Major Announcements
The Game Awards took place Dec 8 at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, California. There were many World Premieres and long awaited game announcements, and we at Bonus Roll are especially excited for the Diablo 4 release date.
The long anticipated announcement, which was revealed immediately after a performance by Halsey singing “Lilith,” had been debated whether legit or fake after a leak earlier this week. It’s good to know that the long awaited sequel to Diablo 3 will be released THIS SUMMER and available to play after a ten year wait.
Blizzard stated pre-purchases for Diablo 4 guarantee access to the Open Beta.
A summary of the awards is listed below.
Diablo 4
- Release confirmed for 6.6.23
- Check out Halsey’s performance of “Lilith”
Final Fantasy XIV
- Won awards in the followings categories
- Best Community Support
- Best Ongoing Game
Don’t forget to check out our podcast directory to find community based shows revolved around Diablo and Final Fantasy XIV!
2022 Game Awards Nominees
Winners are bolded.
Game of the Year
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Game Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
- Stray
Best Narrative
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Immortality
Best Art Direction
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Scorn
- Stray
Best Score & Music
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Audio Design
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Elden Ring
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon Forbidden West
Best Performance
- Horizon Forbidden West – Ashly Burch (Aloy / Elizabet Sobeck)
- A Plague Tale: Requiem- Charlotte McBurney (Amicia)
- God of War: Ragnarök – Christopher Judge (Kratos)
- Immortality – Manon Gage (Marissa Marcel)
- God of War: Ragnarök – Sunny Suljic (Atreus/Loki)
Games for Impact
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I was a Teenage Excolonist
Best Ongoing
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
Best Indie
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Mobile Game
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel Snap
- Tower of Fantasy
Best Community Support
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
Innovation in Accessibility
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part I
- The Quarry
Best VR/AR
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- Bonelab
- Moss: Book II
- Red Matter 2
Best Action Game
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Best Action/Adventure
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War: Ragnarök
- Horizon Forbidden West
- Stray
- Tunic
Best Role Playing
- Elden Ring
- Live a Live
- Pokémon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
Best Fighting
- DNF Duel
- Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- Multiversus
- Sifu
Best Family
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- Lego Starwars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
Best Sim/Strategy
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer III
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
Best Sports/Racing
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- Olliolli World
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II
- Multiversus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
Content Creator of the Year
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- Nibellion
- Nobru
- QTCinderella
Best Adaptation
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edgerunners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Indie Debut
- Neon White
- Norco
- Stray
- Tunic
- Vampire Survivors
Esports Awards
Best Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
Best Athlete
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-Hoon
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen
- Oleksandr “S1mple” Kostyliev
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteacker
Best Team
- Darkzero Esports
- Faze Clan
- Gen.G
- LA Thieves
- Loud
Best Coach
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi
- Matheus “BzkA” Tarasconi
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström
- Go “Score” Dong-Bin
Best Event
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
