The Sport Awards is coming again in 2022 with a reside viewers for the primary time since 2019. There are tons of video games already nominated for the present and with a few of the greatest names in gaming in attendence. You possibly can anticipate all the pieces from reveals to musical performances as host Geoff Keighley unveals the award winners for 2022.
The Sport Awards shall be free for everybody to stream at dwelling beginning on December 8. Should you’re questioning how and the place to look at the occasion on-line in 2022, we have got you coated with all the particulars under.
Tips on how to Watch the Sport Awards 2022 Livestream
The Sport Awards livestream will begin on Thursday, December 8 at 4 p.m PT / 7 p.m. ET when the IGN Pre-Present begins. The precise ceremony will start at 5 p.m. PT / 8 p.m. ET as soon as the pre-shows wrap up.
The place to Watch The Sport Awards 2022 On-line
We’re internet hosting the stream for The Sport Awards 2022 right here, on IGN.com, and on our accounts throughout all main platforms together with YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, and Fb. Listed here are all the hyperlinks the place you’ll be able to watch the stream on December 8:
How Lengthy Is The Sport Awards Stream?
A runtime has not but been confirmed for the 2022 Sport Awards, however you’ll be able to anticipate it to final some time. The 2021 Sport Awards ran 4 about 3 hours, so we anticipate this yr’s present to be about the identical. IGN can even be internet hosting a reside post-show you’ll be able to tune into after the occasion.
What to Count on From the Sport Awards in 2022
The very first thing you’ll be able to anticipate from the Sport Awards this yr are the awards themselves. There are 31 classes with 5 nominees per class and there are some severe contenders for Sport of the Yr in 2022. The 2 front-runners for the Sport of the Yr class this yr are Elden Ring and God of Conflict: Ragnarok — each of which IGN gave a ten out 10. Each of these video games are nominated for varied classes and can most probably win a couple of of them.
Along with the awards themselves, The Sport Awards has traditionally featured massive reveals of upcoming video games. Through the years we have gotten a have a look at Elden Ring and Sonic Frontiers, so we expect to probably see some extra new reveals on the 2022 present. Contemplating that is the primary reside Sport Awards present since 2019, there can even doubtless be fairly a couple of nice visitors to speak about future video games in depth.
Lastly, you’ll be able to anticipate musical visitors and performances showcasing music in video video games. The Sport Awards is a full-on gaming celebration, so we are going to doubtless be in for a couple of surprises this yr as properly.
The Sport Awards 2022 Nominees
Sport of the Yr
Recognizing a recreation that delivers the very best expertise throughout all artistic and technical fields.
- A Plague Story: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of Conflict Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Greatest Sport Path
Awarded for excellent artistic imaginative and prescient and innovation in recreation path and design.
- Elden Ring
- God of Conflict Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Greatest Narrative
For excellent storytelling and narrative improvement in a recreation.
- A Plague Story: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of Conflict Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Greatest Artwork Path
For excellent artistic and/or technical achievement in creative design and animation.
- Elden Ring
- God of Conflict: Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Greatest Rating/Music
For excellent music, inclusive of rating, authentic track and/or licensed soundtrack.
- Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Story: Requiem
- Tsukasa Saitoh – Elden Ring
- Bear McCreary – God of Conflict: Ragnarok
- Two Feathers – Steel Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda
Greatest Audio Design
Recognizing the most effective in-game audio and sound design.
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of Conflict Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Greatest Efficiency
Awarded to a person for voice-over performing, movement and/or efficiency seize.
- Ashly Birch – Horizon: Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Story: Requiem
- Christopher Decide – God of Conflict: Ragnarok
- Manon Gage – Immortality
- Sunny Suljic – God of Conflict: Ragnarok
Video games for Affect
For a thought-provoking recreation with a pro-social that means or message.
- A Memoir Blue
- As Nightfall Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Eternally
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist
Greatest Ongoing Sport
Awarded to a recreation for excellent improvement of ongoing content material that evolves the participant expertise over time.
