UPDATE: Went 50% (9 right, 9 wrong) with the predictions, you’ll find the actual winner listed with each category as you read along.
It’s that time again!!! The Game Awards are back for the 10th show live later today, brought to us by the man, the myth, the legend, Geoff Keighley. Coverage of the show starts with the preshow at 4:30pm PT (7:30pm ET), then the main show kicks off. There tends to be some great content during the preshow every year though, so definitely worth watching from the start if you have the ability to do so. Geoff and his team do a phenomenal job every year with this award show, and tend to get some great world premieres for the show.
Below are the official channels to view the show on, and there are typically many other channels/streamers that will cast it as well.
Now on to the predictions and full disclosure, I have not played every game nominated, but I am also not saying what I would pick for the categories, but rather what I feel is most likely to win. There are also a handful of categories I am skipping all together, because I have no idea on them, so sticking primarily to the game related categories.
Game Of The Year
Come on now, can’t do this one yet, saving it for last…so scroll through or skip ahead, the choice is yours.
Best Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Predicted Winner: Alan Wake 2 (Actual Winner Alan Wake 2)
Best Narrative
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Predicted Winner: Alan Wake 2 (Actual Winner Alan Wake 2)
Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Lies of P
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Predicted Winner: Hi-Fi Rush (Actual Winner Alan Wake 2)
Best Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2 (Composer Petri Alanko)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Composer Borislav Slavov)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Composer Masayoshi Soken)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Audio Director Shuichi Kobori)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Composed by Nintendo Sound Team)
Predicted Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Composed by Nintendo Sound Team) (Actual Winner Final Fantasy XVI)
Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2
- Dead Space
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
Predicted Winner: Alan Wake 2 (Actual Winner Hi-Fi Rush)
Best Performance
- Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
- Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
- Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Predicted Winner: Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (Actual Winner Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3)
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Cyberpunk 2077
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Predicted Winner: Cyberpunk 2077 (Actual Winner Cyberpunk 2077)
Best Action Game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
- Dead Island 2
- Ghostrunner 2
- Hi-Fi Rush
- Remnant 2
Predicted Winner: Hi-Fi Rush (Actual Winner Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Alan Wake 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Predicted Winner: Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Actual Winner The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom)
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Lies of P
- Sea of Stars
- Starfield
Predicted Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 (Actual Winner Baldur’s Gate 3)
Best Fighting
- God of Rock
- Mortal Kombat 1
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
- Pocket Bravery
- Street Fight 6
Predicted Winner: Mortal Kombat 1 (Actual Winner Street Fighter 6)
Best Family
- Disney Illusion Island
- Party Animals
- Pikmin 4
- Sonic Superstars
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Predicted Winner Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Actual Winner Super Mario Bros. Wonder)
Best Sim/Strategy
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
- Cities: Skylines II
- Company of Heroes 3
- Fire Emblem Engage
- Pikmin 4
Predicted Winner: Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (Actual Winner Pikmin 4)
Best Sports/Racing
- EA Sports FC 24
- F1 23
- Forza Motorsport
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
- The Crew Motorfest
Predicted Winner: Forza Motorsport (Actual Winner Forza Motorsport)
Best Multiplayer
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Diablo IV
- Party Animals
- Street Fighter 6
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Predicted Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Actual Winner Baldur’s Gate 3)
Best Adaptation
- Castlevania: Nocturne
- Gran Turismo
- The Last of Us
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie
- Twisted Metal
Predicted Winner: The Last of Us (Actual Winner The Last of Us)
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
- Hades II
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
- Star Wars Outlaws
- Tekken 8
Predicted Winner: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Actual Winner Final Fantasy VII Rebirth)
Game Of The Year
- Alan Wake 2
- Baldur’s Gate 3
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- Resident Evil 4
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Predicted Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3 (Actual Winner Baldur’s Gate 3)
Feel free to comment on what you feel will win or should have won, chime in on what you hope gets announced or what your highlights were depending on when you find your way here. And in the words of Trending Gamer himself:
“Thank you for making games…We would not be the people we are today if it wasn’t for videogames. So thank you each and every one of you who makes videogames, thank you for your art and know that we are forever in your debt.”
Greg Miller’s Acceptance Speech Trending Gamer December 3rd, 2015
If your favorite game doesn’t win, reach out to the dev team anyways and tell them how much you enjoyed their game, tag some members of the team if you know their handles, let them know their hard work is appreciated.
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