
Dragon Age: Inquisition Wins SXSW Game of the Year
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