The list of nominees has been announced for The Game Awards 2014, which will be held in Las Vegas, US. The selection for Game of the Year includes, Dark Souls 2, Bayonetta 2, Hearthstone and more.
The Game Awards 2014 will be held on 5 December 2014 at AXIS Theater in Planet Hollywood at 9 pm ET / 6 pm PT / 2 am UK.
The awards will also be viewable on YouTube, Twitch, Steam, PSN, Xbox Live, Wii U, Kotaku, IGN, GameSpot, Kotaku, Niconico and MLG.
The nominees and the final awards will be selected by a jury of 28 international media. One of the rules for the eligibility is that the video game must have been commercially released by 25 November 2014.
Below is the full list of the nominees in different categories (TheGameAwards):
Game of the Year
- Bayonetta 2
- Dark Souls II
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- Hearthstone
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Developer of the Year
- Blizzard
- Monolith Productions
- Nintendo
- Telltale Games
- Ubisoft Montreal
Best Independent Game
- Broken Age: Act 1
- Monument Valley
- Shovel Knight
- Transistor
- The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Bravely Default
- Hearthstone
- Monument Valley
- Super Smash Bros. 3DS
- Threes
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
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Alien Isolation
- Child of Light
- Destiny
- Sunset Overdrive
- Transistor
Best Performance
- Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us
- Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, The Walking Dead Season Two
- Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth
- Troy Baker as Talion, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
Games For Change
- Mountain
- Never Alone
- The Last of Us: Left Behind
- This War of Mine
- Valiant Hearts: The Great War
Best Remaster
- Grand Theft Auto V
- Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
- The Last of Us Remastered
- The Master Chief Collection
- Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Destiny
- Far Cry 4
- Titanfall
- Wolfenstein: The New Order
Best Action/Adventure
- Alien Isolation
- Assassin's Creed Unity
- Bayonetta 2
- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
- Sunset Overdrive
Best RPG
- Bravely Default
- Dark Souls II
- Divinity: Original Sin
- Dragon Age: Inquisition
- South Park: The Stick of Truth
Best Fighting Game
- Killer Instinct Season Two
- Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
- Super Smash Bros. 3DS
- Super Smash Bros. Wii U
- Ultra Street Fighter IV
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 2.0
- Fantasia Music Evolved
- Mario Kart 8
- Skylanders Trap Team
- Tomodachi Life
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 15
- Forza Horizon 2
- Mario Kart 8
- NBA 2K15
- Trials Fusion
Best Online Experience
- Call of Duty Advanced Warfare
- Dark Souls II
- Destiny
- Hearthstone
- Titanfall
Fan-voted Categories:
Most Anticipated Game
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Evolve
- Bloodborne
eSports Player of the Year
- Matt "NaDeSHoT" Haag
- Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund
- Xu "Fy" Linsen
- Martin "Rekkles" Larsson
- James "Firebat" Kostesich
eSports Team of the Year
- Ninjas in Pajamas
- Evil Geniuses
- Samsung White
- Edward Gaming
- Newbee
Trending Gamer
- TotalBiscuit
- Jeff Gerstmann
- PewDiePie
- Evan "Vanoss" Fong
- StampyLongHead
Best Fan Creation
- Twitch Plays Pokemon
- Luigi Death Stare
- Best Zelda Rap EVER!!!
- Minecraft - TITAN City
- Mine the Diamond (Minecraft song)
