God of War, RDR 2 win big at The Game Aawards

Ninja and SonicFox also won awards for content creator of the year and esports player of the year respectively at The Game Awards

The gaming industry now finally have their own Oscars, The Game Awards. And last night’s ceremony was quite a show. Hans Zimmer himself performed on the stage to premier The Game Awards’ new theme.

As for the awards themselves, the big one, Game of The Year, was taken by Sony’s God of War, upsetting its contender, Rockstar Studio’s Red Dead Redemption 2. But RDR 2 took home the most awards last night. Fortnite took home two awards last night as well as the Indie Game Celeste.

Ninja won the Content Creator of the Year award, and SonicFox won the Esports Athlete of the Year award. SonicFox stole the show with his acceptance speech and a shoutout to the LGBTQ community saying that he was “super gay, black and a furry”.

Apart from the Awards the show also had new game reveals. Dragon Age 4, Far Cry: New Dawn and The Outer Worlds were revealed for the very first time at The Game Awards.

As for the full list of winners, here it is:

Game of the year

God of War

Best game direction

God of War

Best narrative

Red Dead Redemption 2

Best performance

Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan in Red Dead Redemption 2

Best score/music

Red Dead Redemption 2

Best audio

Red Dead Redemption 2

Best art direction

Return of the Obra Dinn

Best ongoing game

Fortnite

Best multiplayer game

Fortnite

Best independent game

Celeste

Best action-adventure game

God of War

Best action game

Dead Cells

Best role-playing game

Monster Hunter World

Best sports or racing game

Forza Horizon 4

Best fighting game

Dragon Ball FighterZ

Best family game

Overcooked 2

Best strategy game

Into the Breach

Best mobile game

Florence

Best VR game

Astro Bot: Rescue Mission

Best debut indie game

The Messenger

Games for impact award

Celeste

Industry icon

Greg Thomas (Visual Concepts)

Content Creator of the year

Tyler ‘Ninja’ Blevins

esports player of the year

Sonic Fox

Best esports team

Cloud9

Best esports game

Overwatch

Best esports event

League of Legends World Championship

Best esports host

Shockz

Best esports coach

Reapered

Best esports moment

C9 comeback win in triple OT vs Faze

Best student game

Combat 2018