This yearβs first-class titles in gaming have been honored at The Game Awards 2022, which featured appearances from Al Pacino, Pedro Pascal, Bella Ramsey, Josef Fares, Ken and Roberta Williams, Keegan-Michael Key, Jessica Henwick, and Aurora, plus performances with the aid of Halsey and Hozier.
While βGod of War Ragnarokβ led the nominations, βElden Ringβ eventually took domestic the nightβs largest prize for the sport of the year, in addition to satisfactory recreation direction, artwork path, and position enjoying the game. The FromSoftware teamβs prevailing second used to be derailed barely when a crasher took to the stage, thanking βreformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton.β
Moments after the ceremonyβs end, host Geoff Keighley tweeted, βThe man or woman who interrupted our sport of the yr second has been arrested.β
Crashers aside, the ninth annual ceremony used to be packed with surprises, together with the first appearance at βStar Wars Jedi: Survivor,β βThe Super Mario Bros. Movie,β βStreet Fighter 6,β βFinal Fantasy XVI,β βDune Awakening,β βTEKKEN 8,β βCyberpunk 2077: Phantom Libertyβ and more.
See the full listing of winners below:
GAME OF THE YEAR
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST GAME DIRECTIONΒ
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST NARRATIVE
God of War RagnarΓΆk (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
Bear McCreary, God of War RagnarΓΆk
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
God of War RagnarΓΆk (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST PERFORMANCE
Christopher Judge, God of War RagnarΓΆk
GAMES FOR IMPACT
As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studios)
BEST ONGOING GAME
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
BEST INDIE
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST DEBUT INDIEΒ
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PRESENTED BY DISCORD
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
BEST MOBILEΒ
MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios/Nurse)
BEST VR/ARΒ
Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
BEST ACTIONΒ
Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTUREΒ
God of War RagnarΓΆk (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ROLE-PLAYINGΒ
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST FIGHTINGΒ
MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
BEST FAMILYΒ
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
BEST SIM/STRATEGYΒ
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
BEST SPORTS/RACINGΒ
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
BEST MULTIPLAYERΒ
Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
MOST ANTICIPATEDΒ
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Ludwig
BEST ADAPTATION
Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche/Riot Games/Netflix)
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
God of War RagnarΓΆk (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ESPORTS GAME
VALORANT (Riot Games)
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
Jacob βYayβ Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
LOUD (Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS COACH
Matheus βbzkAβ Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
The 2022 League of Legends World Championship
Players VoiceΒ
Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
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