Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) – Look, even though the Game Awards voting committee may be a bit counter-culture sometimes, I would be shocked if on the ...
We're liveblogging The Game Awards 2022! Come and join us for all the announcements, reveals and trailers as they happen. Provided we don't get too sleepy.
Video game industry figures including developers, esports athletes, actors, executives and streamers attend the event as guests, presenters and nominees. In the ...
[“Elden Ring”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/13/elden-ring-nyt-pandemic/?itid=lk_inline_manual_34) will win game of the year tonight. Industry veterans Reggie Fils-Aimé (the source of the [“my body is ready”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gc5cuekQto) meme), Ken and Roberta Williams (the husband-and-wife duo who [blazed a trail for the adventure game genre](https://kotaku.com/sierra-roberta-williams-kings-quest-interview-feature-1849192779)) and Josef Fares (the video game developer who memorably declared [“F--- The Oscars”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21gbE30Cj0) during the 2017 Game Awards) are all returning. It’s also [great](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/elden-ring-review/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). “God of War Ragnarok” dominated the lineup this year with 10 nominations, followed by “Elden Ring” and “Horizon Forbidden West” tied with seven each. It’s also [confusing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/14/elden-ring-story/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [hard](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/23/elden-ring-difficulty-souls/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [“The Oscars for gaming,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/11/game-awards-how-geoff-keighley-helped-create-oscars-gaming/?itid=lk_inline_manual_38) and a popular venue for video game developers to reveal and promote upcoming projects. At tonight’s awards, “God of War Ragnarok” leads with 10 nominations in nine categories (the actors for Kratos and Atreus, the game’s two protagonists, are both up for the best performance award). Also available is “Mineko’s Night Market,” a highly anticipated adventure game/social simulator themed around cats and Japanese culture. “ ‘Ragnarok’ by Santa Monica Studio is the best told story in a video game in 2022.” “Innocence” told the story of Amicia and her little brother Hugo navigating a plague-ridden 14th-century France. The ceremony, a several-hour long celebration of video games and their surrounding communities, also serves as a promotional vehicle for upcoming games: much of the Awards’ runtime is devoted to trailer reveals and game announcements.
Meanwhile, Sonic Frontiers and Genshin Impact are duking it out for Players' Voice, and some nominations, like Elden Ring for Best Narrative and Sifu for Best ...
- Live a Live - Tunic - Sifu - Stray It will certainly be quite exciting to see which games take home the most awards! [The Game Awards 2022](https://www.digitaltrends.com/gaming/game-awards-2022-nominations-elden-ring/) is shaping up to be one of the most contentious awards shows in the history of the gaming industry thanks to its interesting batch of nominees.
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Stay tuned, as our coverage on The Game Awards will persist through the event and beyond. During The Game Awards 2022 pre-show, PlayStation showed up to confirm that Returnal is hitting Windows PC in "early 2023." Valorant, the sci-fi tactical shooter inspired by Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, has won the Best Esports Game award at The Game Awards. God of War: Ragnarök has officially won the Best Narrative Game award at The Game Awards 2022. As Dusk Falls, the debut game from INTERIOR/NIGHT that was published earlier in the year by Xbox Game Studios, won the award for Games for Impact. God of War: Ragnarök has won the Best Audio Design award at The Game Awards, with fans and critics everywhere recognizing the game's many fantastic sound effects and numerous other audio elements. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, the upcoming follow-up to the award-winning Breath of the Wild, has won the Most Anticipated Game award during The Game Awards 2022. During The Game Awards 2022, Bayonetta 3 took home the Best Action Game award, with the gaming community falling in love with its incredibly stylish and engaging gameplay mechanics. God of War: Ragnarök continues to win big during The Game Awards, with the title nabbing the Best Score and Music award. Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 was announced last year at the Game Awards 2021, and at this year's awards, Focus Entertainment revealed a new gameplay trailer that showed off the Emperor's Angels of Death in action. God of War: Ragnarök has been taking home plenty of victories at The Game Awards 2022, and the latest is for Innovation in Accessibility, as the latest Santa Monica title is packed to the brim with advanced settings and options for players. Dubbed [Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty](https://www.windowscentral.com/gaming/xbox/cyberpunk-2077-phantom-liberty-expansion-announced-coming-in-2023-to-xbox-series-xors-pc-and-ps5), the 2023-bound current-gen exclusive DLC nabbed a fresh new trailer during The Game Awards 2022, sharing new details.
The verdict is in and the trophies are out, as The Game Awards 2022 winners step up and claim their places as the top games of 2022.
- Live A Live We took pity on some of them in our Alternative Game Awards list, which you can check out at the end of this post. These range from the big hitters such as game of the year and best narrative to more specific categories, such as best community support and recognizing games that have a social and emotional impact.
And so, The Game Awards 2022 have concluded. Elden Ring won a bunch of awards, as did God of War Ragnarok, and several surprises made for a particularly ...
And the winner of Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2022 is... The new trailer is pretty snazzy, and Elba seems happy to be in it. The award for Innovation in Accessibility goes to God of War Ragnarok! movie, is here to introduce a clip for the movie. And we've reached the part of the show where Tekken 8 is allowed to come out and play. That's anybody's guess, but we do know that Sony Interactive Entertainment is leading with 21 nominations across the categories – with 11 of those for [God of War Ragnarok](https://www.gamesradar.com/god-of-war-ragnarok-guide/), and a further seven for [Horizon Forbidden West](https://www.gamesradar.com/horizon-forbidden-west-guide/). The trailer is really showing off his various powers and ability to use a lightsaber. [Back in November](https://www.gamesradar.com/baldurs-gate-3-on-track-for-2023-maybe-release-date-next-month/) (opens in new tab), Larian also said that the game's full launch is "on track for release in 2023 – and we’ll have more on that in December", which may well mean that tonight's news also includes that all-important date too. We all know that Keighley and Kojima's bromance is immensely strong, so it does feel like The Game Awards is the perfect place to reveal whatever Kojima has been teasing. [Capcom has tweeted](https://twitter.com/CapcomUSA_/status/1600264080522190848) (opens in new tab) that it's excited to watch the awards and does say "make sure to tune in", which feels like a gentle tease for something from them at the Game Awards. [Street Fighter 6 release date](https://www.gamesradar.com/street-fighter-6-release-date/) (opens in new tab) leaked on the PlayStation Store itself. The man himself has been hyping specific games and updates that will feature in his showcase via his Twitter feed, and over on The Game Awards' own feed too, so we have a good idea of at least some of the games that will feature.