Issue link: https://sxsw.uberflip.com/i/1059371
7 SXSW GAMING AWARDS EXCELLENCE IN ANIMATION Awarded to the game with the most outstanding animations. • Assassin's Creed Origins – Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal • Cuphead – StudioMDHR • Horizon: Zero Dawn – Sony Interactive Entertainment / Guerrilla Games • Super Mario Odyssey – Nintendo • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EXCELLENCE IN ART Awarded to the game with the most expressive and creative artistic style. • Cuphead – StudioMDHR • Gorogoa – Annapurna Interactive / Jason Roberts • NieR: Automata – Square Enix / PlatinumGames • Persona 5 – Atlus / P-Studio • The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo EXCELLENCE IN CONVERGENCE Awarded to the game that excels in crossover to other entertainment mediums such as film, music, toys, animation, sports and more. • DropMix – Hasbro / Harmonix • Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy: The Telltale Series – Telltale Games • South Park: Fractured But Whole – Ubisoft / Ubisoft San Francisco • Star Trek: Bridge Crew – Ubisoft / Red Storm Entertainment • Star Wars Battlefront II – Electronic Arts / EA DICE EXCELLENCE IN MULTIPLAYER Awarded to the game with the best player-to-player interaction experience. • Gang Beasts – Double Fine Presents / Boneloaf • Destiny 2 – Activision / Bungie • Fortnite – Epic Games • PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS – PUBG Corporation • Splatoon 2 – Nintendo MOST PROMISING NEW INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY Awarded to a new property that risked creating something fresh and that excelled within its genre or category for the year. • Cuphead – StudioMDHR • Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice – Ninja Theory • Horizon: Zero Dawn – Sony Interactive Entertainment / Guerrilla Games • Night in the Woods – Finji Games / Infinite Fall • PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS – PUBG Corporation