2018 has been quite the wild ride for gamers.
Amidst all the controversy surrounding unfinished games being treated as full releases, loot boxes getting investigated by the government, and popular publishers falling from grace, there’s been some greats moment strewn throughout the year.
Plenty of amazing titles were released, exciting victories took place at huge gaming competitions, and a slew of major announcements were made at gaming’s biggest conventions. Now that the end of the year is near, it’s time to wrap up 2018 and award the best games, personalities, and events. Video game journalist Geoff Keighley will be on hand to announce the winners of each category for this year’s Game Awards.
You can take a look at the list below to see the biggest winners to come from the 2018 Game Awards.
Game Awards
– GAME OF THE YEAR: God of War
– BEST ONGOING GAME: Fortnite
– BEST GAME DIRECTION: God of War
– BEST NARRATIVE: Red Dead Redemption 2
– BEST ART DIRECTION: Return of the Obra Dinn
– BEST SCORE/MUSIC – PRESENTED BY SPOTIFY: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Woody Jackson)
– BEST AUDIO DESIGN – PRESENTED BY DOLBY: Red Dead Redemption 2
– BEST PERFORMANCE: Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption 2
– GAMES FOR IMPACT: Celeste
– BEST INDEPENDENT GAME: Celeste
– BEST MOBILE GAME: Florence
– BEST VR/AR GAME: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
– BEST ACTION GAME: Dead Cells
– BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME:
– BEST ROLE PLAYING GAME: Monster Hunter World
– BEST FIGHTING GAME: Dragon Ball FighterZ
– BEST FAMILY GAME: Overcooked 2
– BEST STRATEGY GAME: Into The Breach
– BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME: Forza Horizon 4
– BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME: Fortnite
– BEST STUDENT GAME: Combat 2018
– BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME: The Messenger
Industry Icon – Greg Thomas
Community Award
– CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR: Ninja
Esports Awards
– BEST ESPORTS GAME: Overwatch
– BEST ESPORTS PLAYER – PRESENTED BY OMEN BY HP: Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
– BEST ESPORTS TEAM: Cloud9
– BEST ESPORTS COACH: Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu
– 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
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The Game Awards 2018: The Award Winners You Need to Know