'Breath of the Wild' Among Nominees for Game Developers Choice Awards 2018

Today, the organizers of the 18th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards announced the full list of nominees for 2018, including big-name releases such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and indie franchises like What Remains of Edith Finch. Split into a total of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild and Horizon Zero Dawn currently both boast six nominations each, with other familiar names like Cuphead dotting the list throughout.

The Game of the Year category sees nominees that have taken home plenty of prizes over the past year, including PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds, Nier: Automata, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Horizon Zero Dawn, and Super Mario Odyssey. You can view the full list here, but below, we've highlighted the biggest categories, and who's up for each prize.

BEST AUDIO

Cuphead (StudioMDHR)

Nier: Automata (PlatinumGames / Square Enix)

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)

BEST DEBUT

Team Cherry (Hollow Knight)

Sidebar Games (Golf Story)

StudioMDHR (Cuphead)

Infinite Fall (Night in the Woods)

Jason Roberts / Buried Signal (Gorogoa)

BEST DESIGN

Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds (PUBG Corporation)

BEST MOBILE GAME

Reigns: Her Majesty (Nerial / Devolver Digital)

Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh and Sylvain Tegroeg)

Monument Valley 2 (ustwo games)

Gorogoa (Jason Roberts / Buried Signal / Annapurna Interactive)

Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt / Figs / ARTE France / Playdius)

INNOVATION AWARD

What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)

Everything (David OReilly / Double Fine Productions)

BEST NARRATIVE

Night in the Woods (Infinite Fall / Finji)

Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)

Wolfenstein II: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)

BEST TECHNOLOGY

Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)

Assassin's Creed: Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)

BEST VISUAL ART

Persona 5 (P-Studio / Atlus)

Cuphead (StudioMDHR)

BEST VR/AR GAME

Superhot VR (SUPERHOT Team)

Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft)

Lone Echo (Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios)

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)

The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim VR (Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

The Game Developers Choice Awards, hosted by Professor Robin Hunicke, are set to take place on Wednesday, March 21, 2018 at 6:30pm, during the 2018 Game Developers Conference. No word on an official live stream has been announced just yet.