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The Game Awards 2022 winners, announcements, & trailers

Who came away with the big wins at The Game Awards 2022 and what games and content were revealed? Check it all out here.

TJ Denzer

December 8, 2022 8:05 PM

Image via The Game Awards

The night of The Game Awards 2022 finally arrived. With it, we were treated to the latest year of Geoff Keighley’s award event along with a delightful collection of announcements, trailers, and video game reveals to go with the festivities. A lot happened at The Game Awards 2022 and if you missed any of it, we’ve got you covered here. Check out our rundown of awards winners, announcements, and video game trailers from throughout the show.

Updated: December 8, 2022 @ 8:05 p.m. PT

The Game Awards 2022 Winners

As always, the main reason of The Game Awards is right there in the title. It was a night of recognition for a lot of amazing games throughout the year, but only one of the 2022 Game Awards nominees could take the win in each category. You can watch the entire Game Awards 2022 broadcast above, or check out exactly who won in each category below:

Game of the Year Winner: Elden Ring

Nominees

A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Action Game Winner: Bayonetta 3

Nominees

Bayonetta 3
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Neon White
Sifu
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Best Action/Adventure Game Winner: God of War Ragnarok

Nominees

A Plague Tale: Requiem
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Stray
Tunic

Most Anticipated Game Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Nominees

Final Fantasy 16
Hogwarts Legacy
Resident Evil 4 remake
Starfield
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Adaptation Winner: Arcane: League of Legends

Nominees

Arcane: League of Legends
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
The Cuphead Show!
Sonic the Hedgehog 2
Uncharted

Best Art Direction Winner: Elden Ring

Nominees

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Scorn
Stray

Best Audio Design Winner: God of War Ragnarok

Nominees

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Gran Turismo 7
Horizon Forbidden West

Best Community Support Winner: Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker

Nominees

Apex Legends
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker
Fortnite
No Man's Sky

Content Creator of the Year Winner: Ludwig

Nominees

Karl Jacobs
Ludwig
Nibellion
Nobru
QTCinderella

Best Debut Indie Game Winner: Stray

Nominees

Neon White
Norco
Stray
Tunic
Vampire Survivors

Best Esports Coach Winner: Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (Valorant)

Nominees

Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi (CSGO - Natus Vincere)
Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (Valorant)
Erik "d00mbr0s" Sandgren (Valorant - Natus Vincere)
Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström (CSGO - FaZe Clan)
Go "Score" Dong-bin (League of Legends - Gen.G)

Best Esports Event Winner: League of Legends Worlds 2022

Nominees

EVO 2022
League of Legends Worlds 2022
CSGO PGL Major Antwerp 2022
MSI 2022
Valorant Champions 2022

Best Esports Game Winner: Valorant

Nominees

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA 2
League of Legends
Rocket League
Valorant

Best Esports Athlete Winner: Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker (Valorant - Cloud 9)

Nominees

Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon (League of Legends - Gen.G)
Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (League of Legends - T1)
Finn "karrigan" Andersen (CSGO - FaZe Clan)
Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (CSGO - Natus Vincere)
Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker (Valorant - Cloud 9)

Best Esports Team Winner: Loud

Nominees

DarkZero Esports
FaZe Clan
Gen.G
Los Angeles Thieves
Loud

Best Family Game Winner: Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Nominees

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Nintendo Switch Sports
Splatoon 3

Best Fighting Game Winner: Multiversus

Nominees

DNF Duel
JoJo's Bizarre Adventure: All-Star Battle R
The King of Fighters 15
MultiVersus
Sifu

Best Game Direction Winner: Elden Ring

Nominees

Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality
Stray

Games for Impact Winner: As Dusk Falls

Nominees

A Memoir Blue
As Dusk Falls
Citizen Sleeper
Endling: Extinction is Forever
Hindsight
I Was a Teenage Exocolonist

Best Indie Game Winner: Stray

Nominees

Cult of the Lamb
Neon White
Sifu
Stray
Tunic

Innovation in Accessibility Winner: God of War Ragnarok

Nominees

As Dusk Falls
God of War Ragnarok
Return to Monkey Island
The Last of Us Part 1
The Quarry

Best Mobile Game Winner: Marvel Snap

Nominees

Apex Legends Mobile
Diablo Immortal
Genshin Impact
Marvel Snap
Tower of Fantasy

Best Multiplayer Game Winner: Splatoon 3

Nominees

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
Multiversus
Overwatch 2
Splatoon 3
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder's Revenge

Best Narrative Winner: God of War Ragnarok

Nominees

A Plague Tale: Requiem
Elden Ring
God of War Ragnarok
Horizon Forbidden West
Immortality

Best Ongoing Game Winner: Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker

Nominees

Apex Legends
Destiny 2: The Witch Queen
Final Fantasy 14: Endwalker
Fortnite
Genshin Impact

Best Performance Winner: Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)

Nominees

Ashley Burch (Aloy in Horizon Forbidden West)
Charlotte McBurney (Amicia de Rune in A Plague Tale: Requiem)
Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)
Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel in Immortality)
Sunny Suljic (Atreus in God of War Ragnarok)

Best Role-Playing Game Winner: Elden Ring

Nominees

Elden Ring
Live-A-Live
Pokemon Legends: Arceus
Triangle Strategy
Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Score and Music Winner: Bear McCreary (God of War Ragnarok)

