The Game Awards: The Legend of Zelda video game was the most awarded in 2017

The Game Awards, the event that recognizes the work of video game developers and studios, It took place on December 7, 2017, at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles, and it was full of surprises.

The first edition of The Game Awards was in 2014, This event was created at the initiative of media entrepreneur Geoff Keighley. With the aim of recognizing and defending creative as well as technical excellence in the global video game industry.

The awards ceremony, It is celebrated annually in December, and celebrates both game creators and players. The winners are selected by a panel of experts and gamers. It also gives fans the opportunity to get a sneak peek at upcoming games.

A night of surprises

It was predicted that Super Mario Odyssey would be the one to take home the statuette. Best video game of the year, due to the great reception it received at its launch, however, to everyone's surprise The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild He won the award.

On this occasion, the guest presenters were Bandai Namco producer and director Hideo Kojima, filmmaker Guillermo del Toro, and the renowned actors Norman Reedus, Zachary Levi, Felicia Day, Andy Serkis and the comedian presenter Conan O'Brien.

Also during the ceremony it was Andrew House's work has been recognized, who was president from 2011 and Sony Interactive Entertainment CEO and retired last month. Furthermore, while on stage, he revealed the award for best impact game for Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice.

This is the complete list of GOTY 2017 winners:

Best game of the year
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Better direction
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Better storytelling
What Remains of Edith Finch

Best Art Direction
Cuphead

Best Soundtrack
Nier: Automata

Better sound design
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Impact game
Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice

Best gaming as a service
Overwatch

Best performance
Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade

Best mobile game
Monument Valley 2

Best handheld game
Metroid: Samus Returns

Best eSports game
Overwatch

Best virtual reality game
Resident Evil 7

Best action game
Wolfenstein II

Best adventure game
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Best RPG
Person 5

Best fighting game
Injustice 2

Best family game
Super Mario Odyssey

Best strategy game
Mario + Rabbids: Kingdom Battle

Best sports game
Forza Motorsport 7

Best indie game
Cuphead

Best student game
Level Squared

Announcements and premieres at The Game Awards

In addition to surprising the public with the awards ceremony, Game developers and companies took the opportunity to reveal several previews and announcements of upcoming games. Leaving fans very happy and exceeding expectations.

One of the revelations of the night was made by Nintendo, who used the moment of celebrating their award and announced the arrival of its second downloadable content for Zelda: Breath of the Wild, called The Champions Ballad, which will allow us to learn more about the story and the main characters, while exploring the vast world of Hyrule.

The Game Awards has left us with a good feeling, and high hopes of seeing amazing games in the video game market soon. Who do you think deserved to win the game of the year?

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