This year’s Game Awards gala took place on the night from Thursday to Friday, Polish time. The event was hosted traditionally Geoff Keighleythe main organizer of the competition, and several stars appeared on the stage, including Hollywood actor Al Pacino, who presented one of the awards.
The Game Awards 2022. Elden Ring wins
The winner in the most important category “Game of the year” proved to be Elden Ring. A role-playing action game from the studio FromSoftwarefor which the legendary creator is responsible Hidetaka Miyazakiwon four awards in total, including for directing and best artistic direction.
The most prizes, as many as six, went to: God of War: Ragnarok. Continuation of the adventures of Kratos and Atreus from the studio Sony Santa Monica won, among others in cathegories “Best Story”, “Best Music” and “Best Action/Adventure Game”.
The list of winners in all categories is as follows:
- Game of the Year: Elden Ring
- Best Direction: Elden Ring
- Best Plot: God of War: Ragnarok
- Best Art Direction: Elden Ring
- The best music: God of War: Ragnarok
- Best Audio Design: God of War: Ragnarok
- Best Performance: Christopher Judge as Kratos in God of War: Ragnarok
- Best Developed Game: Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Best Indie Game: Stray
- Best Mobile Game: Multiversus
- Best VR/AR Game: Moss: book II
- Best Action Game: Bayonetta 3
- Best sports/racing game: Gran Turismo 7
- Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War: Ragnarok
- Best RPG: Elden Ring
- Best Fighting Game: Multiversus
- Best Family Game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Best Simulator/Strategy: Mario and Rabbids: Sparks of Hope
- Best multiplayer game: Splatoon 3
- Best Indie Debut: Stray
- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Best community support: Final Fantasy 14 Online
- Innovation in accessibility: God of War: Ragnarok
- players choice: Genshin Impact
- Best Adaptation: Arcane
- Games for Impact: As Dusk Falls
- Best Esports Game: Valorant
- Best esports player: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
- Best Esports Team: LOUD
- Best Esports Event: 2022 LEAGUE OF LEGENDS WORLD CHAMPIONSHIP
- Best Esports Coach: Matheus “BZKA” Tarasconi
- Best Web Creator: Ludwig
The Game Awards 2022. Lots of trailers and announcements
Traditionally, during The Game Awards gala, we also saw a number of announcements of upcoming productions. The most anticipated one was, of course, the premiere trailer Final Fantasy 16.
There were also a few surprises. Hideo Kojima showed the teaser Death Stranding 2, continuation of the extremely original action game from 2019, and Aaryn Flynn, who is responsible for e.g. for the Mass Effect series, boasted a trailer Nightingale – a survival game set in a steampunk style.
In addition, trailers of such games as Hades II were also presented Post Trauma, After Us, Replaced, Street Fighter 6, Hades II, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, DUNE Awakening, Nightingale, The Lords of the Fallen if Tekken 8.
Source: Gazeta
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