Unlike in film and music, whose award seasons take place the following year, typically in February and March, we're in the thick of awards season for video games, beginning with The Golden Joystick Awards, where Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 cleaned the house, and ending with The Game Awards, which recently revealed all of its nominees ahead of the December event.
As expected, Expedition 33, Hollow Knight: Silksong and Death Stranding 2: On the Beach are all nominated for Game of the Year as well as several other awards, and come 2026, assuming there's not another delay, it's widely expected that Grand Theft Auto 6 will dominate nearly every category.
After receiving 12 nominations at The Game Awards, people seem to be turning against Clair Obscur: Expedition 33.
If things hold, there's a good chance that GTA 6 will outbeat The Witcher 3, one of the most nominated and successful titles of its year, but if you ask Doug Cockle, the voice behind Geralt of Rivia, if that's some bother to him, the answer is a firm no.
In an interview with GamesRadar during The Golden Joystick Awards, Cockle was told that GTA 6 could surpass The Witcher 3's all-time record...
