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Call of Duty, Apex Legends Among Other Esports Nominees at the Game Awards 2019

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Call of Duty, Apex Legends Among Other Esports Nominees at the Game Awards 2019

Call of Duty and Apex Legends are just some of the esports titles nominated in the Game Awards 2019.

The Game Awards are being held in Los Angeles later this year and the nominees have now been announced.

Founded by Geoff Keighley, the Game Awards aims to “recognizes… excellence in the global video game and esports industry.”

Its advisory board is an A-list of industry bigwigs, including Hideo Kojima and Rob Kostich. It's winners are selected by a unique mix of an internal voting jury and popular vote.

Considering the annual nature of award shows, one might think only annualized esports franchises (such as Call of Duty) would qualify. While the latest iteration of Call of Duty: Modern Warfare did get nominated in two categories this year, Best Action Game and Best Audio Design, many esports titles are not annualized and focus on one game as an evolving service. The Game Awards recognizes those esports titles that have made particularly big strides:

“Games released in previous years are eligible in all award categories, so long as the jury feels their inclusion is merited due to new content, improvements or service updates. In addition, the ‘Best Ongoing Game’ category specifically recognizes titles that continue to provide value to customers.”

So aside from the Call of Duty franchise which puts out a game every year (and shows no signs of stopping that trend), which long-standing esports titles made the cut?

 

And the Nominees Are…

Apex Legends, nominated for:

  • Best Action Game
  • Best Community Support
  • Best Multiplayer Game
  • Best Ongoing Game

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, nominated for:

  • Best Action Game
  • Best Audio Design

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, nominated for:

  • Esports Game of the Year
  • Best Esports Player (Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev)
  • Best Esports Coach, twice (Eric “Adren” Hoag and Danny “Zonic” Sorensen)
  • Best Esports Team, twice (Astralis and Team Liquid)

Dota 2, nominated for:

  • Esports Game of the Year
  • Best Esports Team (OG)
  • Best Esports Coach (Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz)
  • Best Esports Event (The International 2019)

Fortnite, nominated for:

  • Best Community Support
  • Best Esports Event (Fortnite World Cup)
  • Esports Game of the Year
  • Best Esports Player (Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf)
  • Best Ongoing Game

League of Legends, nominated for:

  • Best Esports Event (League of Legends World Championship 2019)
  • Esports Game of the Year
  • Best Esports Player, twice (for Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok and Luka “Perkz” Perkovic)
  • Best Esports Team (G2 Esports)
  • Best Esports Coach, three times (for Nu-Ri “Cain” Jang, Kim “kk0ma” Jeong-Gyun and Fabian “Grabbz” Lohmann)

Overwatch, nominated for:

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege, nominated for:

  • Best Ongoing Game
  • Best Community Support

The Game Awards, through their nominees, show they have their finger on the pulse of the esports side of the game industry. Without a doubt, many of our readers won’t agree 100% with the selections. However, the award winners are decided via a mix of an internal voting jury and popular vote. Although popular vote only accounts for 10% of the weight in the Game Awards’ decision, it can act as a tiebreaker. You can have a say (however small) in who wins. Just go to the official Game Awards website, create an account, and follow their instructions.

The Game Awards will be held on December 12 this year at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles.

Phillip Miner
Phillip has been a freelance writer covering video games for over a decade. He's had video game articles published in places from local newspapers to The Escapist. Call of Duty has been a passion of his since the first Black Ops. You can learn more about Phillip on our About page.