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The Game Awards 2018 winners announced

Posted on December 6, 2018 by (@NE_Brian) in General Nintendo, News, Switch, Switch eShop

The Game Awards 2018 have come to a close, and winners across all categories have been revealed.

Here’s the full lineup:

Game of the Year

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Celeste
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Monster Hunter: World
Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Ongoing Game

Destiny 2: Forsaken
Fortnite
No Man’s Sky
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege

Best Game Direction

A Way Out
Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Narrative

Detroit: Become Human
God of War
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Art Direction

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
God of War
Octopath Traveler
Red Dead Redemption 2
Return of the Obra Dinn

Best Score/Music

Celeste
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Ni no Kuni II
Octopath Traveler
Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Forza Horizon 4
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Performance

Bryan Dechart as Connor, Detroit: Become Human
Christopher Judge as Kratos, God of War
Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra, Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan, Red Dead Redemption II
Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker, Marvel’s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

11-11 Memories Retold
Celeste
Florence
Life is Strange 2: Episode 1
The Missing: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories

Best Independent Game

Celeste
Dead Cells
Into the Breach
Return of the Obra Dinn
The Messenger

Best Mobile Game

Donut County
Florence
Fortnite
PUBG Mobile
Reigns: Game of Thrones

Best VR/AR Game

Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Beat Saber
Firewall Zero Hour
Moss
Tetris Effect

Best Action Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Dead Cells
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Far Cry 5
Mega Man 11

Best Action/Adventure Game

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
God of War
Marvel’s Spider-Man
Red Dead Redemption 2
Shadow of the Tomb Raider

Best RPG

Dragon Quest XI
Monster Hunter: World
Ni no Kuni II
Octopath Traveler
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire

Best Fighting Game

BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Soulcalibur VI
Street Fighter V Arcade Edition

Best Family Game

Mario Tennis Aces
Nintendo Labo
Overcooked 2
Starlink: Battle for Atlas
Super Mario Party

Best Strategy Game

The Banner Saga 3
Battleteach
Frostpunk
Into the Breach
Valkyria Chronicles 4

Best Sports/Racing Game

FIFA 19
Forza Horizon 4
Mario Tennis Aces
NBA 2K19
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019

Best Multiplayer Game

Call of Duty: Black Ops IIII
Destiny 2: Forsaken
Fortnite
Monster Hunter: World
Sea of Thieves

Best Student Game

Combat 2018
Dash Quasar
JERA
LIFF
RE: Charge

Best Debut Indie Game

Donut County
Florence
Moss
The Messenger
Yoku’s Island Express

Best eSports Game

CSGO
DOTA2
Fortnite
League of Legends
Overwatch

Best eSports Player

Dominique “SonicFox” McLean
Hajime “Tokido” Taniguchi
Jian “Uzi” Zi-Hao
Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev
Sung-hygeon “JJoNak” Bang

Best eSports Team

Astralis
Cloud9
Fnatic
London Spitfire
OG

Best eSports Coach

Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu
Christian “ppasarel” Banaseanu
Danny “zonic” Sorensen
Dylan Falco
Jakob “YamatoCannon” Mebdi
Janko “YNk” Paunovic

Best eSports Event

ELAGUE Major: Boston 2018
EVO 2018
League of Legends World Championship
Overwatch League Grand Finals
The International 2018

Best eSports Host

Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Anders Blume
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Paul “RedEye” Chaloner

Best eSports Moment

C9 comeback win in triple OT vs FAZE
G2 beating RNG
KT vs IG Base Race
OG’s massive upset of LGD
SonicFox side switch against Go1 in DBZ

Content Creator of the Year

Dr. Lupo
Myth
Ninja
Pokimane
Willyrex

This year’s winners were determined by a voting jury (90%) and public fan votes (10%). The international jury is made up of 69 global media and influencer outlets, selected for their history of critical evaluation of games.

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