Australian Games Awards nominees named; voting now open

Australian Games Awards nominees have been named, with voting now open.

Stevivor’s been nominated in three categories, as follows — and we’d love it if our amazing readers could throw some votes our way!

• Publication of the Year (Stevivor)
• Journalist of the Year (Ben Salter, Luke Lawrie and Steve Wright)
• The Gamechanger (Steve Wright)

All nominees are as follows, with thanks to Press-Start:

Action/Adventure Title of the Year

• Assassins Creed: Odyssey
• Detroit: Become Human
• Fallout 76
• Far Cry 5
• God of War
• Hand of Fate 2
• Hollow Knight
• Kingdom Come Deliverance
• Marvels Spider-Man
• Monster Hunter World
• Red Dead Redemption II
• Shadow Of The Tomb Raider
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Yakuza 6

Audio Brand of the Year

• Astro
• Audio-Technica
• Corsair
• HyperX
• Logitech G
• LucidSound
• Plantronics
• SteelSeries
• Turtle Beach
• Zowie

Australian Developed Game of the Year

• An Aspie Life
• Damsel
• Death Squared
• Florence
• Hand of Fate 2
• Hollow Knight
• Infliction
• Objects in Space
• Paperbark
• Piffle
• Storm Boy
• The Gardens Between
• VR Regatta

Breakout Creator of the Year

• Cardboard Cowboy
• Carlaful
• Charlie Rosco
• Crayator
• Duke_of_Flukes
• Eystreem
• Game On AUS
• LadyKezza
• LegendTriks
• Lildeviltan
• Pestily
• Retro Gamer Girl

Controller and Accessories Brand of the Year

• 8Bitdo
• AKRacingCorsair
• HyperX
• Kontrol Freek
• Official Xbox
• Official Nintendo
• Official PlayStation
• PowerA
• Razer
• SCUF Gaming
• Steelseries

Cosplayer of the Year

• A.K. Wirru
• Astro Kerrie
• Beke Cosplay
• CosPlay Chris
• Henchwench
• Infamous by Laura
• Just Yeliz
• LounaTuna
• Nichameleon
• Shiiva Cosplay
• Variable Cosplay
• Vera Chimera
• Whereisdanielle
• Will-O-Wisps

Creator of the Year

• Bajo
• ChampChong
• Chinglish
• Deligracy
• iamfallfromgrace
• James Turner
• Lachlan
• Lazarbeam
• Loserfruit
• Muselk
• Naysy
• Stabbies
• TheMasterBucks
• Vondle
• Wyld

Esports Personality of the Yea

• Ben Green
• Danny “DK” Kim
• Geordie ‘Mac’ McAleer
• Jake “Hysterics” Osypenko
• Jake Tiberi
• Jordan “ElfishGuy” Mays
• Michelle Mannering
• Miles Ross
• Nathan Patrick
• Simon “amFlea” Davis
• Vandie
• Yumi Cheeseman

Esports Title of the Year

• Counter Strike: Global Offensive
• Dota 2
• Dragon Ball FighterZ
• Drone Legion
• FIFA 19
• GT Sport
• League of Legends
• NBA 2K19
• Overwatch
• Rocket League
• StarCraft 2
• Street Fighter V
• Tom Clancy Rainbow Six: Siege

Family/Kids Title of Year

• Just Dance 2019
• Kirby Star Allies
• Overcooked 2
• Piffle
• Pokemon Let’s Go Pikachu and Pokemon Let’s Go Eevee
• Spotty Bear – A Spot a of Bother
• Spyro Reignited trilogy
• Starlink: Battle for Atlas
• Storm Boy
• Super Mario Party
• Unravel 2

Game Of The Year

• Assassins Creed: Odyssey
• Battlefield V
• Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII
• Detroit: Become Human
• Fallout 76
• Far Cry 5
• FIFA 19
• Fortnite
• Forza Horizon 4
• God of War
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Marvel’s Spider-Man
• Monster Hunter World
• Red Dead Redemption II
• Shadow of the Tomb Raider
• Super Mario Party
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

Gaming Publication of the Year

• Digitally Downloaded
• Fandom Australia
• Filthy Casuals Podcast
• Game Informer Australia
• Game On Australia
• Gamers Classified
• GameSpot
• Gamey Gamey Game
• Good Game Spawn Point
• Goto.Game
• IGN Australia
• Kotaku Australia
• OnlySP
• Pedestrian.TV
• Pixel Sift
• Player2.net.au
• PowerUp!
• Press-Start Australia
• Respawn ninja
• Rocket Chainsaw
• Snowball Esports
• STACK Magazine
• Stevivor
• Vooks
• Well Played

Independent Game of the Year

• Celeste
• Damsel
• Dead Cells
• Fe
• Florence
• Hand of Fate 2
• Hollow Knight
• Paperbark
• Return of the Obra Din
• Storm Boy
• The Gardens Between

Journalist of the Year

• Agus Berry
• Alex Walker
• Alice Clarke
• Andrew Wray
• Ben Salter
• Daniel Vuckovic
• David Milner
• Derek “Dez” Maggs
• Ewan Roxburgh
• Hope Corrigan
• James Cottee
• James O’Connor
• James Swinbanks
• Jason Imms
• Jess Zammit
• Joab Gilroy
• Leo Stevenson
• Lucy O’Brien
• Luke Lawrie
• Luke Reilly
• Mark Serrels
• Matt Hewson
• Rae Johnston
• Shannon Grixti
• Steve Wright

