This year’s Video Game Awards have just need held live, which you can check out below, featuring world premieres of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Prey and The Walking Dead: A New Frontier.
The key award for the evening is for Game of the Year and you can check out the nominees and winners below:
GAME OF THE YEAR:
- DOOM
- Inside
- Overwatch
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
WINNER: Overwatch
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: Blizzard (for Overwatch)
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
BEST E-SPORTS 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 E-SPORTS TEAM:
- SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
- Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
- Cloud 9
WINNER: Cloud 9
BEST E-SPORTS GAME:
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
WINNER: Overwatch (Blizzard)
