The Game Awards 2018 will take place later this week with plenty of big titles fighting for the top prizes.
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As well as various awards, gamers can expect to see various announcements about future releases.
Unsurprisingly, Red Dead Redemption II leads the way along with God of War with eight nominations, while Fortnite has four nominations.
As well as video game categories, there will also be prizes covering eSports including best player, best team and best coach.
How to watch The Game Awards 2018
The event will start on Friday 7 December at 1.30am GMT / 8.30pm EST (Thursday 6).
It will be streamed live on various platforms – YouTube, Twitter, Facebook Live, Twitch, Steam and PlayStation.
The Game Awards 2019 nominations
Game of the Year
Assassins Creed: Odyssey [Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft]
Celeste [Matt Makes Games]
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God of War [Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Marvels Spider-Man [Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Monster Hunter: World [Capcom]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Best Ongoing Game
Destiny 2: Forsaken [Bungie/Activision]
Fortnite [Epic Games]
No Mans Sky [Hello Games]
Overwatch [Blizzard]
Tom Clancys Rainbow Six Siege [Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft]
Best Game Direction
A Way Out [Hazelight Studies/EA]
Detroit: Become Human [Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
God of War [Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Marvels Spider-Man [Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Best Narrative
Detroit: Become Human [Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
God of War [Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 [Dotnod Entertainment/Square Enix]
Marvels Spider-Man [Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Best Art Direction
Assassins Creed: Odyssey [Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft]
God of War [Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Octopath Traveler [Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Return of the Obra Dinn [3909 LLC]
Best Score/Music
Celeste [Lena Raine]
God of War [Bear McCreary]
Marvels Spider-Man [John Paesano]
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom [Joe Hisaishi]
Octopath Traveler [Yasunori Nishiki]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Wood Jackson/Daniel Lanois]
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 [Treyarch/Activision]
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Forza Horizon 4 [Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios]
God of War [Sony Santa Monica/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Marvels Spider-Man [Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Best Performance
Bryan Dechart as Connor [Detroit: Become Human]
Christopher Judge as Kratos [God of War]
Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra [Assassins Creed Odyssey]
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan [Red Dead Redemption II]
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker [Marvels Spider-Man]
Games for Impact
11-11 Memories Retold [Digixart/Aardman Animations/BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment]
Celeste [Matt Makes Games]
Florence [Mountains]
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1 [Dotnod Entertainment/Square Enix]
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories [White Owls / Arc System Works]
Best Independent Game
Celeste [Matt Makes Games]
Dead Cells [Motion Twin]
Into the Breach [Subset Games]
Return of the Obra Dinn [3909 LLC]
The Messenger [Sabotage Studio]
Best Mobile Game
Donut County [Ben Esposito/Annapurna Interactive]
Florence [Mountains]
Fortnite [Epic Games]
PUBG MOBILE [Lightspeed & Quantum/Tencent Games, PUBG Corporation]
Reigns: Game of Thrones [Nerial / Developer Digital]
Best VR/AR Game
ASTRO BOT Rescue Mission [SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Beat Saber [Beat Games]
Firewall Zero Hour [First Contact Entertianment/Sony Interactive Entertainment]
Moss [Polyarc Games]
Tetris Effect [Resonair and Monstars Inc./Enhance, Inc.]
Best Action Game
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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 [Treyarch/Activision]
Dead Cells [Motion Twin]
Destiny 2: Forsaken [Bungie/Activision]
Far Cry 5 [Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft]
Mega Man 11 [Capcom]
Best Action/Adventure Game
Assassins Creed Odyssey [Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft]
God of War [Sony Santa Monica/SIE]
Marvels Spider-Man [Insomniac Games/SIE]
Red Dead Redemption 2 [Rockstar Games]
Shadow of the Tomb Raider [Eidos Montreal/Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix]
Best Role Playing Game
Dragon Quest XI: Echoes of an Elusive Age [Square Enix/Square Enix]
Monster Hunter: World [Capcom]
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom [Level 5 / BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment]
Octopath Traveler [Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo]
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire [Obsidian Entertainment/Versus Evil]
Best Fighting Game
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle [Arc System Works]
Dragon Ball FighterZ [Arc System Works/BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment]
Soul Calibur VI [Bandai Namco Studiso/BANDAI NAMCO Entertainment]
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition [Capcom]
Best Family Game
Mario Tennis Aces [Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo]
Nintendo Labo [Nintendo EPD / Nintendo]
Overcooked 2 [Ghost Town Games/Team 17]
Starlink: Battle for Atlas [Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft]
Super Mario Party [NDCube / Nintendo]
Best Strategy Game
The Banner Saga 3 [Stoic Studio/Versus Evil]
BATTLETECH [Harebrained Schemes/Paradox Interactive]
Frostpunk [11 bit studios]
Into the Breach [Subset Games]
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Valkyria Chronicles 4 [Sega CS3/Sega]
Best Sports/Racing Game
FIFA 19 [EA Vancouver/EA Sports]
Forza Horizon 4 [Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios]
Mario Tennis Aces [Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo]
NBA 2K19 [Visual Concepts/2K Sports]
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 [PES Productions/Konami]
Best Multiplayer Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 [Treyarch/Activision]
Destiny 2: Forsaken [Bungie/Activision]
Fortnite [Epic Games]
Monster Hunter: World [Capcom]
Sea of Thieves [Rare/Microsoft Studios]
Best Debut Indie Game
Donut County [Ben Esposito / Annapurna Interactive]
Florence [Mountains]
Moss [Polyarc Games]
The Messenger [Sabotage Studio]
Yokus Island Express [Villa Gorilla]
Best eSports Game
CS:GO [Valve]
Dota 2 [Valve]
Fortnite (Epic Games]
League of Legends [Riot Games]
Overwatch (Blizzard]
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