The Game Awards 2022 winners, announcements, & trailers

Published , by TJ Denzer

The night of The Game Awards 2022 finally arrived. With it, we were treated to the latest year of Geoff Keighley’s award event along with a delightful collection of announcements, trailers, and video game reveals to go with the festivities. A lot happened at The Game Awards 2022 and if you missed any of it, we’ve got you covered here. Check out our rundown of awards winners, announcements, and video game trailers from throughout the show.

Updated: December 8, 2022 @ 5:12 p.m. PT

The Game Awards 2022 Winners

As always, the main reason of The Game Awards is right there in the title. It was a night of recognition for a lot of amazing games throughout the year, but only one of the 2022 Game Awards nominees could take the win in each category. You can watch the entire Game Awards 2022 broadcast above, or check out exactly who won in each category below:

Game of the Year Winner:

 

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Best Action Game Winner:

 

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Best Action/Adventure Game Winner:

 

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Most Anticipated Game Winner:

 

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Best Adaptation Winner:

 

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Best Art Direction Winner:

 

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Best Community Support Winner:

 

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Content Creator of the Year Winner:

 

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Best Debut Indie Game Winner:

 

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Best Esports Coach Winner: Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (Valorant)

Matheus "bzkA" Tarasconi (Valorant)
Source: Dot Esports

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Best Esports Event Winner: League of Legends Worlds 2022

League of Legends Worlds 2022
Source: Riot Games

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Best Esports Game Winner: Valorant

Valorant
Source: Riot Games

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Best Esports Athlete Winner: Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker (Valorant - Cloud 9)

Jaccob "yay" Whiteaker (Valorant - Cloud 9)
Source: Esports Bet

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Best Esports Team Winner: Loud

Loud Esports
Source: Encore Esports

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Best Family Game Winner: Kirby and the Forgotten Land

Kirby and the Forgotten Land
Source: Nintendo

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Best Fighting Game Winner: Multiversus

MultivVersus
Source: Player First Games

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Best Game Direction Winner:

 

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Games for Impact Winner:

 

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Best Indie Game Winner:

 

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Innovation in Accessibility Winner:

 

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Best Mobile Game Winner: Marvel Snap

Marvel Snap
Source: Second Dinner

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Best Multiplayer Game Winner:

 

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Best Narrative Winner:

 

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Best Ongoing Game Winner:

 

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Best Performance Winner: Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)

Christopher Judge (Kratos in God of War Ragnarok)
Source: PlayStation Studios

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Best Role-Playing Game Winner:

 

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Best Score and Music Winner:

 

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Best Sports/Racing Game Winner:

 

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Best VR/AR Game Winner:

 

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The Game Awards 2022 Announcements

As always, there are plenty of reasons to watch The Game Awards besides the awards themselves. We got plenty of news during the event and you can find much of our stories and coverage on The Game Awards 2022 reveals right here:

Hellboy Web of Wyrd revealed at The Game Awards 2022

The Game Awards 2022 Trailers

Of course, if you just want to dig into the trailers for The Game Awards, we have you covered there too. Here are all of the trailers and video premieres that took place during The Game Awards 2022:

Dead Cells x Castlevania crossover

Vampire Survivors DLC

Returnal comes to PC

Hellboy: Web of Wyrd reveal

Relic Hunters beta announcement

Among Us: Hide and Seek

Viewfinder world premiere reveal

Post Trauma world premiere reveal

Replaced world premiere reveal

Street Fighter 6 release date and new character reveals

That’s a wrap on The Game Awards 2022. Did any game in particular catch your fancy? Geoff Keighley’s awards may be settled, but Shacknews will be posting its own Year of the Games choices and content soon, so stay tuned for our year-end coverage coming right around the corner!