Nintendo Labo, Gris, and more take home wins at the Italian Video Game Awards 2019

Rome, Italy - Friday 12th April, 2019: Rockstar’s Red Dead Redemption 2 and Sony’s Detroit: Become Human came out on top at the Italian Video Game Awards 2019 last night, both winning multiple award at a lavish ceremony hosted within Rome’s historic Acquario Romano.

With more than 20 awards handed out across the course of the evening, Rockstar’s record selling smash hit was named as ‘Game of the Year’, with the latest in the Red Dead series also picking up gongs for ‘Best Art Direction’ and ‘Best Audio’.

Detroit: Become Human also had an especially successful night, taking home the awards for ‘Best Narrative’ and ‘Best Character’ - the latter for the game’s infamous RK800 android Connor. The Sony exclusive also won the prized ‘Game Beyond Entertainment’ accolade.

“This year’s Italian Video Game Awards was a celebration of everything we love about the games industry,” said Marco Saletta, AESVI’s Chairman. “The level of innovation that studios from across the world have shown during the last twelve months is astounding - something our list of winners from last night’s event highlights. We’re also proud of the role the Italian games industry now has to play on the global scene, with Italy now standing as one of the top five markets in Europe.”

Other notable winners at the event included Sony’s chart-topper God of War, which picked up ‘Best Game Design’ and also the People’s Choice award which was voted for by gamers right up until the ceremony itself, while Microsoft’s Xbox One and PC killer-app Forza Horizon 4 was named as ‘Best Sports Game’.

Best Family Game - Nintendo Labo, (Switch) Nintendo
Best Indie Game - Gris, (Switch/PC) Devolver Digital
Best Italian Game - Remothered: Tormented Fathers, (PS4/Xbox One/PC) Darril Arts
Best Debut Game - Bud Spencer & Terence Hill - Slaps and Beans, (PS4/Xbox One/Switch/PC) Buddy Productions
Best Selling Game - FIFA 19 (PS4/Xbox One/Switch/PC), Electronic Arts