Deathloop Dominates the 2022 IGDA Global Industry Game Awards

The International Game Developers Association hosted the 2022 Global Industry Game Awards, with Arkane's Deathloop emerging as the night's biggest winner, claiming 13 awards across various categories including art, audio, design, technology, and support. Hazelight Studios' It Takes Two followed closely with ten awards, including engineering, art, design, support, and writing categories. Insomniac's Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart and Housemarque's Returnal also picked up multiple awards. On the independent gaming front, Witch Beam's Unpacking won two awards for 2D Animation and 2D Environment Art, while Kitfox's Boyfriend Dungeon took home the 2D Character Design award. Double Loop Games, a mobile startup, received two accolades for Upcoming Indie and Workplace Diversity and Inclusivity. The full list of winners includes: - 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 - Music Composition: Deathloop by Arkane - Sound Design: Returnal by Housemarque - Voice Acting: Deathloop by Arkane - 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 - 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: Valheim by Iron Gate AB and It Takes Two by Hazelight Studios - Systems Technology: Deathloop by Arkane - 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 - 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 - 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