'Uncharted 4' Leads The Game Awards 2016 Nominations, Will Compete Against 'Overwatch,' 'Titanfall 2' For Game Of The Year
J RoseNaughty Dog's action adventure video game "Uncharted 4: A Thief's End" leads the nominations for this year's The Game Awards, competing against other excellent games.
The final instalment in the "Uncharted" series gains tons of nods from the awards show, getting an astonishing eight nominations in six categories, including the top prize, Game of the Year.
"Uncharted 4" will be competing against Blizzard's online team shooter "Overwatch," as well as Respawn Entertainment's "Titanfall 2" for the Game of the Year recognition. The game will also be going head to head with indie breakthrough title "Inside" and Bethesda and id Software's remake of "Doom."
"Uncharted 4" also dominated the nominations list for Best Performance, with three of its voice actors, Emily Rose (Elena), Nolan North (Nathan Drake) and Troy Baker (Sam Drake), being considered for the award.
On the Best Action/Adventure front, "Uncharted 4" is pitted against Bethesda's "Dishonored 2," Square Enix's episodic action game "Hitman," Insomniac Games' "Rachet & Clank" and Heart Machine's "Hyper Light Drifter."
The game is also up for Best Narrative, competing against the compelling stories of Campo Santo's "Firewatch," Playdead's "Inside," Hangar 13's "Mafia 3," and Night School Studios' "Oxenfree."
Here are all the awards up for grabs and the nominees for each category:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
Blizzard Entertainment (for Overwatch)
EA DICE (for Battlefield 1)
id Software (for Doom)
Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief's End)
Respawn Entertainment (for Titanfall 2)
BEST NARRATIVE
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Mafia 3 (Hangar 13/2K Games)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Inside (Playdead)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
BEST PERFORMANCE
Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch
Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Rich Sommer as Henry, Firewatch
Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
GAMES FOR IMPACT
1979 Revolution: Black Friday (Ink Stories)
Block'hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)
Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)
Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Inside (Playdead)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)
The Witness (Thekla Inc.)
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
BEST VR GAME
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
BEST ACTION GAME
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Hitman (IO Interactive/Square Enix)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST RPG
Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
The King of Fighters 14 (SNK/Atlus USA)
Pokkén Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Co. International)
Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
Sid Meier's Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly/Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
BEST FAMILY GAME
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
FIFA 17 (EA Vancouver/Electronic Arts)
Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
MLB The Show 16 (SIE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team17)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare/Electronic Arts)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Studios/Rockstar Games)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
TRENDING GAMER
AngryJoeShow
Boogie2988
Danny O'Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
BEST FAN CREATION
Project A2MR
Pokémon Uranium
Brutal Doom 64
Enderal: The Shards of Order
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
Faker - Lee Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
Coldzera - Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
ByuN - Hyun Woo (Starcraft 2)
Infiltrator - Lee Seon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter 5)
Hungrybox - Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Wings Gaming (Dota 2)
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
The Game Awards which will happen on Dec. 1, 8:30 p.m., and will be streamed live across multiple platforms, including virtual reality devices.
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