2014 Game Awards Nominees Announced

The nominees for The Game Awards 2014 have been announced.

Bayonetta 2, Dark Souls II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hearthstone, and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor are up for the top prize of overall Game of the Year.

Dark Souls II, Hearthstone, Shadow of Mordor, and South Park: The Stick of Truth lead the way with three nominations each across all categories. Meanwhile, Nintendo was the most nominated publisher with 12 nominations.

Below is a breakdown of nominees by category. Nominees were selected by a jury of 28 international media outlets, including GameSpot and sister site Giant Bomb. To be considered, games must have been released commercial by November 25.

Game of the Year:

• Bayonetta 2
• Dark Souls II
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• Hearthstone
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Best Independent Game:

• Broken Age - Act 1
• Monument Valley
• Shovel Knight
• Transistor
• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Best Narrative:

• South Park: The Stick of Truth
• The Walking Dead -- Season 2
• The Wolf Among Us
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Best Performance:

• Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf -- The Wolf Among Us
• Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons -- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine -- The Walking Dead -- Season 2
• Trey Parker as various voices -- South Park: The Stick of Truth
• Troy Baker as Talion -- Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Best Remaster:

• Grand Theft Auto V
• Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
• The Last of Us Remastered
• The Master Chief Collection
• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Best Action/Adventure:

• Alien: Isolation
• Assassin's Creed Unity
• Bayonetta 2
• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
• Sunset Overdrive

Best Fighting Game:

• Killer Instinct: Season 2
• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax
• Super Smash Bros. 3DS
• Super Smash Bros. Wii U
• Ultra Street Fighter IV

Best Sports/Racing Game:

• FIFA 15
• Forza Horizon 2
• Mario Kart 8
• NBA 2K15
• Trials Fusion

Best Shooter:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Destiny
• Far Cry 4
• Titanfall
• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Best Role-Playing Game:

• Bravely Default
• Dark Souls II
• Divinity
• Dragon Age: Inquisition
• South Park: The Stick of Truth

Best Family Game:

• Disney Infinity 2.0
• Fantasia: Music Evolved
• Mario Kart 8
• Skylanders: Trap Team
• Tomodachi Life

Best Online Experience:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
• Dark Souls II
• Destiny
• Hearthstone
• Titanfall

Best Mobile/Handheld Game:

• Bravely Default
• Hearthstone
• Monument Valley
• Super Smash Bros. for 3DS
• Threes!

Developer of the Year:

• Blizzard
• Monolith
• Nintendo
• Telltale
• Ubisoft Montreal

Best Score/Soundtrack:

• Alien: Isolation
• Child of Light
• Destiny
• Sunset Overdrive
• Transistor

Games for Change:

• Mountain
• Never Alone
• The Last of Us: Left Behind
• This War of Mine
• Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Most Anticipated Game:

• Batman: Arkham Knight
• Bloodborne
• Evolve
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
• Uncharted 4: A Thief's End

eSports Player of the Year:

• Martin 'Rekkles' Larsson (League of Legends)
• Xu "Fy" Linsen (DOTA2)
• James "Firebat" Kostesich (Hearthstone)
• Christopher "GeT_RiGhT" Alesund (Counter-Strike: GO)
• Matt "NaDeSHoT" Haag (Call of Duty)

eSports Team of the Year:

• Samsung White (League of Legends)
• Evil Geniuses (DOTA2)
• Edward Gaming (League of Legends)
• Newbee (DOTA2)
• Ninjas in Pajamas (Counter-Strike: GO)

Trending Gamer:

• Evan "Vanoss" Fong
• Jeff Gerstmann
• PewDiePie
• StampyLongHead
• TotalBiscuit

Best Fan Creation:

• BEST Zelda Rap EVER!! By Egoraptor
• Luigi Death Stare by CZBwoi and Rizupicorr
• Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song) by Tobuscus
• Minecraft -- TITAN City by Colonial Puppet
• Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous

The 2014 Video Game Awards will take place Friday, December 5, starting at 6 PM Pacific / 9 PM Eastern / 2 AM UK. GameSpot will bring you all the winners as they're announced.