With all the excitement for new game reveals, you might forget that The Game Awards are actually an awards show for video games. Here are the games with multiple award nomination’s:
8 Nominations
God of War
Red Dead Redemption 2
7 Nominations
Marvel’s Spider-Man
4 Nominations
Celeste
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
3 Nominations
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4
Destiny 2
Detroit: Become Human
Florence
Fortnite
Monster Hunter: World
Octopath Traveler
2 Nominations
Dead Cells
Forza Horizon 4
Into the Breach
Life Is Strange 2
The Messenger
Moss
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
Return of the Obra Dinn
So with that in mind, here were the winners from the show:
There was an absolutely amazing moment to start the show, the big 3 on stage at once:
Game of the Year
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Game Direction
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Ongoing Game
Fortnite – Epic Games
Best Narrative
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Best Art Direction
Return of the Obra Dinn – 3909 LLC
Best Score/Music
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Woody Jackson
Best Audio Design
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Best Performance
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan – in Red Dead Redemption 2
Games for Impact
Celeste – Matt Makes Games
Best Independent Game
Celeste – Matt Makes Games
Best Mobile Game
Florence – Mountains
Best VR/AR Game
Astro Bot Rescue Mission – SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Action Game
Dead Cells – Motion Twin
Best Action/Adventure Game
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Role Playing Game
Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
Best Fighting Game
Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Family Game
Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games/Team17
Best Strategy Game
Into the Breach – Subset Games
Best Sports/Racing Game
Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
Best Multiplayer Game
Fortnite – Epic Games
Best Student Game
Combat 2018 – Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Best Debut Indie Game
The Messenger – Sabotage Studio
Industry Icon
Mr Greg Thomas
eSports / Other
Best Esports Game
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
Best Esports Player
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox)
Best Esports Team
Cloud9 (League of Legends)
Best Esports Coach
Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)
Best Esports Event
2018 League of Legends World Championship
Best Esports Host
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Best Esports Moment
Cloud9 comeback win in triple OT vs Faze (ELEAGUE Major: Boston 2018)
Content Creator of the Year
Ninja
Red Dead did a great job sweeping the awards up. And the medley of all the music performed during the show was beautiful.
– Murr
