This year saw the fifth year of The Game Awards (aka the Keighleys) hosted on various streaming platforms. As always, there were a host of celebrities from gaming, film, and music (and a Muppet) along with awards and announcements. Here are some of the highlight announcements from the award show
MK fans were finally given what they wanted, a new Mortal Kombat drops next April
Developed by Team Ninja(?)
An announcement that had been leaked earlier in the day, we see Far Cry take on a post-apocalyptic flavor this time around
A new dungeon crawler/rogue-like from the devs behind Bastion and Transistor. Now available in early-access, exclusively on the freshly launched Epic Games store
Crash Team Racing Nitro-Fueled is coming summer 2019
A console port of The Stanley Parable coming next year, with an update coming to the PC version as well
A retro-styled tie-in game to the third season of the popular Netflix series
Game of the Year: God of War
Best Ongoing Game: Fortnite
Best Game Direction: God of War
Best Narrative: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Art Direction: Return of the Obra Dinn
Best Score: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Audio Design: Red Dead Redemption 2
Best Performance: Roger Clark as Arthur Clark (Red Dead Redemption 2)
Games for Impact: Celeste
Best Independent Game: Celeste
Best Mobile Game: Florence
Best VR/AR Game: Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Best Action Game: Dead Cells
Best Action/Adventure Game: God of War
Best Role-Playing Game: Monster Hunter World
Best Fighting Game: Dragon Ball FighterZ
Best Family Game: Overcooked 2
Best Strategy Game: Into the Breach
Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 4
Best Multiplayer Game: Fortnite
Best Student Game: Combat 2018
Best Debut Indie Game: The Messenger
Content Creator of the Year: Ninja
Best Esports Game: Overwatch
Best Esports Player: SonicFox
Best Esports Team: Cloud 9
Best Esports Event: The LOL World Championship
Best Esports Host: Skojz
Best Esports Coach: Reapered
Best Esports Moment: Cloud 9 comeback in triple OT
Industry Icon: Greg Thomas (Visual Concepts)
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Geoff is back to discuss some very important thing that happened over Thanksgiving break! Better listen to see what interesting subjects the bald man brings to the table!
