The Game Awards 2022: the nominations for the best video games of the year

Nominations have been officially released The Game Awards 2022 or the Oscars of the gaming world that reward the best video games of the year. From now until December 8th, voting will be open for awards ranging in many categories: the most important is naturally that of game of the year and sees as favorites the prince title of the first part of the year or Elden Ring with seven overall nominations and the most recent God of War Ragnarok which in a few days achieved records and great appreciation, resulting in 10 candidates on the list. But also watch out for another very popular game like Horizon Forbidden West and to the outsider Stray.

For the most prestigious recognition there is therefore the new impressive chapter of the saga God of War ahead of the predictions and will have to deal with the fearsome action rpg Elden Ring which was the absolute protagonist of the first part of the year, while just below the favors of the eve is the other adventure title Horizon Forbidden West released in February on Ps4 and Ps5. The other recent game like A Plague Tale: Requiem strong of a historical storyline and a multi-platform spread, the title of action and role-playing Japanese style Xenoblade Chronicles 3 for Nintendo Switch and finally the most surprising of the sextet namely Stray with its feline protagonist who has caught the eye for the cyberpunk-style open world setting and who has a strong chance of becoming the best indie game of 2022. Interestingly, the games already mentioned also appear in most of the other selections, with the addition of detail Immortal of an “interactive cinematic” type developed by Sam Barlow, who also competes for best story and direction. Some disappointment with the car game Gran Turismo 7which appears only as better audio design and in the sport/racing section, where it will likely be dealt with FIFA 23.

In the special sections, Apex Legends Mobile will deal with Diablo Immortal and the inevitable Genshin Impact for the best smartphone gamewhile in the titles for virtual or augmented reality looks like a challenge between Among Us Vr And After the fall. Finally, the game for the best multiplayer game between Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, MultiVersus, Overwatch 2 And Splatoon 3. In short, there is great expectation for the evening of the announcement of the winners of The Game Awards 2022, which this year too will be held at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles with the creator and showman of the event, the journalist Geoff Keighley as protagonist: in addition at the award ceremony many new products arriving in 2023 will be shown with something like over fifty preview announcements, an event not to be missed.