The mythology-based action adventure video game “God of War” by Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) won the coveted ‘Game of The Year’ award at The Game Awards 2018 held at Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles on December 6, 2018.
The “God of War” also won for Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Rockstar Games’ “Red Dead Redemption 2” won 4 awards: Best Narrative, Best Score/Music, Best Audio Design, and Best Performance.
The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony which honors achievements in the video game industry. It is now on its 5th Year and for 2018, it gave out a total of 30 awards.
Winners are determined by a combination of votes from 65 industry experts and representatives coming from influential video game news organizations and from gamers who cast their votes on different online platforms.
Here’s the full list of The Game Awards 2018 winners:
- Game of the Year
“God of War” (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) - Best Ongoing Game
“Fortnite” (Epic Games) - Best Game Direction
“God of War” (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) - Best Narrative
“Red Dead Redemption 2” (Rockstar Games) - Best Art Direction
“Return of 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, “Red Dead Redemption 2” - Games for Impact
“Celeste” (Matt Makes Games) - Best Independent Game
“Celeste” (Matt Makes Games) - Best Mobile
“Florence” (Mountains / Annapurna Interactive) - Best VR/AR Game
“Astro Bot Rescue Mission” (SIE Japan Studio / SIE) - Best Action Game
“Dead Cells” (Motion Twin) - Best Action/Adventure Game
“God of War” (Sony Santa Monica / SIE) - Best Role-Playing Game
“Monster Hunter: World” (Capcom) - Best Fighting
“Dragon Ball FighterZ” (Arc System Works / Bandai Namco Entertainment) - Best Family Game
“Overcooked 2” (Ghost Town Games / Team 17) - Best Strategy Game
“Into the Breach” (Subset Games) - Best Sports/Racing
“Forza Horizon 4” (Playground Games / Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios) - Best Multiplayer Game
“Fortnite” (Epic Games) - Best Student Game
“Combat 2018” (Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences – Norway) - Best Debut Indie Game
“The Messenger” (Sabotage Studio) - Best Esports Game
“Overwatch” - Best Esports Player
Dominique “SonicFox” McLean (Echo Fox) - Best Esports Team
Cloud9 (LOL) - Best Esports Coach
Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9) - Best Esports Event
League of Legends World Championship - Best Esports Host
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere - Best Esports Moment
C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE) - Content Creator of the Year
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