Game Awards 2020 Winners and Announcements RECAP
2020 is coming to a close, and while this year has in many ways been absolutely awful, it has some silver linings in the gaming world. We have seen the standardization of streaming versions of far away events bringing even more people to certain content that was sometimes locked away to a distant city. It has given us next generation technology and consoles, and this year, like each year moves the needle forward for engaging, immersive, and beautiful GAMES.
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2020 GAME AWARDS - AWARDS, NOMINEES, AND WINNERS (IN BOLD)
Game of the Year
The Last of Us Part 2
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Best Score and Music
Doom Eternal
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part 2
Best Action/Adventure
The Last of Us Part 2
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Ghost of Tsushima
Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order
Best Family
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Crash Bandicoot 4: It's About Time
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Mario Kart Live: Home Circuit
Minecraft Dungeons
Paper Mario: The Origami King
Best Debut Game
Carrion
Mortal Shell
Raji: An Ancient epic
Roki
Phasmophobia
Best Performance
Ashley Johnson as Ellie, The Last of Us Part 2
Laura Bailey as Abby, The Last of Us Part 2
Daisuke Tsuji as Jin Sakai, Ghost of Tsushima
Logan Cunningham as Hades, Hades
Nadji Jeter as Miles Morales, Marvel's Spider-Man: Miles Morales
Best Ongoing
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fortnite
No Man's Sky
This was by far the most hilarious moment in the entire event. No one was more surprised on the win as No Man's Sky's Sean Murray. When the announcement occurred and the camera shifted to his video, he was mid-sip of his drink, with the most genuine surprised look on his face. His look and reaction was priceless as he in no way expected to win. He even jokingly commented that "Fortnite always wins". It was a super funny moment that is worth a watch.
Best Sports/Racing
DIRT 5
F1 2020
FIFA 21
NBA 2K21
Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 1+2
Best VR/AR
Dreams
Half-Life: Alyx
Marvel's Iron Man VR
Star Wars: Squadrons
The Walking Dead: Saints & Sinners
Best Action
Doom Eternal
Hades
Half-Life: Alyx
Nioh 2
Streets of Rage 4
Best Art Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Ori and the Will of the Wisps
The Last of Us Part 2
Best Narrative
13 Sentinels: Aegis Rim
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
The Last of Us Part 2
Best Multiplayer
Animal Crossing: New Horizons
Among Us
Call of Duty: Warzone
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Valorant
Games for Impact
If found...
Kentucky Route Zero: TV Edition
Spiritfarer
Tell Me Why
Through The Darkest of Times
Best Audio Design
Doom Eternal
Half-Life: Alyx
Ghost of Tsushima
Resident Evil 3
The Last of Us Part 2
Best Role Playing Game
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Genshin Impact
Persona 5 Royal
Wasteland 3
Yakuza: Like a Dragon
Best Sim/Strategy
Crusader Kings III
Desperados III
Gears Tactics
Microsoft Flight Simulator
XCOM: Chimera Squad
Best Fighting
Granblue Fantasy: Versus
Mortal Kombat 11 Ultimate
Street Fighter V: Champion Edition
One Punch Man: A Hero Nobody Knows
Under Night In-Birth EXE: Late[CL-R]
Best Indie Game
Carrion
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Hades
Spelunky 2
Spiritfarer
Best Mobile Game
Among Us
Call of Duty Mobile
Genshin Impact
Legends of Runeterra
Pokemon Cafe Mix
Best Community Support
Apex Legends
Destiny 2
Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
Fortnite
No Man's Sky
Valorant
Innovation in Accessibility
Assassin's Creed Valhalla
Grounded
Hyperdot
The Last of Us Part 2
Watch Dogs Legion
Best Game Direction
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Ghost of Tsushima
Hades
Half Life: Alyx
The Last of Us Part 2
Best Esports Host
Alex "Goldenboy" Mendez
Alex "Machine" Richardson
Eefje "Sjokz" Depoortere
James "Dash" Patterson
Jorien "Sheever" van der Heijden
Best Esports Team
Damwon Gaming (LOL)
Dallas Empire (COD)
G2 Esports (LOL)
San Francisco Shock (OWL)
Team Secret (Dota2)
Best Esports Game
Call of Duty: Modern Warfare
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Fortnite
League of Legends
Valorant
Best Esports Event
Blast Premier: Spring 2020 European Finals (CS:GO)
Call of Duty League Championship 2020
IEM Katowice 2020 (CS:GO)
League of Legends World Championship 2020
Overwatch League Grand Finals 2020
Best Esports Coach
Danny "Zonic" Sorensen (CS:GO)
Dae-Hee "Crusty" Park (OWL)
Fabian "Grabbz" Lohmann (LOL)
Lee "Zefa" Jae-min (LOL)
Raymond "Rambo" Lussier (COD)
Best Esports Athlete
Ian "Crimsix" Porter (COD)
Heo "Showmaker" Su (LOL)
Kim "Canyon" Geon-Bu (LOL)
Anthony "Shotzzy" Cuevas-Castro (COD)
Matthieu "Zywoo" Herbaut (CS:GO)
Content Creator of the Year
Alanah Pearce
Jay Ann Lopez
Nickmercs
Timthetatman
Valkyrae
2020 GAME AWARDS - GAMING ANNOUNCEMENTS
Loop Hero
Sea of Solitude: Director's Cut
Shady Part of Me
Nier Replicant
I am a big fan of the Nier universe, 2B is one of my favorite characters. The combat in the game is beautiful and elegant, and when we got to see gameplay of this Automata prequel remaster I was definitely excited.
