The Game Awards 2019 Quick View

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"title": "The Game Awards 2019 Quick View",
"description": "The Game Awards is one of the biggest events in video games and gaming, and each year there are dozens of winners for the various categories of gaming.",
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"date":"2019-01-14"
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The Game Awards is one of the biggest events in video games and gaming, and each year there are dozens of winners for the various categories of gaming. This wide-reaching event is one of the things that brings the gaming community together like never before, and Game Awards 2019 lived up to all the hype. This year, the Game Awards did a perfect job of encapsulating the gaming community and providing a large platform to recognize some of the most talented individuals and organizations in the industry. The Game Awards continues to be a launching pad for careers and fandoms.

## List of awards

### Game of the Year

* Control
* Death Stranding
* Resident Evil 2
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* The Outer Worlds

### Best Community Support

* Apex Legends
* Destiny 2
* Final Fantasy XIV
* Fortnite
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

###Best Score/Music

* Cadence of Hyrule
* Death Stranding
* Devil May Cry 5
* Kingdom Hearts III
* Sayonara Wild Hearts

### Best Narrative

* A Plague Tale: Innocence
* Control
* Death Stranding
* Disco Elysium
* The Outer Worlds

### Best Fighting Game

* Dead or Alive 6 -- Team Ninja/Koei Tecmo
* Jump Force -- Spike Chunsoft/Bandai Namco
* Mortal Kombat 11 -- NetherRealm/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
* Samurai Shodown -- SNK Corporation/Athlon Games
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate -- Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd./Nintendo

### Best Audio Design

* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
* Control
* Death Stranding
* Gears 5
* Resident Evil 2
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

### Best Strategy Game

* Age of Wonders: Planetfall
* Anno 1800
* Fire Emblem: Three Houses
* Total War: Three Kingdoms
* Tropico 6
* Wargroove

### Content Creator of the Year

* Jack "Courage" Dunlop
* Benjamin "Dr. Lupo" Lupo
* Soleil "Ewok" Wheeler
* David "Grefg" Martínez
* Michael "Shroud" Grzesiek

### Best Art Direction

* Control
* Death Stranding
* Gris
* Sayonara Wild Hearts
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
* The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening

### Best Action Game

* Apex Legends -- Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
* Astral Chain -- Platinum Games/Nintendo
* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- Infinity Ward/Activision
* Devil May Cry 5 -- Capcom
* Gears 5 -- The Coalition/Xbox Game Studios
* Metro Exodus -- 4A Games/Deep Silver

### Games for Impact

* Concrete Genie -- Pixelopus/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Gris -- Nomada Studio/Devolver Digital
* Kind Words -- Popcannibal
* Life Is Strange 2 -- Dontnod/Square Enix
* Sea of Solitude -- Jo-Mei Games/Electronic Arts

### Best Family Game

* Luigi's Mansion 3
* Ring Fit Adventure
* Super Mario Maker 2
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
* Yoshi's Crafted World

### Best Sports/Racing Game

* Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled -- Beenox/Activision
* Dirt Rally 2.0 -- Codemasters
* eFootball Pro Evolution Soccer 2020 -- PES Productions/Konami
* F1 2019 -- Codemasters
* FIFA 20 -- EA Sports

### Best Mobile Game

* Call of Duty: Mobile -- TiMi Studios/Activision
* Grindstone -- Capybara Games
* Sayonara Wild Hearts -- Simogo/Annapurna Interactive
* Sky: Children of Light -- Thatgamecompany
* What the Golf? -- Tribland

### Best Multiplayer Game

* Apex Legends -- Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts
* Borderlands 3 -- Gearbox/2K Games
* Call of Duty: Modern Warfare -- Infinity Ward/Activision
* Tetris 99 -- Arika/Nintendo
* Tom Clancy's The Division 2 -- Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft

### Best Ongoing Game

* Apex Legends
* Destiny 2
* Final Fantasy XIV
* Fortnite
* Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege

### Best VR/AR Game

* Asgard's Wrath -- Sanzaru Games/Oculus Studios
* Blood & Truth -- SIE London Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Beat Saber -- Beat Games
* No Man's Sky -- Hello Games
* Trover Saves the Universe -- Squanch Games

### Best Performance

* Ashly Burch as Parvati Holcomb -- The Outer Worlds
* Courtney Hope as Jesse Faden -- Control
* Laura Bailey as Kait Diaz -- Gears 5
* Mads Mikkelsen as Cliff -- Death Stranding
* Matthew Porretta as Dr. Casper Darling -- Control
* Norman Reedus as Sam Porter Bridges -- Death Stranding

### Player's Voice

* Death Stranding
* Fire Emblem: Three Houses
* Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
* Super Smash Bros. Ultimate

### Fresh Indie Game

* ZA/UM for Disco Elysium
* Nomada Studio for Gris
* DeadToast Entertainment for My Friend Pedro
* Mobius Digital for Outer Wilds
* MegaCrit for Slay the Spire
* House House for Untitled Goose Game

### Best Role Playing Game

* Disco Elysium -- ZA/UM
* Final Fantasy XIV -- Square Enix
* Kingdom Hearts III -- Square Enix
* Monster Hunter World: Iceborne -- Capcom
* The Outer Worlds -- Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division

### Best Independent Game

* Baba Is You -- Hempuli
* Disco Elysium -- ZA/UM
* Katana Zero -- Askiisoft/Devolver Digital
* Outer Wilds -- Mobius Digital/Annapurna Interactive
* Untitled Goose Game -- House House/Panic

### Best Game Direction

* Control
* Death Stranding
* Resident Evil 2
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
* Outer Wilds

### Best Action/Adventure Game

* Borderlands 3 -- Gearbox/2K Games
* Control -- Remedy Entertainment/505 Games
* Death Stranding -- Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
* Resident Evil 2 -- Capcom
* The Legend of Zelda: Link's Awakening -- Grezzo/Nintendo
* Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice -- FromSoftware/Activision

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## Esports Awards

### Best Esports Game

* Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
* Dota 2
* Fortnite
* League of Legends
* Overwatch

### Best Esports Coach

* Eric "adreN" Hoag (Team Liquid, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
* Nu-ri "Cain" Jang (Team Liquid, League of Legends)
* Fabian "GrabbZ" Lohmann (G2 Esports, League of Legends)
* Kim "Kkoma" Jeong-gyun (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
* Titouan "Sockshka" Merloz (OG, Dota 2)
* Danny "Zonic" Sørensen (Astralis, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

### Best Esports Event

* 2019 League of Legends World Championship
* 2019 Overwatch League Grand Finals
* EVO 2019
* Fortnite World Cup
* IEM Katowice 2019
* The International 2019

### Best Esports Host

* Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
* Alex "Machine" Richardson
* Duan "Candice" Yu-Shuang
* Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
* Paul "Redeye" Chaloner

### Best Esports Team

* Astralis (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
* G2 Esports (League of Legends)
* OG (Dota 2)
* San Francisco Shock (Overwatch League)
* Team Liquid (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

### Best Esports Player

* Kyle "Bugha" Giersdorf
* Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok
* Luka "Perkz" Perkovic
* Oleksandr "S1mple" Kostyliev
* Jay "Sinatraa" Won

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