EA to make a ‘special announcement’ at The Game Awards

EA COO Peter Moore will be making an appearance at The Game Awards this Friday to make a “special announcement,” he confirmed on Twitter.

“I’m looking forward to joining @geoffkeighley on stage Friday night in Las Vegas @thegameawards to make a special announcement from @EA,” he wrote.

Since this tease, the Internet has been trying to work out exactly what this “special announcement” could be, but host Geoff Keighley doesn’t think they can figure it out. “Pretty sure no one will guess this one,” he said to Moore. “See you Friday.”

Keighley has previously stated that more than a dozen world premieres are scheduled to take place during the show. So far we know that Metal Gear Solid series creator Hideo Kojima will be in attendance to offer a first look at the new Metal Gear Online and that new footage of The Order: 1886 and Bloodborne will be shown.

The Game Awards will take place this Friday, December 5, in Las Vegas.

I’m looking forward to joining @geoffkeighley on stage Friday night in Las Vegas @thegameawards to make a special announcement from @EA

— Peter Moore (@petermooreEA) December 4, 2014

@petermooreEA Pretty sure no one will guess this one! See you Friday.

— Geoff Keighley (@geoffkeighley) December 4, 2014

EA to make a ‘special announcement’ at The Game Awards

No new game announcements from Microsoft at The Game Awards

Microsoft has no plans to announce any new games during The Game Awards show this Friday, according to Xbox marketing head Aaron Greenberg.

“Since many have asked we are not planning any new game announcements @thegameawards. Looking forward to watching a great show however,” he wrote on Twitter. This doesn’t necessarily mean that we won’t get to see more of already announced Xbox titles though.

Previously, host Geoff Keighley teased that over a dozen world premieres are planned for the show. However, he later clarified that not all of them will be “world level, megaton breaking announcements.”

So far we know that Metal Gear Solid series creator Hideo Kojima will present a first look at the new Metal Gear Online during the show, and that new footage of The Order: 1886 and Bloodborne will also be shown.

The Game Awards is set to take place in Las Vegas this Friday, December 5.

Since many have asked we are not planning any new game announcements @thegameawards. Looking forward to watching a great show however

— Aaron Greenberg (@aarongreenberg) December 2, 2014

No new game announcements from Microsoft at The Game Awards

The Game Awards 2014′s full list of categories and nominees announced

The full list of categories and nominations for the upcoming Game Awards 2014 have been announced, with Bayonetta 2, Dark Souls II, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Hearthstone, and Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor vying for Game of the Year.

Other categories include Best Independent Game, Best Narrative, Best Shooter, Best RPG, and so on.

The Game Awards 2014, which replace the Spike VGAs, will be held on Friday, December 5, beginning at 6 p.m. Pacific Time (9 p.m. Eastern).

The full list of categories and nominees are as follows:

Game of the Year:

• Bayonetta 2


• Dark Souls II


• Dragon Age: Inquisition


• Hearthstone


• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Best Independent Game:

• Broken Age – Act I


• Monument Valley


• Shovel Knight


• Transistor


• The Vanishing of Ethan Carter

Best Narrative:

• South Park: Stick of Truth


• The Walking Dead: Season 2


• The Wolf Among Us


• Valiant Hearts: The Great War


• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Best Performance:

• Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf – The Wolf Among Us


• Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons – Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare


• Melissa Hutchinson as Clementine – The Walking Dead: Season 2


• Trey Parker as various voices – South Park: The Stick of Truth


• Troy Baker as Talion – Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor

Best Remaster:

• Grand Theft Auto V


• Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire


• The Last of Us Remastered


• Halo: The Master Chief Collection


• Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition

Best Action/Adventure:

• Alien: Isolation


• Assassin’s Creed Unity


• Bayonetta 2


• Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor


• Sunset Overdrive

Best Fighting Game:

• Killer Instinct: Season 2


• Persona 4 Arena Ultimax


• Super Smash Bros. 3DS


• Super Smash Bros. Wii U


• Ultra Street Fighter IV

Best Sports/Racing Game:

• FIFA 15


• Forza Horizon 2


• Mario Kart 8


• NBA 2K15


• Trials Fusion

Best Shooter:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare


• Destiny


• Far Cry 4


• Titanfall


• Wolfenstein: The New Order

Best Role-Playing Game:

• Bravely Default


• Dark Souls II


• Divinity


• Dragon Age: Inquisition


• South Park: The Stick of Truth

Best Family Game:

• Disney Infinity 2.0


• Fantasia: Music Evolved


• Mario Kart 8


• Skylanders: Trap Team


• Tomodachi Life

Best Online Experience:

• Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare


• Dark Souls II


• Destiny


• Hearthstone


• Titanfall

Best Mobile/Handheld Game:

• Bravely Default


• Hearthstone


• Monument Valley


• Super Smash Bros. for 3DS


• Threes!

Developer of the Year:

• Blizzard


• Monolith


• Nintendo


• Telltale


• Ubisoft Montreal

Best Score/Soundtrack:

• Alien: Isolation


• Child of Light


• Destiny


• Sunset Overdrive


• Transistor

Games for Change:

• Mountain


• Never Alone


• The Last of Us: Left Behind


• This War of Mine


• Valiant Hearts: The Great War

Most Anticipated Game:

• Batman: Arkham Knight


• Bloodborne


• Evolve


• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt


• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

eSports Player of the Year:

• Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson (League of Legends)


• Xu “Fy” Linsen (DOTA2)


• James “Firebat” Kostesich (Hearthstone)


• Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund (Counter-Strike: GO)


• Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (Call of Duty)

eSports Team of the Year:

• Samsung White (League of Legends)


• Evil Geniuses (DOTA2)


• Edward Gaming (League of Legends)


• Newbee (DOTA2)


• Ninjas in Pajamas (Counter-Strike: GO)

Trending Gamer:

• Evan “Vanoss” Fong


• Jeff Gerstmann


• PewDiePie


• StampyLongHead


• TotalBiscuit

Best Fan Creation:

• BEST Zelda Rap EVER!! By Egoraptor


• Luigi Death Stare by CZBwoi and Rizupicorr


• Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song) by Tobuscus


• Minecraft — TITAN City by Colonial Puppet


• Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous

The Game Awards 2014′s full list of categories and nominees announced