The Game Awards 2022 deliver a bunch of announcements, but its actual contribution is highlighting a number of the industry’s nice studios and creators.
Many undoubtedly watch Geoff Keighley’s annual The Game Awards ceremony to look some of the most important bulletins and trailers of the year. There have been big moments through the years that clearly set the Internet ablaze, from Joker’s Super Smash Bros. Ultimate confirmation in 2018 to the respectable screen of games like Alan Wake 2 and Among Us VR in 2021. However, at its center the show exists to highlight some of the most important achievements within the industry, and The Game Awards 2022 is no exception.
PlayStation Studios dominated Game Awards nominations this year, with games like God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, and The Last of Us Part 1 acting throughout a couple of classes. But there have been plenty of smaller names and critical reasons really worth highlighting, from debut indie studios to a number of the industry’s biggest pushes for accessibility capabilities. Elden Ring won Game of the Year and is sure to draw the maximum interest, however 30 extra awards had been additionally handed out stay at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California.
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Here are all The Game Awards 2022 nominees and winners, presented in alphabetical order:
Game of the Year
A Plague Tale: Requiem through Asobo Studio
Elden Ring by using FromSoftware (WINNER)
God of War Ragnarok via Sony Santa Monica
Horizon Forbidden West by using Guerrilla Games
Stray through BlueTwelve Studio
Xenoblade Chronicles three with the aid of Monolift Soft
Best Game Direction
Elden Ring via FromSoftware (WINNER)
God of War Ragnarok by Sony Santa Monica
Horizon Forbidden West by Guerrilla Games
Immortality by using Half Mermaid
Stray by means of BlueTwelve Studio
Best Narrative
A Plague Tale: Requiem via Asobo Studio
Elden Ring by using FromSoftware
God of War Ragnarok through Sony Santa Monica (WINNER)
Horizon Forbidden West by means of Guerrilla Games
Immortality by means of Half Mermaid
Best Art Direction
Elden Ring through FromSoftware (WINNER)
God of War Ragnarok by way of Sony Santa Monica
Horizon Forbidden West by using Guerrilla Games
Scorn with the aid of EBB Software
Stray through BlueTwelve Studio
Best Score and Music
A Plague Tale: Requiem via Olivier Deriviere
Elden Ring by using Tsukasa Saitoh
God of War Ragnarok by Bear McCreary (WINNER)
Metal: Hellsinger via Two Feathers
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 with the aid of Yasunori Mitsuda
Best Audio Design
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by Infinity Ward
Elden Ring via FromSoftware
God of War Ragnarok via Sony Santa Monica (WINNER)
Gran Turismo 7 by means of Polyphony
Horizon Forbidden West with the aid of Guerrilla Games
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Best Performance
Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West
Charlotte McBurney as Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War Ragnarok (WINNER)
Manon Gage as Marissa Marcel in Immortality
Sunny Suljic as Atreus in God of War Ragnarok
Games for Impact
A Memoir Blue by using Cloisters Interactive
As Dusk Falls via Interior Night (WINNER)
Citizen Sleeper by using Jump Over the Age
Endling – Extinction is Forever through Herobeat Studios
Hindsight by way of Team Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist by means of Northway Games
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends by means of Respawn Entertainment
Destiny 2 through Bungie
Final Fantasy 14 by way of Square Enix (WINNER)
Fortnite through Epic Games
Geshin Impact by way of HoYoverse
Best Indie
Cult of the Lamb with the aid of Massive Monster
Neon White through Angel Matrix
Sifu by way of Sloclap
Stray with the aid of BlueTwelve Studio (WINNER)
Tunic through Tunic Team
Best Mobile Game
Apex Legends Mobile by using Lightspeed Studios
Diablo Immortal via Blizzard Entertainment
Genshin Impact by way of HoYoverse
Marvel Snap by Second Dinner Studios (WINNER)
Tower of Fantasy via Hotta Studio
Best Community Support
Apex Legends by means of Respawn Entertainment
Destiny 2 by using Bungie
Final Fantasy 14 via Square Enix (WINNER)
Fortnite by using Epic Games
No Man’s Sky by means of Hello Games
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Innovation in Accessibility
As Dusk Falls through Interior Night
God of War Ragnarok via Sony Santa Monica (WINNER)
Return to Monkey Island by Terrible Toybox
The Last of Us Part 1 through Naughty Dog
The Quarry by means of Supermassive Games
Best VR/AR
After the Fall with the aid of Vertigo Games
Among Us VR by means of Schell Games and Innersloth
Bonelab by way of Stress Level Zero
