The Game Awards 2016 maakt nominaties bekend
The Game Awards, de jaarlijkse gameshow van Geoff Keighley dat dit jaar op 1 december wordt gehouden, heeft zijn nominaties bekendgemaakt. De meest genomineerde games zijn Uncharted 4 en Firewatch, met ieder vijf nominaties. The Game Awards worden ook vaak door gameuitgevers gebruikt om tussen de prijzen door grote aankondigingen te maken.
Op 1 december is de show gratis live op YouTube te zien. Hier de volledige lijst van genomineerden:
Game of the Year
DOOM
INSIDE
Overwatch
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
Titanfall 2
BEST STUDIO/GAME DIRECTION
Blizzard
DICE
id Software
Naughty Dog
Respawn
BEST NARRATIVE
Firewatch
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
INSIDE
Mafia III
Oxenfree
BEST ART DIRECTION
Abzu
Firewatch
INSIDE
Overwatch
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
Battlefield 1
Doom
Inside
Rez Infinite
Thumper
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
GAMES FOR IMPACT AWARD
1979 Revolution
Block’hood
Orwell
Sea Hero Quest
That Dragon, Cancer
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
Firewatch
Hyper Light Drifter
Inside
Stardew Valley
The Witness
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME
Clash Royale
Fire Emblem Fates
Monster Hunter Generations
Pokemon Go
Severed
BEST VR GAME
Batman: Arkham VR
EVE Valkyrie
Job Simulator
Rez Infinite
Thumper
BEST ACTION GAME
Battlefield 1
Doom
Gears of War 4
Overwatch
Titanfall 2
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
Dishonored 2
Hitman
Hyper Light Drifter
Ratchet & Clank
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Dark Souls 3
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt -- Blood and Wine
World of Warcraft: Legion
Xenoblade Chronicles X
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Killer Instinct Season 3
King of Fighters XIV
Pokken Tournament
Street Fighter V
BEST FAMILY GAME
Dragon Quest Builders
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens
Pokemon Go
Ratchet & Clank
Skylanders: Imaginators
BEST STRATEGY GAME
Civilization VI
Fire Emblem Fates
The Banner Saga 2
Total War: Warhammer
XCOM 2
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
FIFA 17
Forza Horizon 3
MLB The Show 16
NBA 2K17
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Battlefield 1
Gears of War 4
Overcooked
Overwatch
Rainbow Six Siege
Titanfall 2
FAN'S CHOICE
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER - Presented by HP OMEN
Faker [Lee Sang-hyeok] SK Telecom T1, League of Legends
Coldzera [Marcelo David] SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
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
Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
DOTA2
League of Legends
Overwatch
Street Fighter V
TRENDING GAMER - Presented by Intel
AngryJoeShow
Boogie2988
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
BEST FAN CREATION
Project A2MR
Pokemon Uranium
Brutal Doom 64
Enderal: The Shards of Order
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
God of War
Horizon: Zero Dawn
Mass Effect: Andromeda
Red Dead Redemption 2
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild