Battlefield V and Pode lead Nordic Game Awards nominations

The Nordic Game Conference has announced the nominees of this year's Nordic Game Awards, which are a highlight of the Malmö-based event.

The five nominees for the biggest prize of the night, the Nordic Game of the Year, showcase the variety in the region's game development scene: Hazelight's A Way Out, EA DICE's Battlefield V, Supercell's Brawl Stars, Throughline Games' Forgotten Anne, Henchman & Goon's Pode, and Fatshark's Warhammer: Vermintide 2.

Representing opposite ends of the games industry -- one a huge AAA production, the other a small game from an independent studio -- Battlefield 5 and Pode are the most nominated games, each appearing in four different categories.

A Way Out and Warhammer: Vermintide 2, both of which were successful releases, received three nominations each.

The remaining nominees are below, with the developer's country in brackets: Denmark (DK), Finland (FI), Norway (NO), and Sweden (SE).

Nordic Game of the Year - Small Screen:
Cosmic Top Secret by Klassefilm (DK)
Fly This by Northplay (DK)
Holedown by Grapefrukt (SE)
My Child: Lebensborn by Sarepta Studio & Teknopilot AS (NO)
Spitkiss by Triple Topping Games (DK)

Best Art:
Battlefield V by EA DICE (SE)
Fe by Zoink (SE)
Planet Alpha by Planet Alpha Game Studio (DK)
Pode by Henchman & Goon (NO)
Unravel 2 by Coldwood Interactive (SE)

Best Game Design:
A Way Out by Hazelight (SE)
Brawl Stars by Supercell (FI)
Hitman 2 by IO Interactive (DK)
Iconoclasts by Bifrost Entertainment (NO)
Pode by Henchman & Goon (NO)
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 by Fatshark (SE)

Best Technology:
Battlefield V by EA DICE (SE)
Budget Cuts by Neat Corporation (SE)
Hitman 2 by IO Interactive (DK)
My Child: Lebensborn by Sarepta Studio & Teknopilot AS (NO)
Youropa by Frecle (DK)

Best Audio:
Battlefield V by EA DICE (SE)
Just Cause 4 by Avalanche Studios (SE)
Planet Alpha by Planet Alpha Game Studio (DK)
Shrug Island - The Meeting by Tiny Red Camel (DK)
Warhammer: Vermintide 2 by Fatshark (SE)

Best Fun for Everyone:
Chimparty by Napnok Games (DK)
Claybook by Second Order (FI)
Moomin Match & Explore by Snowfall Ltd. (FI)
Pode by Henchman & Goon (NO)
Unravel 2 by Coldwood Interactive (SE)

Best Debut:
A Way Out by Hazelight (SE)
Budget Cuts by Neat Corporation (SE)
Cosmic Top Secret by Klassefilm (DK)
Planet Alpha by Planet Alpha Game Studio (DK)
Raft by Redbeet Interactive (SE)

The winners of the Nordic Game Awards will be announced at the Nordic Game Conference, on Thursday May 23.

The 16th annual Nordic Game Conference will take place at Slagthuset in Malmö, Sweden, from May 22 to 24, 2019. For more information on the event, follow the link.