PlayStation 4 exclusive Uncharted 4: A Thief's End has taken home top honors at the 2017 SXSW Gaming Awards by winning Game of the Year. The Naughty Dog title beat out Dishonored 2, DOOM, Overwatch and Titanfall 2 for the accolade.
Awards were handed out across 23 categories on Saturday during a ceremony hosted by WWE star Xavier Woods and Twitch broadcaster OMGitsfirefoxx. Other big winners were Pokemon GO for Mobile Game of the Year and Overwatch for eSports Game of the Year, Trending Game of the Year, and Excellence in Multiplayer.
Finalists for the awards were selected and voted on by the SXSW Gaming Advisory Board and staff. The winners were selected by the general public through a poll on IGN, along with further input from the Advisory Board.
Regarding Uncharted 4, the Advisory Board said the Game of the Year "exemplifies overall excellence and creates a distinct gaming experience across all platforms and genres." This isn't the first time Uncharted 4 has been lauded, as the title received eight nominations for The Game Awards last December. That said, this is also a measure of revenge for Naughty Dog, as it lost out on Game of the Year to Overwatch at both The Game Awards 2016 and the DICE Awards 2017.
You can see a list of all of the winners below:
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
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End is out now on PlayStation 4.