After 12 months of countless video game releases, the time has finally come for the biggest gaming awards event of the year: The Red Dead Redemption Games Awards 2018!
Sorry, we meant: The Games Awards 2018!
For all the dodgy stuff that’s happened around the world in 2018, the video game world has been filled with nothing but highlights.
We’ve had some brilliant AAA titles like God of War, the dramatic growth of esports, and the release of several brilliant independent games like Florence.
And of course, we had this little gem from Game Of The Year nominee Assassin’s Creed Odyssey:
But let’s be honest, Red Dead Redemption 2 is the heavy favourite to sweep all the awards it is nominated for. But hey, we’re really hoping for several surprises to come up (Celeste winning Game Of The Year over RDR2 is something we’ve got our fingers crossed for).
So without further ado, here are all the categories for this year’s Games Awards, all of which will be updated ASAP when the winners are announced.
*Winners in bold*
Game of the Year
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Celeste
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Monster Hunter: World
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Game Direction
- A Way Out
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
- Overwatch
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best Narrative
- Detroit: Become Human
- God of War
- Life Is Strange 2
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Art Direction
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- Octopath Traveler
Best Score/Music
- Celeste
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Forza Horizon 4
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance
- Bryan Dechart as Connor – in Detroit: Become Human
- Christopher Judge as Kratos – in God of War
- Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra – in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan – in Red Dead Redemption 2
- Yuri Lowenthal as Spider-Man – in Marvel’s Spider-Man
Games for Impact
- 11-11 Memories Retold
- Celeste
- Florence
- Life Is Strange 2
- The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories
Best Independent Game
- Celeste
- Dead Cells
- Into the Breach
- Return of the Obra Dinn
- The Messenger
Best Mobile Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Fortnite
- PUBG Mobile
- Reigns: Game of Thrones
Best VR/AR Game
- Astro Bot Rescue Mission
- Beat Saber
- Firewall: Zero Hour
- Moss
- Tetris Effect
Best Action Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Dead Cells
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Far Cry 5
- Mega Man 11
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
- God of War
- Marvel’s Spider-Man
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Best Role-Playing Game
- Monster Hunter: World
- Dragon Quest XI
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Octopath Traveler
- Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire
Best Fighting Game
- BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
- Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Soulcalibur VI
- Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition
Best Family Game
- Mario Tennis Aces
- Nintendo Labo
- Overcooked 2
- Starlink: Battle for Atlas
- Super Mario Party
Best Strategy Game
- The Banner Saga 3
- BattleTech
- Frostpunk
- Into the Breach
- Valkyria Chronicles 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 19
- Forza Horizon 4
- Mario Tennis Aces
- NBA 2K19
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2019
Best Multiplayer Game
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
- Destiny 2: Forsaken
- Fortnite
- Monster Hunter: World
- Sea of Thieves
Best Student Game
- Combat 2018
- Dash Quasar
- JERA
- LIFF
- RE: Charge
Best Debut Indie Game
- Donut County
- Florence
- Moss
- The Messenger
- Yoku’s Island Express
Best Esports Game
- Overwatch
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
Best Esports Player
- Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox)
- Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi (Echo Fox)
- Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao (Royal Never Give Up)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere)
- Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang (New York Excelsior)
Best Esports Team
- Cloud9 (League of Legends)
- Astralis (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Fnatic (League of Legends)
- London Spitfire (Overwatch)
- OG (Dota 2)
Best Esports Coach
- Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)
- Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu (OG)
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Astralis)
- Dylan Falco (Fnatic)
- Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi (Team Vitality)
- Janko “YNk” Paunovic (MiBR)
Best Esports Event
- 2018 League of Legends World Championship
- ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018
- Evo 2018
- Overwatch League Grand Finals
- The International 2018
Best Esports Host
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Anders Blume
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
Best Esports Moment
- Cloud9 comeback win in triple OT vs Faze (ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018)
- G2 beating RNG (League of Legends World Championship)
- KT vs IG base race (League of Legends World Championship)
- OG’s massive upset of LGD (The International 2018)
- SonicFox side switch against Go1 (Evo 2018)
Content Creator of the Year
- Dr. Lupo
- Myth
- Ninja
- Pokimane
- Willyrex