Sony Leads Pack of Publisher's Nominated at The Game Awards

Slow year for games, huh?The Game Awards is undoubtedly the talk of the town today, not least because of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion's controversial inclusion as Game of the Year nominee. Sony, and by extension, PlayStation, are set to continue dominating Geoff Keighley's award show, with first-party titles nominated every year for the past decade; the firm is also leading the pack as the publisher with the most nominations.The Game Awards revealed the list of most nominated publishers, and PlayStation is out in front with 16. Square Enix and Xbox are tied at 12, with SEGA making a welcome appearance in third with 11. Bandai Namco and Nintendo fill out the top four and five spots, with seven and six, respectively.Read the full article on pushsquare.com

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The Game Awards is undoubtedly the talk of the town today, not least because of Elden Ring's Shadow of the Erdtree expansion's controversial inclusion as Game of the Year nominee. Sony, and by extension, PlayStation, are set to continue dominating Geoff Keighley's award show, with first-party titles nominated every year for the past decade ; the firm is also leading the pack as the publisher with the most nominations. The Game Awards revealed the list of most nominated publishers, and PlayStation is out in front with 16.

Square Enix and Xbox are tied at 12, with SEGA making a welcome appearance in third with 11. Bandai Namco and Nintendo fill out the top four and five spots, with seven and six, respectively. The vast majority of Sony's nominations come from Astro Bot , which is up for many awards, but Helldivers 2 and Stellar Blade also contributed a few each.



Two of the five most anticipated upcoming games are from SIE, which we think is quite telling: Ghost of Yotei and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach . It's probably worth underscoring that nominations for The Game Awards are determined by a panel of over 130 outlets and influencers; Push Square is not one of them..