The nominees have been announced for 2018`s The Game Awards. This year Sony Santa Monica`s God of War and Rockstar Games` Red Dead Redemption 2 are the two front-runners, locked neck-and-neck at eight nominations each including Game of the Year. Other GOTY contenders include Assassin`s Creed Odyssey, Celeste, Spider-Man, and Monster Hunter: World.Fortnite snagged four nominations of its own including Best Ongoing Game, and Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, Destiny 2: Forsaken, and Detroit: Become Human each got three nominations. Fans can vote for their favorites through the official site. The awards will air live on Thursday, December 6 at 9 PM ET / 6 PM PT.As always the award show will feature exclusive world premieres and musical performances. You can purchase tickets here, starting at $70. The show is once again being organized and hosted by gaming industry veteran Geoff Keighley. Keighley will also produce a limited podcast series in partnership with Spotify to take a closer look at the best game music of the year.A total of 68 media partners, including GameSpot, are voting to decide the winners of the main categories. You can check out the full list of nominees below.Game of the YearAssassinīs Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec / Ubisoft)Celeste (Matt Makes Games)God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)Marvelīs Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)Best Ongoing GameDestiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)Fortnite (Epic Games)No Manīs Sky (Hello Games)Overwatch (Blizzard)Tom Clancyīs Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)Best Game DirectionA Way Out (Hazelight Studios / EA)Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)Marvelīs Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / SIE)Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)Best NarrativeDetroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream / SIE)God of War (Sony Santa Monica / SIE)Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 (Dontnod Entertainment / Square Enix)Marvelīs Spider-Man (Inso ...
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