Overview
- Six Game of the Year contenders are Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Donkey Kong Bananza, Hades II, Hollow Knight: Silksong, and Kingdom Come: Deliverance II.
- Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 leads with 12 nominations, the most for any game in the show’s history.
- Public ballots are open now through December 10, with fan votes counted alongside a global media jury.
- The ceremony, hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on December 11, will stream widely including on Prime Video for the first time.
- Sony Interactive Entertainment tops publishers with 19 nominations, while Arc Raiders is a notable omission from GOTY with only a Best Multiplayer nod.