La cerimonia dei The Game Awards 2016 si è conclusa consegnandoci tutti i migliori titoli di quest’anno. A vincere l’ambito premio di Game of the Year è stato Overwatch, gioco di Blizzard che si è aggiudicato anche la statuina come Best Multiplayer Game dalla giuria e Best eSport Game da parte dei fan. Lo sviluppatore, inoltre, ha vinto il premio come Best Studio.
Tra i giochi premiati possiamo trovare anche INSIDE, The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood & Wine, Civilization 6, Dishonored 2 e The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild. Di seguito ecco l’elenco completo di tutti i vincitori:
Jury Selected:
- Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Best Studio/Game Direction: Blizzard Entertainment
- Best Narrative: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Best Art Direction: Inside
- Best Music/Sound Design: Doom
- Best Performance: Nolan North – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Games for Impact Award: That Dragon Cancer
- Best Independent Game: Inside
- Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Pokémon Go
- Best VR Game: Rez Infinite
- Best Action Game: Doom
- Best Action/Adventure Game: Dishonored 2
- Best Role Playing Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Bloood & Wine
- Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter V
- Best Family Game: Pokémon Go
- Best Strategy Game: Civilization 6
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3
- Best Multiplayer Game: Overwatch
Fan Voted:
- Best eSports Player:Coldzera
- Best eSports Team: Cloud9
- Best eSports Game: Overwatch
- Trending Gamer: Boogie2988
- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Industry Icon Award: Hideo Kojima
THE GAME AWARDS 2016 NOMINATIONS
Jury Selected
Game of the Year
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Studio / Game Direction
- Blizzard (for Overwatch)
- DICE (for Battlefield 1)
- id Software (for Doom)
- Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Respawn (for Titanfall 2)
Best Narrative
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Mafia III (Hangar 13 / 2K Games)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- Abzu (Giant Squid / 505 Games)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Best Music / Sound Design
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Performance
- Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay (for Mafia III)
- Cissy Jones as Delilah (for Firewatch)
- Emily Rose as Elena (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Rich Summer as Henry (for Fire Watch)
- Tory Baker as Sam Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Games for Impact Award
- 1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
- Block’Hood (Plethora Project / Devolver Digital)
- Orwell (Osmotic Studios / Surprise Attack)
- Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
- That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
Best Independent Game
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe / Chucklefish Games)
- The Witness (Thekla)
Best Mobile / Handheld
- Clash Royale (Supercell)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
- Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best VR Game
- Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive)
- EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
- Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Hitman (IO Interactive / Square Enix)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best RPG
- Dark Souls III (From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (CD Projekt RED)
- World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft / Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
- Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- The King of Fighters XIV (SNK / Atlus USA)
- Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokemon Company)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Best Family Game
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion / Warner Brows. Interactive Entertainment)
- Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob / Activision)
Best Strategy Game
- Civilization VI (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil)
- Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly / Sega)
- XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)
Best Sports / Racing Game
- FIFA 17 (EA Canada / EA Sports)
- Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games / Microsoft Studios)
- MLB The Show 2016 (SIE San Diego Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions / Konami)
Best Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft Studios)
- Overcooked (Ghost Town Games / Team17 Software)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
Fans’ Choice
Best eSports Player
- Faker – [Lee Sang-Hyeok] SK Telecom T1, League of Legends
- Coldzera – [Marcelo David] SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Byun-Hyun Woo – Starcraft 2
- Infiltrator – [Lee Seeon-woo] Team Razer, Street Fighter V
- Hungrybox – [Juan Debiedma] Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.
Best eSports Team
- SK Telecom T1 – Game: League of Legends
- Wings Gaming – Game: DOTA 2
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers – Game: Leauge of Legends
- Cloud 9
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Trending Gamer
- AngryJoeShow
- Boogie2988
- Danny O’Dwyer
- JackSpeticeye
- Lirik
Best Fan Creation
- Project A2MR
- Pokemon Uranium
- Brutal Doom 64
- Endereal: The Shards of Order
Most Anticipated Game
- God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare / Electronic Arts)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)