Last night saw the first Gamescom Opening Night Live, presented by The Games Awards’ Geoff Keighley. It was the first real attempt to turn Gamescom – already the biggest gaming convention on the planet – into something that rivals E3 for hype, announcements and world premiere trailers. It was neat, but I have to say that it dragged on a bit. If you missed it all, you can catch up on everything here. During the event, a few of the Gamescom Awards winners were nonchalantly revealed, without much in the way of ceremony. Following that trend, here’s a list of the winners.
Category Group: Genre
Best Action Adventure Game
- Blacksad: Under the Skin, astragon Entertainment
Best Action Game
- DOOM Eternal, ZeniMax Germany
Best Family Game
- Concrete Genie, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Racing Game
- Grid, Codemasters
Best Role Playing Game
- Wasteland 3, Koch Media
Best Simulation Game
- Planet Zoo, Frontier
Best Sports Game
- Roller Champions, Ubisoft
Best Strategy Game
- Desperados III, THQ Nordic
Most Original Game
- Dreams, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Category Group: Platform
Best Microsoft Xbox One Game
- Gears 5, Microsoft
Best Nintendo Switch Game
- The Legend of Zelda: Link’s Awakening, Nintendo
Best Sony PlayStation 4 Game
- Dreams, Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Mobile Game
- Battle Chasers: Nightwar – Mobile Edition, HandyGames
Best PC Game
- Tom Clancy’s Ghost Recon Breakpoint, Ubisoft
Remember, the nominees for the Gamescom Awards are selected well in advance, with entrants paying a nominal fee to participate. The winners are selected by a panel of German and international media before the doors to Gamescom swing open. There are still a few awards – like the best of Gamescom overall, player awards and best hardware – that’ll only be announced on Saturday.
Last Updated: August 20, 2019
G8crasha
August 20, 2019 at 08:13
I would still love to know on what criteria they judge the entrants on!
Admiral Chief Umbra
August 20, 2019 at 08:36
I’ll be accepting my award for employee of the year 2020 now
Magoo マグ
August 20, 2019 at 11:41
“Well Admiral I must say, we have not had any complaints next year. You must be doing something right!”
HairyEwok
August 20, 2019 at 09:50
Gotta love breaking point, best game I’ve ever played so far this year….. oh wait….
Gr8_Balls_o_Fire
August 20, 2019 at 11:35
Nice to see that nobody’s being fooled by this farce.
G8crasha
August 20, 2019 at 08:13
I would still love to know on what criteria they judge the entrants on!
HvR
August 20, 2019 at 10:00
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G8crasha
August 20, 2019 at 10:08
The higher the “nominal fee” a publisher pays, the greater their chance of winning?!?!?!
Yahtzee
August 20, 2019 at 08:14
The Switch award is biased. We all know it has to be Pokemon Sword and Shield.
Dr Webster Flexington
August 20, 2019 at 11:05
Lol, this without a doubt a pay-to-win competition. How can you give a game an award if it hasn’t even been released yet? It’s almost as if they’re basing it all on just an impression or a press release or the few minutes they’ve spent with it during a media pre-reveal (rather than actual playtime, or actually experiencing the game). Even the Oscars as corrupt as that institution is, allow the studios to pay for a win, but the selection committee still HAVE to watch the movies.
Geoff Keighley must be on some pretty messed-up mushrooms.