Video Game Awards ialah acara pemberian gelar game tahunan yang telah dilangsungkan Spike TV sejak 2003. Tapi meskipun mereka mengubah format dan namanya menjadi VGX, event di tahun 2013 dianggap mengecewakan serta mendapatkan kritik karena lebih diarahkan pada sisi komersial dan malah bukan seperti perayaan pencapaian penting di ranah itu.
Sang produser Geoff Keighley memutuskan untuk mengundurkan diri dan mempesilakan Spike mempertahankan hak atas VGA, namun Spike malah memilih buat menghentikannya secara permanen. Hal tersebut mendorong Keighley untuk menciptakan acara baru bertajuk The Game Awards, kali ini disiarkan lewat layanan home console serta Steam sehingga bisa merangkul lebih banyak pemirsa.
The Game Awards sudah tiga kali diselenggarakan dan sepertinya sang produser berniat untuk terus memegang tradisi itu. Minggu lalu, tim penyelenggara mengumumkan daftar nominasi The Game Awards 2017 dan tak lupa memberikan Anda kesempatan buat melakukan voting.
Daftar lengkap nominasinya bisa Anda simak di bawah:
Game of The Year
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
- Persona 5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Game Direction
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Narrative
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- NieR: Automata
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Persona 5
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Score/Music
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- NieR: Automata
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Persona 5
Best Audio Design
- Destiny 2
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
Best Performance
- Melina Juergens, Hellblade
- Laura Bailey, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Claudia Black, Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Brian Bloom, Wolfenstein II
- Ashly Burch, Horizon: Zero Dawn
Games for Impact
- Please Knock on My Door
- Night in the Woods
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm
- Bury Me, My Love
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Ongoing Game
- Warframe
- Rainbow Six: Siege
- Overwatch
- Grand Theft Auto Online
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Best Mobile Game
- Fire Emblem Heroes
- Super Mario Run
- Old Man’s Journey
- Monument Valley 2
- Hidden Folks
Best Handheld Game
- Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World
- Monster Hunter Stories
- Metroid: Samus Returns
- Ever Oasis
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadow of Valentia
Best VR/AR Game
- Superhot VR
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Lone Echo / Echo Arena
- Farpoint
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Best Action Game
- Prey
- Nioh
- Destiny 2
- Cuphead
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Super Mario Odyssey
- Horizon Zero Dawn
Best Role Playing Game
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Final Fantasy XV
- Divinity: Original Sin 2
- NieR: Automata
- Persona 5
Best Fighting Game
- Tekken 7
- Nidhogg 2
- Marvel vs. Capcom: Infinite
- Injustice 2
- ARMS
Best Family Game
- Splatoon 2
- Sonic Mania
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Super Mario Odyssey
Best Strategy Game
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen
- Tooth and Tail
- Total War: Warhammer II
- Halo Wars 2
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Project Cars 2
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2018
- NBA 2K18
- Gran Turismo Sport
- Forza Motorsport 7
- FIFA 18
Best Multiplayer
- Fortnite
- Call of Duty: World War II
- Splatoon 2
- Mario Kart 8 Deluxe
- Destiny 2
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds
Most Anticipated Game
- The Last of Us Part II
- Red Dead Redemption II
- Monster Hunter: World
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- God of War
Best Independent Game
- Pyre
- Night in the Woods
- Cuphead
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Best Student Game
- Meaning
- Level Squared
- Impulsion
- Falling Sky
- Hollowed
- From Light
Trending Gamer
- Steven Spohn
- Mike Grzesiek
- Guy Beahm
- Clint Lexa
- Andrea Rene
Best eSports Game
- Rocket League
- League of Legends
- Dota 2
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Overwatch
Best eSports Player
- Kuro ‘KuroKy’ Salehi Takhasomi
- Je-hong ‘ryujehong’ Ryu
- Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac
- Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David
- Lee sang-hyeok ‘Faker’
Best eSports Team
- Team Liquid
- SK Telecom 1
- Lunatic-Hai
- FaZe Clan
- Cloud9
Best Debut Indie Game
- Slime Rancher
- Mr. Shifty
- Hollow Knight
- Golf Story
- Cuphead
Best Chinese Game
- Monument Valley 2
- jx3 HD
- Gumballs
- ICEY
- King Of Glory
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Para pemenang akan diumumkan pada tanggal 7 Desember secara live di platform streaming video, sosial media serta sejumlah layanan gaming terkemuka. Konten kabarnya akan dihidangkan dalam resolusi UHD 4K. Voting-nya sendiri sudah bisa Anda lakukan langsung di situs The Game Awards.