'Overwatch' and 'Uncharted 4' lead Game Awards nominations
The Game Awards nominations are in, and the two most-nominated titles are no surprise.
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End leads in overall nominations with a total of eight, spread across six categories. Voice actors Emily Rose, Nolan North and Troy Baker all scored Uncharted nominations for Best Performance.
Overwatch trails with six nominations in as many categories. It's up for Game of the Year (along with Uncharted) as well as Best Esports Game and Best Multiplayer.
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It was a good year for indies as well. Playdead's Inside and Campo Santo's Firewatch both picked up five nominations apiece. Inside is the lone indie in the running for Game of the Year, and both will compete in the Best Independent Game category.
Most of The Game Awards nominees are selected by a panel of 28 media outlets -- including Mashable -- and other influencers. The three esports category selections come from eight esports-focused outlets. You can find them all right here.
The full list of categories and nominees can be found here. Voting is open now in five fan-decided categories, and all votes must be cast by Nov. 30.
The Game Awards winners will be selected on Thursday, Dec. 1, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. There won't be any TV broadcast, but the show will be streamable on The Game Awards website as well as a wide variety of other social and gaming platforms, including the NextVR virtual reality app.
Adam Rosenberg is a Senior Games Reporter for Mashable, where he plays all the games. Every single one. From AAA blockbusters to indie darlings to mobile favorites and browser-based oddities, he consumes as much as he can, whenever he can.Adam brings more than a decade of experience working in the space to the Mashable Games team. He previously headed up all games coverage at Digital Trends, and prior to that was a long-time, full-time freelancer, writing for a diverse lineup of outlets that includes Rolling Stone, MTV, G4, Joystiq, IGN, Official Xbox Magazine, EGM, 1UP, UGO and others.Born and raised in the beautiful suburbs of New York, Adam has spent his life in and around the city. He's a New York University graduate with a double major in Journalism and Cinema Studios. He's also a certified audio engineer. Currently, Adam resides in Crown Heights with his dog and his partner's two cats. He's a lover of fine food, adorable animals, video games, all things geeky and shiny gadgets.
