The Game Awards nominees for 2020 have officially been announced. The list includes plenty of popular and revolutionary games. Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, The Last of Us 2, Ghost of Tsushima, and many others share the spotlight in this celebration of gaming achievement. Winners will be revealed on Thursday, December 10.

One of the most discussed games of the year has 10 nominations. The Last of Us 2 is nominated for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, Innovation in Accessibility, Best Action/Adventure, and two entries for Best Performance. The sequel to one of the most highly acclaimed video games of all time had a lot to live up to, and these categories will help determine if The Last of Us 2 was a worthy end to the story.

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Another game that stole the show is Ghost of Tsushima. This video game had nothing to live up to but itself and was one of the most anticipated games going into 2020. Ghost of Tsushima racked up a total of 7 nominations and is a contender for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Audio Design, Best Performance, and Best Action/Adventure.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake arrived with a bang after being delayed a number of times over its creation. Fans waited a long time for this game to finally release, and it was nominated for quite a few awards. The remake of one of the other most critically acclaimed games of all time is nominated for 6 awards for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, and Best Role Playing.

The game that exploded into 2020 was the roguelike mythological adventure Hades. This game wasn’t as highly discussed as some of the others, but it became a massive sensation upon release. Hades has 8 nominations this year for Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Performance, Best Indie, and Best Action.

A few games have surprised people for not being featured in this year’s awards. Cyberpunk 2077 was discussed as a likely contender for Game of the Year, but its delayed release has pushed it back too far to be counted. It will very likely appear on next year’s lists for that category as well as several other categories. The new Call of Duty: Black Ops Cold War has ended up in a similar situation. While Modern Warfare takes its spot this year, Black Ops Cold War will likely show up in the nominations for 2021.

Gamers can view the entire list below.

Game of the Year

Doom Eternal

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Ghost of Tsushima

Hades

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

The Last of Us 2

Best Game Direction

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Ghost of Tsushima

Hades

Half-Life: Alyx

The Last of Us 2

Best Narrative

13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Ghost of Tsushima

Hades

The Last of Us 2

Best Art Direction

Final Fantasy 7 Remake

Ghost of Tsushima

Hades

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

The Last of Us 2

Best Score and Music

Doom Eternal

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Hades

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

The Last of Us 2

Best Audio Design

Doom Eternal

Half-Life: Alyx

Ghost of Tsushima

Resident Evil 3

The Last of Us 2

Best Performance

Ashley Johnson as Ellie (The Last of Us 2)

Laura Bailey as Abby (The Last of Us 2)

Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai (Ghost of Tsushima)

Logan Cunningham as Hades (Hades)

Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales (Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales)

Games for Impact

If Found…

Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition

Spiritfarer

Tell Me Why

Through the Darkest of Times

Best Ongoing

Apex Legends

Destiny 2

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fornite

No Man’s Sky

Best Indie

Carrion

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Hades

Spelunky 2

Spiritfarer

Best Mobile Game

Among Us

Call of Duty Mobile

Genshin Impact

Legends of Runeterra

Pokemon Cafe Mix

Best Community Support

Apex Legends

Destiny 2

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Fortnite

No Man’s Sky

Valorant

Best VR/AR

Dreams

Half-Life: Alyx

Marvel’s Iron Man VR

Star Wars: Squadrons

The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners

Innovation in Accessibility

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Grounded

Hyperdot

The Last of Us 2

Watch Dogs Legion

Best Action

Doom Eternal

Hades

Half-Life: Alyx

Nioh 2

Streets of Rage 4

Best Action/Adventure

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla

Ghost of Tsushima

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

Ori and the Will of the Wisps

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order

The Last of Us 2

Best Role Playing

Final Fantasy VII Remake

Genshin Impact

Persona 5 Royal

Wasteland 3

Yakuza: Like a Dragon

Best Fighting

Granblue Fantasy: Versus

Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate

Street Fighter 5: Champion Edition

One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows

Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[CL-R]

Best Family

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit

Minecraft Dungeons

Paper Mario: The Origami King

Best Sim/Strategy

Crusader Kings 3

Desperados 3

Gears Tactics

Microsoft Flight Simulator

XCOM: Chimera Squad

Best Sports/Racing

Dirt 5

F1 2020

Fifa 21

NBA 2k21

Tony Hawk’s Pro Star 1+2

Best Multiplayer

Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Among Us

Call of Duty: Warzone

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout

Valorant

Content Creator of the Year

Alannah Pearce

Jay Ann Lopex

NICKMERCS

TimeTheTatMan

Valkyrae

Best Debut Game

Carrion

Mortal Shell

Raji: An Ancient Epic

Roki

Phasmophobia

Best Esports Athlete

Ian “Crimsix” Porter

Heo “Showmaker” Su

Kim “Canyon” Geon-Bu

Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro

Matthieu “Zywoo” Herbaut

Best Esports Coach

Danny “Zonic” Sorensen

Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park

Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann

Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min

Raymond “Rambo” Lussier

Best Esports Event

Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals

Call of Duty League Championship 2020

Iem Katawice 2020

League of Legends World Championship 2020

Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020

Best Esports Game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive

Fortnite

League of Legends

Valorant

Best Esports Host

Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez

Alex “Machine” Richardson

Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere

James “Dash” Patterson

Jorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden

Best Esports Team

Damwon Gaming (League of Legends)

Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)

G2 Esports (League of Legends)

San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)

Team Secret (DOTA 2)

The Game Awards will take place on December 10.

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Source: TheGameAwards