big.
Going into The Game Awards 2022, the conversation about Game of the Year hasmainly revolved aroundGod of War RagnarokandElden Ring. WhileElden Ringis the highest-rated game of 2022 so far,God of War Ragnarokhas more nominations at The Game Awards 2022.God of War Ragnarokhas a whopping 10 nominations at The Game Awards 2022, whileElden Ringhas a respectable seven nominations.
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JoiningElden Ringin the seven nominations club isHorizon Forbidden West, which launched in the same month and was somewhat overshadowed by FromSoftware’s open world epic at the time of its release. DespiteHorizon Forbidden Westsomewhat struggling to generate buzz in the face ofElden Ring, it’s clear by its nominations that the game is still being recognized for what it achieved.
Game Awards 2022 Games With Most Nominations
PlayStation is generally dominating the Game Awards nominations, as PlayStation console exclusiveStrayhas earned an impressive six nominations.Strayis the cat game where players take on the role of a literal cat. Whilesome criticizedStrayfor its short length, it otherwise earned a great deal of praise for its high quality graphics, emotional storytelling, and how the developers managed to accurately recreate a real-life cat’s movements.
Right behindStrayin total nominations isA Plague Tale: Requiem, which is up for five awards at The Game Awards 2022.A Plague Tale: Requiemis the sequel to aA Plague Tale: Innocence, and it is notable for being one of the only true next-gen games in the lineup. Impressing critics with its massive rat tsunamis and gripping narrative,A Plague Tale: Requiemcertainly stands a shot at taking home an award or two at The Game Awards this year.
Meanwhile, six games managed to earn three nominations each at The Game Awards 2022, including Activision’s blockbuster FPSCall of Duty: Modern Warfare 2,Sam Barlow’s innovative narrative-driven gameImmortality, the card-based FPSNeon White, the intense brawlerSifu, theZeldameetsDark SoulsgameTunic, and the epic-scale Switch exclusive JRPGXenoblade Chronicles 3, the latter of which is also nominated for Game of the Year. It will be interesting to see which games win awards, and those interested will just have to tune in to The Game Awards on December 8 to find out.
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