God of War Ragnarok, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 e Horizon Forbidden West sono i principali candidati ai Game Audio Network Guild Awards per il suono dei videogiochi.

I Game Audio Network Guild Awards, che celebrano i migliori giochi dell'anno in termini di musica ed effetti sonori, si terranno a San Francisco il 23 marzo.

Le candidature per il 2023 sono presentate in 26 categorie.

Tre giochi sono in lizza per il maggior numero di premi: God of War Ragnarok (14 nomination), Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 (12 nomination) e Horizon Forbidden West (11).

L'elenco completo dei candidati ai G.A.N.G. Awards è riportato di seguito:

Suono dell'anno

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Il protocollo Callisto (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
• Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital, Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Miglior sonoro in un gioco sociale o casual

• Call of Duty: Mobile (TiMi Studio Group, Activision)
• Disney Mirrorverse (Kabam, Inc., Disney Games)
• The Dark Pictures: Il diavolo in me (Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco)
• Hearthstone: March of the Lich King (Blizzard Entertainment, Blizzard Entertainment)
• Honor of Kings (TiMi L1 Studio, Tencent Games)
• Apex Legends Mobile (LightSpeed Studios / Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)

Miglior sonoro in un gioco indie

• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Trek To Yomi (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)
• You Suck At Parking (Happy Volcano, Happy Volcano)
• HEROish (Sunblink Entertainment, Sunblink Entertainment)
• No Place For Bravery (Glitch Factory, Ysbryd Games)
• Tunic (Andrew Shouldice, Finji)

Miglior mix sonoro

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly, Creative Assembly)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)

Miglior sonoro negli spot e nelle cutscene

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Destiny 2: La Regina Stregata (Bungie, Bungie)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity WardActivision)
• Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly Creative Assembly)

Miglior dialogo in un gioco indie

• Ritorno a Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Elex 2 (Piranha Bytes, THQ Nordic)
• Asterigos: Curse of the Stars (Acme Gamestudio, tinyBuild)
• Corpse Factory (River Crow Studios, River Crow Studios)

Miglior attore protagonista

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Marvel's Midnight Suns (Firaxis Games, 2K)
• WYLDE FLOWERS (Studio Drydock)
• Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly, Creative Assembly)

Migliori pubblicazioni sonore di videogiochi

• La rivista Audio Source - Edizione Donne nell'audio dei videogiochi - Autunno 2022
• Un effetto sonoro - Dying Light 2 Stay Human
• Un effetto sonoro - Ritorno a Monkey Island
• Un effetto sonoro - Stray
• Dietro il vetro - Creare un ambiente di gioco immersivo attraverso il foley

Miglior podcast o presentazione sul suono del gioco

• Returnal: Il suono di un mondo alieno (Housemarque, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Mixaggio interattivo: La prossima frontiera dell'audio di gioco (PlayStation Studios - Creative Arts - SoundSony Interactive Entertainment)
• Trek to Yomi (GameSoundCon, Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)
• Podcast del Dolby Institute: Condurre con il suono, Rob Bridgett (Dolby Institute, Dolby)
• Progettazione del suono delle armi con Unreal Audio Engine MetaSounds (Gustav Rathsman, SweejTech, Epic)

Migliori effetti Folie

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Il protocollo Callisto (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
• The Dark Pictures: The Devil in Me (Supermassive Games, Bandai Namco)

Miglior cover o remix

• Super Mario 64 (Nintendo, Nintendo)
• Animal Crossing Medley (Mikel Dale, Mikel Dale (autoprodotto))
• The Final Battle (Elden Ring Soundtrack) (Rozen + Reven, Mecha Dream Records)
• Brass Effect (The Game Brass, The Game Brass)
• South of the Circle (State of Play, State of Play/11 Bit Studios)
• Frostpunk (11 Bit studios, 11 Bit Studios)

Migliore colonna sonora

• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Magic: The Gathering - Dawn of the Phyrexian Invasion - Official Cinematic Trailer - Dominaria United | The Brothers" War (Wizards of the Coast, Wizards of the Coast)
• League of Legends (Riot Games, Riot Games)
• Il Protocollo Callisto (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Trailer di presentazione di Hades 2 TGA (Supergiant Games, Supergiant Games)

