Riot Games' esports win every nomination at Game Awards 2022, featuring yay, LOUD

Game Awards 2022 ceremony revealed the winners in esports-related nominations. Most of them went to Valorant, and one was given to Worlds 2022. Brazilian LOUD was named the team of the year, while OpTic's Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker took the crown as the best esports athlete.

GAME AWARDS ESPORTS WINNERS

BEST ESPORTS GAME

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
• DOTA 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• Rocket League (Psyonix)
• Valorant (Riot Games)

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE

• Jeong "Chovy" Ji-hoon (Gen.G, LOL)
• Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (T1, LOL)
• Finn "karrigan" Andersen (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
• Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev (NAVI, CS:GO)
• Jacob "Yay" Whiteaker (OpTic Gaming, Valorant)

BEST ESPORTS TEAM

• DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
• FaZe Clan (CS:GO)
• Gen.G (League of Legends)
• LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
• LOUD (Valorant)

BEST ESPORTS COACH

• Andrii "B1ad3" Horodenskyi (NAVI, CS:GO)
• Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (LOUD, Valorant)
• Erik "d00mbr0s" Sandgren (FPX, Valorant)
• Robert "RobbaN" Dahlström (FaZe Clan, CS:GO)
• Go "Score" Dong-bin (Gen.G, LOL)

BEST ESPORTS EVENT

• EVO 2022
• 2022 League of Legends World Championship
• PGL Major Antwerp 2022
• The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
• Valorant Champions 2022

Aside from esports, Elden Ring became the best game, winning in several nominations. God of War Ragnarök took several awards as well, and Stray won two indie nominations. Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II didn't receive a single award, despite being featured in three nominations.

ESPORTS AWARDS WINNERS 2022

GAME OF THE YEAR

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

BEST GAME DIRECTION

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Immortality
• Stray

BEST NARRATIVE

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

BEST ART DIRECTION

• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Scorn
• Stray

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC

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

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• Elden Ring
• God of War Ragnarök
• Gran Turismo 7
• Horizon Forbidden West

BEST PERFORMANCE

• Ashly Burch, Horizon Forbidden West
• Charlotte McBurney, A Plague Tale: Requiem
• Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarök
• Manon Gage, Immortality
• Sunny Suljic, God of War Ragnarök

GAMES FOR IMPACT

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

BEST ONGOING GAME

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• FINAL FANTASY XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

BEST INDIE

• Cult of the Lamb
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Stray
• TUNIC

BEST DEBUT INDIE

• Neon White
• NORCO
• Stray
• TUNIC
• Vampire Survivors

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT

• Apex Legends
• Destiny 2
• FINAL FANTASY XIV
• Fortnite
• No Man’s Sky

BEST MOBILE

• Apex Legends Mobile
• Diablo Immortal
• Genshin Impact
• MARVEL SNAP
• Tower of Fantasy

BEST VR/AR

• After the Fall
• Among Us VR
• BONELAB
• Moss: Book II
• Red Matter 2

BEST ACTION

• Bayonetta 3
• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• Neon White
• Sifu
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE

• A Plague Tale: Requiem
• God of War Ragnarök
• Horizon Forbidden West
• Stray
• TUNIC

BEST RPG

• Elden Ring
• Live a Live
• Pokémon Legends: Arceus
• Triangle Strategy
• Xenoblade Chronicles 3

BEST FIGHTING

• DNF Duel
• JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
• The King of Fighters XV
• MultiVersus
• Sifu

BEST FAMILY

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

BEST SIM/STRATEGY

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

BEST SPORTS/RACING

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

BEST MULTIPLAYER

• Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
• MultiVersus
• Overwatch 2
• Splatoon 3
• Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge

MOST ANTICIPATED

• FINAL FANTASY XVI
• Hogwarts Legacy
• Resident Evil 4
• Starfield
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

• Karl Jacobs
• Ludwig
• Nibellion
• Nobru
• QTCinderella

BEST ADAPTATION

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

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY

• As Dusk Falls
• God of War Ragnarök
• Return to Monkey Island
• The Last Of Us Part I
• The Quarry