The Game Awards 2022 took place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 8, 2022. The award show was hosted by Geoff Keighley, creator, and producer of The Game Awards.
For those of you who are unaware, let us share with you, The Game Awards 2022 honored the best video games of the year 2022. Keep scrolling further to learn more about the event.
Here’s everything you need to know about The Game Awards 2022
The Game Awards 2022 were held at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles on December 8, 2022, Friday. This year, we saw a whole lot of different categories for awards at The Game Awards 2022.
The star-studded affair consisted of appearances from many top stars such as Pedro Pascal, Al Pacino, Bella Ramsey, Ken, Roberta Williams, Josef Fares, Aurora, Keegan-Michael Key, and Jessica Henwick. In addition to them, we all witnessed Halsey and Hozier take over the stage.
Which game won the biggest honor of the night?
Even though God of War Ragnarok led the list of nominees, Elden Ring won the grand prize for the game of the year at the Game Awards 2022. Along with this, Elden Ring also took home various awards in different categories including best game direction, best art direction, and best role playing game.
The winning moment of the FromSoftware’s team was interrupted when a crasher took to the stage, thanking “reformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton.” A few moments after the award show came to an end, host Geoff tweeted, “The individual who interrupted our game of the year moment has been arrested.”
Who were the other notable winners of the night?
God of War Ragnarök picked up the award for best narrative. Not only this, God of War Ragnarök which is an action-adventure game developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment also took home the awards for best score and music as well as best audio design. Bear McCreary, won the trophy for best score and music.
Christopher Judge as Kratos, the God of War Ragnarök, nabbed the award for best performance. The adventure game As Dusk Falls snatched the trophy for games for impact. FINAL FANTASY XIthe V bagged the awards for best ongoing game as well as best community support.
Stray which is developed by BlueTwelve Studio and published by Annapurna took home the awards for best independent game and best debut indie game. The award for best mobile game went to the digital convertible card game Marvel Snap. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom nabbed the award for the most anticipated game.
Moss: Book II developed by Polyarc won the award for best AR/VR game. God of War Ragnarök bagged the awards for innovation in accessibility and best action/adventure game. Bayonetta 3 was named as the best action game, meanwhile, MultiVersus secured the award for best fighting game.
Kirby and the Forgotten Land, developed by HAL Laboratory and published by Nintendo picked up the award for best family game. Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope won the award for best SIM/ strategy game. Gran Turismo 7 was presented with the award for best sports/ racing game. The award for best multiplayer game went to Splatoon 3.
Ludwig won the award for the content creator of the year
Yeah, you read that right. Ludwig Anders Ahgren popularly known as Ludwig secured the award of the content creator of the year at The Game Awards 2022. This 27-year-old is a live streamer, YouTuber, podcaster, and esports commentator.
Scroll down to see the full list of the winners of the Game Awards 2022
GAME OF THE YEAR
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- WINNER: Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- WINNER: Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST NARRATIVE
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- WINNER: God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
- Immortality (Half Mermaid)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- WINNER: Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
- Scorn (Ebb Software/Kepler Interactive)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
- Olivier Deriviere, A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Tsukasa Saitoh, Elden Ring
- WINNER: Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarök
- Two Feathers, Metal: Hellsinger
- Yasunori Mitsuda, Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST AUDIO DESIGN
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- WINNER: God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashly Burch, Horizon Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney, A Plague Tale: Requiem
- WINNER: Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarök
- Manon Gage, Immortality
- Sunny Suljic, God of War Ragnarök
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- A Memoir Blue (Cloisters Interactive/Annapurna)
- WINNER: As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studios)
- Citizen Sleeper (Jump Over The Age/Fellow Traveller)
- Endling – Extinction is Forever (Herobeat Studios/HandyGames)
- Hindsight (Team Hindsight/Annapurna)
- I Was a Teenage Exocolonist (Northway Games/Finji)
BEST ONGOING GAME
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- WINNER: FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
BEST INDIE
- Cult of the Lamb (Massive Monster / Devolver Digital)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
- WINNER: Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
BEST DEBUT INDIE
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna Interactive)
- NORCO (Geography of Robots/Raw Fury)
- WINNER: Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
- Vampire Survivors (poncle)
BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PRESENTED BY DISCORD
- Apex Legends (Respawn/EA)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- WINNER: FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
BEST MOBILE
- Apex Legends Mobile (Lightspeed & Quantum/Respawn/EA)
- Diablo Immortal (Blizzard/NetEase)
- Genshin Impact (HoYovese)
- WINNER: MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
- Tower of Fantasy (Hotta Studio/Perfect World/Level Infinite)
BEST VR/AR – I literally don’t know anything about VR
- After the Fall (Vertigo Games)
- Among Us VR (Schell Games/InnerSloth)
- BONELAB (Stress Level Zero)
- WINNER: Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
- Red Matter 2 (Vertical Robot)
BEST ACTION
- WINNER: Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- Neon White (Angel Matrix/Annapurna)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games/Dotemu)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
- A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio/Focus Entertainment)
- WINNER: God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/SIE)
- Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
- TUNIC (TUNIC Team/Finji)
BEST ROLE PLAYING
- WINNER: Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) – I mean come on.
- Live a Live (Square Enix/Nintendo)
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus (Game Freak/Nintendo/TPCI)
- Triangle Strategy (Artdink/Square Enix)
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST FIGHTING
- DNF Duel (Arc System Works/EIGHTING/NEOPLE/NEXON)
- JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R (CyberConnect 2 Co. Ltd/Bandai Namco)
- The King of Fighters XV (SNK/Plaion)
- WINNER: MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
- Sifu (Sloclap)
BEST FAMILY
- WINNER: Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga (Traveller’s Tales/WB Games)
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
- Nintendo Switch Sports (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
BEST SIM/STRATEGY
- Dune: Spice Wars (Shiro Games/Funcom)
- WINNER: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
- Total War: WARHAMMER III (Creative Assembly/Sega)
- Two Point Campus (Two Point Studios/Sega)
- Victoria 3 (Paradox Development Studio/Paradox Interactive)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
- F1 22 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- FIFA 23 (EA Vancouver/Romania/EA Sports)
- NBA 2K23 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- WINNER: Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- OlliOlli World (Roll 7/Private Division)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward/Activision)
- MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
- Overwatch 2 (Blizzard)
- WINNER: Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge (Tribute Games/Dotemu)
MOST ANTICIPATED
- FINAL FANTASY XVI (Square Enix)
- Hogwarts Legacy (Avalanche Software/WB Games)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda)
- WINNER: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Karl Jacobs
- WINNER: Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
BEST ADAPTATION
- WINNER: Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche/Riot Games/Netflix)
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (Studio Trigger/CD Projekt, Netflix)
- The Cuphead Show! (Studio MDHR/King Features Syndicate/Netflix)
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (Sega Sammy Group/Paramount Pictures)
- Uncharted (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
- As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studios)
- WINNER: God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
- Return to Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox/Devolver Digital)
- The Last Of Us Part I (Naughty Dog/SIE)
- The Quarry (Supermassive Games/2K)
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- WINNNER: VALORANT (Riot Games)
BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
- Finn “karrigan” Andersen ( (FaZe Clan – CS:GO)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- WINNNER: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- WINNNER: LOUD (Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS COACH
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, CS:GO)
- WINNNER: Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, VALORANT)
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
- Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)
BEST ESPORTS EVENT
- EVO 2022
- WINNNER: 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022 The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- VALORANT Champions 2022
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