As promised, we’re here with a round-up of The Game Awards 2022 winners and announcements for our readers. The biggest event of the year came and went, with a particularly odd ending that saw a random guy interrupt the Game of the Year acceptance speech with a line to remember: “I want to nominate this award to my reformed Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton.” We still can’t get over that one. But, without further ado, here’s what happened before that fiasco.
The Game Awards 2022 winners and announcements list
Full list of winners is as follows:
- 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
- Best Performance — Christopher Judge in 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 Community Support — Final Fantasy XIV
- 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 + Rabbids Spark of Hope
- Best Sports/Racing Game — Gran Turismo 7
- Best Multiplayer Game — Splatoon 3
- Most Anticipated Game — The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
- Content Creator of the Year — Ludwig
- Best Adaptation — Arcane: League of Legends
- Innovation in Accessibility — God of War Ragnarok
- Best Esports Game — Valorant
- Best Esports Athlete — Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker
- Best Esports Team — Loud
- Best Esports Coach — Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi
- Best Esports Event — 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- Players’ Voice Award — Genshin Impact
All PS5, PS4 announcements are as follows:
- Death Stranding 2 official reveal
- Horizon Forbidden West PS5-only DLC out next year
- BioShock creator’s Judas headed to PS5
- Armored Core 6 finally announced with release window
- Crash Team Rumble announced with release window
- Remnant 2 headed to PS5
- Final Fantasy 16 release date leak now confirmed
- Diablo 4 out in June 2023
- Suicide Squad got a release date
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor release date confirmed
- Street Fighter 6 release date confirmed
- Cyberpunk 2077 expansion stars Idris Alba
- Hades 2 announced
- Action RPG Wayfinder headed to PS5, PS4
- Tekken 8 got story and gameplay teaser
- 505 Games unveiled Crime Boss: Rockay City, a star-studded FPS for PS5
- Forspoken demo is live
- Life Is Strange dev Don’t Nod’s new game is Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
