A causa della pandemia derivante dal COVID-19, gran parte degli eventi in ambito videoludico ha visto un importante slittamento di data ed, in alcuni casi, la cancellazione diretta. Per quanto riguarda i The Game Awards la situazione sembra però migliore. La celebrazione 2020 infatti fortunatamente non verrà annullata, ma sembra inoltre che le cose potrebbero essere in grande quest’anno, trasmettendo l’evento da tre diversi continenti.
The Game Awards 2020 saranno previsti per il 10 Dicembre 2020.
In tale data, la cerimonia di premiazione verrà trasmessa in streaming su Twitch e altri canali: oltre alla ‘solita’ Los Angeles verranno coinvolte Londra e Tokyo.
Qui sotto l’elenco completo delle categorie e dei candidati:
Game of the Year
- Animal Crossing: New Horizons
- Doom Eternal
- Final Fantasy 7 Remake
- Ghost Of Tsushima
- Hades
- The Last Of Us Part 2
Best Performance
- Ashley Johnson come Ellie in The Last of Us Part II
- Laura Bailey come Abby in The Last of Us Part II
- Daisuke Tsuji come Jin Sakai in Ghost of Tsushima
- Logan Cunningham come Hades in Hades
- Nadji Jeter come Miles Morales in Mavel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Best Multiplayer Game
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- Among Us
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Fall Guys
- Valorant
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Call of Duty: Warzone
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Best Art Direction
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- The Last of Us Part II
Best Score/Music
- Doom Eternal composed di Mick Gordan
- Final Fantasy VII Remake composta da Nobuo Uematsu, Masashi Hamauzu, e Mitsuto Suzuki
- Hades composed di Darren Knob
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps composta da Gareth Coker
- The Last of Us Part II comosta da Gustavo Santaolalla insieme alle musiche di Mac Quayle
Best Audio Design
- Doom Eternal
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Resident Evil 3
- The Last of Us Part II
Innovation in Accessibility
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Grounded
- Hyperdot
- The Last of Us Part II
- Watch Dogs: Legion
Best Narrative
- 13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim scritto da George Kamitani
- Final Fantasy VII Remake scritto da Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroaki Iwaki e Sachie Hirano
- Ghost of Tsushima scritto da Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs e Jorden Lemos
- Hades scritto da Greg Kasavin
- The Last of Us Part II scritto da Neil Druckmann e Halley Gross
Games for Impact
- If Found…
- Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
- Spiritfarer
- Tell Me Why
- Through the Darkest of Times: A Historical Resistance Strategy Game
Best Independent Game
- Carrion
- Fall Guys
- Hades
- Spelunky 2
- Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
- Among Us
- Call of Duty: Mobile
- Genshin Impact
- Legends of Runeterra
- Pokemon Café Mix
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Fall Guys
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Valorant
Best Debut Indie Game
- Carrion
- Mortal Shell
- Raji: An Ancient Epic
- Roki
- Phasmophobia
Best VR/AR Game
- Dreams
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Marvel’s Iron Man VR
- Star Wars: Squadrons
- The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Content Creator of the Year
- Alanah Pearce
- Jay-Ann Lopez
- Nickmercs
- TimtheTatMan
- Valkyrae
Best Action Game
- DOOM Eternal
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- Nioh 2
- Streets of Rage 4
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
- Ori and the Will of the Wisps
- Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
- The Last of Us Part II
Best RPG
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Genshin Impact
- Persona 5 Royal
- Wasteland 3
- Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Fighting Game
- Granblue Fantasy Versus
- Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
- Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
- One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
- Under Night In-Birth: Exe Late [cl-r]
Best Family Game
- Animal Crossing New Horizons
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time
- Fall Guys
- Mario Kart Live Home Circuit
- Minecraft Dungeons
- Paper Mario: The Origami King
Best Simulation/Strategy Game
- Crusader Kings III
- Desperados III
- Gears Tactics
- Microsoft Flight Simulator
- XCOM Chimera Squad
Best Sports/Racing Game
Best Esports Game
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Valorant
Best Esports Athlete
- Crimsix
- Showmaker
- Canyon
- Shotzzy
- Zywoo
Best Esports Team
- Damwon Gaming
- Dallas Empire
- San Francisco Shock
- G2 Esports
- Team Secret
Best Esports Coach
- Danny “Zonic” Sorensen
- Dae-Hee “Crusty” Park
- Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann
- Lee “Zefa” Jae-Min
- Raymond “Rambo” Lussier
Best Esports Event
- Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals
- Call of Duty League Championship 2020
- IEM Katowice 2020
- League of Legends World Championship 2020
- Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- James “Dash” Patterson
- Jorien “Sheever” Van Der Heijden
Best Game Direction
- Final Fantasy VII Remake
- Ghost of Tsushima
- Hades
- Half-Life: Alyx
- The Last of Us Part II