God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 Steal the Thunder at #TheGameAwards

I have to admit, I really enjoyed this year’s The Game Awards, as it was done in a very tasteful manner full of heart stopping performances by the orchestra and guests as well as some really exciting reveals. Sorry Alien and Death Stranding fans, we quite did not get the reveal we were hoping for. But here are all the clips of the highlight we could find for you in one convenient place.

 

Devil Trigger, the main song from Devil May Cry 5 also got its first ever performance, as well as one for Red Dead Redemption 2 that really won the audience over. It really went to show why the game’s music was deserving of the best music award.

 

However, in terms of awards, Red Dead Redemption 2 and God of War won the best ones, with God of War winning Game of the Year. Full breakdown of the awards follow as below (winners in bold):

 

Game of the Year

 

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft
Celeste – Matt Makes Games
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games

Best Game Direction

 

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
A Way Out – Hazelight Studios/Electronic Arts
Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games

Best Ongoing Game

 

Fortnite – Epic Games
Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie/Activision
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft

Best Narrative

 

Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Detroit: Become Human – Quantic Dream/Sony Interactive Entertainment
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Audio Design

Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch
Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games
God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Performance

 

Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan – in Red Dead Redemption 2
Bryan Dechart as Connor – in Detroit: Become Human
Christopher Judge as Kratos – in God of War
Melissanthi Mahut as Kassandra – in Assassin’s Creed Odyssey
Yuri Lowenthal as Spider-Man – in Marvel’s Spider-Man

Games for Impact

Celeste – Matt Makes Games
11-11 Memories Retold – Digixart/Aardman Animations/Bandai Namco Entertainment
Florence – Mountains
Life Is Strange 2 – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
The Missing: J.J. Macfield and the Island of Memories – White Owls/Arc System Works

Best Independent Game

 

Celeste – Matt Makes Games
Dead Cells – Motion Twin
Into the Breach – Subset Games
Return of the Obra Dinn – 3909 LLC
The Messenger – Sabotage Studio

Best Mobile Game

Florence – Mountains
Donut County – Ben Esposito/Annapurna Interactive
Fortnite – Epic Games
PUBG Mobile – Lightspeed & Quantum/Tencent Games
Reigns: Game of Thrones – Nerial/Devolver Digital

Best VR/AR Game

Astro Bot Rescue Mission – SIE Japan Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Beat Saber – Beat Games
Firewall: Zero Hour – First Contact Entertainment/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Moss – Polyarc Games
Tetris Effect – Resonair/Enhance, Inc.

Best Action Game

 

Dead Cells – Motion Twin
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch/Activision
Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie/Activision
Far Cry 5 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Mega Man 11 – Capcom

Best Action/Adventure Game

God of War – SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Assassin’s Creed Odyssey – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft
Marvel’s Spider-Man – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
Shadow of the Tomb Raider – Eidos Montréal/Square Enix

Best Role-Playing Game

Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
Dragon Quest XI – Square Enix
Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom – Level-5/Bandai Namco Entertainment
Octopath Traveler – Square Enix/Acquire/Nintendo
Pillars of Eternity II: Deadfire – Obsidian Entertainment

Best Fighting Game

Dragon Ball FighterZ – Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment
BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle – Arc System Works
SouCalibur VI – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition – Capcom

Best Family Game

Overcooked 2 – Ghost Town Games/Team17
Mario Tennis Aces – Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo
Nintendo Labo – Nintendo
Starlink: Battle for Atlas – Ubisoft Toronto/Ubisoft
Super Mario Party – NDcube/Nintendo

Best Strategy Game

Into the Breach – Subset Games
The Banner Saga 3 – Stoic Studio/Versus Evil
BattleTech – Harebrained Schemes/Paradox Interactive
Frostpunk – 11 bit studios
Valkyria Chronicles 4 – Sega

Best Sports/Racing Game

 

Forza Horizon 4 – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios
FIFA 19 – EA Vancouver/EA Sports
Mario Tennis Aces – Camelot Software Planning/Nintendo
NBA 2K19 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
Pro Evolution Soccer 2019 – PES Productions/Konami

Best Multiplayer Game

Fortnite – Epic Games
Call of Duty: Black Ops 4 – Treyarch/Activision
Destiny 2: Forsaken – Bungie/Activision
Monster Hunter: World – Capcom
Sea of Thieves – Rare/Microsoft Studios

Best Student Game

Combat 2018 – Inland Norway University of Applied Sciences
Dash Quasar – UC Santa Cruz
JERA – DigiPen Bilbao, Spain
LIFF – ISTART Digital, France
RE: Charge – MIT

Best Debut Indie Game

The Messenger – Sabotage Studio
Donut County – Ben Esposito/Annapurna Interactive
Florence – Mountains
Moss – Polyarc Games
Yoku’s Island Express – Villa Gorilla