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The Game Awards 2016 took place earlier tonight, where over 20 awards were given out to the top video games and their developers/publishers. From Overwatch to Uncharted 4, here are your nominees. Game of the Year
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- Doom – id Software/Bethesda
- Inside – Playdead
- Overwatch – Blizzard (Winner)
- Titanfall 2 – Respawn/Electronic Arts
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Game Direction
- Blizzard for Overwatch (Winner)
- 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
- Oxenfree – Night School Studio
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment (Winner)
Best Art Direction
- Abzu – Giant Squid/505
- Firewatch – Campo Santo
- Inside – Playdead (Winner)
- Overwatch – Blizzard
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment
Best Music/Sound Design
- Battlefield 1 – DICE/EA
- DOOM – id Software/Bethesda (Winner)
- Inside – Playdead
- Rez Infinite – Enhance Games
- Thumper – Drool
Best Performance
- Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay – Mafia III
- Cissy Jones as Delilah – Firewatch
- Emily Rose as Elena – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Winner)
- Rich Summer as Henry – Firewatch
- Troy Baker as Same Drake – Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Games for Impact
- 1979 Revolution – iNK Stories
- Block’hood – Plethora Project/Devolver Digital
- Orwell – Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack
- Sea Hero Quest – Glitchers
- That Dragon, Cancer – Numinous Games (Winner)
Best Independent Game
- Firewatch – Campo Santo
- Hyper Light Driver – Heart Machine
- Inside – Playdead (Winner)
- Stardew Valley – ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games
- The Witness – Thelka, Inc.
Best Mobile/Handheld
- Clash Royale – Supercell
- Fire Emblem Fates – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
- Monster Hunter Generations – Capcom
- Pokémon GO – Niantic (Winner)
- Served – DrinkBox Studios
Best VR Game
- Batman: Arkham VR – Rocksteady Studios/WBIE
- EVE: Valkyri – CCP Games
- Job Simulator – Owlchemy Labs
- Rez Infinite – Enhance Games (Winner)
- Thumper – Drool
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 1 – DICE/EA
- DOOM – id Software/Bethesda Softworks (Winner)
- Gears of War 4 – The Coalition/Microsoft Studios
- Overwatch – Blizzard
- Titanfall 2 – Respawn/EA
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Dishonored 2 – Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks (Winner)
- 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 Role Playing Game
- Dark Souls 3 – From Software/Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided – Eidos Montreal/Square Enix
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine – CD Projekt RED (Winner)
- World of Warcraft: Legion – Blizzard
- 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
- Pokkén Tournament – Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Company
- Street Fighter V – Capcom (Winner)
Best Family Game
- Dragon Quest Builders – Square Enix
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens – TT Fusion/WBIE
- Pokémon GO – Niantic (Winner)
- Ratchet & Clank – Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Skylanders: Imaginators – Toy for Bob/Activision
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 17 – EA Canada/EA Sports
- Forza Horizon 3 – Playground Games/Microsoft Studios (Winner)
- MLB The Show 16 – SCE San Diego Studio/SIE
- NBA 2K17 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 – PES Productions/Konami
Best Strategy Game
- Civilization VI – Firaxis Games/2K (Winner)
- Fire Emblem Fates – Intelligent Systems/Nintendo
- The Banner Saga 2 – Stoic Studio/Versus Evil
- Total War: Warhammer – Creative Assembly/Sega
- XCOM 2 – Firaxis Games/2K
Best Multiplayer
- Battlefield 1 – DICE/EA
- Gears of War 4 – The Coalition/Microsoft Studios
- Overcooked – Ghost Town Games/Team 17
- Overwatch – Blizzard (Winner)
- Titanfall 2 – Respawn/EA
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
Most Anticipated Game
- God of War – Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Horizon: Zero Dawn – Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
- Mass Effect: Andromeda – Bioware/EA
- Red Dead Redemption 2 – Rockstar Games
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – Nintendo (Winner)
Best eSports Player
- Faker [Lee Sang-Hyeok] SK Telecom T1 – League of Legends
- Coldzera [Marcelo David] SK Gaming – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Winner)
- Byun-Hyun Woo – Starcraft 2
- Infiltration [Lee Seon-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: DOTA2
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers – Game: League of Legends
- Cloud9 (Winner)
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve
- DOTA2 – Valve
- League of Legends – Riot
- Overwatch – Blizzard Entertainment (Winner)
- Street Fighter V – Capcom
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- Boogie2988 (Winner)
- Danny O’Dwyer
- JackSepticEye
- Lirik
Best Fan Creation*
- Brutal Doom 64
- Enderal: The Shards of Order
*No winner announced due to having games removed from the list after announcement.
