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The Witcher 3 Wins SXSW 2016 Game of the Year

Other big winners include Undertale, Bloodborne, and Rise of the Tomb Raider.

By?Nicole Carpenter

Updated: May 21, 2018 9:07 pm

Posted: Mar 20, 2016 7:33 pm

CD Projekt Red's The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt was crowned Video Game of the Year at South by South West's Gaming Awards. And it's not the first big win for The Witcher 3—the open world role-playing game was also named IGN's 2015 Game of the Year.

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt took home the most awards of the night, also winning for its Excellence in Narrative and Excellence in Technical Achievement.

Bloodborne, IGN's PlayStation 4 Game of the Year, and Rise of the Tomb Raider, our Xbox One Game of the Year, each took home two awards. For Bloodborne, Excellence in Art and Excellence in Design. For Lara Croft, Excellence in Animation and Most Enduring Character. Undertale—IGN's PC Game of the Year—was given the title of Most Fulfilling Crowdfunding Game, as well as the Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award.

The full list of winners follows:

Video Game of the Year: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Mobile Game of the Year: Her Story
Table Top Game of the Year: Pandemic Legacy
Excellence in Gameplay: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Excellence in Art: Bloodborne
Excellence in Animation: Rise of the Tomb Raider
Excellence in Technical Achievement: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Excellence in Visual Achievement: The Order: 1886
Excellence in Narrative: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Excellence in Design: Bloodborne
Excellence in SFX: Star Wars Battlefront
Excellence in Musical Score: Ori and the Blind Forest
Excellence in Multiplayer: Rocket League
Excellence in Convergence: Batman: Arkham Knight
Most Enduring Character: Lara Croft, Rise of the Tomb Raider
Most Valuable Esports Team: Evil Geniuses
Most Entertaining Online Personality: Greg Miller
Most Promising New Intellectual Property: Splatoon
Most Fulfilling Crowdfunded Game: Undertale
Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award: Undertale
Gamer's Voice Award in Singleplayer: Superhot
Gamer's Voice Award in Multiplayer: Gang Beasts

Nicole is a freelance writer for IGN. You can follow her on Twitter.

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