The Game Awards presentation continues to grow and evolve, even in it's third year. This year’s ceremony included a memorial segment for Hideo Kojima, multiple game reveals, hot new trailers, and of course, an opportunity to honor game developers.
We’ve gathered up the night’s stories and all the award winners (in bold).
2016 Industry Icon Award
Metal Gear Solid creator Hideo Kojima
Game of the Year
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Inside (Playdead)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Game Direction
Winner: Blizzard Entertainment (for Overwatch)
EA DICE (for Battlefield 1)
id Software (for Doom)
Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Respawn Entertainment (for Titanfall 2)
Best Narrative
Winner: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Mafia 3 (Hangar 13/2K Games)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Best Art Direction
Winner: Inside (Playdead)
Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog)
Best Music/Sound Design
Winner: Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Inside (Playdead)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
Best Performance
Winner: Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch
Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Rich Sommer as Henry, Firewatch
Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Games for Impact
Winner: That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
1979 Revolution: Black Friday (Ink Stories)
Block’hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)
Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)
Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
Best Independent Game
Winner: Inside (Playdead)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)
The Witness (Thekla Inc.)
Best Mobile/Handheld
Winner: Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
Best VR Game
Winner: Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Thumper (Drool)
Best Action Game
Winner: Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Best Action/Adventure Game
Winner: 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)
Best RPG
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Blood and Wine (CD Projekt Red)
Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
Winner: Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
The King of Fighters 14 (SNK/Atlus USA)
Pokkén Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Co. International)
Best Strategy Game
Winner: Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly/Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Best Family Game
Winner: Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
Best Sports/Racing
Winner: Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
FIFA 17 (EA Vancouver/Electronic Arts)
MLB The Show 16 (SIE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
Best Multiplayer
Winner: Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team17)
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Most Anticipated Game
Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare/Electronic Arts)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Studios/Rockstar Games)
Trending Gamer
Winner: Boogie2988
AngryJoeShow
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
Best Esports Player
Winner: Coldzera – Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Faker – Lee Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
ByuN – Hyun Woo (Starcraft 2)
Infiltrator – Lee Seon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter 5)
Hungrybox – Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)
Best Esports Team
Winner: Cloud 9
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Wings Gaming (Dota 2)
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
Best Esports Game
Winner: Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
Additionally, you can catch up on all the news from the event with the following stories:
- Gorgeous New Trailer For Legend Of Zelda: Breath Of The Wild Revealed
- Remastered Bulletstorm Revealed As Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition
- Hideo Kojima Receives Industry Icon Award
- Death Stranding Features Mads Mikkelsen In New Trailer
- Telltale Officially Announces Guardians Of The Galaxy Spin-Off Series
- Former BioWare And Blizzard Devs Reveal Dauntless, A Monster Hunter-Style RPG
- Also...January Cover Revealed – Prey
- Lawbreakers Receives Splattery New Trailer
- Link Shows Off Swimming, Snacks, And Swordplay At The Game Awards 2016
- First Trailer Revealed For Shovel Knight Prequel Specter Of Torment
- Halo Wars 2 Trailer Gives Spotlight To Villain
- BioWare Shows Off Mass Effect Andromeda Gameplay
- Get To Know Javier's Backstory In Trailer For Telltale's The Walking Dead: A New Frontier