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The Game Awards are highly anticipated events, not only because they celebrate excellence in the gaming world, but also because they display a slice of video gaming to larger audiences. The nominees for these prestigious awards range from massive open world games with hundreds of hours of content to smaller passion projects with equally powerful content. The games showcased at these awards are full of creativity, technical expertise, social commentary and so much more. The Game Awards truly are video games at their finest.
GAME OF THE YEAR: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Bloodborne – From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
Fallout 4 – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Kojima Productions/Konami
Super Mario Maker – Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR: CD Projekt Red
Bethesda Game Studios
CD Projekt Red
From Software
Kojima Productions
Nintendo
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME: Rocket League – Psyonix
Axiom Verge – Tom Happ
Her Story – Sam Barlow
Ori and the Blind Forest – Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
Rocket League – Psyonix
Undertale – tobyfox
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME: Lara Croft Go – Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix
Downwell – Moppin/Devolver Digital
Fallout Shelter – Bethesda Game Studios/Behaviour Interactive/Bethesda Softworks
Lara Croft Go – Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix
Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate – Capcom
Pac-Man 256 – Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco Entertainment
BEST NARRATIVE: Her Story – Sam Barlow
Her Story – Sam Barlow
Life is Strange – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
Tales From the Borderlands – Telltale Games
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Until Dawn – Supermassive Games/Sony Computer Entertainment
BEST ART DIRECTION: Ori and the Blind Forest – Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
Batman: Arkham Knight – Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Bloodborne – From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Kojima Productions/Konami
Ori and the Blind Forest – Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions
Fallout 4 – Inon Zur/Bethesda Game Studios
Halo 5: Guardians – Kazuma Jinnouchi/343 Industries
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions
Ori and the Blind Forest – Gareth Coker/Moon Studios
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Percival/CD Projekt Red
BEST PERFORMANCE: Viva Seifert in Her Story
Ashly Burch as Chloe Price in Life is Strange
Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft in Rise of the Tomb Raider
Doug Cockle as Geralt in The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Mark Hamill as The Joker in Batman: Arkham Knight
Viva Seifert in Her Story
GAMES FOR CHANGE: Life is Strange – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
Cibele – Nina Freeman
Her Story – Sam Barlow
Life is Strange – Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix
Sunset – Tale of Tales
Undertale – tobyfox
BEST SHOOTER: Splatoon – Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Treyarch/Activision
Destiny: The Taken King – Bungie/Activision
Halo 5: Guardians – 343 Industries/Microsoft Studios
Splatoon – Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
Star Wars Battlefront – EA DICE/Electronic Arts
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME: Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Kojima Productions/Konami
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate – Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft
Batman: Arkham Knight – Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain – Kojima Productions/Konami
Ori and the Blind Forest – Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios
Rise of the Tomb Raider – Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Bloodborne – From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment
Fallout 4 – Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks
Pillars of Eternity – Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Undertale – tobyfox
BEST FIGHTING GAME: Mortal Kombat X – NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- Arc System Works/Aksys Games
Mortal Kombat X – NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Rise of Incarnates – Bandai Namco Entertainment
Rising Thunder – Radiant Entertainment
BEST FAMILY GAME: Super Mario Maker – Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo
Disney Infinity 3.0 – Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive
Lego Dimensions – TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
Skylanders SuperChargers – Vicarious Visions/Beenox/Activision
Splatoon – Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
Super Mario Maker – Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME: Rocket League – Psyonix
FIFA 16 – EA Canada/Electronic Arts
Forza Motorsport 6 – Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios
NBA 2K16 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 – PES Productions/Konami
Rocket League – Psyonix
BEST MULTIPLAYER: Splatoon – Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 – Treyarch/Activision
Destiny: The Taken King – Bungie/Activision
Halo 5: Guardians – 343 Industries/Microsoft Studios
Rocket League – Psyonix
Splatoon – Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME: No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Horizon Zero Dawn – Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertaiment
No Man’s Sky – Hello Games
Quantum Break – Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft Studios
The Last Guardian – GenDesign/Sony Computer Entertainment
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment
ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR: Kenny “KennyS” Schrub – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Team EnVyUs
Kenny “KennyS” Schrub – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Team EnVyUs
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok – League of Legends: SK Telecom T1
Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive: Fnatic
Peter “ppd” Dager – Dota 2: Evil Geniuses
Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan – Dota 2: Evil Geniuses
ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR: Optic Gaming
Evil Geniuses
Fnatic
Optic Gaming
SK Telecom T1
Team SoloMid
ESPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
Dota 2 – Valve
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard Entertainment
League of Legends – Riot Games
TRENDING GAMER: Greg Miller
Total Biscuit
Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
Greg Miller
Markiplier
PewDiePie
BEST FAN CREATION: Portal Stories: Mel – Prism Studios
GTA 5 – Targets – Hoodoo Operator
Real GTA – Corridor Digital
Portal Stories: Mel – Prism Studios
Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels – Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky
Twitch Plays Dark Souls – Twitch Community
