Gamescom 2018: Flashback to the Past + Awards Nominees

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Gamescom 2018

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It’s the time for another video game trade fair. This is the biggest gaming news expo in Europe that will happen on August 21-25. Gamescom or stylized as gamescom is a trade fair for video games held yearly at the Koelnmesse in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. This year, it is organized by game – Verband der Deutschen Games-Branche. However, in the past, the organizers include Bundesverband Interaktive Unterhaltungssoftware. It’s usually held in Leipzig, Saxony, Germany until 2008 it moved to Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany.

This year, Gamescom 2018 will be celebrating its tenth year! Exhibitors from more than 50 countries will participate in this biggest gaming news expo in Europe. Now that Germany is preparing for this biggest gaming event in Europe, how’s the gaming community anticipating for the upcoming Gamescom 2018 Awards?

The nominees for this year’s Gamescom video game awards have been unveiled. The winner will be determined by the panel of journalists and YouTubers. This will be announced on August 21, which is the first day of the convention. There are 16 awards and a total of 31 games are nominated. Some of the big titles among the nominees are Marvel’s Spider-Man, Kingdom Hearts 3, Super Smash Bros. UltimateAssassin’s Creed Odyssey and more! Without further ado, here are the nominees. See it below!

NOMINEES FOR GAMESCOM 2018 AWARDS

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Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Metro Exodus (Deep Silver)

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (Activision Blizzard)

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Destiny 2: Forsaken (Activision Blizzard)

– State of Decay 2 Daybreak (Microsoft)

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Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)

Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)

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Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)

Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)

Super Mario Party (Nintendo)

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Astro Bot Rescue Mission (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)

Persona 5: Dancing in Starlight (Koch Media)

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F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)

Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)

Team Sonic Racing (Koch Media)

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Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)

– Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Kingdom Hearts 3 (Square Enix)

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– Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)

F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)

Farming Simulator (Astragon Entertainment)

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Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 (Activision Blizzard)

– Dying Light Bad Blood (Techland)

– Rend (Frostkeep Studios)

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F1 2018 (Koch Media/Codemasters)

FIFA 19 (Electronic Arts)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 (Konami)

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– Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)

– Divinity: Original Sin 2 – Definitive Edition (Bandai Namco Entertainment)

– Total War: Three Kingdoms (Koch Media)

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Marvel’s Spider-Man (Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey (Ubisoft)

– Project Mephisto (working title)

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Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Microsoft)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

Forza Horizon 4 (Microsoft)

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Lego DC Super-Villains (Warner Bros. Entertainment)

Starlink: Battle for Atlas (Ubisoft)

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Nintendo)

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– Anno 1800 (Ubisoft)

Life is Strange 2 (Square Enix)

Shadow of the Tomb Raider (Square Enix)

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– Hyperdrome (Travian Games)

– Shadowgun War Games (Madfinger Games)

Which games do you think will win? Hmm. Comment below guys! For more info about the Gamescom 2018, visit our site or visit the official website of Gamescom 2018 here.


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2 Responses

  1. Great nominations. A lot of awesome games going to be released soon.

    • Joemar says:

      Hi Henry Collins,

      It is! And we are also excited for all these games to be released. 🙂

      Best regards,
      Play-Asia.com Team
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