The Game Awards 2015 presents its nominees
On December 3 in Los Angeles, there will be no doubts about which game was the game of the year thanks to the annual edition of The Game Awards 2015, taking over from the Video Game Awards. And we know the full list of nominees each of the categories, although we all have our own favorites.
Nominees were divided into two groups, where a jury of 32 people belonging to international media will award several major categories while the community of players to choose the most important figures of the year in terms of industry and eSports, and even they will decide which is the most anticipated game of 2016.
Surprises and some absences in each category. ‘Bloodborne’, ‘Fallout 4’, ‘Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain’, ‘Super Mario Maker’ and ‘The Witcher 3’ will compete to be the game of the year. We offer the complete list of categories and nominees below.
Nominees and categories
Game of the Year
Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment, From Software)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, Kojima Productions)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Group No. 4)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros., CD Projekt RED)
Developer of the year
Bethesda Game Studios
CD Projekt RED
From Software
Kojima Productions
Nintendo
Best independent game
Axiom Verge (Tom Happ)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios)
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Undertale (Tobyfox)
Best game for mobile or portable
Downwell (Digital Return, Moppin)
Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios * Behaviour Interactive)
Lara Croft GO (Square Enix, Square Enix Montreal)
Ultimate Monster Hunter 4 (Capcom)
256 Pac-Man (Namco Bandai, Hipster Whale)
Best Narrative
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Life is Strange (Square Enix, Dontnod Entertainment)
Tales from the Borderlands (Telltale Games)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros., CD Projekt RED)
Until Dawn (Sony Computer Entertainment, Supermassive Games)
Best Soundtrack
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios)
Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft Studios, 343 Industries)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, Kojima Productions)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios, Moon Studios)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros., CD Projekt RED)
Best performance
Ashly Burch as Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider)
Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Knight)
Live Seifert (Her Story)
Games for change
Cibele (Nina Freeman)
Her Story (Sam Barlow)
Life is Strange (Square Enix, Dontnod Entertainment)
Sunset (Tale of Tales)
Undertale (Tobyfox)
Best shooter
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision, Treyarch)
Destiny: The Taken King (Activision, Bungie)
Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft Studios, 343 Industries)
Splatoon (Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Group No. 2)
Star Wars Battlefront (EA DICE)
Best action / adventure
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft, Ubisoft Quebec)
Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros., Rocksteady Studios)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, Kojima Productions)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios, Moon Studios)
Rise of the Tomb Raider (Microsoft Studios, Crystal Dynamics)
Best RPG
Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment, From Software)
Fallout 4 (Bethesda Softworks, Bethesda Game Studios)
Pillars of Eternity (Paradox Interactive, Obsidian Entertainment)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros., CD Projekt RED)
Undertale (Tobyfox)
Best Fighting Game
Guilty Gear Xrd: Sign (Aksys Games Arc System Works)
Mortal Kombat X (Warner Bros., NetherRealm Studios)
Rise of Incarnate (Bandai Namco)
Rising Thunder (Radiant Entertainment)
Best family game
Disney Infinity 3.0 (Disney Interactive Studios, Avalanche Studios)
LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros., Traveller’s Tales)
Skylanders: Superchargers (Activision, Beenox Studios, Vicarious Visions)
Splatoon (Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Group No. 2)
Super Mario Maker (Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Group No. 4)
Best sports game / driving
FIFA 16 (EA, EA Canada)
Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft Studios, Turn 10 Studios)
NBA 2k16 (2K Sports, Visual Concepts)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami, PES Productions)
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Best Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops III (Activision, Treyarch)
Destiny: The Taken King (Activision, Bungie)
Halo 5: Guardians (Microsoft Studios, 343 Industries)
Rocket League (Psyonix)
Splatoon (Nintendo, Nintendo EAD Group No. 2)
Best Art Direction
Batman: Arkham Knight (Warner Bros., Rocksteady Studios)
Bloodborne (Sony Computer Entertainment, From Software)
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami, Kojima Productions)
Ori and the Blind Forest (Microsoft Studios, Moon Studios)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Warner Bros., CD Projekt RED)
Nominees to be voted by the public
Best eSports Game of the Year
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Activision, Sledgehammer Games)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
Hearthstone (Blizzard Entertainment)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Prize for the best fan creation
Grand Theft Auto V - Targets (Hoodoo Operator)
Stories Portal: Mel (Prism Studios)
Real GTA (Corridor Digital)
Twitch Plays Dark Souls (Twitch Community)
Player fashion
Christopher “Montecristo” Mykles
Greg Miller
Markiplier
Pewdiepie
Total Biscuit
ESports best team of the year
Evil Geniuses
Fnatic
Optic Gaming
SK Telecom T1
Team Solomid
ESports Player of the Year
Kenney “Kenneys” 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)
Most anticipated game
Horizon: Zero Dawn (Sony Computer Entertainment, Guerrilla Games)
No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Quantum Break (Microsoft, Remedy Entertainment)
The Last Guardian (Sony Computer Entertainment, genDesign)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Sony Computer Entertainment Naughty Dog)
Via: The Game Awards