Video Game Award Nominations 2019

Welcome to the annual Gamerheadquarters Video Game Awards where we kick things off with our nominations. These include multiple categories in gaming featuring the best titles of the year. Firstly, I should mention that we have a Fan Favorite Award that can be voted on from the link below or just continue down to view the nominations. We've slightly altered the categories for the awards feeling this best represents gaming in 2019 and what the site covers.

This includes removing exclusive titles for platforms and the early access title. Additional games will be added to this list prior to the final awards reveal, with Just Cause 4 being most considered. The final awards area of the site will go live on December 17, 2019 featuring the winners for this year along with a fancy set of awards. Check out the nominations below and be sure to share around!

Fan Favorite Vote Here
View the 2019 Winners!

Game of the Year
Control, Gears 5, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds, Borderlands 3, A Plague Tale: Innocence

Indie Game of the Year
Sayonara Wilds Hearts, Damsel, Aftercharge, Afterparty, Farm Together

Story of the Year
Gears 5, The Outer Worlds, Control, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Metro: Exodus

Shooter Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Ion Fury, Wolfenstein: YoungBlood, Rage 2, Apex Legends, Gears 5

Coop Game of the Year
Borderlands 3, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, World War Z, The Division 2, Apex Legends

Best Non Series Game of the Year
The Outer Worlds, Control, A Plague Tale: Innocence, Days Gone, Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

Best in a Series Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, Plants vs Zombies: Battle for Neighborville, Borderlands 3, Age of Wonders: Planetfall, Rage 2, The Division 2

Best Environments in a Game
Death Stranding, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare, The Outer Worlds, A Plague Tale: Innocence, The Division 2, Borderlands 3

Best New Character in a Game
Fragile (Death Stranding)
Jesse Faden (Control)
Amicia (A Plague Tale: Innocence)
Parvati (The Outer Worlds)
Jessie Blazkowicz (Wolfenstein: YoungBlood)
Zofia Blazkowicz (Wolfenstein: YoungBlood)

Favorite Returning Character in a Game
Rhys (Borderlands 3)
Tina (Borderlands 3)
Kait (Gears 5)
Marcus Fenix (Gears 5)
Sir Daniel Fortesque (MediEvil)
BJ Blazkowicz (Wolfenstein: YoungBlood)

Digital Game of the Year
Yooka-Laylee and the Impossible Lair, Trine 4: The Nightmare Prince, Void Bastards, My Time at Portia, Trials Rising, Genesis: Alpha One

Remake of the Year
Catherine: Full Body Edition, Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled, Resident Evil 2, Sniper Elite V2 Remastered, Tales of Vesperia: Definitive Edition, Age of Empires II: Definitive Edition

DLC of the Year
Destiny 2: Shadowkeep, We Happy Few Lightbearer, The Elder Scrolls Online: Elsweyr, Forza Horizon 4 LEGO Speed Champions

Mobile Game of the Year
Gears Pop!, Call of Duty Mobile, Kingsman: The Secret Service, Frogger in Toy Town, Hot Lava

Fan Favorite Voting VOTE HERE

Other things to note: Early Access titles cannot be awarded multiple years and remasters cannot qualify for any other categories aside from the remake one. Games must have released or finished within the year to be included, this is mostly for episodic titles as they can only qualify in the year they conclude.

Exclusives are now somewhat different due to a changing market, we now consider console titles exclusive if they're only available on one platform with it being fine if they're on PC. We feel these nominations cover a variety of titles and display the best of the year, hoped you might have even come across a gem you missed in the year.