The Game Awards isn't the only major award function for video games. GDC, short for Game Developers Choice, is hosting an event soon. The event will take place virtually and physically in San Francisco from March 21 to 25.
Arkane’s latest game, Deathloop, leads GDC 2022 with six nominations. It’s followed by TGA 2021 GOTY winner, It Takes Two with five nominations. Forza Horizon 5 is nominated for three awards. The winner of nine awards will be chosen by a jury. However, fans can vote for the Audience Award.
We have mentioned all the major awards and their nominees below:
Game of the Year
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Resident Evil Village (Capcom)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
Best Audio
- Returnal (Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam/Humble)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
Best Debut
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Valheim (Iron Gate Studio/Coffee Stain Publishing)
- Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games/WhisperGames)
- The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna Interactive)
- Sable (Shedworks/Raw Fury)
Best Narrative
- Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam/Humble)
Best Design
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
Best Technology
- Halo Infinite (343 Industries/Xbox Game Studios)
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Returnal (Housemarque/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Hitman 3 (IO Interactive)
Best Visual Art
- Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)
- Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)
Innovation Award
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Wildermyth (Worldwalker Games/WhisperGames)
- Unpacking (Witch Beam/Humble)
- Inscryption (Daniel Mullins Games/Devolver Digital)
- Deathloop (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Social Impact Award
- Before Your Eyes (GoodbyeWorld Games/Skybound Games)
- It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts)
- Life is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)
- Boyfriend Dungeon (Kitfox Games)
- Chicory: A Colorful Tale (The Chicory: A Colorful Tale Team/Finji)
So, which game do you think deserves to win GOTY? Do you think something different? Let us know your thoughts in the comments section below.
