The Game Awards 2018 Recap
By: Bryce L. Jackson
The Game Awards 5th Annual show took place on the night of December 6th to honor the accomplishments of games, their developers, and individuals in the games industry for their achievements in 2018.
Along with the numerous winners in various categories, the night was also privy to game announcements and trailers for titles to be expected in 2019 and beyond. Here are a list of the winners of every category and new game trailers that were revealed.
The Game Awards 2018 Winners (Pre-Show)
Games for Impact: Celeste
Best Action Game: Dead Cells
Best Multiplayer Games: Fortnite
Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War
Best RPG: Monster Hunter: World
Best Esports Game: Overwatch
Best Esports Team: Cloud 9
Best Esports Event: League of Legends World Championship
Best Esports Host: Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere (League of Legends Personality)
The Games Award Winners (Main Show)
Best Game Narrative: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance: Roger Clark as Arthur Morgan (Red Dead Redemption 2)
Best Score/Music: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Audio Design: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Art Direction: Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Mobile Game: Florence
Best VR/AR Game: Astro Bot Rescue Mission
Content Creator of the Year: Tyler “Ninja” Blevins
Best Esport Player: Dominique “SonicFox”McLean
Best Debut Indie Game: The Messenger
Best Fighting Game: Dragon Ball FighterZ
Best Family Game: Overcooked 2
Best Strategy Game: Into the Breach
Best Independent Game: Celeste
Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 4
Best Game Direction: God of War
Best Ongoing Game: Fortnite
Game of the Year: God of War
Game Announcements and Trailers
The Stanley Parable (Console Release)
Marvel’s Ultimate Alliance 3 (Nintendo Switch)
Hades
Far Cry: New Dawn
Ancestors: The Humankind Odyssey
Scavengers
Dead By Daylight: Darkness Among Us
Anthem
Crash Team Racing (PlayStation)
The Outer Worlds (PlayStation 4, XBOX One)
Dauntless (PlayStation 4, XBOX One)
The Last Campfire
Atlas
Ashen
Crackdown 3 (February 15th, 2019)
Dragon Age 4
Survived By
The Pathless
Stranger Things: The Game
Mortal Kombat 11
Psychonauts 2
Devil May Cry 5
Rage 2 (May 14th, 2019)
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate: Persona 5 DLC Challenger Pack 1