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