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Seen by over 25 million people globally, the fifth Game Awards set new records for viewership. The show opened with a historic moment: the heads of Nintendo, Playstation and Xbox coming together on stage for the first time ever!
Highlights
The Game Industry Comes Together
God of War Wins Game of the Year
The Music of Red Dead Redemption II
World Premieres: Mortal Kombat 11, Joker in Super Smash, and More!
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 the Obra Dinn
3909 LLC
BEST SCORE/MUSIC - PRESENTED BY SPOTIFY
Red Dead Redemption 2
Woody Jackson / Daniel Lanois
BEST AUDIO DESIGN - PRESENTED BY DOLBY
Red Dead Redemption 2
Rockstar Games
BEST PERFORMANCE
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan
Red Dead Redemption II
GAMES FOR IMPACT
Celeste
Matt Makes Games
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Celeste
Matt Makes Games
BEST MOBILE GAME
Florence
Mountains
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 GAME
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 GAME
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
Blizzard
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER - PRESENTED BY OMEN BY HP
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
Ninja
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