The final honors of the gamescom award 2020 (www.gamescom.global), based in Cologne, Germany, were awarded Sunday night, revealing Cyberpunk 2077 as the Best of gamescom award winner, as well as the fan pick Best Streamer, Best Lineup and Heart of Gaming award for best virtual booth walk-through honors. Winners of the numerous juried categories were announced Thursday, and can also be found below.
Cyberpunk 2077, an RPG developed by Polish studio CD Projekt Red and distributed in Europe by Bandai Namco, was also able to impress the jury in the categories of Best Sony PlayStation Game, Best PC Game and Best Role-Playing Game. gamescom fans further award the futuristic action title in the consumer voting as the most hotly anticipated of all the games nominated for the gamescom award.
The winners announced during the gamescom: Best of Show ceremony are:
Best Family Game – KeyWe, Stonewheat & Sons
Best Ongoing Game – Borderlands 3, 2K
Best PC Game – Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
Best Racing Game – DIRT5, Codemasters
Best Remaster – Mafia: Definitive Edition, 2K
Best Role-Playing Game – Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
Best Simulation – Project CARS 3, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Sports Game – Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2, Activision
Best Strategy Game – Humankind, Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe
Most Original Game – Voidtrain, Hypetrain Digital
Most Wanted Hardware/Technology – Xbox Series X, Microsoft
Global and consumer awards revealed during Best Of Show:
Best Announcement – Unknown 9: Awakening, Reflector Entertainment
Best Lineup – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best of gamescom – Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
Best Presentation/Trailer – Little Nightmares 2, Tarsier Studios
Best Show – World of Tanks Blitz gamescom Stream, Wargaming
Best Streamer – Erik “Gronkh” Range
gamescom “Most Wanted” Consumer Award – Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
HEART OF GAMING Award – Indie Arena Booth, Super Crowd Entertainment
gamescom: Opening Night Live winners announced Thursday are:
Best Action Adventure Game – Watch Dogs: Legion, Ubisoft
Best Action Game – Star Wars: Squadrons, Electronic Arts
Best Indie Game – Curious Expedition 2, Maschinen-Mensch
Best Microsoft Xbox Game – Tell Me Why, Microsoft
Best Multiplayer Game – Operation: Tango, Clever Plays
Best Nintendo Switch Game – Little Nightmares 2, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Sony Playstation Game – Cyberpunk 2077, CD PROJEKT RED
