God of War may be an almost a year old at this point but it is still fresh in terms of winning awards. Last night, God of War won Game of the Year at the 19th annual Game Developers Choice Awards ceremony held during the GDC 2019.
God of War was released back in 2018 by Sony Santa Monica and it was the best titles in the entire franchise so far. The studio had worked really hard and everything from the gameplay mechanics to the game soundtrack was top notch. God of War also won Game of the Year 2018 award at The Game Awards 2018 last year.
You can check out the complete list of winners at the event below.
Best Audio
Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
Best Debut
Mountains (Florence)
Best Design
Into the Breach (Subset Games)
Best Mobile Game
Florence (Mountains)
Innovation Award
Nintendo Labo (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Narrative
Return of the Obra Dinn (Lucas Pope / 3909)
Best Technology
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Best Visual Art
Gris (Nomada Studio / Devolver Digital)
Best VR/AR Game
Beat Saber (Beat Games)
Audience Award
Beat Saber (Beat Games)
Game of the Year
God of War (Sony Santa Monica / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Pioneer Award
Rieko Kodama
Lifetime Achievement Award
Amy Hennig
During the ceremony, Katie Stern who is the General Manager of Game Developers Conference took to the stage and shared some words with the audience. She said:
The Game Developers Choice Awards represent the most refined games of the year, and the sheer variety of games honored tonight showed that games can still represent wholly new and unique creative visions. A number of independently developed titles like Celeste, Gris and Florence helped prove how internal or deeply personal turmoil can make for massively appealing games for millions of fans.
While games like God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2 capture our imagination with poignant moments juxtaposed against epic tales of staggering scale and technical prowess. We embrace and accept all these amazingly creative works, and we’re proud to recognize these nominees and winners alike for the imagination and hard work that brought them here.
For more details, check out the official GDC Twitch channel. You can also view the full presentation of Independent Games Festival Awards at the channel if you want.
Did your favorite title win any awards at GDC 2019? Share with us your favorite titles of 2018 in the comments section below.
