It was awarded for the best game at The Game Awards, which was held for the seventh time this year and is known as the Oscar of the game world. Within the scope of The Game Awards 2020, 29 awards were given. As part of the event, the best game of this year was the famous The Last of Us II, produced by Naughty Dog. The Last of Us II managed to receive awards in 7 different categories.
The best game of 2020 has been announced! He received awards in 7 different branches!
It found the winner of the best game award at The Game Awards, which is known as the Oscar of the game world, one of the biggest events followed with great interest by gamers. The Game Awards 2020, which was held for the seventh time this year, received awards in 29 branches.
As you know, many events were canceled or held with limited participation this year due to the pandemic. Likewise, the event, which was held with the minimum number of participants due to pandemic conditions this year, was broadcast live on 45 platforms.
Among the candidates, there were many ambitious productions. However, The Last of Us Part II, which was nominated in 10 categories, was chosen as the Game of the Year by winning 7 awards. Developed by Naughty Dog, the best game of this year as part of The Game Awards 2020 event and released exclusively for PlayStation 4, The Last of Us II was released in June this year.
In addition to The Last of Us Part II, Hades, Among Us, Final Fantasy VII Remake and Ghost of Tsushima managed to win two awards each.
If you wish, let’s take a look at which games received awards in which category.
Game of the Year
The Last of Us Part II
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part II
Best Storytelling
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim (George Kamitani)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Kazushige Nojima, Motomu Toriyama, Hiroki Iwaki, Sachie Hirano)
Ghost of Tsushima (Ian Ryan, Liz Albl, Patrick Downs, Jordan Lemos)
Hades (Greg Kasavin)
The Last of Us Part II (Neil Druckmann, Halley Gross)
Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / SIE)
Hades (Supergiant Games)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / SIE)
Best Music
DOOM Eternal (Mick Gordon)
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Nobuo Uematsu, Masahi Hamauzu, Mitsuto Suzuki)
Hades (Darren Korb)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Gareth Coker)
The Last of Us Part II (Gustavo Santaolala, Mac Quale)
Best Sound Design
DOOM Eternal (id Software / Bethesda)
Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / SIE)
Resident Evil 3 (Capcom)
The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog / SIE)
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson as Ellie, The Last of Us Part II
Laura Bailey as Abby, The Last of Us Part II
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades, Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales, Marvel’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Games for Impact (Game with a social meaning / message)
If Found… (DREAMFEEL / Annapurna Interactive)
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition (Cardboard Computer / Annapurna Interactive)
Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)
Tell Me Why (Dontnod Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios)
Through the Darkest of Times (Paintbucket Games)
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
Destiny 2 (Bungie)
Call of Duty Warzone (Infinity Ward / Activision)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Indie Game
Carrion (Phobia Game Studio)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)
Hades (Supergiant Games)
Spelunky 2 (Mossmouth)
Spiritfarer (Thunder Lotus Games)
Best Mobile Game
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Among Us (InnerSloth)
Call of Duty Mobile (TiMi Studios / Activision)
Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
Legends of Runeterra (Riot Games)
Pokémon Café Mix (Genius Sonority)
Best Community Support
Apex Legends (Respawn / EA)
Destiny 2 (Bungie)
Fall Guys (Mediatonic / Devolver)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Valorant (Riot Games)
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Grounded (Obsidian / Xbox Game Studios)
HyperDot (Tribe Games)
The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / SIE)
Watch Dogs Legion (Ubisoft Toronto / Ubisoft)
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality Game
Dreams (Media Molecule / SIE)
Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
MARVEL’S Iron Man VR (Camoflaj / SIE)
STAR WARS: Squadrons (Motive Studios / EA)
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners (Skydance Interactive)
Best Action Game
DOOM Eternal (id Software / Bethesda)
Hades (Supergiant Games)
Half-Life: Alyx (Valve)
Nioh 2 (Team Ninja)
Streets of Rage 4 (DotEmu)
Best Action / Adventure Game
Assassin’s Creed Valhalla (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Ghost of Tsushima (Sucker Punch / SIE)
MARVEL’s Spider-Man: Miles Morales (Insomniac Games / SIE)
Ori and the Will of the Wisps (Moon Studios / Xbox Game Studios)
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order (Respawn / EA)
The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog / SIE)
Best RPG
Final Fantasy VII Remake (Square Enix)
Genshin Impact (miHoYo)
Persona 5 Royal (Atlus, P Studios)
Wasteland 3 (inXile Entertainment / Koch)
Yakuza: Like a Dragon (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega)
Best Fighting Game
Granblue Fantasy: Versus (Arc System Works / Cygames)
Mortal Kombat 11 / Ultimate (NetherRealm Studios / WB Games)
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition (Dimps / Capcom)
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows (Spike Chunsoft / Bandai-Namco)
UNDER NIGHT IN-BIRTH Exe: Late [cl-r] (French Bread / Arc System Works)
Best Family Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
Crash Bandicoot 4: It’s About Time (Toys for Bob / Activision)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit (Velan Studios / Nintendo)
Minecraft Dungeons (Mojang / Double Eleven / Xbox Game Studios)
Paper Mario: The Origami King (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Best Strategy Game
Crusader Kings III (Paradox Development Studio / Paradox)
Desperados III (Mimimi Games / THQN)
Gears Tactics (Splash Damage / The Coalition / Xbox Game Studios)
Microsoft Flight Simulator (Asobo / Xbox Game Studios)
XCOM: Chimera Squad (Firaxis / 2K)
Best Sports / Racing Game
Dirt 5 (Codemasters Cheshire / Codemasters)
F1 2020 (Codemasters Birmingham / Codemasters)
FIFA 21 (EA Vancouver / EA Sports)
NBA 2K21 (Visual Concepts / 2K)
Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1 + 2 (Vicarious Visions / Activision)
Best Multiplayer Game
Animal Crossing: New Horizons (Nintendo)
Among Us (InnerSloth)
Call of Duty: Warzone (Infinity Ward / Raven / Activision)
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout (Mediatonic / Devolver)
Valorant (Riot Games)
Best New Independent Developer
Carrion (Phobia Game Studio / Devolver)
Mortal Shell (Cold Symmetry / Playstack)
Raji: An Ancient Epic (Nodding Heads Games)
Röki (Polygon Treehouse / CI Games)
Phasmophobia (Kinetic Games)
Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
NickMercs
TimtheTatman
Jay Ann Lopez
Valkyrae
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Infinity Ward / Raven / Activision)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Valorant (Riot Games)
Best Esports Player
Ian “Crimsix” Porter / Call of Duty
Heo “Showmaker” Su / League of Legends
Kim “Canyon” Geon-bu / League of Legends
Anthony “Shotzzy” Cuevas-Castro / Call of Duty
Matthieu “ZywOo” Herbaut / CS: GO
Best Esports Team
DAMWON Gaming / League of Legends
Dallas Empire / Call of Duty
San Francisco Shock / Overwatch League
G2 Esports / League of Legends
Team Secret / DOTA2
Best Esports Event
BLAST Premier: Spring E2020 European Finals (CS: GO)
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
IEM Katowice 2020 (CS: GO)
League of Legends World Championship 2020
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Server
Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere
Alex “Machine” Richardson
Alex “Goldenboy” Mendez
James “Dash” Patterson
Jorien “Sheever” van der Heijden
