The Game Awards 2014 nominees announced
Bayonetta 2, Dark Souls, and Dragon Age make GOTY category.Nominees have been announced for The Game Awards 2014, Geoff Keighley’s new video games industry award show set to happen in Las Vegas on December 5.
Additionally, it’s been revealed that the show will be viewable across the following platforms: PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Wii U, Steam, Twitch, YouTube, IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, Niconico, MLG, and GameTrailers.
Get the full list of jury-voted nominees below.
Game of the Year
- Bayonetta 2
- Dark Souls II
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Hearthstone
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Developer of the Year
Best Independent Game (new indies will be revealed at the show)
- Broken Age
- Monument Valley
- Shovel Knight
- Transistor
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Bravely Default
- Monument Valley
- Hearthstone
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Threes
Best Narrative
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
- The Walking Dead: Season Two
- The Wolf Among Us
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Alien: Isolation
- Child of Light
- Destiny
- Sunset Overdrive
- Transistor
Best Performance
- Adam Harrington for The Wolf Among Us
- Kevin Spacey for Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Melissa Hutchinson for The Walking Dead
- Trey Parker for South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Troy Baker for Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Games For Change (rewards games for doing something different)
- Mountain
- Never Alone
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- This War of Mine
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Best Remaster
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- The Last of Us Remastered
- The Master Chief Collection
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Destiny
- Far Cry 4
- Titanfall
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
- Alien: Isolation
- Assassin’s Creed Unity
- Bayonetta 2
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Sunset Overdrive
Best RPG
- Bravely Default
- Dark Souls II
- Divinity: Original Sin
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
Best Fighting Game
- Killer Instinct: Season Two
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
- Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 2.0
- Fantasia: Music Evolved
- Mario Kart 8
- Skylanders: Trap Team
- Tomodachi Life
- FIFA 15
- Forza Horizon 2
- Mario Kart 8
- NBA 2K15
- Trials Fusion
Best Online Experience
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Dark Souls II
- Destiny
- Hearthstone
- Titanfall
And here are the fan-voted categories:
Most Anticipated Game
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Evolve
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
eSports Player of the Year
- Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
- Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag
- Xu “Fy” Linsen
- James “Firebat” Kostesich
- Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
eSports Team of the Year
- Samsung White
- Evil Geniuses
- Edward Gaming
- Newbee
- Ninjas in Pajamas
Trending Gamer
- Jeff Gerstmann
- PewDiePie
- StampyLongHead
- TotalBiscuit
- Evan “Vanoss” Fong
Best Fan Creation
- Twitch Plays Pokemon
- Luigi Death Stare
- Mine the Diamond (Minecraft song)
- Minecraft – TITAN City
- Best Zelda Rap EVER!!!
You can vote on the fan categories here.