The Game Awards 2019 took place last night and that means it is now ‘official’. No need to yell at each other about your favorite game, because the industry has spoken. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice, also know as Ninja Dark Souls, has won Game of the Year at the Game Awards. There’s a couple of surprises in there (though none beat the surprise of Microsoft announcing the Xbox Series X).
#Sekiro won Game Of The Year 😆
You beautiful bastard of a game, you deserve it. You caused me so much pain & rage but brought me so much inspiration ❤️#GameAwards2019 pic.twitter.com/yymCBTGuUT— Gav (@miracleofsound) December 13, 2019
The annual Game Awards features a wide selection of popular games, split up into multiple categories. Dozens of gaming media outlets from across the world vote on their favorite games. Of course, gamer’s themselves are also entitled to an opinion. This year, gamer’s voted Fire Emblem: Three Houses as the Player’s Choice, beating Death Stranding, Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, and Super Smash Bros. Ultimate.
In terms of surprises, Game Awards 2019 didn’t have that many. Fortnite won best ongoing game, which doesn’t come to much surprise as the show would’ve been a joke if they excluded one of the biggest game in the history of gaming. Death Stranding won Best Game Direction and that game is basically an interactive movie, with no other game coming even close to the care they’ve put in the psychedelic walking simulator.
Funnily enough, Tetris 99 got nominated for Best Multiplayer Game. It is technically a battle royale-type game but it is nowhere near as multiplayer as, say, Modern Warfare or Apex Legends. And the surprise hit by Respawn Entertainment takes the cake on that one with Apex Legends.
Check out all the winners (in bold) and losers for the Game Awards 2019 below:
Game of the Year
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- The Outer Worlds
Best Action Game
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Astral Chain – Platinum Games/Nintendo
- Devil May Cry 5 — Capcom
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
- Gears 5 – The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
- Metro Exodus – 4A Games/Deep Silver
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
- Control — Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
- Death Stranding – Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Resident Evil 2 – Capcom
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening – Grezzo/Nintendo
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice – FromSoftware/Activision
Best Art Direction
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Gris
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Gears 5
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Content Creator of the Year
- Jack “Courage” Dunlop
- Benjamin “Dr. Lupo” Lupo
- Soleil “Ewok” Wheeler
- David “Grefg” Martínez
- Michael “Shroud” Grzesiek
Best Family Game
- Luigi’s Mansion 3
- Ring Fit Adventure
- Super Mario Maker 2
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
- Yoshi’s Crafted World
Best Fighting Game
- Dead or Alive 6 – Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo
- Jump Force – Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
- Super Smash Bros. Ultimate – Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo
- Mortal Kombat 11 – NetherRealm/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
- Samurai Shodown – SNK Corporation/Athlon Games
Fresh Indie Game
- ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
- Nomada Studio for Gris
- DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
- Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
- MegaCrit for Slay the Spire
- House House for Untitled Goose Game
Best Game Direction
- Control
- Death Stranding
- Resident Evil 2
- Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
- Outer Wilds
Games for Impact
- Concrete Genie – Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Gris – Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
- Kind Words – Popcannibal
- Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod/Square Enix
- Sea of Solitude – Jo-Mei Games/Electronic Arts
Best Independent Game
- Baba Is You – Hempuli
- Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
- Katana Zero – Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
- Outer Wilds – Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
- Untitled Goose Game – House House/Panic
Best Mobile Game
- Call of Duty: Mobile – TiMi Studios/Activision
- Grindstone – Capybara Games
- Sayonara Wild Hearts – Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
- Sky: Children of Light – Thatgamecompany
- What the Golf? – Tribland
Best Multiplayer Game
- Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
- Borderlands 3 – Gearbox/2K Games
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare – Infinity Ward/Activision
- Tetris 99 – Arika/Nintendo
- Tom Clancy’s The Division 2 – Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Innocence
- Control
- Disco Elysium
- Death Stranding
- The Outer Worlds
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb – The Outer Worlds
- Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden – Control
- Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz – Gears 5
- Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff – Death Stranding
- Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling – Control
- Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges – Death Stranding
Best Role Playing Game
- Disco Elysium – ZA/UM
- Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix
- Kingdom Hearts III – Square Enix
- Monster Hunter World: Iceborne – Capcom
- The Outer Worlds – Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division
Best Score/Music
- Cadence of Hyrule
- Death Stranding
- Devil May Cry 5
- Kingdom Hearts III
- Sayonara Wild Hearts
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled – Beenox/Activision
- Dirt Rally 2.0 – Codemasters
- eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 – PES Productions/Konami
- F1 2019 – Codemasters
- FIFA 20 – EA Sports
Best Strategy Game
- Age of Wonders: Planetfall
- Anno 1800
- Fire Emblem: Three Houses
- Total War: Three Kingdoms
- Tropico 6
- Wargroove
Best VR/AR Game
- Asgard’s Wrath – Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios
- Blood & Truth – SIE London Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Beat Saber – Beat Games
- No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
- Trover Saves the Universe – Squanch Games
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Fortnite
- League of Legends
- Overwatch
Best Esports Coach
- Eric “adreN” Hoag (Team Liquid, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Nu-ri “Cain” Jang (Team Liquid, League of Legends)
- Fabian “GrabbZ” Lohmann (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
- Kim “Kkoma” Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
- Titouan “Sockshka” Merloz (OG, Dota 2)
- Danny “Zonic” Sørensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best Esports Event
- 2019 League of Legends World Championship
- 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
- EVO 2019
- Fortnite World Cup
- IEM Katowice 2019
- The International 2019
Best Esports Host
- Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
- Alex “Machine” Richardson
- Duan “Candice” Yu-Shuang
- Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
- Paul “Redeye” Chaloner
Best Esports Team
- Astralis (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- G2 Esports (League of Legends)
- OG (Dota 2)
- San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)
- Team Liquid (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best Esports Player
- Kyle “Bugha” Giersdorf
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Luka “Perkz” Perkovic
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jay “Sinatraa” Won
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