"The Last of Us Part II" is the top game award nominee

“The Last Of Us Part II” leads the way in the game’s award nominations.

The Sony PlayStation 4 exclusive, released in June, received 10 nominations on Wednesday for the annual Academy Award for Video Games. This year’s concert will take place on December 10 and broadcast live from studios in Los Angeles, London and Tokyo.

Collect eight nominations: “Hades,” which is a PC game also released for the Nintendo Switch in September. Another PlayStation game, “The Ghost of Tsushima”, was released in July and garnered seven nominations.

These three games, along with “Animal Crossing: New Horizons,” “Doom Eternal,” and “Final Fantasy VII Remake” were nominated for Game of the Year.

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The host said, “Of course, this has been a challenging year for all of us, but despite many obstacles, the talented developers have delighted and amused us with amazing games that show more than ever why video games are the strongest form of entertainment.” Program creator Jeff Kelly, who founded the awards ceremony in 2014.

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The broadcast, which airs on Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and YouTube, usually includes guest stars including musicians and celebrities, and exclusive revelations and previews of upcoming games.

The Game Awards this year introduced a new category to honor innovation in the hardware and software that helped more players play the game. Candidates: “Assassin’s Creed Valhalla” (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft); Earth (Obsidian / Xbox Game Studios);

“HyperDot” (Clan games); “The Last of Us Part II” (Naughty Dog / SIE); And Watch Dogs Legion (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft).

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Best Game Direction

Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix)

Tsushima’s Ghost (Sucker Punch / SIE)

Hades (Superhero games)

Half-life: Alex (valve)

The Last of Us Part Two (Naughty Dog / SIE)

The best story

13 guards: Aegis Reem (Georges Camitani)

Final Fantasy VII Remake (Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroki Iwaki, Sachie Hirano)

The Ghost of Tsushima (Ian Ryan, Liz Alp, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemus)

Hades (Greg Cassavin)

The Last of Us Part II (Neil Druckman, Haley Gross)

Best Art Direction

Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix)

Tsushima’s Ghost (Sucker Punch / SIE)

Hades (Superhero games)

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)

The Last of Us Part Two (Naughty Dog / SIE)

The best music and music

DOOM Eternal (Mick Gordon)

Final Fantasy VII remake (Nobuo Uematsu, Masahi Hamuzu, Mitsoto Suzuki)

Hades (Darren Corp)

Uri and the Will of Wisps (Gareth Coker)

The Last of Us Part Two (Gustavo Santualla, Mac Who)

Best performance

Ashley Johnson as Elle, The Last of Us Part 2

Laura Bailey as Abby, The Last Us Part 2

Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai, the ghost of Tsushima

Logan Cunningham as Hades, Hades

Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales

The best indie music

Carrion (Phobia Games Studio)

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)

Hades (Superhero games)

Spelunky 2 (Mosmouth)

Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)

The best work

DOOM Eternal (id / Bethesda)

Hades (Superhero games)

Half-life: Alex (valve)

Nioh 2 (team ninja)

Streets of Rage 4 (DotEmu)

The best action / adventure

Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)

Tsushima’s Ghost (Sucker Punch / SIE)

Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games / SIE)

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)

Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn / EA)

The Last of Us Part Two (Naughty Dog / SIE)

The best beds

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)

Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s Time (BOB / Activision Games)

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)

Mario Kart Live: Home Arena (Phelan Studios / Nintendo)

Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang / Double Eleven / Xbox Game Studios)

Paper Mario: The Origami King (Smart Systems / Nintendo)

Better role playing

Final Fantasy VII remake (Square Enix)

Jinshin effect (miHoYo)

Persona 5 Royal (Atlas, B Studios)

Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment / Hut)

Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)

The best multiplayer game

Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)

Between us (InnerSloth)

Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward / Raven / Activision)

Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)

Valorant (Riot Games)

Best debut game

Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver)

Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)

Raji: Ancient Epic (Head-nodding games)

Röki (Polygon Treehouse / CI Games)

Phasmophobia (movement games)

See the full list of nominees on TheGameAwards.com, where you can also vote for the winners. The nominees were selected by an international jury of more than 95 influential media publications and outlets. You can watch on more than 45 global video platforms including Facebook, Twitter, Twitch, and more.

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