Sono stati annunciati i giochi che concorreranno per i Game Awards 2014. L’evento si terrà a Las Vegas nell’AXIS Theater sito in Planet Hollywood , il 5 dicembre 2014. Le premiazioni saranno trasmette in diretta tramite PSN, Xbox Live, Wii U, Steam, Twitch, YouTube, Kotaku, IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, Niconico e MLG. La maggior parte dei vincitori saranno scelti da una giuria composta da 28 persone appartenenti al mondo videoludico, mentre cinque categorie saranno premiate dai fan.
Ecco l’elenco delle categorie e dei giochi candidati alla vittoria finale:
Game of the Year
- Bayonetta 2
- Dark Souls II
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Hearthstone
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Developer of the Year
- Blizzard
- Monolith Productions
- Nintendo
- Telltale Games
- Ubisoft Montreal
Best Independent Game
- Broken Age: Act 1
- Monument Valley
- Shovel Knight
- Transistor
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Bravely Default
- Hearthstone
- Monument Valley
- Super Smash Bros. 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 as Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us
- Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, The Walking Dead Season Two
- Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Troy Baker as Talion, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Games For Change
- 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
Best Action/Adventure
- 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. 3DS
- Super Smash Bros. Wii U
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 2.0
- Fantasia Music Evolved
- Mario Kart 8
- Skylanders Trap Team
- Tomodachi Life
Best Sports/Racing Game
- 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
Categorie votate dai fan:
Most Anticipated Game
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Evolve
- Bloodborne
eSports Player of the Year
- Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag
- Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
- Xu “Fy” Linsen
- Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
- James “Firebat” Kostesich
eSports Team of the Year
- Ninjas in Pajamas
- Evil Geniuses
- Samsung White
- Edward Gaming
- Newbee
Trending Gamer
- TotalBiscuit
- Jeff Gerstmann
- PewDiePie
- Evan “Vanoss” Fong
- StampyLongHead
Best Fan Creation
- Twitch Plays Pokemon
- Luigi Death Stare
- Best Zelda Rap EVER!!!
- Minecraft – TITAN City
- Mine the Diamond (Minecraft song)
FONTE: CVG
