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What game have you been playing this week?

What do you think of the Game of the Year Award nominees?

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Game of the Year

Recognising a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Metroid Dread (Mercury Steam/Nintendo)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)

Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Best Game Direction

Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.

Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)

Best Narrative

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)

It Takes Two (Hazelight Studios/EA)

Life Is Strange: True Colors (Deck Nine/Square Enix)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Best Art Direction

For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

The Artful Escape (Beethoven & Dinosaur/Annapurna)

Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)

Kena: Bridge of Spirits (Ember Lab)

Psychonauts 2 (Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)

Best Score and Music

For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.

The Artful Escape (Johnny Galvatron & Josh Abrahams)

Cyberpunk 2077 (Marcin Przybylowicz & Piotr T. Adamczyk)

Deathloop (Tom Salta)

Marvel’s Guardians of the Galaxy (Richard Jacques)

Nier Replicant Ver.1.22474487139 (Keiichi Okabe)

Best Audio Design

Recognising the best in-game audio and sound design.

Deathloop (Arcane Studios/Bethesda)

Forza Horizon 5 (Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios)

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Insomniac Games/SIE)

Resident Evil Village (Capcom)

Returnal (Housemarque/SIE)

Best Performance

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Erika Mori as Alex Chen (Life Is Strange: True Colors)

Giancarlo Esposito as Anton Castillo (Far Cry 6)

Jason Kelley as Colt Vahn (Deathloop)

Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu (Resident Evil Village)

Ozioma Akagha as Julianna Blake (Deathloop)