Gamescom 2018 Awards Nominees Leak Unannounced PS4 Title; Codenamed Project Mephisto
Gamescom is arguably the second biggest gaming convention after E3, and it is just around a week away. That’s why nominees for the game’s 16 awards were announced. A maximum of three games are nominated per category, and winners are voted by journalists, gaming industry personnel and YouTubers. However, an unannounced title, codenamed Project Mephisto, is nominated for best PS4 title, alongside Spider-Man and Assassin’s Creed Odyssey. No information or comments were made regarding the unannounced title, not even the studio behind it. So far, it is tagged as a “working title.” Here are all the 31 nominated titles for the 16 available awards.
Best Action Game
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Metro Exodus (Deep Silver)
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision Blizzard)
Best Add-on/DLC
Destiny 2: Forsaken (Activision Blizzard)
State of Decay 2 Daybreak (Microsoft)
Best Casual Game
Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)
Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)
Best Family Game
Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
Super Mario Party (Nintendo)
Best Puzzle/Skill Game
Astro Bot Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)
Best Racing Game
F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)
Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)
Best Role Playing Game
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)
Best Simulation Game
Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
Farming Simulator 19 (astragon Entertainment)
Best Social/Online Game
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Activision Blizzard)
Dying Light Bad Blood (Techland)
Rend (Frostkeep Studios)
Best Sports Game
F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)
FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts)
PES 2019 (Konami)
Best Strategy Game
Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Total War: Three Kingdoms (Koch Media)
Best Console Game Sony PlayStation 4
Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)
Project Mephisto (working title)
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox One
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)
Best Console Game Nintendo Switch
Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)
Starlink — Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)
Best PC Game
Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)
Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)
Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)
Best Mobile Game
Hyperdrome (Travian Games)
Shadowgun War Games (Madfinger Games)
Gamescom 2018 kicks off on August 21st, and the awards will be revealed on the same day. The convention runs through till August 25th.
[Source: CNET]