{"id":289381,"date":"2025-11-17T18:24:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:24:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289381\/"},"modified":"2025-11-17T18:24:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T18:24:10","slug":"game-awards-nominations-2025-list-revealed-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/289381\/","title":{"rendered":"Game Awards Nominations 2025 List Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tThe Game Awards<\/a> 2025 nominations were announced Monday with \u201cClair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/a>\u201d leading the way with 12 nods. That total makes the Sandfall Interactive-developed game the most-nominated game in the 11-year history of the awards.<\/p>\n

\n\tAmong its accolades, \u201cClair Obscur: Expedition 33\u201d is up for Game of Year alongside \u201cDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach\u201d (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment), \u201cDonkey Kong Bananza\u201d (Nintendo EPD\/Nintendo), \u201cHades II\u201d (Supergiant Games), \u201cHollow Knight: Silksong\u201d (Team Cherry), \u201cKingdom Come: Deliverance II\u201d (Warhorse Studios\/Deep Silver).<\/p>\n

\n\tThough its top 2025 title, \u201cGhost of Y\u014dtei<\/a>,\u201d did not make the cut for Game of the Year, Sony Interactive Entertainment is the most nominated publisher this year with 19 nominations.<\/p>\n

\n\tThe nominated titles are selected by a global jury of over 150 media publications and creator outlets from around the world, including Variety.\u00a0From now until Dec. 10 at 6 p.m. PT, fans can vote on the winners in all categories via authenticated online voting on\u00a0www.thegameawards.com<\/a>.\u00a0 In China, fans can vote for on a variety of platforms, including Bilibili. Fan votes will count toward the overall outcome alongside the jury\u2019s final selections.<\/p>\n

\n\tHosted by Geoff Keighley, the 2025 Game Awards will be held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Dec. 11 from 5-8 p.m. PT\/8-11 p.m. ET. <\/p>\n

\n\tThe show will feature world premieres, major new game announcements, and musical performances, alongside awards honoring the year\u2019s best games and creators. Per TGA, stars from Amazon\u2019s \u201cFallout\u201d TV series, which debuts its second season next month, will also present during the event.<\/p>\n

\n\tSince it launched back in 2014, The Game Awards have streamed annually across free platforms including YouTube, Twitch, X, TikTok and some platforms in China, with the 2024 edition reaching more than 154 million livestreams overall. This year, the show will also stream on Amazon\u2019s Prime Video<\/a> as part of a new partnership with the ecommerce giant.<\/p>\n

\n\tSee the full list of 2025 The Game Awards nominations below. <\/p>\n

\n\tGAME OF THE YEAR<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDonkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD\/Nintendo)<\/p>\n

\n\tHades II (Supergiant Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tHollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)<\/p>\n

\n\tKingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios\/Deep Silver)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST GAME DIRECTION<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost of Y\u014dtei (Sucker Punch Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tHades II (Supergiant Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tSplit Fiction (Hazelight Studios\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST NARRATIVE<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach\u00a0 (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost of Y\u014dtei (Sucker Punch Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tKingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios\/Deep Silver)<\/p>\n

\n\tSilent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment\/KONAMI)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ART DIRECTION<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tDeath Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost of Y\u014dtei (Sucker Punch Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tHades II (Supergiant Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tHollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST SCORE AND MUSIC, LEVELED UP BY SPOTIFY<\/p>\n

\n\tChristopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong<\/p>\n

\n\tDarren Korb, Hades II<\/p>\n

\n\tLorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n

\n\tToma Otowa, Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/p>\n

\n\tWoodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST AUDIO DESIGN
Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)
Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost of Y\u014dtei (Sucker Punch Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tSilent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment\/KONAMI)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST PERFORMANCE<\/p>\n

\n\tBen Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n

\n\tCharlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n

\n\tErika Ishii, Ghost of Y\u014dtei<\/p>\n

\n\tJennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/p>\n

\n\tKonatsu Kato, Silent Hill f<\/p>\n

\n\tTroy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle<\/p>\n

\n\tINNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY<\/p>\n

\n\tAssassin\u2019s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft)<\/p>\n

\n\tAtomfall (Rebellion)<\/p>\n

\n\tDoom: The Dark Ages (id Software\/Bethesda Softworks)<\/p>\n

\n\tEA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada\/EA Romania\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tSouth of Midnight (Compulsion Games\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tGAMES FOR IMPACT<\/p>\n

\n\tConsume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia\/AP Thomson\/Hexacutable)
Despelote (Juli\u00e1n Cordero\/Sebasti\u00e1n Valbuena\/Panic)<\/p>\n

\n\tLost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don\u2019t Nod Montreal\/Don\u2019t Nod)<\/p>\n

\n\tSouth of Midnight (Compulsion Games\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tWanderstop (Ivy Road\/Annapurna Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ONGOING\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tFinal Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)<\/p>\n

\n\tFortnite (Epic Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tHelldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel Rivals (NetEase Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tNo Man\u2019s Sky (Hello Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT<\/p>\n

\n\tBaldur\u2019s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tFinal Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)<\/p>\n

\n\tFortnite (Epic Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tHelldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tNo Man\u2019s Sky (Hello Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST INDEPENDENT GAME<\/p>\n

\n\tAbsolum (Guard Crush Games\/Supamonks\/Dotemu)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBall x Pit (Kenny Sun\/Devolver Digital)
Blue Prince (Dogubomb\/Raw Fury)<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tHades II (Supergiant Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tHollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST DEBUT INDIE GAME<\/p>\n

\n\tBlue Prince (Dogubomb\/Raw Fury)<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tDespelote (Juli\u00e1n Cordero\/Sebasti\u00e1n Valbuena\/Panic)<\/p>\n