- Apex Legends
- Future 2
- Ultimate Fantasy 14 On-line
- Fortnite
- Genshin Affect
Greatest Indie Sport
For excellent artistic and technical achievement in a recreation made outdoors the normal writer system.
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- TUNIC
Greatest Debut Indie Sport
For the most effective debut recreation created by a brand new impartial studio.
- Neon White
- NORCO
- Stray
- TUNIC
- Vampire Survivors
Greatest Cellular Sport
For the most effective recreation playable on a cellular gadget.
- Apex Legends Cellular
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Affect
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Greatest Group Assist
Recognizing a recreation for excellent group help, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media exercise and recreation updates/patches.
- Apex Legends
- Future 2
- Ultimate Fantasy 14 On-line
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Greatest VR/AR Sport
For the most effective recreation expertise playable in digital or augmented actuality, no matter platform.
- After the Fall
- Amongst Us VR
- BONELAB
- Moss: Ebook II
- Pink Matter 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software program and/or {hardware} that’s pushing the medium ahead by including options, know-how and content material to assist video games be performed and loved by a good wider viewers.
- As Nightfall Falls
- God of Conflict: Ragnarok
- Returnal
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Final of Us Half 1
- The Quarry
Greatest Motion Sport
For the most effective recreation within the motion style targeted totally on fight.
- Bayonetta 3
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare II
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Greatest Motion/Journey Sport
For the most effective motion/journey recreation, combining fight with traversal and puzzle fixing.
- A Plague Story: Requiem
- God of Conflict Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- TUNIC
Greatest RPG
For the most effective recreation designed with wealthy participant character customization and development, together with massively multiplayer experiences.
- Elden Ring
- Dwell a Dwell
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Technique
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Greatest Preventing Sport
For the most effective recreation designed primarily round head-to-head fight.
- DNF Duel
- JoJo’s Weird Journey: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters 15
- MultiVersus
- Sifu
Greatest Household Sport
For the most effective recreation applicable for household play, no matter style or platform.
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Swap Sports activities
- Splatoon 3
Greatest Sports activities/Racing Sport
For the most effective conventional and non-traditional sports activities and racing recreation.
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
Greatest SIM/Technique Sport
Greatest recreation targeted on actual time or turn-based simulation or technique gameplay, no matter platform.
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Complete Conflict: WARHAMMER 3
- Two Level Campus
- Victoria 3
Greatest Multiplayer Sport
For excellent on-line multiplayer gameplay and design, together with co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, no matter recreation style or platform.
- Name of Obligation: Fashionable Warfare 2
- Multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content material Creator of the Yr
For a streamer or content material creator who has made an vital and constructive influence on the group in 2021.
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Greatest Esports Athlete
The esports athlete judged to be probably the most excellent for efficiency and conduct in 2021, no matter recreation.
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
Greatest Esports Coach
The Esports coach judged to be probably the most excellent for efficiency and conduct in 2021.
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
- Go “Rating” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)
Greatest Esports Occasion
Recognizing an occasion (throughout single or a number of days) that delivered a best-of-class expertise for individuals and the published viewers.
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Main Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- VALORANT Champions 2022
Greatest Esports Sport
For the sport that has delivered the most effective total esports expertise to gamers (inclusive of tournaments, group help and content material updates), no matter style or platform.
- Counter-Strike: International Offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- VALORANT
Greatest Esports Staff
Recognizing a selected esports crew (not the total group) judged probably the most excellent for efficiency and conduct in 2021.
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Name of Obligation)
- LOUD (Valorant)
Most Anticipated Sport
Recognizing an introduced recreation that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium ahead.
- Ultimate Fantasy 16
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Greatest Adaptation
Celebrating game-inspired initiatives throughout leisure together with TV, films, comics, and extra.
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Present!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
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