Nominees for the twenty fifth annual Sport Builders Selection Awards (GDCA) have been introduced, and sadly, very like The Sport Awards final month, horror isn’t as nicely represented as many would love. Nonetheless, the likes of Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, Lorelei and the Laser Eyes, Pacific Drive and Mouthwashing are up for awards, whereas many style titles have been given the “Honourable Mentions” nod.
Going down at this yr’s Sport Builders Convention (GDC) on March 19, the Sport Builders Selection Awards is the main peer-based online game occasion celebrating the business’s prime video games and builders, celebrating the highest video games from the previous yr, in addition to the builders who created them. The awards are nominated by, voted on, and determined by online game builders throughout the business.
Main the way in which this yr are Workforce ASOBI’s Astro Bot and Sport Science’s Black Delusion: Wukong with seven nominations every, together with nods for Sport of the 12 months. Style fare can also be within the operating, due to Arrowhead Sport Studios’ Helldivers 2, which can also be nominated within the Greatest Know-how class.
Talking of Greatest Know-how, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II can also be up for that award, in addition to Greatest Audio. In the meantime, Mouthwashing is up for Greatest Narrative, whereas Lorelei and the Laser Eyes has a nomination for Greatest Design, and Pacific Drive is nominated for Greatest Debut.
As for the Honourable Mentions, horror and style titles get some consideration due to Bloober Workforce’s Silent Hill 2 (Greatest Audio), and Elden Ring Shadow of the Erdtree (Greatest Visible Artwork).
Sure, it’s a little bit of a bummer that titles like Resident Evil 4, Diablo IV and A Quiet Place: The Street Forward weren’t given some love. However, we do have a silver lining, due to The Horror Sport Awards, which did see Silent Hill 2 get the popularity it deserves from followers.