The Game Awards 2014 – nominees announced

The nominees for the 2014 Game Awards have been announced. Highlights include Game of the Year featuring Bayonetta 2 and Developer of the Year featuring Nintendo.

Check out all of the categories and nominees below:

Best Indepdent Game

Broken Age
Monument Valley
Shovel Knight
Transistor
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Best Narrative

South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Walking Dead Season Two
The Wolf Among Us
Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Wolfenstein: The New Order

Games for Change

Mountain
Never Alone
The Last of Us: Left Behind
This War of Mine
Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Developer of the Year

Blizzard
Monolith
Nintendo
Telltale Games
Ubisoft Montreal

Best Performance

Adam Harrington (The Wolf Among Us)
Kevin Spacey (Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare)
Melissa Hutchinson (The Walking Dead)
Trey Parker (Sotuh Park: The Stick of Truth)
Troy Baker (Middle-earth: Shadows of Mordor)

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

Bravely Default
Monument Valley
Hearthstone
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Threes

Most Anticipated Game

Batman: Arkham Knight
Bloodborne
Evolve
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Remaster

Grand Theft Auto V
Pokemon Omega Ruby/Alpha Sapphire
The Last of Us: Remastered
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Best Action/Adventure Game

Alien: Isolation
Assassin’s Creed Unity
Bayonetta 2
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Sunset Overdrive

Best Fighting Game

Killer Instinct: Season Two
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U
Ultra Street Fighter IV

Best Sports/Racing Game

FIFA 15
Forza Horizon 2
Mario Kart 8
NBA 2K15
Trials Fusion

Best Score/Soundtrack

Alien: Isolation
Child of Light
Destiny
Sunset Overdrive
Transistor

Best Shooter

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Destiny
Far Cry 4
Titanfall
Wolfenstein: The New Order

Best RPG

Bravely Default
Dark Souls II
Divinity
Dragon Age: Inquisition
South Park: The Stick of Truth

Best Family Game

Disney Infinity 2.0
Fantasia: Music Evolved
Mario Kart 8
Skylanders Trap Team
Tomodachi Life

Best Online Experience

Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Dark Souls II
Destiny
Hearthstone
Titanfall

ESports Team of the Year

Samsung White
Evil Geniuses
Edward Gaming
Newbee
Ninjas in Pajamas

ESports Player of the Year

Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson
Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haang
Xu “Fy” Linsen
James “Firebat” Kostesich
Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund

Trending Gamer

Jeff Gerstmann
PewDiePie
StampyLongHead
TotalBiscuit
Evan “Vanoss” Fong

Best Fan Creation

Luigi Death Stare
Twitch Plays Pokemon
Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song)
Minecraft – Titan City
Best Zelda Rap Ever

Game of the Year

Bayonetta 2
Dark Souls II
Dragon Age: Inquisition
Hearthstone
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor