Summary
The Game Awardsnominations for all the various categories have drawn quite a lot of ire this year, whether it wasdown to Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree’s inclusion for the grand prize, or thedisrespect shown to various other titles like Silent Hill 2and Stellar Blade. Sure, players can vote on what should win, but our votes don’t determine the final outcome.
Nope, that’s for The Game Awards' Player’s Voice award to decide, the one award during the show that is 100 percent decided by gamers across the globe. Earlier today, the 30 games nominated for the first round of the Player’s Choice awardwere revealed by host Geoff Keighley, which you’re able to view below.
The Game Awards Player’s Voice Nominees Include Black Myth: Wukong And Palworld
Of course,the six games that make up the overall Game of the Year nominees are all there, includingAstro Bot,Black Myth: Wukong,Balatro,Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth,Metaphor: ReFantazio, and, unfortunately,Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree. This is also where some of the games that people consider snubbed have shown up too, includingStellar BladeandSilent Hill 2. Other games included in this list that launched this year include:
Just like previous Player’s Voice awards in the past, also included in the list are several live service games, whether we like them or not.Genshin Impact’sinclusion means Genshin and Sonic fans can have a rematch of thehotly contested fight back in 2022, whileFortnite,Final Fantasy 14,League of Legends,Mobile Legends: Bang Bang,No Man’s Sky,Valorant, andWarframeare all there too.
It’ll definitely be a close contest this year, with various games all fighting for top spot. Black Myth: Wukong recently wonits first Game of the Year award at the Golden Joysticks- which is also determined via players - so that might give us an early idea as to who will win. You can vote for which games you think should advance to the next roundon The Game Awards website, with voting closing on December 4.
