The Game of the Year award is one of the most prestigious honors in the gaming industry. It is an annual award given to the best video games of the year. Game Awards vote are selecting by a jury of over 100 leading media and influencer outlets across the globe.
It all started back in 2003 when the first video game award show, the Spike Video Game Awards (VGA), aired on TV. For a decade, the VGA celebrated the best games of the year, but in 2013, it was their last event. And one year later, The Game Awards were born.
The first official Game of the Year awards ceremony was on December 5, 2014. GOTY Awards are presented in various categories, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and many more. The show also features world premiere game trailers and announcements, as well as performances by musical artists.
Let’s cut to the chase, here are all Game of the Year winners:
- 2022 – Elden Ring (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- 2021 – It Takes Two (Electronic Arts, Hazelight Studios)
- 2020 – The Last of Us Part II (Naughty Dog, Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- 2019 – Sekiro: Shadows Die Twic (Activision, FromSoftware)
- 2018 – God of War (Sony Interactive Entertainment, SIE Santa Monica Studio)
- 2017 – The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo, Nintendo Entertainment Planning & Development)
- 2016 – Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- 2015 – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment, CD Projekt RED)
- 2014 – Dragon Age: Inquisition (Electronic Arts, BioWare)
- 2013 – Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games, North)
- 2012 – The Walking Dead (Telltale Games)
- 2011 – TES V: Skyrim (Bethesda Game Studios)
- 2010 – Red Dead Redemption (Rockstar San Diego)
- 2009 – Uncharted 2 (Naughty Dog, Bluepoint Games)
- 2008 – Grand Theft Auto IV (Rockstar Games, North)
- 2007 – Bioshock (Irrational Games)
- 2006 – TES IV: Oblivion (Bethesda Game Studios)
- 2005 – Resident Evil 5 (Capcom)
- 2004 – GTA San Andreas (Rockstar Games, North)
- 2003 – Madden NFL 2004 (EA Tiburon, EA Sports)
So how many goty games have you played or would you like to play? Do you think there had to be other winners in some year? Feel free to express yourself in the comments.
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