The nominees of the gamescom award 2019 have been determined: the jury, consisting of German and international games journalists, well-known YouTubers and others, has made a selection from more than 160 submissions. Winning titles will be distinguished this year in a total of 28 categories . Exhibitors and fans of gamescom (20 to 24 August 2019) can look forward to finding out who will take one of the coveted trophies home with them from the gamescom: Opening Night Live.
From the start of the trade fair until Friday, 23 August at 2:00 p.m., fans of gamescom can vote for their favourites in the fan categories of Best Booth, Best eSports Experience and Best Streamer/Let’s Player. They can chat with the gamesbot through WhatsApp to submit their vote. To do so, they only need to save the number +49 1579 24 700 97 to get started in WhatsApp. The fans will also award the gamescom “Most Wanted” consumer award, which is selected by the fans from all nominated games. These and other winning titles in the jury categories of Best Games Company, Best of CAMPUS and the gamescom Indie Award, as well as the newly created HEART OF GAMING AWARD will be announced in the IGN@gamescom now studio on gamescom Saturday at 3:30 p.m. in the livestream.
These are the nominees for the gamescom award 2019: Category Group: Genre
Best Action Adventure Game
- Blacksad: Under the Skin, astragon Entertainment
- Concrete Genie, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Nintendo
Best Action Game
- Borderlands 3, 2K
- DOOM Eternal, ZeniMax Germany
- Marvel’s Avengers, Square Enix
Best Family Game
- Concrete Genie, Sony Interactive Entertainment Dreams, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Luigi’s Mansion 3, Nintendo
Best Racing Game
- Grid, Koch Media
- Hot Wheels Infinite Loop, Mattel
- Need for Speed Heat, Electronic Arts
Best Role Playing Game
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix
- Pokémon Schwert and Pokémon Schild, Nintendo
- Wasteland 3, Koch Media
Best Simulation Game
- Barotrauma, Daedalic Entertainment
- NBA 2K20, 2K
- Planet Zoo, Frontier
Best Sports Game
- EA SPORTS FIFA 20, Electronic Arts
- eFootball PES 2020, Konami
- Roller Champions, Ubisoft
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition, Microsoft
- Desperados III, THQ Nordic
- Foundation, Polymorph Games
Most Original Game
- Concrete Genie, Sony Interactive Entertainment Dreams, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Felix The Reaper, Daedalic Entertainment
Category Group: Platform
Best Microsoft Xbox One Game
- Bleeding Edge, Microsoft
- Borderlands 3, 2K
- Gears 5, Microsoft
Best Nintendo Switch Game
- Luigi’s Mansion 3, Nintendo
- Pokémon Sword and Pokémon Shield, Nintendo
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Nintendo
Best Sony PlayStation 4 Game
- Concrete Genie, Sony Interactive Entertainment Dreams, Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Final Fantasy VII Remake, Square Enix
Best Mobile Game
- Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Mobile Edition, HandyGames
- Hot Wheels Infinite Loop, Mattel
- Lock’s Quest, HandyGames
Best PC Game
- Borderlands 3, 2K
- DOOM Eternal, ZeniMax Germany
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft
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