Miglior tema del titolo principale

• League of Legends (Riot Games, Riot Games)
• God of War Ragnarök: Tema principale (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Honor of Kings - Tema Haiyue (TiMi Studio Group, Tencent Games)
• Elden Ring - "Elden Ring" (Tsukasa Saitoh) (From Software, Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Miglior musica di un gioco indipendente

• Ritorno a Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Immortalità (Sam Barlow / Half MermaidHalf Mermaid)
• Potionomics (Voracious Games, xSeed Games)
• Card Shark (Nerial, Devolver Digital)
• Trek To Yomi (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Devolver Digital)

Miglior sonoro nella nuova IP originale

• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
• Il protocollo Callisto (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
• Cosmonious High (Owlchemy Labs, Owlchemy Labs)
• You Suck At Parking (Happy Volcano, Happy Volcano)
• Wylde Flowers (Studio Drydock, Apple / Studio Drydock)
• Tunica (Andrew Shouldice, Finji)

Miglior canzone originale

• God of War Ragnarök: "Blood Upon the Snow" (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon Forbidden West: "In the Flood" (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Guild Wars 2: "La fine dei draghi" (ArenaNet, Inc. NCSOFT)
• Floodland (Vile Monarch, Ravenscourt)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Bayonetta 3 - "We Are as One" (Hiroshi Yamaguchi, Rachel Hawnt) (Platinum Games, Nintendo)

Miglior colonna sonora

• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Potionomics (Voracious Games, xSeed Games)
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milano e Ubisoft Parigi, Ubisoft)
• Floodland (Vile Monarch, Ravenscourt)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
• Destiny 2: La Regina Stregata (Bungie, Bungie)
• In Nightmare (Magic Fish Studio, Maximum Games)
• Sonic Frontiers: Stillness & Motion (Sonic Team, Sega)

Migliore edizione fisica della colonna sonora

• Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart (Colonna sonora originale) (Insomniac Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Trek To Yomi (Leonard Menchiari, Flying Wild Hog, Laced Records, Devolver Digital)
• Returnal (Colonna sonora originale) (Housemarque, Sony Interactive Entertainment Europe / Milan Records, un'etichetta di Sony Music Entertainment)
• Syberia: The World Before (Decca, Decca)
• Astro's Playroom (Team ASOBI, Sony Interactive Entertainment Japan)

Miglior sound design in un gioco indipendente

• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• HEROish (Sunblink Entertainment, Sunblink Entertainment)
• No Place For Bravery (Glitch Factory, Ysbryd Games)
• Broken Edge (Trebuchet, Fast Travel Games)
• Stray (Blue Twelve Studio, Annapurna Interactive)

Miglior interfaccia, elenco di attività o design sonoro del premio

• Overwatch 2 (Blizzard Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Disney Mirrorverse (Kabam, Inc., Disney Games)
• No Place For Bravery (Glitch Factory, Ysbryd Games)
• Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD, Nintendo)

Miglior attore

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)
• Apex Legends Stagione 15: Eclissi (Respawn Entertainment, Electronic Arts)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games, Nintendo)

Premio per i risultati creativi e tecnici (musica)

• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
• Immortality (Sam Barlow / Half Mermaid, Half Mermaid)
• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Total War: Warhammer III (Creative Assembly, Creative Assembly)
• Dying Light 2 (Techland, Techland)

Premio per i risultati creativi e tecnici (suono)

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Hardspace: Shipbreaker (Blackbird Interactive, Focus Entertainment)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
• Destiny 2: La Regina Stregata (Bungie, Bungie)
• Dying Light 2 (Techland, Techland)

Dialoghi dell'anno

• Destiny 2: La Regina Stregata (Bungie, Bungie)
• Horizon Occidente proibito (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Moss: Book II (Polyarc, Polyarc)

Musica dell'anno

• Ritorno a Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox, Devolver Digital)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milano e Ubisoft Parigi, Ubisoft)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)
• Jurassic World Primal Ops (Behaviour Interactive)
• Potionomics (Voracious Games, xSeed Games)

Design sonoro dell'anno

• Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (2022) (Infinity Ward, Activision)
• Il protocollo Callisto (Striking Distance Studios, Krafton)
• Metal: Hellsinger (The Outsiders, Funcom)