La rassegna multimediale degli SXSW ha avuto ovviamente anche la sua parte di videogiochi, in particolare con le premiazioni degli SXSW Gaming Awards 2017 ad Austin, in Texas: l'anno scorso fu The Witcher 3 a vincere il premio più ambito, quest'anno è toccato a Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro.
Tra gli altri titoli premiati si segnala Overwatch come miglior multiplayer, DOOM come "Excellence in gameplay" e Battlefield 1 come "Excellence in Technical Achievement". Vediamo dunque l'elenco completo:
Excellence in SFX: Battlefield 1
Excellence in Musical Score: DOOM
Excellence in Technical Achievement: Battlefield 1
Excellence in Visual Achievement: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Excellence in Animation: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Excellence in Art: Firewatch
Excellence in Convergence: Batman: The Telltale Series
Excellence in Multiplayer: Overwatch
Most Memorable Character: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Most Promising New Intellectual Property: Overwatch
Most Fulfilling Community-Funded Game: Starbound
Excellence in Gameplay: DOOM
Excellence in Design: Dishonored 2
Excellence in Narrative: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award: That Dragon, Cancer
Gamer's Voice Multiplayer: Arena Gods
Gamer's Voice Single Player: Owlboy
Fan Creation of the Year: Brutal Doom 64
Trending Game of the Year: Overwatch
Esports Game of the Year: Overwatch
Tabletop Game of the Year: Arkham Horror: The Card Game
Mobile Game of the Year: Pokémon GO
Video Game of the Year: Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