Century: Age of Ashes
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate - Sephiroth Announcement
Perfect Dark
I have always regretted never playing the original Perfect Dark games, and now the originals have ages so much, beyond a good revisit. Rumors of a reboot or sequel have been circling for the past year or two, and yesterday during the Game Awards we finally got that first look!
Back 4 Blood
The Callisto Protocol
I am not a huge fan of the horror genre, but with the beautiful space scenery seen in the game, and the "Alien" franchise vibes, I am definitely excited for this space horror thriller.
Open Roads
Dragon Age
Endless Dungeon
Crimson Desert
In what was arguably one of the most beautiful demos of the night, Crimson Desert is absolutely gorgeous. Promoted as actual game footage, Crimson Desert shows us what next gen can really look like. The first months and years of next gens are always a little muddy as developers push through cross-gen financially motivated compromised and learning new hardware. This is some of the first gameplay I have seen that really truly screamed "next-gen" to me. The scenery and landscapes in this open world look absolutely next level.
Seasons
ARK II
F.I.S.T
Odyssey: Elite Dangerous
The second major space-scape of the recap, Elite Dangerous is one of those games I never got around to, but this sure looks exciting. For the first time, Elite Dangerous will be landing on the surface, and so far what I see is everything I wish Mass Effect Andromeda could have been. This looks like next-level space exploration. If you are a space nerd like me, this trailer is a must watch.
Evil Dead: The Game
Returnal
Outriders: Mantra of Survival trailer
You'd be forgiven if you look at Outriders, and think "Great Value Brand Destiny". My friend who I was watching the Game Awards reaction to this game was a pure honest "meh"; however, I am excited for this game. The reason, I feel this game may rise above its "Destiny wannabe" status many gamers will have as first impressions, in that in fact this is a complete experience, non-live service. This is meant to have a story, and be a full complete experience at launch. We don't see as many multiplayer non-live services games anymore so I hope that this player-friendly strategy will win players over. I also know that Square Enix has published some of my favorite experiences of the past few years with Final Fantasy 7 remake, Shadow of the Tomb Raider, and the controversial Avengers game.
It Takes Two
Elder Scrolls Online: Gates of Oblivion
Monster Hunter Rise
Ruined King: A League of Legends Story
I don't understand Riot Games... They have made for the most part one major hit, on one platform, and have rested on their laurels of League of Legends, an 11 year old game that still people play. I have dabbled in it recently, and just recently downloaded Valorant. I just don't see the quality that others do. Moreso, these games are so low effort with few modes and cartoony graphics. This new game, Ruined King is another game set in a genre that I expect from indie or mid-level studios. As an outsider looking in, I just don't understand why Riot is allowed to turn in such C-D level work and gamers keep giving them the A+ pass. They are a multi-billion dollar super successful studio, and THIS is one of their hotly anticipated titles?
Mass Effect "will continue"
I cheered louder than when Last of Us Part 2 won Game of the Year for this. When who I can only assume is Liara T'soni bends down and picks up a snow covered piece of metal, only to dust it off and reveal an N7 logo. I about lost my cool and cheered. We Mass Effect fans knew for a while that a Mass Effect trilogy remaster was on it's way, and word of a new mass effect game has been rumbling about the gaming world for a while too. In fact, after letting it slip during the Summer, BioWare confirmed on N7 Day 2020 that a new Mass Effect was in very early development. In fact, this trailer tells us very little we didn't already know. We already knew a Mass Effect game was coming. I also know that this game is farther away than I think most gamers would want. BioWare is a studio that has been plagued with staffing issues, understaffing, burn-out, and high level names leaving. An expose from Kotaku last years exposed how difficult things had gotten at the studio when Anthem surprised everyone with its failed release.
In addition to the problems at BioWare, they have so many projects in front of them. Dragon Age 4 is their next big game, Anthem 2.0 is still supposedly happening, and they just did the Original Trilogy remaster. Honestly they have a lot on their plate. In fact one of the things that makes me think that this game is far far away, beyond the fact that it still has no title or even a "project name" that we know of was Ali Hillis's (voice of Liara) reaction to the news. I follow her on Twitter, and I found it odd that the voice actress for the character in the trailer (who didn't speak) was surprised by this news. If the voice actress is hearing about this news than it HAS to be very early doesn't it?
Does this trailer tell us anything? We know that the teaser at least features a Asari character who really does appear to be Liara. We do know this takes place after ME3, as we see destroyed relays and dead reapers. However, these details don't give us as much clues as we would like. If it is in fact Liara, she is a long lived species, plus we also know cryostasis exists in this universe. This game could take place hundreds or even thousands years later after the original games. Is she looking for Shepard? How will they resolve the multiple endings of ME3? It is possible that Liara travels to the Andromeda Galaxy and meets up with the crew from Andromeda 600 years in the future. Liara tells us who might be important to the game, but doesn't tell us when or much else. A thousand plus window is very wide for narrative options.
I hope to God this is a full Mass Effect sequel with Shepard and Liara and the crew post reapers, because that is the game I want most in this world, but a part of me just doesn't trust or know if BioWare can pull that off. All I can say is while this teaser tells us so little, seeing the N7 logo
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