Sono state annunciate le nomination dei Gamescom Award 2018, evento parallelo alla Gamescom 2018 di Colonia che premia i migliori videogiochi della fiera tedesca. I vincitori verranno annunciati il 21 Agosto. Di seguito l’elenco dei nominati:

Best Action Game

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Metro Exodus (Deep Silver)
• Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision Blizzard)

Best Add-on/DLC

• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Activision Blizzard)
• State of Decay 2 Daybreak (Microsoft)

Best Casual Game

• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)
• Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)

Best Family Game

• Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Super Mario Party (Nintendo)

Best Puzzle/Skill Game

• Astro Bot: Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
• Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)

Best Racing Game

• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)
• Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)

Best Role Playing Game

• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)

Best Simulation Game

• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• Farming Simulator 19 (Astragon Entertainment)

Best Social/Online Game

• Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Activision Blizzard)
• Dying Light Bad Blood (Techland)
• Rend (Frostkeep Studios)

Best Sports Game

• F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
• FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts)
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (Konami)

Best Strategy Game

• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Total War: Three Kingdoms (Koch Media)

Best Console Game Sony PlayStation 4

• Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
• Project Mephisto (working title)

Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox One

• Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
• Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)

Best Console Game Nintendo Switch

• Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)

Best PC Game

• Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
• Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

Best Mobile Game

• Hyperdrome (Travian Games)
• Shadowgun War Games (Madfinger Games)