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The 2017 Game Awards Show Winners Recap

By Keith MitchellDecember 8, 2017
Game Awards

Another Game Awards Show has come and gone, with many games take home some much-deserved awards. Not to mention some amazing reveals, including Soul Calibur 6, Bayonetta 3, WitchFire and GTFO (best game name ever!).

So let’s recap the winners of the show, with what awards they walked out with.

  • Best Chinese Game: jx3 HD
  • Best Debut Indie Game: Cuphead
  • Best eSports Team: Cloud9
  • Best eSports Player: Lee Sang-Hyeok “Faker”
  • Best eSports Game: Overwatch
  • Best Score/Music: Nier: Automata
  • Trending Gamer: Guy  “Dr. DisRespect” Beahm 
  • Best Student Game: Level Squared
  • Best Independent Game: Cuphead
  • Best Multiplayer Game: PlayerUnknown Battlegrounds (not announced during the show)
  • Best Art Direction – Cuphead
  • Most Anticipated Game: The Last of Us Part II
  • Best Handheld Game: Metroid: Samus Returns
  • Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Motorsports 7
  • Best Strategy Game: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
  • Best Family Game: Super Mario Odyssey
  • Best Fighting Game: Injustice 2
  • Best Role Playing Game: Persona 5
  • Best Action/Adventure Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Best Action Game: Wolfenstein II
  • Best VR/AR Game: Resident Evil 7: BioHazard
  • Best Mobile Game: Monument Valley 2
  • Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
  • Games for Impact: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
  • Best Performance: Melina Juergens (Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice)
  • Best Audio Design: Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
  • Best Narrative: What Remains of Edith Finch
  • Best Game Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
  • Game of the Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Didn’t you think it’d be Super Mario Odyssey?)

For those keeping tally, four games walked out with two or more awards. Those games are listed below.

  • Cuphead – 3 awards
  • Overwatch – 2 awards
  • Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice – 3 awards
  • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – 3 awards

And there we have it! Your winners of the 2017 Game Awards Show. What do you think about them? Were some of your favorite games a winner? Did you feel that some of them robbed? Let us know in the comments below.

2017 Game Award Show Awards Winners
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Keith D. Mitchell is the founder and Editor-in-Chief of The Outerhaven, where he has been covering video games and technology for more than 14 years. A lifelong PC gamer, he began building PCs at just eight years old and still loves talking about hardware as much as playing games. His passion for challenging experiences has made him a devoted Soulslike fan, having beaten nearly every FromSoftware release. Keith regularly attends major gaming and technology events to bring firsthand coverage to readers, and continues to enjoy writing about the games and gear that shaped his love for the industry.

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