The nominees for the Game Developers Choice Awards 2018 have been revealed, and leading the way are The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild for the Nintendo Switch and Horizon Zero Dawn for the PlayStation 4.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is racking up the accolades, with two Game of the Year awards under its belt from the Golden Joystick Awards and The Game Awards 2017. Will Nintendo's open-world adventure bag its third Game of the Year at the GDC Awards?
Game Developers Choice Awards 2018 Nominees
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn dominated the nominations, with the two games receiving six each. Meanwhile, with three nominations each are Nier: Automata for the PlayStation 4, PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds for the PC and Xbox One, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice for the PlayStation 4 and PC, Night in the Woods for the PlayStation 4, Xbox One, and PC, and Cuphead for the Xbox One.
Here are the categories for the GDC Awards 2018 and the nominations for each, as selected by members of the video game industry:
Game of the Year
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Nier: Automata
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Narrative
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Night in the Woods
- What Remains of Edith Finch
- Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus
Best Debut
- Infinite Fall - Night in the Woods
- Jason Roberts / Buried Signal - Gorogoa
- Sidebar Games - Golf Story
- StudioMDHR - Cuphead
- Team Cherry - Hollow Knight
Best Audio
- Cuphead
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Nier: Automata
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Design
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Nier: Automata
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Innovation Award
- Everything
- Gorogoa
- PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- What Remains of Edith Finch
Best Visual Art
- Cuphead
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Night in the Woods
- Persona 5
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Technology
- Assassin's Creed: Origins
- Destiny 2
- Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best VR/AR Game
- Lone Echo
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew
- Superhot VR
- The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR
Best Mobile Game
- Bury Me, My Love
- Gorogoa
- Hidden Folks
- Monument Valley 2
- Reigns: Her Majesty
The Game Developers Choice Awards 2018 will be held on March 21.
What's Next For 'The Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild'?
As The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild continues to receive nominations and awards, gamers may be thinking about what will come next to the game.
In mid-December, director Hidemaro Fujibayashi hinted that more DLCs will be coming, but producer Eiji Aonuma later confirmed that there will be no third DLC for The Legend of Zelda: Breath of The Wild.
The good news is that work has already started on the next Legend of Zelda game, but the bad news is that development will take a few years.
