Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice becomes game of year

The Game Awards 2019 ceremony wrapped up last night. Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice was named Game of the Year. Call of Duty: Mobile claimed the victory on mobile.

From Software’s Sekiro also became the best action/adventure game of the year.

An indie title became the leader by the award count. Disco Elysium won in all four categories it was nominated for. In this, it even surpassed Death Stranding. Hideo Kojima’s latest branchild won three awards out of eight nominations.

Winners of The Game Awards 2019

Game of the year

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice (From Software)

Also won “Best Action/Adventure Game” .

Best Narrative

Disco Elysium (ZA/UM)

Also won “Best RPG”, “Best Independent Game” and “Fresh Indie Game.”

Best Game Direction

Death Stranding (Kojima Productions)

Also won “Best Score/Music” and “Best Performance” (Mads Mikkelsen for the role of Cliff).

Best Art Direction

Control (Remedy Entertainment)

Best Audio Design

Call of Duty: Modern Warfare (Activision)

Games for Impact

GRIS (Nomada Studio)

Best Mobile Game

Call of Duty: Mobile (Activision and Tencent)

Best VR/AR Game

Beat Saber (Beat Games)

Best Action Game

Devil May Cry 5 (Capcom)

Best Fighting Game

Super Smash Bros. Ultimate (Bandai Namco)

Best Strategy Game

Fire Emblem: Three Houses (Intelligent Systems and Koei Tecmo)

Best Family Game

Luigi’s Mansion 3 (Next Level Games)

Best Sports/Racing Game

Crash Team Racing: Nitro-Fueled (Beenox)

Best Esports Game

League of Legends (Riot Games)

Best Multiplayer Game

Apex Legends (Respawn)

Best Ongoing Game

Fortnite (Epic Games)

Best Community Support

Destiny 2 (Bungie)

Destiny 2 (Bungie)