Who will be voted best game of the year 2020 and will succeed Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice? If it will be necessary to wait until December 10 to find out, the list of games nominated for the supreme title has been unveiled in recent hours. It should be noted that two exclusive Sony Interactive Entertainment appear there (The Last of Us Part II and Ghost of Tsushima), not to mention Final Fantasy VII Remake and Animal Crossing: New Horizons. Finally, DOOM Eternal and Hades complete the selection.
For lovers of statistics, we note that Ghost of Tsushima appears in seven categories (best game of the year, best production, best narration, best artistic direction, best sound design, best performance, best action-adventure game), two less than The Last of Us Part II which is also in the running for the most accessible game and the best soundtrack. If we add Dreams, Marvel’s Iron Man VR, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales, the sequel to GOD OF WAR and Horizon Forbidden West, Sony Interactive Entertainment is finally present in 22 categories.
It is obviously the most represented publisher, the record still being held by Nintendo with 23 categories during the Games Award 2017. Finally, unless we are mistaken, two new awards are appearing in 2020, namely the Most accessible game title, as well as the most anticipated game.
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
- DOOM Eternal (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
THE MOST EXPECTED GAME
- Elden Ring (From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- The sequel to GOD OF WAR (Sony Interactive Entertainment Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
BEST ACHIEVEMENT
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST NARRATION
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (written by George Kamitani)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (written by Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki and Sachie Hirano)
- Ghost of Tsushima (written by Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs and Jordan Lemos)
- Hades (written by Greg Kasavin)
- The Last of Us Part II (written by Neil Druckmann and Haley Gross)
BEST ARTISTIC DIRECTION
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST ORIGINAL BAND
- DOOM Eternal (composed by Mick Gordon)
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (composed by Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamazu and Mitsuto Suzuki)
- Hades (composed by Darren Korb)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (composed by Garreth Coker)
- The Last of Us Part II (composed by Gustavo Santaolala and Mac Quayle)
BEST SOUND DESIGN
- DOOM Eternal (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
- Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Resident Evil 3 (Capcom)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashley Johnson – Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
- Laura Bailey – Abby in The Last of Us Part II
- Daisuke Tsuji – Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
- Logan Cunningham – Hades in Hades
- Nadji Jeter – Miles Morales in Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
MOST IMPACTING GAME
- If Found… (Dreamfeel)
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer)
- Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)
- Tell Me Why (Dontnod Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Through the Darkest of Times (Paintbucket Games)
GAME WITH THE MOST REGULAR CONTENT
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver Digital)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver Digital)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- Spelunky 2 (Mossmouth)
- Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)
BEST MOBILE GAME
- Among Us (Innersloth)
- Call of Duty Mobile (Timi Studios / Activision)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Legends of Runeterra (Riot Games)
- Pokemon Cafe Mix (Genius Sonority / Nintendo)
BEST COMMUNITY GAME
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver Digital)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY / AUGMENTED REALITY GAME
- Dreams (Media Molecule / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR (Camouflaj / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Star Wars: Squadrons (Motive Studios / Electronic Arts)
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive)
THE MOST INNOVATIVE GAME IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Grounded (Obsidian Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
- Hyperdot (Tribe Games)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
BEST ACTION GAME
- DOOM Eternal (id Software / Bethesda Softworks)
- Hades (Supergiant Games)
- Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
- Nioh 2 (Team Ninja)
- Streets of Rage 4 (Dotemu)
BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
- The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST RPG
- Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
- Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
- Persona 5 Royal (Atlus / P Studio / Sega)
- Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment / Deep Silver)
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
BEST COMBAT GAME
- Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Arc System Works / Cygames / XSEED Games)
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Street Fighter V Champion Edition (Dimps / Capcom)
- One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai Namco)
- Under Night In-Birth Exe: Late[cl-r] (French-Bread / Arc System Works / Aksys Games)
MOST FRIENDLY GAME
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (Toys for Bob / Activision)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver Digital)
- Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Velan Studios / Nintendo)
- Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang / Double Eleven / Xbox Game Studios)
- Paper Mario: The Origami King (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- Crusader Kings III (Paradox Development Studios / Paradox Interactive)
- Desperados III (Mimimi Games / THQ Nordic)
- Gears Tactics (Splash Damage / The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
- Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios)
- XCOM: Chimera Squad (Firaxis / 2K Games)
BEST SPORTS / RUNNING GAME
- DIRT 5 (Cheshire Codemasters / Codemasters)
- F1 2020 (Codemasters Birmingham / Codemasters)
- FIFA 21 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports)
- NBA 2K21 (Visual Concepts / 2K Games)
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Vicarious Visions / Activision)
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
- Among Us (InnerslotH)
- Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward / Activision)
- Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver Digital)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
BEST FIRST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver Digital)
- Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
- Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games / Super.com)
- Roki (Polygon Treehouse / United Label)
- Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Alanah pearce
- Jay ann lopez
- Nickmercs
- timthetatman
- Valkyrae
BEST SPORT GAME
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Raven Software / Activision)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
BEST SPORT PLAYER
- Ian “Crimsix” Porter (Call of Duty)
- Heo “Showmaker” Su (League of Legends)
- Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu (League of Legends)
- Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro (Call of Duty)
- Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
BEST ESPORT TEAM
- Dawon Gaming (League of Legends)
- Dallas Empire (Call of Duty)
- G2 eSports (League of Legends)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch)
- Team Secret (DOTA 2)
BEST SPORT EVENT
- BLAST Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020 (Call of Duty)
- IEM Katowice 2020 (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- League of Legends World Championship 2020 (League of Legends)
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020 (Overwatch)
BEST ESPORT COACH
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park (Overwatch)
- Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann (League of Legends)
- Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min (League of Legends)
- Raymond “Rambo” Lussier (Call of Duty)
BEST SPORT ANIMATOR
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Effje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Jorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden
