December marks one of the most anticipated events for those who play video games: The 2019 Game Awards! Meet the nominees.
You must be tired of the cliché "Oscar of the games“, But perhaps this is the best way to define the The Game Awards 2019. The awards are divided into several categories, involving all niches that involve video games.
The event takes place on the day December 12 of this year and will be celebrated together with ads and game trailers that are to come.
During the award, games from large and small stadiums, actors and actresses who lent their voices to the characters of the best games of 2019 and even players and professional technicians from eSports will be represented and awarded.
In a video with less than 10 minutes, the presenter Geoff Keighley made the announcement of the nominees, who can now begin to receive the votes of the public.
Check below the list of nominees to receive the award from the The Game Awards 2019 and learn how to vote for your favorite game below!
The 2019 Game Awards one of the most anticipated events of the year!The nominees for the 2019 Game Awards
Best game of 2019
Best game direction
Best narrative
- A Plague Tale: Innocence;
- Control;
- Death Stranding;
- Elysium disk;
- The Outer Worlds.
Best art direction
Best Soundtrack / Music
Best audio design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
- Control;
- Death Stranding;
- Gears 5;
- Resident Evil 2;
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.
Best performance
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb in The Outer Worlds;
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden in Control;
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz in Gears 5;
- Madds Mikkelsen as Cliff in Death Stranding;
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling in Control;
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges in Death Stranding.
Impact Games
This award is already part of the The Game Awards for a few years and has rewarded games for the social message they pass, going beyond technical aspects. Check out the nominees below.
Best continuous game
In this case, the nominees are games that, even if they were not released in 2019, continue to offer new content to their players, such as MMOs and shooters that still move many gamers around them. Check the list of nominees.
- Apex Legends;
- Destiny 2: Shadow Fortress;
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: Shadowbringers;
- Fortnite;
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege.
Best independent game
- Baba is You;
- Elysium disk;
- Katana Zero;
- Outer Wilds;
- Untitled Goose Game.
Best mobile game
- Call of Duty Mobile;
- Grindstone;
- Sayonara Wild Hearts;
- Sky: Children of Light;
- What the Golf?
Better community support
- Apex Legends;
- Destiny 2: Shadow Fortress;
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: Shadowbringers;
- Fortnite;
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege.
Note: you didn’t read wrong, they are the same games nominated for the award best continuous game of The Game Awards 2019.
Best game in virtual or augmented reality
- Asgard’s Wrath;
- Beat Saber;
- Blood & Truth;
- At Man’s Sky;
- Trover Saves the Universe.
Best action game
- Apex Legends;
- Astral Chain;
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
- Devil May Cry 5;
- Gears 5;
- Metro Exodus.
Best action game and adventure
- Borderlands 3;
- Control;
- Death Stranding;
- Resident Evil 2;
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice;
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening.
Best RPG
- Elysium disk;
- Final Fantasy XIV Online: Shadowbringers;
- Kingdom Hearts III;
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne;
- The Outer Worlds.
Best fighting game
- Dead or Alive 6;
- Jump Force;
- Mortal Kombat 11;
- Samurai Shodown;
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate;
Best game for the family
Curiosity: It is already guaranteed that Nintendo takes this award home: all titles are for your Nintendo Switch.
Best strategy game
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall;
- Anno 1800;
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses;
- Total War: Three Kingdoms;
- Tropic 6;
- Wargroove.
Best sports or racing game
- Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled;
- Dirt Rally 2.0;
- PES 2020 eFootball;
- F1 2019;
- FIFA 20.
Best multiplayer game
- Apex Legends;
- Borderlands 3;
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare;
- Tetris 99;
- The Division 2.
Best indie game from a rookie stadium
As the category says, here only enter the independent stadium games that are making their first release. See which are the nominees for that category of The Game Awards 2019 Right below.
- DeadToast Entertainment by My Friend Pedro;
- House House by Untitled Goose Game;
- Mega Crit by Slay the Spire;
- Mobius Digital by Outer Wilds;
- Nomada Studio by Gris;
- ZA / UM per Disco Elysium
Curiosity: with 9 indications, Death Stranding was the most indicated game in the The Game Awards 2019, followed by Control with 8 indications!
- Courage;
- Dr. Lupo;
- Ewok;
- Grefg;
- Shroud.
Best eSports game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive;
- Dota 2;
- Fortnite;
- League of Legends;
- Overwatch.
Best eSports player
- Jay “Sinatraa” Won (Overwatch);
- Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf (Fortnite);
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends);
- Luka “Perkz” Perkovich (League of Legends);
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev (CS: GO).
Best eSports coach
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (CS: GO);
- Eric “adreN” Hoag (CS: GO);
- Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann (League of Legends);
- Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-gyun (League of Legends);
- Nu-ri “Cain” Jang (League of Legends);
- Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz (Dota 2).
Best eSports team
- Astralis (CS: GO);
- G2 Esports (League of Legends);
- OG (Dota 2);
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch);
- Team Liquid (CS: GO).
Best eSports event
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals;
- EVO 2019;
- Fortnite World Cup;
- IEM Katowice 2019;
- League of Legends World Championship 2019;
- The International 2019.
Best eSports announcer
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez;
- Alex “Machine” Richardson;
- Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang;
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere;
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner.
How to vote for your favorites at the 2019 Game Awards
Never seen the award before and don't know how to choose the games that moved you during 2019? it is very easy to vote!
On the other hand, it is worth remembering that voting is only one way to participate in the event, but it is not used for the award, made by a selected body of portals and journalists specialized in games.
To vote, go to the prize page and log in with your Twitter or Facebook account! Then just run the screen and select your favorite in each category.
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