The Game Awards 2022 winners announced
The winners of the 2022 installment of The Game Awards have been announced tonight.
God of War Ragnarök took home the most awards of the night with six, including Best Narrative and Best Audio Design. In the end, Elden Ring walked away with the Game of the Year win along with wins for Best Game Direction and Best Art Direction. Other noticeable wins include Marvel Snap (Best Mobile Game), MultiVersus (Best Fighting Game), and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Most Anticipated). The full list of winners can be seen below.
Photos from the event taken by PictureGroup can also be seen here.
2023 marks the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards, and they’re celebrating with a newly announced orchestral concert at Hollywood Bowl next June.
The Game Awards 2022 winners
GAME OF THE YEAR
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST NARRATIVE
God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarök
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST PERFORMANCE
Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarök
GAMES FOR IMPACT
As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studios)
BEST ONGOING GAME
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
BEST INDIE
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST DEBUT INDIE
Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PRESENTED BY DISCORD
FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
BEST MOBILE
MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
BEST VR/AR
Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
BEST ACTION
Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ROLE PLAYING
Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
BEST FIGHTING
MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
BEST FAMILY
Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
BEST SIM/STRATEGY
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
MOST ANTICIPATED
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
Ludwig
BEST ADAPTATION
Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche/Riot Games/Netflix)
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
BEST ESPORTS GAME
VALORANT (Riot Games)
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
LOUD (Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS COACH
Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
2022 League of Legends World Championship
Players Voice
Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
