The Game Awards 2016 Results (The Keighley’s)
Geoff Keighley and his friends are back, to sell you all the games you didn’t know you wanted sold to you. Plus a few ‘Exclusive’ trailers and videos. Looks like they filled the arena out a bit more this time. For a more in depth look at The Game Awards 2016, check out Ramble On…Ep 89. or join the Facebook group.
Now onto the award nominees and winners
GAME OF THE YEAR:
DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
BEST 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)
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
BEST NARRATIVE:
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SIE)
Winner: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SIE)
BEST ART DIRECTION:
Abzu (Giant Squid/505)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/SIE)
Winner: Inside (Playdead)
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN:
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
DOOM (id/Bethesda)
Inside (Playdead)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
Winner: DOOM (id/Bethesda)
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
Rich Summer as Henry, Firewatch
Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Winner: Nolan North as Nathan 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: 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 (Thelka, Inc.)
Winner: Inside (Playdead)
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD:
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Pokemon Go (Niantic)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
Winner: Pokemon Go (Niantic)
BEST VR GAME:
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE)
EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
Winner: Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
BEST ACTION GAME:
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
Winner: DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
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)
Winner: Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
BEST RPG:
Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/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)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (CD Projekt RED)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
King of Fighters XIV (SNK/Atlus USA)
Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Co.)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Winner: Street Fighter V (Capcom)
BEST STRATEGY GAME:
Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K)
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)
Winner: Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K)
BEST FAMILY GAME:
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE)
Pokemon Go (Niantic)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
Winner: Pokemon Go (Niantic)
BEST SPORTS/RACING:
FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/SIE)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
Winner: Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
BEST MULTIPLAYER:
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
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: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
TRENDING GAMER:
AngryJoeShow
Boogie2988
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
Winner: Boogie2988 ( I honestly have never heard of the guy, guess he’s never heard of us either. So I guess we’re evens there)
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.)
Winner: Coldzera – Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM:
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
Cloud 9
Winner: Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME:
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
DOTA2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot)
Overwatch (Blizzard)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard)