\n\tDispatch (AdHoc Studio)<\/p>\n

\n\tMegabonk (Vedinad)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST MOBILE GAME<\/p>\n

\n\tDestiny: Rising (NetEase Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tPersona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tSonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tUmamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.)<\/p>\n

\n\tWuthering Waves (Kuro Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST VR\/AR\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tAlien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)<\/p>\n

\n\tArken Age (VitruviusVR)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost Town (Fireproof Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel\u2019s Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games\/Oculus Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Midnight Walk (MoonHood\/Fast Travel Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ACTION\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tBattlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tDoom: The Dark Ages (id Software\/Bethesda Softworks)<\/p>\n

\n\tHades II (Supergiant Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tNinja Gaiden 4 (Platinum Games\/Team Ninja\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tShinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST ACTION\/ADVENTURE\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDeath Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tGhost of Y\u014dtei (Sucker Punch Productions\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames\/Bethesda Softworks)<\/p>\n

\n\tHollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)<\/p>\n

\n\tSplit Fiction (Hazelight Studios\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST RPG<\/p>\n

\n\tAvowed (Obsidian Entertainment\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tClair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tKingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios\/Deep Silver)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment\/Xbox Game Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tMonster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)<\/p>\n

\n\t
BEST FIGHTING<\/p>\n

\n\t2XKO (Riot Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tCapcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)<\/p>\n

\n\tFatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation)<\/p>\n

\n\tMortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse\/Atari)<\/p>\n

\n\tVirtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST FAMILY\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tDonkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD\/Nintendo)<\/p>\n

\n\tLEGO Party! (SMG Studio\/Fictions)<\/p>\n

\n\tLEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios\/Annapurna Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tMario Kart World (Nintendo EPD\/Nintendo)<\/p>\n

\n\tSonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tSplit Fiction (Hazelight Studios\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST SIM\/STRATEGY<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Alters (11 Bit Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tFINAL FANTASY TACTICS \u2013 The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix)<\/p>\n

\n\tJurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)<\/p>\n

\n\tSid Meier\u2019s Civilization VII (Firaxis Games\/2K)<\/p>\n

\n\tTempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks\/3D Realms)<\/p>\n

\n\tTwo Point Museum (Two Point Studios\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST SPORTS\/RACING<\/p>\n

\n\tEA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada\/EA Romania\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tF1 25 (Codemasters\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tMario Kart World (Nintendo EPD\/Nintendo)<\/p>\n

\n\tRematch (Sloclap\/Kepler Interactive)<\/p>\n

\n\tSonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team\/Sega)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST MULTIPLAYER<\/p>\n

\n\tArc Raiders (Embark Studios)<\/p>\n

\n\tBattlefield 6 (Electronic Arts)<\/p>\n

\n\tElden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware\/Bandai Namco Entertainment)<\/p>\n

\n\tPeak (Aggro Crab\/Landfall)<\/p>\n

\n\tSplit Fiction (Hazelight\/EA)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ADAPTATION<\/p>\n

\n\tA Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures\/Mojang\/Warner Bros)<\/p>\n

\n\tDevil May Cry (Studio Mir\/Capcom\/Netflix)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO\/PlayStation Productions)<\/p>\n

\n\tSplinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio\/Ubisoft\/Netflix)<\/p>\n

\n\tUntil Dawn (Screen Gems\/PlayStation Productions)<\/p>\n

\n\tMOST ANTICIPATED GAME<\/p>\n

\n\t007 First Light (IO Interactive)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tGrand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)<\/p>\n

\n\tMarvel\u2019s Wolverine (Insomniac Games\/Sony Interactive Entertainment)\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tResident Evil Requiem (Capcom)<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)<\/p>\n

\n\tCONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR\u00a0<\/p>\n

\n\tCaedrel<\/p>\n

\n\tKai Cenat
MoistCr1TiKaL<\/p>\n

\n\tSakura Miko<\/p>\n

\n\tThe Burnt Peanut<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ESPORTS GAME<\/p>\n

\n\tCounter-Strike 2 (Valve)<\/p>\n

\n\tDOTA 2 (Valve)<\/p>\n

\n\tLeague of Legends (Riot)<\/p>\n

\n\tMobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)<\/p>\n

\n\tValorant (Riot)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ESPORTS ATHLETE<\/p>\n

\n\tbrawk \u2013 Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)<\/p>\n

\n\tChovy \u2013 Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)<\/p>\n

\n\tf0rsakeN \u2013 Jason Susanto (Valorant)<\/p>\n

\n\tKakeru \u2013 Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)<\/p>\n

\n\tMenaRD \u2013 Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)<\/p>\n

\n\tZyw0o \u2013 Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)<\/p>\n

\n\tBEST ESPORTS TEAM<\/p>\n

\n\tGen.G \u2013 League of Legends<\/p>\n

\n\tNRG \u2013 Valorant
Team Falcons \u2013 DOTA 2<\/p>\n

\n\tTeam Liquid PH \u2013 Mobile Legends: Bang Bang<\/p>\n

\n\tTeam Vitality \u2013 Counter-Strike 2<\/p>\n

\n\tEditor\u2019s note: Variety voted on nominations for The Game Awards 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Game Awards 2025 nominations were announced Monday with \u201cClair Obscur: Expedition 33\u201d leading the way with 12…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":289304,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[49,48,131061,131062,61,126543],"class_list":{"0":"post-289381","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-technology","8":"tag-ca","9":"tag-canada","10":"tag-clair-obscur-expedition-33","11":"tag-ghost-of-yu014dtei","12":"tag-technology","13":"tag-the-game-awards"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289381","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=289381"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/289381\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/289304"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=289381"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=289381"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=289381"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}