2018 is almost history, and that means it’s time to celebrate all of the extraordinary games that released throughout the year!
Once again, NerdBacon will be hosting our very own NerdBacon Game of the Year Awards Spectacular on January 4th, 2019. Last year’s event was a thrilling ride filled with special musical guests and all the class of a Rodney Dangerfield movie, and this year’s event promises to be bigger, badder, and better than last year!
So mark your calendar’s for Friday January 4th, 2019 at 9pm EST / 7 Central and witness this sure to be monumental live event!
Here are the categories and the nominees. Good luck, and we will see all January 4th at the NerdBacon Game of the Year Awards Spectacular!
Best Fighting Game of the Year
Soul Caibur VI
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy
Fighting EX Layer
Best Character of the Year
Spider Man (Spider-man)
Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
Kratos (God of War)
Primrose (Octopath Traveler)
Kassandra (Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey)
The Forgotten – Games we were excited to play but dropped after release
Monster Hunter World
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Shadow of the Tomb Raider
Artifact
StarLink: Battle for Atlas
Biggest Disappointment of the Year
Nintendo Online
Fallout 76
No PSX this Year
Mario Tennis Aces
Lack of Xbox One Exclusives
Most Clueless Corporate Decision Award
EA to Fans: “Don’t Buy Battlefield V”
Sony’s 20 minute break during their E3 2018 conference
Fallout 76 – All of it
Blizzard closes Blizzcon with Diablo Mobile announcement
Nintendo Online is nothing more than a callous online paywall
Gaming media blames fans for everything
The Fallout 76 Blunder of the Year Award
Canvas Bag Debacle
Releasing Customer Info snafu
No Refunds because it’s not on STEAM scandal
Day 1 Patch is larger than the actual game
They Released it
Best Soundtrack of the Year
Octopath Traveler
Spider-man
Red Dead Redemption 2
God of War
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Griss
Best Art Design
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
Celeste
Octopath Traveler
Griss
Dead Cells
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Waifu of the Year
Bowsette (Our perverted dreams)
Skullomania (SNK Heroines: Tag Team Frenzy)
Pyra (Xenoblade Chronicles 2)
Kassandra (Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey)
Robo Arm Chick (Battlefield V)
Ashe (Overwatch)
Husbando of the Year
Armor King (Tekken 7)
Statue Dicks (Assassin’s Creed: Odyssey)
Kratos (God of War)
Blanka-chan (Street Fighter V)
G (Street Fighter V)
BOB (Overwatch)
Fortnight Dance of the Year
Floss
Turk
Carlton
Tinman
Take the L
Orange Justice
Most Anticipated Game of 2019
Devil May Cry V
Mortal Kombat 11
Kingdom Hearts III
Ori and the Will of the Whisps
Bayonetta 3
ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
Anthem
Crackdown 3
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Ghosts of Tsushima
The Forza Horizon 4 Award for Best Xbox One Game of the Year
Forza Horizon 4
Game of the Year – Nintendo Switch
Octopath Traveler
Mario Tennis Aces
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Pokemon: Let’s Go Pikachu/Evee
Game of the Year – PS4
Spider-man
God of War
Dragon Quest XI
Yakuza 6
Tetris Effect
Game of the Year
Red Dead Redemption 2
God of War
Spider-man
Octopath Traveler
Forza Horizon 4
Super Smash Bros Ultimate
Dead Cells
Who do you think will be the big winner at the 2nd annual NerdBacon Game of the Year Awards Spectacular?
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