The eleventh winner of The Game Awards' Game of the Year Award, Astro Bot from Team Asobi, accepted the prize today. In addition to thanking the rest of the team for their hard work and dedication, studio leader Nicolas Doucet collected the award from Larian Studios' Swen Vincke, a past recipient.(Unsplash)
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With four medals overall, including Best Family Game and Best Game Direction, Astro Bot emerged as one of the night's major victors. Other noteworthy victories were Balatro, which took home Best Indie and Best Debut Indie, and Metaphor: ReFantazio, which took home Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, and Best RPG(Bloomberg)
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Nicolas Doucet, the head of the Team Asobi studio, praised Nintendo and his development team for believing in Astro. He also recalled his childhood experiences playing Super Mario Bros.(Unsplash)
Astro Bot is a PlayStation 5 exclusive game developed by Team Asobi.
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An attendee plays the Astro Bot video game on a Sony Group Corp. PlayStation 5 (PS5) video game console at the Tokyo Game Show in Chiba, Japan(Bloomberg)
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