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Dragon Age: Inquisition Wins SXSW Game of the Year

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The Second Annual SXSW Gaming Awards results are in and Dragon Age: Inquisition takes home the Game of the Year award. The win is a somewhat of an upset for the title given that Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor swept the category at GDC a few weeks ago. However, Shadow didn't come away empty handed, winning three awards, which included Excellence in Gameplay and Excellence in Animation. Here are some of the winners and categories in the second-annual SXSW Gaming Awards:

Game of the Year:

  • WINNER: Dragon Age: Inquisition – Electronic Arts/BioWare

Mobile Game of the Year: 

  • WINNER: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard Entertainment

Table Top Game of the Year: 

  • WINNER: Star Realms – White Wizard Games

Excellence in Gameplay:

  • WINNER: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Warner Bros. Interactive/Monolith Productions

Excellence in Art:

  • WINNER: Child of Light – Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

Excellence in Animation:

  • WINNER: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Warner Bros. Interactive/Monolith Productions

Excellence in Technical Achievement:

  • WINNER: Destiny – Activision/Bungie

Excellence in Visual Achievement: 

  • WINNER: Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft/Ubisoft Montreal

Excellence in Narrative:

  • WINNER: The Wolf Among Us – Telltale Games

Excellence in Design and Direction:

  • WINNER: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Warner Bros. Interactive/Monolith Productions

Excellence in SFX: 

  • WINNER: Alien: Isolation – SEGA/The Creative Assembly

Excellence in Musical Score: 

  • WINNER: Transistor – Supergiant Games

Excellence in Multiplayer: 

  • WINNER: Super Smash Bros. Wii U – Nintendo

Excellence in Convergence: 

  • WINNER: South Park: The Stick of Truth – Ubisoft/Obsidian Entertainment

Most Valuable Character: 

  • WINNER: Ellie, The Last of Us: Left Behind – Sony Computer Entertainment/Naughty Dog

Most Valuable Esports Team:

  • WINNER: Cloud9

Most Valuable Online Channel: 

  • WINNER: Rooster Teeth

Most Valuable Add-On Content:

  • WINNER: The Last of Us: Left Behind – Sony Computer Entertainment/Naughty Dog

Most Anticipated Crowdfunded Game:

  • WINNER: Star Citizen – Cloud Imperium Games