The Game Awards 2015 was held tonight, and the show was generally a success- whether it be for the quality of game reveals, or some segments that really celebrated the game industry, or even the first public acknowledgement of something that had so far only been speculated at, it was generally a good, fun showing all around.
That said, the most important part of an awards show is, you know, the awards. And on that count, The Game Awards 2015 really came through- although I still wish they would have more on stage awards than they did, I can hardly fault them for their choices.
Here’s the full list:
Jury Voted
Game of the Year: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Developer of the Year: CD Projekt Red
Best Independent Game: Rocket League
Best Narrative: Her Story
Best Score/Soundtrack: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Best Performance: Viva Seifert (Her Story)
Games for Change: Life Is Strange (Dontnod/quare Enix)
Best Shooter: Splatoon
Best Action/Adventure: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Best Role Playing Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Family Game: Super Mario Maker
Best Sports/Racing Game: Rocket League
Best Multiplayer: Splatoon
Best Art Direction: Ori and the Blind Forest
Fan’s Choice
Most Anticipated Game: No Man’s Sky
eSports Game of the Year: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
eSports Team of the Year: Optic Gaming
eSports Player of the Year: Kenny “KennyS” Schrub
Best Fan Creation: Portal Stories – Mel
Trending Gamer: Greg Miller
The Witcher 3 swept the awards, which I am pretty happy about. It really was the best game of the year.