Austin, TX – March 18, 2017 – SXSW® Gaming Conference and Festival has announced the winners for the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards sponsored by IGN and Imaginary Forces. The winners in 23 different categories, were revealed during the fourth annual Gaming Awards ceremony, which was hosted by WWE® Superstar Xavier Woods® and popular gaming broadcaster OMGitsfirefoxx.
Award winner highlights include Game of the Year winner Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog); Mobile Game of the Year winner Pokémon GO (Niantic); Esports Game of the Year winner Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment); Tabletop Game of the Year winner Arkham Horror: The Card Game (Fantasy Flight Games); Trending Game of the Year winner Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment); and Fan Creation of the Year winner Brutal Doom 64 (Sergeant_Mark_IV).
Submissions for the SXSW Gaming Awards opened in August 2016 through the official Gaming Awards page and closed in December. Finalists for the SXSW Gaming Awards categories were selected and voted on by the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board and select staff, consisting of more than 40 industry experts well-versed in everything gaming and geek culture. Once finalists were revealed, the general public, along with the Advisory Board, were invited to cast their vote on IGN.com to help determine the winners in each category, which were unveiled and honored at tonight’s SXSW Gaming Awards ceremony.
2017 SXSW Gaming Awards Winners:
- Excellence in SFX
Battlefield 1 – Electronic Arts / EA DICE - Excellence in Musical Score
DOOM – Bethesda Softworks / id Software - Excellence in Technical Achievement
Battlefield 1 – Electronic Arts / EA DICE - Excellence in Visual Achievement
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog - Excellence in Animation
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog - Excellence in Art
Firewatch – Panic Inc. / Campo Santo - Excellence in Convergence
Batman: The Telltale Series – Telltale Games - Excellence in Multiplayer
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment - Most Memorable Character
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Nathan Drake - Most Promising New Intellectual Property
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment - Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game
Starbound – Chucklefish Games - Excellence in Gameplay
DOOM – Bethesda Softworks / id Software - Excellence in Design
Dishonored 2 – Bethesda Softworks / Arkane Studios - Excellence in Narrative
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog - Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award
That Dragon, Cancer – Numinous Games - Gamer’s Voice Multiplayer
Arena Gods – Supertype - Gamer’s Voice Single Player
Owlboy – D-pad Studio - Fan Creation of the Year
Brutal Doom 64 – Sergeant_Mark_IV - Trending Game of the Year
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment - Esports Game of the Year
Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment - Tabletop Game of the Year
Arkham Horror: The Card Game – Fantasy Flight Games - Mobile Game of the Year
Pokémon GO – Niantic - Video Game of the Year
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Sony Computer Entertainment / Naughty Dog
The SXSW Gaming Conference & Festival is a unique combination of geek and gaming culture featuring Expos, Awards, and Programming over three days.
For the full list of 2017 SXSW Gaming Award winners, visit gaming.sxsw.com/awards/.
