Gaming News: The Game Awards 2020 Winners Announced

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The Last of Us: Part II has been named Game of the Year at the 2020 Game Awards.

Hosted by Geoff Keighley and Sydnee Goodman of IGN, the awards used an audience free format this year due to the Covid-19 pandemic. With stages in Los Angeles, Tokyo and London, the show included appearances from Gal Gadot, Nolan North, Troy Baker, Reggie Fils-Aime, Tom Holland and Brie Larson.

This year’s most-nominated game, The Last of Us Part II, took home seven awards on the night including Best Performance for Laura Bailey, Best Narrative and Innovation in Accessibility. Also among the winners were Among Us, Hades and Tell Me Why.

Prior to the show, it was announced that Ghost of Tsushima had won the Player’s Voice Award, beating out 29 other games for the prize on the online fan vote. The samurai epic also took home the award for Best Art Direction.

The Game Awards also played host to a number of reveals and first looks, including the newest addition to the Smash Bros roster – Final Fantasy VII’s Sephiroth – the new Airship map coming to Among Us, the latest from Devolver Digital – Loop Hero – and announcements from new and upcoming games including The Callisto Protocol, Perfect Dark and Open Roads.

See the full list of winners below:

Game of the Year – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Game Direction – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Narrative – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Art Direction – Ghost of Tsushima

Best Score and Music – Final Fantasy VII Remake

Best Audio Design – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Performance – Laura Bailey as Abby – The Last of Us: Part II

Games for Impact – Tell Me Why

Best Ongoing – No Man’s Sky

Best Indie – Hades

Best Mobile Game – Among Us

Best Community Support – Fall Guys

Best AR/VR – Half-Life: Alyx

Innovation in Accessibility – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Action – Hades

Best Action/Adventure – The Last of Us: Part II

Best Role Playing – Final Fantasy VII Remake

Best Fighting – Mortal Kombat 11: Ultimate Edition

Best Family – Animal Crossing: New Horizons

Best Sim/Strategy – Microsoft Flight Simulator

Best Sports/Racing – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1&2

Best Multiplayer – Among Us

Best Debut Game – Phasmophobia

Content Creator of the Year – Rachell “Valkyrae” Hofstetter

Most Anticipated Game – Elden Ring

Player’s Voice – Ghost of Tsushima

Best Esports Game – League of Legends

Best Esports Athlete – Heo “Showmaker” Su (Damwon Gaming, League of Legends)

Best Esports Team – G2 Esports – League of Legends

Best Esports Coach – Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

Best Esports Event – 2020 League of Legends World Championship

Best Esports Host – Eefje “Sjokz” Depoortere

Watch the ceremony and pre-show in full below.

Words by Megan Roxburgh


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