Moss: Book 2 by Polyarc (WINNER)
Red Matter 2 with the aid of Vertical Robot
Best Action Game
Bayonetta three by using Platinum Games (WINNER)
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 by using Infinity Ward
Neon White by means of Angel Matrix
Sifu with the aid of Sloclap
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge by way of Tribute Games
Best Action/Adventure
A Plague Tale: Requiem by means of Asobo Studio
God of War Ragnarok by Sony Santa Monica (WINNER)
Horizon Forbidden West by means of Guerrilla Games
Stray by means of BlueTwelve Studio
Tunic by way of Tunic Team
Best Role Playing
Elden Ring by using FromSoftware (WINNER)
Live A Live through Square Enix
Pokemon Legends: Arceus by way of Game Freak
Triangle Strategy by way of Artdink and Square Enix
Xenoblade Chronicles 3 through Monolith Soft
Best Fighting
DNF Duel by way of Arc System Works
JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R via CyberConnect2
King of Fighters 15 by means of SNK
MultiVersus with the aid of Player First Games (WINNER)
Sifu by means of Sloclap
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Best Family
Kirby and the Forgotten Land by HAL Laboratory (WINNER)
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga by using Traveller’s Tales
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope by using Ubisoft
Nintendo Switch Sports by means of Nintendo
Splatoon three with the aid of Nintendo
Best Sim/Strategy
Dune: Spice Wars by way of Shiro Games
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope with the aid of Ubisoft (WINNER)
Total War: Warhammer 3 by using Creative Assembly
Two Point Campus with the aid of Two Point Studios
Victoria three via Paradox Interactive
Best Sports/Racing
F1 22 via Codemasters
FIFA 23 through EA Sports
NBA 2K23 via Visual Concepts
Gran Turismo 7 by way of Polyphony (WINNER)
OlliOlli World by means of Roll 7
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 through Infinity Ward
MultiVersus through Player First Games
Overwatch 2 by way of Blizzard Entertainment
Splatoon 3 via Nintendo (WINNER)
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge through Tribute Games
Content Creator of The Year
Karl Jacobs
Ludwig (WINNER)
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella
Best Debut Indie
Neon White by way of Angel Matrix
Norco via Geography of Robots
Stray through BlueTwelve Studio (WINNER)
Tunic by means of Tunic Team
Vampire Survivors with the aid of Poncle
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Best Adaptation
Arcane: League of Legends by Fortiche and Riot Games (WINNER)
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners by means of Studio Trigger and CD Projekt
The Cuphead Show! via King Features Syndicate and Studio MDHR
Sonic the Hedgehog 2 by Paramount Pictures and Sega
Uncharted via PlayStation Productions and Sony Pictures
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy sixteen through Square Enix
Hogwarts Legacy with the aid of Avalanche Software
Resident Evil four by Capcom
Starfield with the aid of Bethesda
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom through Nintendo (WINNER)
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive through Valve
Dota 2 with the aid of Valve
League of Legends via Riot Games
Rocket League by means of Psyonix
Valorant by way of Riot Games (WINNER)
Best Esports Athlete
Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon of Gen.G
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok of T1
Finn “Karrigan” Andersen of FaZe Clan
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev of Natus Vincere
Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker of Cloud9 (WINNER)
Best Esports Team
DarkZero Esports for Apex Legends
FaZe Clan for Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Gen.G for League of Legends
LA Thieves for Call of Duty
Loud for Valorant (WINNER)
Best Esports Coach
Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi of Natus Vincere
Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi of Loud (WINNER)
Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren for FPX
Robert “RobbaN” Dahlstrom for FaZe Clan
Go “Score” Dong-bin for Gen.G
Best Esports Event
EVO 2022
2022 League of Legends World Championship (WINNER)
PGL Major Antwerp 2022
The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
Valorant Champions 2022
With The Game Awards 2022 over, most important studio announcements will possibly gradual down all through the vacation season. There are nevertheless releases like Crisis Core: Final Fantasy 7 Reunion to count on this month, however 2023 also looks brilliant with games like Tears of the Kingdom and Resident Evil four. Add on long-attaining teasers for video games like Supergiant’s Hades 2 and there may be lots to be excited for.