Nominees

Olivier Deriviere (A Plague Tale: Requiem)
Tsukasa Saitoh (Elden Ring)
Bear McCreary (God of War Ragnarok)
Two Feathers (Metal: Hellsinger)
Yasunori Mitsuda (Xenoblade Chronicles 3)

Best Sports/Racing Game Winner: Gran Turismo 7

Nominees

F1 22
FIFA 23
NBA 2K23
Gran Turismo 7
OlliOlli World

Best Strategy/Sim Game Winner: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope

Nominees

Dune: Spice Wars
Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
Total War: Warhammer 3
Two Point Campus
Victoria 3

Best VR/AR Game Winner: Moss: Book 2

Nominees

After the Fall
Among Us VR
BoneLab
Moss: Book 2
Red Matter 2

Player's Voice Winner: Genshin Impact

The Game Awards 2022 Announcements

As always, there are plenty of reasons to watch The Game Awards besides the awards themselves. We got plenty of news during the event and you can find much of our stories and coverage on The Game Awards 2022 reveals right here:

The Game Awards 2022 Trailers

Of course, if you just want to dig into the trailers for The Game Awards, we have you covered there too. Here are all of the trailers and video premieres that took place during The Game Awards 2022:

Dead Cells x Castlevania crossover

Time for our first world premiere of the night, here is @motiontwin with #DeadCells Return to Castlevania! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/QPKaEn1Czc
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Vampire Survivors DLC

The undead are coming to a new platform with our 2nd world premiere, it’s #VampireSurvivors! @poncule_vampire #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/R9qsYXhQNj
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Returnal comes to PC

With graphics that’ll make your jaw drop, here is our 4th world premiere, coming to PC in 2023 this is Returnal! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/Mb49WSULAo
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd reveal

Relic Hunters beta announcement

Calling the @RelicHuntersU to save the past from evil space ducks! #TheGameAwards

🌌Explore the galaxy for Ruins and Relics

🥊Build your MEGA ARSENAL

🦆Stop the Ducan empire!

⭐Sign up to play Relic Hunters Legend closed beta: https://t.co/hxg6eaVLWy pic.twitter.com/ar8c0sGnHd
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Among Us: Hide and Seek

Are you against us, or AMONG US?! Get ready for this @AmongUsGame world premiere! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/whl7ts18Kb
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Viewfinder world premiere reveal

Post Trauma world premiere reveal

Replaced world premiere reveal

Street Fighter 6 release date and new character reveals

Hades 2 world premiere reveal

Judas world premiere reveal

Bayonetta Origins world premiere reveal

Wow, what an incredible world premiere of Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/D4wisf6N7W
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord VR trailer

Alright new recruits - power up your proton packs for the all new #Ghostbusters: Rise of the Ghost Lord VR trailer, coming 2023. 👻 @MetaQuestVR @SonyPicturesVR pic.twitter.com/NXvniPDbGb
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Destiny 2: Lightfall The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Party Animals The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Party Animals, a great game to play with friends, just dropped a new trailer. Unfortunately the release date is delayed to early 2023. @happyhappynemo https://t.co/VzSE2IMxxk pic.twitter.com/whg2CaqLoo
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

The Last of Us Part 1 comes to PC in 2023

The Last of Us is officially coming to PC on March 3rd! @TLOUVideoGame #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/STH3WVf4A1
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor world premiere reveal

Earthblade world premiere reveal

Dune: Awakening world premiere trailer

Forspoken demo announcement

This @forspoken playable demo goes live tonight on @playstation! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/d9agr8Lfr7
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Death Stranding 2 world premiere reveal

Tekken 8 The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Nightengale The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Baldur's Gate 3 release date reveal

Wayfinder world premiere reveal

Fire Emblem: Engage The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Diablo 4 release date trailer

Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores DLC reveal

Blue Protocol world premiere reveal

Transformers: Reactivate

The day ones are excited for this adventure from @outright_games… This is #TRANSFORMERS! #TheGameAwards pic.twitter.com/ae4vqR1yrX
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

Fall Guys Season 3: Sunken Treasures trailer

How do you do, fellow gamers?@FallGuysGame has new levels and a whole new season 😎

You can even dive-slide now 🐧 pic.twitter.com/z2aoMCEVfp
— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) December 9, 2022

The Super Mario Bros. Movie The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden world premiere trailer

Meet Your Maker release date trailer

Crash Team Rumble world premiere trailer

The Lords of the Fallen World The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Crime Boss world premiere reveal

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 Atomgrand Raid trailer

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty The Game Awards 2022 trailer

Armored Core 6 Fires of Rubicon world premiere trailer

Final Fantasy 16 release date trailer

That’s a wrap on The Game Awards 2022. Did any game in particular catch your fancy? Geoff Keighley’s awards may be settled, but Shacknews will be posting its own Year of the Games choices and content soon, so stay tuned for our year-end coverage coming right around the corner!

TJ Denzer

Senior News Editor

TJ Denzer is a player and writer with a passion for games that has dominated a lifetime. He found his way to the Shacknews roster in late 2019 and has worked his way to Senior News Editor since. Between news coverage, he also aides notably in livestream projects like the indie game-focused Indie-licious, the Shacknews Stimulus Games, and the Shacknews Dump. You can reach him at tj.denzer@shacknews.com and also find him on Twitter @JohnnyChugs.

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