Mixer Creator of the Year

• Bunny-Pie
• Choadas
• Duke of Flukes
• KTLODO
• LegendTriks
• LilDevilTan
• MagiktheGamer
• MaskedNozza
• Mikpwn
• MissZee
• OzzyKent
• Pacedd
• Tas7e
• TwoForFive

Mobile/Handheld Title of the Year

• Agent of Love
• Asphalt 9: Legends
• Dragonball Legends
• Fortnite
• Jurrasic World Alive
• Octopath Traveller
• Paperbark
• Piffle
• Storm Boy

Multiplayer/Online Title of the Year

• Battlefield V
• Call Of Duty: Black Ops IIII
• Fallout 76
• Farcry 5
• Fortnite
• Forza Horizon 4
• Monster Hunter World
• Player Unknown’s Battleground
• Sea of Thieves
• Super Smash Bros Ultimate

Organisation of the Year

• Athletico
• AVANT Gaming
• Chiefs Esports Club
• Dark Sided
• FNATIC
• Grayhoundgaming
• Justice Esports
• Kanga Esports
• Legacy Esports
• Mindfreak
• ORDER
• Tainted Minds

Play of the Year

• Acez’s 1v4 Ace
• CJCJ RLCS walkout
• Dexter Ninja Defuse
• RizRaz Match Point Clutch (Six Masters 2018: Clubhouse vs Nora-Rengo)
• Sam Baxter Dragon Ball FighterZ Grand Final win at BAM11
• Tainted Minds beats Optic Gaming 3-2 in the Pro League

Player of the Year

• Acez-Fnatic
• AliStair
• Ashley “Trill” Powell
• Christian ‘ROF’ Dedaljia
• Dickstacey
• DiGeDoG
• Drippay
• EmoRin
• Ethan.ATH
• Futwiz Jamie
• Hayden ‘Damage’ Handakas
• Jouxy
• Justin “jks” Savage
• Lusty-Fnatic
• Magnet.fantic
• Neophyter-Fnatic
• Rizraz-Fnatic
• Scott “Custa” Kennedy
• Shockz

RPG of the Year

• Assassin’s Creed: OdysseyDetroit Become human
• Fallout 76
• Kingdom Come: Deliverance
• Monster Hunter World
• Ni No Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
• Octopath Traveler
• Pokemon Let’s Go
• Valkyria Chronicles 4
• Vampyr

Shooter of the Year

• Battlefield V
• Call Of Duty Black Ops IIII
• Escape From Tarkov
• Far Cry 5
• Fortnite
• PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

Social Media God

• BajoPants
• Charlie Rosco
• conkyOCE
• Dash Gamer
• genelle_aimee
• Iamfallfromgrace
• Jack Huddo
• Lauren “lozunnie” Elwood
• manfightdragon
• marben
• Muselk
• Paris Winston
• Retro Gamer Guy
• TheClickCrew
• vook64

Sports, Racing or Fighting Title of the Year

• Dragonball FighterZ
• Drone Legion
• F1 2018
• FIFA 19
• Forza Horizon 4
• Mario Tennis Aces
• NBA 2K19
• Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
• UFC 3
• VR Regatta
• WWE 2K19

Strategy Title of the Year

• The Banner Saga 3
• Frostpunk
• Into the Breach
• Valkyria Chronicles 4

Table Top of the Year

• Fallout Wasteland Warfare
• Good Society: A Jane Austen Roleplaying Game
• Oracle by Ash McAllan
• Reign by Garage Games Australia
• Scoffton
• Spirits of Carter Mansion
• Terrible Candidates
• The Blood Must Flow by Luke Jordan
• The Brigade by RedGenieGames
• Unfair Expansion: Alien B-movie Dinosaur Western

Team of the Year

• Athletico – Rainbow Six
• Avant Gaming – LOL
• Dark Sided – Fighting Games
• FNATIC – Rainbow Six
• Grayhound – CS:GO
• Justice Esports – Rocket League
• Mindfreak – COD
• Oddity – Rainbow Six
• ORDER – CS:GO
• Tainted Minds – COD
• The Chiefs – Rocket League

The Gamechanger

• Alice Clarke
• Dr Alayna Cole
• Jess Zammit
• Lucy O’Brien
• Max Laughton
• Rae Johnston
• Steve Wright
• Vee Pendergrast

Twitch Creator of the Year

• Anais “Naysy” Riley
• AstroKittyLive
• Bazza Gazza
• BlessRNG
• Bluntnate
• Cayinator
• ChinglinshTV
• Crayator
• fasffy
• Geekgg
• heyimbee
• IAMFALLFROMGRACE
• KidKerrigan
• LiquidWifi
• Loserfruit
• Pestily
• Raejayy
• Rudeism
• Sam Green Media
• ScopicTV
• Seriesofblurs
• Steven ‘Bajo’ O’Donnell
• TobyontheTele
• WetForJesus
• Wyld

YouTube Creator of the Year

• Bajo
• BazzaGazza
• Bordie
• Camelworks
• ChampChong
• Cutzy
• Darkmyre Gaming
• Deligracy
• Eystreem
• The Sim Supply
• Iamfallfromgrace
• Jarrad HD
• Lachlan
• LazarBeam
• Loserfruit
• MasterBucks
• Muselk
• MyelinGames
• SparringDK
• Stimpee
• The Last Gamer
• Zuckles

Congratulations to all who’ve been nominated.

Voting ends at midnight on 7 December; a shortlist will soon follow. The awards themselves will be issued on 19 December in Sydney. Tickets for the event are on sale now.