At the Game Awards, held in Los Angeles on December 8th, Elden Ring by FromSoftware walked away with the top prize of Game of the Year. The coveted prize was accepted by the game’s director, Hidetaka Miyazak, who thanked the development team at FromSoftware as well as George R.R. Martin, who was the person behind the story and lore.
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Other games nominated in the Game of the Year section included A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, and Xenoblade Chronicles 3. God of War Ragnarok received the most nominations of any game, totalling ten, with Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West both receiving seven nominations.
It also won some other prizes, including Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, and Best Role-Playing Game. Here is a full list of all the winners:
- Game of the Year: Elden Ring
- Best Game Direction: Elden Ring
- Best Narrative: God of War Ragnarok
- Best Art Direction: Elden Ring
- Best Score and Music: God of War Ragnarok
- Best Audio Design: God of War Ragnarok
- Games for Impact: As Dusk Falls
- Best Ongoing Game: Final Fantasy XIV
- Best Indie Game: Stray
- Best Debut Indie Game: Stray
- Best Mobile Game: Marvel Snap
- Best VR/AR Game: Moss: Book II
- Best Action Game: Bayonetta 3
- Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War Ragnarok
- Best Role-Playing Game: Elden Ring
- Best Fighting Game: MultiVersus
- Best Family Game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Best SIM/Strategy Game: Mario + Rabbid Sparks of Home
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Gran Turismo 7
- Best Multiplayer Game: Splatoon 3
- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Best Adaptation Arcane: League of Legends
- Best Esports Game: Valorant
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