This last weekend, Austin based super convention SXSW (“South by Southwest”) hosted their annual Game Awards ceremony. The event was hosted by Esports Host Rachel “Seltzer” Quirico and popular Youtube personality Séan “Jacksepticeye” William McLoughlin.

The categories were for the most part what we have come to expect from most game awards, and a few unique categories, such as a Voice Award, Enduring Character, Online Personality, and a Table Top category.

Most of the awards were coveted by famous big name games, which had previously won several other awards, such as Rise of the Tomb Raider, Witcher 3, and Undertale. No surprises there!

The list of all categories and their respective winners are listed below.

Video Game of the Year: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Mobile Game of the Year: Her Story

Table Top Game of the Year: Pandemic Legacy

Excellence in Gameplay: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Excellence in Art: Bloodborne

Excellence in Animation: Rise of the Tomb Raider

Excellence in Technical Achievement: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Excellence in Visual Achievement: The Order: 1886

Excellence in Narrative: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Excellence in Design: Bloodborne

Excellence in SFX: Star Wars Battlefront

Excellence in Musical Score: Ori and the Blind Forest

Excellence in Multiplayer: Rocket League

Excellence in Convergence: Batman: Arkham Knight

Most Enduring Character: Lara Croft, Rise of the Tomb Raider

Most Valuable Esports Team: Evil Geniuses

Most Entertaining Online Personality: Greg Miller

Most Promising New Intellectual Property: Splatoon

Most Fulfilling Crowdfunded Game: Undertale

Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award: Undertale

Gamer’s Voice Award in Singleplayer: Superhot

Gamer’s Voice Award in Multiplayer: Gang Beasts

Congrats to all the nominees and winners! This past year has been a powerful one for gaming.