Gamescom Awards 2020 nominees have been named ahead of programs that will take place later in the week.
The following awards will be named during Gamescom Opening Night Live on 28 August:
Update: Winners are bolded where named.
- Best Action Adventure Game
- Grounded, Microsoft
- The Medium, Bloober Team
- Watch Dogs Legion, Ubisoft
- Best Action Game
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
- Star Wars: Squadrons, Electronic Arts
- Best Indie Game
- Cris Tales, Modus Games
- Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch
- The Medium, Bloober Team
- Best Microsoft Xbox Game
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
- Grounded, Microsoft
- Tell Me Why, Microsoft
- Best Multiplayer Game
- Dual Universe, Novaquark Montreal
- NBA 2K21, 2K
- Operation: Tango, Clever Plays
- Best Nintendo Switch Game
- Black Book, Hypetrain Digital
- Figment: Creed Valley, Bedtime Digital Games
- Little Nightmares 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Best Sony Playstation Game
- Assassin’s Creed Valhalla, Ubisoft
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Activision
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
The following categories will be detailed on 31 August.
- Best Family Game
- Ary and the Secret of Seasons, Modus Games
- Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time, Activision
- KeyWe, Stonewheat & Sons
- Best Ongoing Game
- Borderlands 3, 2K
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare/Warzone, Activision
- World of Tanks, Wargaming
- Best PC Game
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
- Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe
- Tell Me Why, Microsoft
- Best Racing Game
- DIRT 5, Codemasters
- Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Radical Relocation, Iceberg Interactive
- Best Remaster
- Mafia: Definitive Edition, 2K
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision
- XIII: Remake, astragon Entertainment
- Best Role-Playing Game
- Cris Tales, Modus Games
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
- Gamedec, Anshar Studios
- Best Simulation
- Endzone – A World Apart, Assemble Entertainment
- Planet Coaster Console Edition, Frontier Development
- Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Best Sports Game
- FIFA 21, Electronic Arts
- NBA 2K21, 2K
- Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision
- Best Strategy Game
- Endzone – A World Apart, Assemble Entertainment
- Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe
- Iron Harvest, King Art Games
- Most Original Game
- Cyberpunk 2077, CD Projekt RED
- Operation: Tango, Clever Plays
- Voidtrain, Hypetrain Digital
Update: Additionally, the following new categories/winners were named:
Best Announcement:
- Unknown 9: Awakening, Reflector Entertainment
- Best Lineup: Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Best of gamescom: Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
- Best Presentation/Trailer: Little Nightmares 2, Tarsier Studios
- Best Show: World of Tanks Blitz gamescom Stream, Wargaming
We’ll report back with the winners when they’re known. In the meantime, what do you make of the nominees?
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