The 2022 Global Industry Game Awards took place last night, hosted annually by the International Game Develoepers Association.
Arkane was the big winner of the night with Deathloop, which secured 13 different awards spanning the art, audio, design, technology and support categories.
It Takes Two from EA’s Hazelight Studios also picked up ten awards, one for engineering, two for art, design and support, and three in the writing category.
Other titles to pick up multiple awards included Insomniac’s Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Housemarque’s Returnal.
On the indie front, Witch Beam’s Unpacking picked up two awards for 2D Animation and 2D Environment Art. Kitfox’s Boyfriend Dungeon also appeared, taking home the 2D Character Design award.
Mobile startup Double Loop Games also picked up two accolades for Upcoming Indie and Workplace Diversity and Inclusivity.
See the full list of GIGA 2022 winners below:
Art
2D Animation – Unpacking by Witch Beam
2D Character Design – Boyfriend Dungeon by Kitfox
2D Environment Art – Unpacking by Witch Beam
3D Animation – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
3D Character Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
3D Environment Art – Deathloop by Arkane
Cinematography – Life is Strange: True Colors by Deck Nine
UI Art – Deathloop by Arkane
VFX – Returnal by Housemarque
Audio
Music Composition – Deathloop by Arkane
Sound Design – Returnal by Housemarque
Voice Acting – Deathloop by Arkane
Design
Accessibility Innovation – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Level Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Systems Design – Deathloop by Arkane
UI/UX – Deathloop by Arkane
Engineering/Technology
Achievements in New Technology – Returnal by Housemarque
AI – Returnal by Housemarque
Audio Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Engine Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Graphics Technology – Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Networking Technology – *TIE* Valheim by Iron Gate AB & It Takes Two by Hazelight
Systems Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Achievements in New Technology – Returnal by Housemarque
AI – Returnal by Housemarque
Audio Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Engine Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Gameplay Technology – Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart by Insomniac Games
Graphics Technology – Forza Horizon 5 by Playground Games
Networking Technology – *TIE* Valheim by Iron Gate AB & It Takes Two by Hazelight
Systems Technology – Deathloop by Arkane
Support
Community Management – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Customer Support – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Marketing – Deathloop by Arkane
Production/Management – Deathloop by Arkane
Quality Assurance – Deathloop by Arkane
Research & Analytics – Deathloop by Arkane
Writing/Narrative
Dialogue – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Narrative Design – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
Story – It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios
World Building – Returnal by Housemarque
Miscellaneous
Representation – Deathloop by Arkane
Upcoming Indie – Double Loop Games
Workplace Diversity and Inclusivity – Double Loop Games
Trust/Safety – Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker by Square Enix