'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was the big winner at The Game Awards.
The Legend of Zelda
The popular title took home a hat-trick of prizes, including the most coveted of all, Game of the Year, at Los Angeles' Microsoft Theater on Thursday (07.12.17).
Game director Hidemaro Fujibayashi said: "I'm really happy I ended up making games.
"On behalf of all the staff who worked on the game let me once again say thank you so much.
"The game design of 'Breath of the Wild' is the result of long hours of work by many people on the development staff to create an adventure that takes on new challenges."
'The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild' was also awarded Best Game Direction and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Other triple winners on the night included the Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice studio as their title picked up Best Audio, Best Performance, and the Games For Impact prize.
What's more, 'Cuphead' won Best Independent Game, Best Indie Debut Game, and Best Art Direction.
Other success stories including 'Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus' winning Best action Game, 'Persona 5' took home Best Roleplaying Game and 'Injustice 2' was victorious in the Best Fighting Game category.
It was also a good night for the 'Super Mario Odyssey' studio as they won Best Family Game.
The Game Awards 2017 winners:
Game Of The Year: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Action Game: Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
Best Action/Adventure Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Roleplaying Game: Persona 5
Best Fighting Game: Injustice 2
Best Strategy Game: Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Best Family Game: Super Mario Odyssey
Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 7
Best Esports Game: Overwatch
Most Anticipated Game: The Last Of Us Part 2
Best Ongoing Game: Overwatch
Best Independent Game: Cuphead
Best Indie Debut Game: Cuphead
Best Mobile Game: Monument Valley 2
Best Handheld Game: Metroid: Samus Returns
Best VR/AR Game: Resident Evil 7
Best Game Direction: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Best Narrative: What Remains of Edith Finch
Best Art Direction: Cuphead
Best Multiplayer: (Unlisted at this time)
Best Score/Music: NieR: Automata
Best Audio Design: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Best Performance: Melina Juergens, Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Games for Impact: Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice
Student Game Award: Level Squared (Kip Brennan, Stephen Scoglio, Dane Perry Svendsen / Swinburne University)
Chinese Fan Game Award: jx3 HD
Trending Gamer: Guy Beahm ("Dr. Disrespect")
Best Esports Player: Lee Sang-hyeok "Faker" (SK Telecom 1, League of Legends)
Best Esports Team: Cloud 9