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The National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers (NAVGTR), a non-profit media organization of 1,100 media voters and 8,800 subscribers, has announced the winners of its 18th annual video game awards program, including God of War (2018) as Game of the Year.
The NAVGTR Awards honor video game art, technology, and production across 59 competitive categories. These recognize outstanding achievements in animation, art direction, character design, controls, game design, game engineering, musical score, sound effects, writing, and more. Since its inception, the academy has recognized more than 3,600 talented individuals, spotlighting recognizable names and newcomers alike with an assortment of awards dedicated to new intellectual properties, virtual reality, and other emergent sectors of the industry.
This year, SIE Santa Monica Studio’s God of War led the pack, receiving a record-breaking 16 awards and beating out the previous high-water mark set by Naughty Dog’s The Last of Us in 2013. Boosted by other outstanding titles, such as Marvel’s Spider-Man and Detroit: Become Human, publisher Sony Interactive Entertainment (SIE) took home a remarkable 23 awards in total this year.
Winners will be represented on March 30th, 2019 at the War of Awards ceremony at PAX East 2019.
Number of Awards Won per Game
16 for God of War
03 for Marvel’s Spider-Man
03 for Detroit: Become Human
02 for The MISSING: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories
02 for Tetris Effect
02 for Red Dead Redemption 2
02 for Moss
02 for Forza Horizon 4
02 for Beat Saber
Number of Awards Won per Development Studio
16 for SIE Santa Monica Studio
03 for Quantic Dream SA
03 for Insomniac Games, Inc.
02 for White Owls Inc.
02 for Rockstar
02 for Polyarc, Inc.
02 for Playground Games Ltd
02 for Monstars Inc., Resonair Inc.
02 for Hyperbolic Magnetism
Number of Awards Won per Publisher
23 for Sony Interactive Entertainment
03 for Nintendo
02 for SEGA
02 for Rockstar Games, Inc.
02 for Polyarc, Inc.
02 for Microsoft Studios
02 for Hyperbolic Magnetism
02 for Enhance Games
02 for Electronic Arts, Inc.
02 for Arc System Works Co., Ltd.
Hidetaka “SWERY” Suehiro, president and CEO of White Owls, developer ofThe MISSING: JJ Macfield and the Island of Memories said in regards to winning two awards, Game, Original Adventure and Song, Original or Adapted:”We are all the majority, but if we look at ourselves in another light, we’re also minorities in our own ways. The story the main character experiences is a journey we all have to undergo. In order to make The MISSING a slightly special game, White Owls and I challenged ourselves in many ways. We are all deeply thankful for this award, our fans who continue to support us, and everyone else involved.”
“2018 was another incredible year for video games and NAVGTR is once again proud to honor the people behind the screen whose hard work and creativity brought these titles into existence,” said Thomas Allen, executive director, NAVGTR. “We’d like to congratulate all the nominees and winners and look forward to seeing everyone at PAX East for more fun at War of Awards.”
The full list of winners can be found here.
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