God of War claims Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2018

The Game Awards 2018 has ended with the lion’s share of the awards going to God of War and Red Dead Redemption.

The Game of the Year award was the most highly anticipated award of the night due to the huge popularity of the nominated games. In the end, God of War trumped the competition and claimed the prized award. It lived up to high expectations with great gameplay, an engaging story and great artwork. In addition, the game received Best Game Direction and Best Action Adventure Game awards as well.

On the other hand, Red Dead Redemption 2 proved to be too strong for other competitors in other departments. They ended the night with 4 awards to their tally, beating God of War’s total, including Best Narrative and Best Score.

The list of winners are as below:

Game of the Year

• God of War

Best Ongoing Game

• Fortnite

Best Game Direction

•  God of War

Best Narrative

• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Art Direction

• Return of Obra Dinn

Best Score

• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Audio Design

• Red Dead Redemption 2

Best Performance

• Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)

Games for Impact

• Celeste

Best Indie Game

• Celeste

Best Mobile Game

• Florence

Best VR Game

• Astro Bot Rescue Mission

Best Action Game

• Dead Cells

Best Action Adventure Game

• God of War

Best Role Playing Game

• Monster Hunter World

Best Fighting Game

•  Dragonball FighterZ

Best Family Game

• Overcooked 2

Best Strategy Game

• Into the Breach

Best Sport/Racing Game

• Forza Horizon 4

Best Multiplayer Game

• Fortnite

Best Student Game

• Combat 2018

Best Debut Indie Game

• The Messenger

Best Esports Game

•  Overwatch

Best Esports Player

• Sonicfox

Best Esports Team

• Cloud9 (League of Legends)

Best Esports Coach

• Bok “Reapered” Han-gyu (Cloud9)

Best Esports Event

•  LoL World Championship 2018

Best Esports Host

•  Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere

Best Esports Moment

• C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE (ELEAGUE)

Best Creator Award

• Ninja

Overall, The Game Awards 2018 ended as an amazing show filled with performances and reveals. The show aired numerous trailers much to the delight of fans. Due to this, expectations will be high for next year’s installment.

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