There were actual awards handed out at last night's The Game Awards. If you have time, patience, and bandwith, the winners are spread over 31 pages on the official website. Here's a quicker rundown:

• GAME OF THE YEAR
  Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• BEST GAME DIRECTION
  Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• BEST NARRATIVE
  God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
• BEST ART DIRECTION
  Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• BEST SCORE AND MUSIC
  Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarök
• BEST AUDIO DESIGN
  God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
• BEST PERFORMANCE
  Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarök
• GAMES FOR IMPACT
  As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studios)

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• BEST ONGOING GAME
  FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
• BEST INDIE
  Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
• BEST DEBUT INDIE
  Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
• BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT, PRESENTED BY DISCORD
  FINAL FANTASY XIV (Square Enix)
• BEST MOBILE
  MARVEL SNAP (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
• BEST VR/AR
  Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
• BEST ACTION
  Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
• BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE
  God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
• BEST ROLE PLAYING
  Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
• BEST FIGHTING
  MultiVersus (Player First Games/WB Games)
• BEST FAMILY
  Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory / Nintendo)
• BEST SIM/STRATEGY
  Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
• BEST SPORTS/RACING
  Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
• BEST MULTIPLAYER
  Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• MOST ANTICIPATED
  The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
  Ludwig
• BEST ADAPTATION
  Arcane: League of Legends (Fortiche/Riot Games/Netflix)
• INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY
  God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
• BEST ESPORTS GAME
  VALORANT (Riot Games)
• BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE
  Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
• BEST ESPORTS TEAM
  LOUD (Valorant)
• BEST ESPORTS COACH
  Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, VALORANT)
• BEST ESPORTS EVENT
  2022 League of Legends World Championship
• Players Voice
  Genshin Impact (miHoYo)