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_Cyberpunk 2077 _lands 5 awards including top honors at Gamescom 2020

CD Projekt Red's upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 made quite the impression at this year’s Gamescom event, ultimately securing 5 awards during this year’s multi-day digital show.

Alissa McAloon, Publisher

September 1, 2020

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CD Projekt Red’s upcoming Cyberpunk 2077 made quite the impression at this year’s Gamescom event, ultimately securing 5 awards during this year’s multi-day digital show. 

Those honors include the overall Best of Gamescom award, as well as Best Sony PlayStation Game, Best PC Game, Best Role-Playing Game, and the fan-selected Most Wanted Consumer Award, making it the most lauded game in this year’s awards.

A press release from the Gamecom team highlights that Bandai Namco Entertainment particularly had a strong showing for the digital event, with Project Cars 3 and Little Nightmares 2 both landing awards in addition to Cyberpunk 2077’s winnings.

Many of the award winners are unreleased games, and likely projects that would’ve had a presence at Gamescom 2020 had the event not been forced, like so many others, to forgo a physical show this year. A selection of this year’s winners can be found below, with the full list available here

Best Action Adventure Game: Watch Dogs: Legion (Ubisoft)
Best Action Game: Star Wars: Squadrons (Electronic Arts)
Best Announcement: Unknown 9: Awakening (Reflector Entertainment)
Best Family Game: KeyWe (Stonewheat & Sons)
Best Indie Game: Curious Expedition 2 (Maschinen-Mensch)
Best Lineup: Bandai Namco Entertainment
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 of Gamescom: Cyberpunk 2077, (CD Projekt Red)
Best Ongoing Game: Borderlands 3 (2K)
Best PC Game: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Best Presentation/Trailer: Little Nightmares 2 (Tarsier Studios)
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 Sony PlayStation Game: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Best Sports Game: Tony Hawk’s Pro Skater 1+2 (Activision)
Best Strategy Game: Humankind (Amplitude Studios & SEGA Europe)
Gamescom “Most Wanted” Consumer Award: Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
Heart of Gaming Award: Indie Arena Booth, Super Crowd Entertainment
Most Original Game: Voidtrain (Hypetrain Digital)
Most Wanted Hardware/Technology: Xbox Series X (Microsoft)

About the Author

Alissa McAloon

Publisher, GameDeveloper.com

As the Publisher of Game Developer, Alissa McAloon brings a decade of experience in the video game industry and media. When not working in the world of B2B game journalism, Alissa enjoys spending her time in the worlds of immersive sandbox games or dabbling in the occasional TTRPG.

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