Love. Revenge. Happiness. Jealousy. Camaraderie. Great stories do more than move the player from A to B. The Best Storytelling award celebrates the games that engage our emotions with deft scripting and technical brilliance.
Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit I Publisher: Square Enix
Best Visual Design rewards technical brilliance and artistic flair. These are the games that push the limits of console or PC hardware, or that create coherent, immersive, worlds that we never want to leave, which burn bright in the memory long after we've finished playing.
Developer: Atlus Publisher: Sega
Our Studio of the Year award celebrates the development team or studio of any scale that has produced exceptional titles or updates over the last 12 months, setting the bar for technical best-practice, community management and studio culture.
Best Game Expansion recognises a major game update or DLC expansion released in the last 12 months that significantly enhances the existing game experience and deserves adulation in its own right.
Developer: Bungie Publisher: Bungie
Best Soundtrack recognises the games that gave us earworms thanks to an impeccable suite of tracks that carefully sidekick the adventure, whether it was spooky, cosy or even a bit of both.
Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit I Publisher: Square Enix
Our Best Lead Performer award recognises the talented actors who delivered standout performances in video games over the past 12 months.
Ichiban Kasuga, Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Our Best Supporting Performer award recognises the legendary thespians who delivered emphatic supporting roles in video games over the past 12 months.
Aerith Gainsborough, FFVII Rebirth
Console Game of the Year shines a spotlight on the finest PlayStation, Xbox and Nintendo titles of the last 12 months, with a special focus on exclusive games from first-party and third-party studios.
Developer: Square Enix Creative Business Unit I Publisher: Square Enix
Most Wanted Game is one of our most-coveted awards that recognises the game that you're looking forward to playing more than any other in the next 12 months and beyond. This could be a sequel, remake or original titleā¦ any game that sets your heart racing in anticipation.
Pick your three favorite games from the list below in order of preference, your first pick being #1, second being #2 etc. Don't worry! You can scroll further down and adjust your order if you change your mind. Once happy, click 'Submit Your Answers' and you will move onto the next category.
Developer: Capcom Publisher: Capcom
Developer: Team Cherry Publisher: Team Cherry
Developer: Rockstar Games Publisher: Rockstar Games