Who got robbed?
Before all the video games duke it out at The Game Awards on December 10, we’re afforded the opportunity to defend their honor online. Geoff Keighley has revealed all the categories and nominees for The Game Awards 2020, and that means arguments aplenty.
Naughty Dog’sThe Last of Us Part IIis the biggest winner of the preliminary stages, as it managed to garner 11 nominations. That’s, like, a lot.HadesandGhost of Tsushimawere the other leaders, nabbing nine and seven nominations, respectively.
What sticks out like a sore thumb here? I could’ve done with 100 percent moreHalf-Life: Alyxin the Game of the Year category. It also seems likeAnimal Crossingshould be represented more than three times, but maybe it just wasn’t a good fit for a lot of categories. Still, it feels likeAnimal Crossingwas the one game that dominated our collective consciousness more than anything else this year.
Whatever happens, I’m actually kind of excited about The Game Awards 2020. In a year where nothing has been routine, sitting down for far too many hours to watch this dumb spectacle will feel normal. Besides, we’ll get a live-running comment thread out of it where you’ll drop about 15 million savage dunks. It’s truly the most wonderful time of the year.
Here are all the categories and nominees for The Game Awards 2020:
Best Score and Music:
