Arc System Works’ and Bandai Namco’s Dragon Ball FighterZ was awarded “Best Fighting Game” during yesterday’s Game Awards event, snagging the spot over fellow nominees BlazBlue: Cross Tag Battle (also developed by Arc System Works), Soulcalibur 6 (also published by Bandai Namco), and Street Fighter V: Arcade Edition.
In related awards, Dragon Ball FighterZ EVO 2018 champion Dominique “SonicFox” McLean took home “Best Esports Player”, though his “side switch” against Goichi “GO1” Kishida came up short in the “Best Esports Moment” category, losing to “C9 Comeback Win In Triple OT vs FAZE”.