TGA 2025 Nomination Bloodbath! GameSpot's killer gallery lays it bare: Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 storms ahead like a freight train, hoovering up a record-shattering 12 nominations (GOTY + 3 Best Performances for Ben Starr/Charlie Cox/Jennifer English + Art/Audio/Director/Narrative/Score/Indie/RPG/New Indie)—Sandfall's JRPG dark horse rocketing straight to the stratosphere, owning the top spot!
Hot on the heels, neck-and-neck: Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and Ghost of Yōtei tie at seven noms each (Kojima's sequel: GOTY/Art/Audio/Director/Narrative/Score/Action-Adventure; Sony's Ghost sequel: Art/Audio/Director/Narrative/Score/Action-Adventure + Performance), Hades 2 grabs 6 (GOTY/Art/Director/Action/Score/Indie), Hollow Knight: Silksong nabs 5 (GOTY/Art/Score/Action-Adventure/Indie), Split Fiction locks 4 (Director/Multiplayer/Action-Adventure/Family)—indie masterpieces clashing with AAA titans, pulse-pounding chaos!
The 3-nom brigade charges: Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 (GOTY/Narrative/RPG), Battlefield 6 (Audio/Multiplayer/Action), Silent Hill f (Audio/Narrative/Performance), plus vets like Fortnite/Helldivers 2 storming back; 2-noms like Donkey Kong Bananza (GOTY/Family) and Mario Kart World Switch 2 aces; over 60 games scraping one lonely nom each, starring Indiana Jones, Doom: The Dark Ages, GTA6 (Most Anticipated)... Indies exploding everywhere, Sony leads publishers with 19 total noms!
GOTY Final Six: Clair/DS2/Donkey Kong Bananza/Hades 2/HK Silksong/KCD2—December 11 live showdown! Voting's live now (90% jurors + 10% fans), GameSpot's full rundown helps you spot the dark horses—TGA night, who claims the crown?
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