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God of War Ragnarok wins 6 awards at TGA 2022

Danyal Arabi
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God of War Ragnarok wins 6 awards at TGA 2022

Despite being out for just a month, God of War Ragnarok has sent ripples through the industry. The follow-up to 2018’s reimagining of the God of War franchise has netted the game multiple accolades. While record-breaking sales were indicative of its success GoW: Ragnarok shone brightly at TGA 2022. The Santa Monica Studios-produced game was nominated for nine different categories and managed to win six of them.

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God of War Ragnarok takes over TGA 2022 with six wins out of nine nominations

Here are all the categories in which God of War Ragnarok won TGA 2022 awards:

Best Narrative

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio)
  • Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)
  • Immortality (Half Mermaid)

Best Score and Music

  • Olivier Deriviere for A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Tsukasa Saitoh for Elden Ring
  • Bear McCreary for God of War Ragnarök
  • Two Feathers for Metal: Hellsinger
  • Yasunori Mitsuda for Xenoblade Chronicles 3

Best Audio Design

  • Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II (Infinity Ward)
  • Elden Ring (FromSoftware)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica)
  • Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)

Best Performance

  • Ashly Burch for Horizon Forbidden West
  • Charlotte McBurney for A Plague Tale: Requiem
  • Christopher Judge for God of War Ragnarök
  • Manon Gage for Immortality
  • Sunny Suljic for God of War Ragnarök

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo Studio)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games)
  • Stray (BlueTwelve Studio)
  • TUNIC (TUNIC Team)

Innovation in Accessibility

  • As Dusk Falls (Interior Night)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Sony Santa Monica)
  • Return to Monkey Island (Terrible Toybox)
  • The Last Of Us Part I (Naughty Dog)
  • The Quarry (Supermassive Games)

Despite winning six titles, the ultimate ‘Game of the Year’ crown went to Elden Ring. As the closest competitor to Sony’s offering, Elden Ring managed to bag an impressive four awards as well. While God of War fans may have been a tad disappointed to see the GOTY title elude them, six wins are nothing to scoff at and paint a bright future for the franchise.

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Danyal Arabi

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Danyal Arabi is an Esports writer and Editor at The SportsRush. With a vested interest in computers since an early age he has managed to sink more than 4000 hours into CS: GO over the years. As a Deus Ex enjoyer and fan of the earlier Assassin's Creeds, narrative-driven games have taken much of his time. Being a 2D fighter enthusiast across franchises like Injustice, Mortal Kombat, and Street Fighter, a fair few controllers have been sacrificed in his pursuit to win. Apart from all things gaming, Danyal enjoys motorsport, bowling, and spending weekends with his pals over good food and banter.

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