So, the Game Awards 2022 calls a wrap, and we are to reveal the winner of the most significant award: Game of the Year here. The video game industry’s biggest premiere award show is back to accolade its champions for 2022. The gamers and developers are flying high on an upbeat night, with their games and studios gaining global recognition due to their exemplary talent.
The Game Awards 2022 was held at Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles, California. Canadian video game journalist and tv presenter Geoff Keighley moderated the prestigious gaming event. From Game Award 2022 nominees and trailers to the most awaited winners, here are some key takeaways from the event Popgeek has covered.
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Key Takeaways of Game Awards 2022 : Live Update
- Vampire Survivors is now streaming on all mobile platforms.
- Returnal will stream on Window PC in early 2023
- Street Fighter 6 to release on 2nd June 2023
- Judas to release on Xbox Series
- Hades 2 is Confirmed to stream in 2023
- The Last of Us Part 1 to stream on PC on 3rd March 2023
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor on 17th March 2023
- Immortals of Aveum to release on Xbox Series in 2023
- Gate 3 to release on 3rd August 2023
- Diablo to hit on 6th June 2023
- Company of Heroes 3 hits Xbox in 2023
- Banishers: Ghost of New Eden confirms its production
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 brings down the official trailer
- Crash Team Rumble all set to release in 2023
- The Lords of the Fallen teases an official trailer
- Armored Core 6: Fire of Rubicon to stream in 2023, confirms FromSoftware
- Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League to hit Xbox Series and PC on 26th May 2023
- Tekken 8 gets a new trailer
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty appears in the gaming event
The Game Award 2022 Winner List Revealed
Now that you have continued with us throughout the live updates, we won’t let you wait anymore to find out the Game of the Year winner. So, at the Game of the Year Award 2022, the most significant award of the prestigious event, the Game of the Year, is honored to Elden Ring. Yes, you heard it right; none other than Elden Ring took this title. Please scroll down to get a complete list of Game Award 2022 Nominees and their ultimate winners.
- Game of the Year– Elden Ring
Nominees– A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Best Game Direction– Elden Ring
Nominees– God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray and Immortality
- Best Narrative – God of War Ragnarok
Nominees– A Plague Tale: Requiem, Elden Ring, Horizon Forbidden West, and Immortality
- Best Art Direction- Elden Ring
Nominees– God of War Ragnarok, Horizon: Forbidden West, Scorn and Stray
- Best Score/ Music- God of War Ragnarok by Bear McCreary
Nominees– Olivier Deriviere – A Plague Tale: Requiem, Tsukasa Saitoh- Elden Ring, Two Feather- Metal Hellsinger, Yasunori Mitsuda
- Best Audio Design- God of War Ragnarok
Nominees– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Gran Turismo 7, and Horizon: Forbidden West
- Best Performance- Christopher Judge in God of War Ragnarok
Nominees– Ashly Birch- Horizon: Forbidden West, Charlotte McBurney – A Plague Tale Requiem, Manon Gage- Immortality, Sunny Suljic- God of War: Ragnorok
- Games for Impact- As Dusk Falls
Nominees– A Memoir Blue, Citizen Sleeper, Ending- Extinction is Forever, Hindsight, and I was a Teenage Exocolonist
- Best Ongoing Game- Final Fantasy 14 Online
Nominees– Apex Legends, Fortnite, Genshin Impact, and Destiny 2
- Best Indie Game- Stray
Nominees– Cult of the Lamb, Neon White, Sifu, and TUNIC
- Best Debut Indie Game- Stray
Nominees– Neon White, NORCO, TUNIC, and Vampire Survivors
- Best Mobile Game- Marvel Snap
Nominees– Apex Legends Mobile, Diablo Immortal, Genshin Impact and Tower of Fantasy
- Best Community Support- Final Fantasy 14 Online
Nominees– Apex Legends, Destiny 2, Fortnite, and No Man’s Sky
- Best AR/VR Game- Moss: Book II
Nominees– After the Fall, Among Us VR, BONELAB, and Red Matter 2
- Innovation in Accessibility- God of War Ragnarok
Nominees– As Dusk Falls, Returnal, Return to Monkey Island, The Last of Us Part 1 and The Quarry
- Best Action Game– Bayonetta 3
Nominees– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II, Neon White, Sifu, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Best Action/Adventure Game- God of War Ragnarok
Nominees– A Plague Tale: Requiem, Horizon: Forbidden West, Stray and TUNIC
- Best RPG- Elden Ring
Nominees- Live a Live, Pokemon Legends: Arceus, Triangle Strategy and Xenoblade Chronicles 3
- Best Fighting Game- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Nominees– DNF Duel, JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- Best Sports/Racing Game- Grand Turismo 7
Nominees– F1 22, FIFA 23, NBA 2K23, OlliOlli World
- Best SIM/Strategy Game- Mario+ Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nominees– Dune: Spice Wars, Total War: WARHAMMER 3, Two Point Campus, Victoria
- Best Multiplayer Game- Splatoon 3
Nominees– Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2, Multiversus, Overwatch, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
- Content Creator of the Year- Ludwig
Nominees– Karl Jacobs, Nibellion, Nobru, QTCindrella
- Best Esports Athlete – Jacob Yay Whitetaker
Nominees– Jeon Chovy Ji-Hoon, Lee Faker Sang-Hyeok, Finn Karrigan Andersen, Oleksandr s1mple Kostyliev
- Best Esports Coach- Matheus ‘’bzkA’’ Tarasconi
Nominees– Andrii B1ad3 Horodenskyi, Erik d00mbr0s Sandgren, Robert RobbaN Dahlstrom, Go Score Dong-bin
- Best Esports Event- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
Nominees– EVO 2022, PGL Major Antwerp 2022, The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational, and VALORANT Champions 2022
- Best Esports Game- VALORANT
Nominees– Counters-Strike: Global Offensive, DOTA 2, League of Legends, Rocket League
- Best Esports Team- LOUD (VALORANT)
Nominees– DarkZero Esports, FaZe Clan, Gen. G, LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- Most Anticipated Game- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Nominees– Final Fantasy 16, Hogwarts Legacy, Resident Evil 4, Starfield
- Best Adaptation- Arcane: League of Legends
Nominees– Cyberpunk: Edgerunners, The Cuphead Show, Sonic Hedgehog 2, Uncharted
- Best Family Game- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Nominees– LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga, MARIO+ Rabnids Sparks of Hope and Splatoon 3
Where to Watch Game Award 2022?
So, that’s all the key takeaways, nominations and winner list Popgeek covers for Game of the Year 2022. We are delighted that our readers spent their precious time with us throughout the live updates. The most outstanding video games award for 2022 teases what it has in store for 2023. To uncover a detailed view of how the trailers and release dates of your favourite video games, stay tuned with us.
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