The nominees for Gamescom 2018`s video game awards have been unveiled. The winners of each award will be decided by a panel of journalists and YouTubers and announced on August 21, the first day of the convention. Gamescom continues through August 25.No more than three games can be nominated for each category. The 16 awards are for Best Action Game, Best Add-on/DLC, Best Casual Game, Best Family Game, Best Puzzle/Skill Game, Best Racing Game, Best Role-Playing Game, Best Simulation Game, Best Social/Online Game, Best Sports Game, Best Strategy Game, Best Sony PlayStation 4 Console Game, Best Microsoft Xbox One Console Game, Best Nintendo Switch Console Game, Best PC Game, and Best Mobile Game.Across all 16 awards, a total of 31 games have been nominated. Notable titles, like Marvel`s Spider-Man, Assassin`s Creed Odyssey, and Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition, have been nominated multiple times for different categories. We`ve outlined all of the awards and their corresponding nominees below.Which games do you think are going to win? Let us know in the comments.Gamescom 2018 AwardsBest Action GameMarvel`s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Metro Exodus (Deep Silver)Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision Blizzard)Best Add-on/DLCDestiny 2: Forsaken (Activision Blizzard)State of Decay 2 Daybreak (Microsoft)Best Casual GameLife is Strange 2 (Square Enix)Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)Best Family GameLego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)Super Mario Party (Nintendo)Best Puzzle/Skill GameAstro Bot: Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment)Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)Best Racing GameF1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)Best Role Playing GameAssassin`s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)Divinity: Original Sin 2 - Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)Kingdom ...
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