The full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2016 have been announced. You can view all of them down below..
Jury Selected
Game of the Year
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Studio / 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)
Best Narrative
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Mafia III (Hangar 13 / 2K Games)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Art Direction
- Abzu (Giant Squid / 505 Games)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Best Music / Sound Design
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Performance
- Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay (for Mafia III)
- Cissy Jones as Delilah (for Firewatch)
- Emily Rose as Elena (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Nolan North as Nathan Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Rich Summer as Henry (for Fire Watch)
- Tory Baker as Sam Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Games for Impact Award
- 1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
- Block’Hood (Plethora Project / Devolver Digital)
- Orwell (Osmotic Studios / Surprise Attack)
- Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
- 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 (Thekla)
Best Mobile / Handheld
- Clash Royale (Supercell)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
- Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
Best VR Game
- Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive)
- EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
- Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Action Game
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
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)
Best RPG
- Dark Souls III (From Software / 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 Entertainment)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft / Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
- Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- The King of Fighters XIV (SNK / Atlus USA)
- Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokemon Company)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Best Family Game
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion / Warner Brows. Interactive Entertainment)
- Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob / Activision)
Best Strategy Game
- Civilization VI (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 Sports / Racing Game
- FIFA 17 (EA Canada / EA Sports)
- Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games / Microsoft Studios)
- MLB The Show 2016 (SIE San Diego Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions / Konami)
Best Multiplayer Game
- Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft Studios)
- Overcooked (Ghost Town Games / Team17 Software)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
Fans’ Choice
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.
Best eSports Team
- SK Telecom T1 – Game: League of Legends
- Wings Gaming – Game: DOTA 2
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers – Game: Leauge of Legends
- Cloud 9
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Trending Gamer
- AngryJoeShow
- Boogie2988
- Danny O’Dwyer
- JackSpeticeye
- Lirik
Best Fan Creation
- Project A2MR
- Pokemon Uranium
- Brutal Doom 64
- Endereal: The Shards of Order
Most Anticipated Game
- 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 Games)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
The Game Awards 2016 will broadcast live on December 1 at 9:00 p.m. ET.
In this article:1979 Revolution, 2K Games, Activision, Arkane Studios, Bandai Namco, Battlefield 1, Bethesda Softworks, Brutal Doom 64, Capcom, Catchet & Clank, Civilization VI, Clash Royale, Dark Souls III, Doom, DOTA 2, Drinkbox Studios, Elder Scrolls: Legends, FIFA 17, Firaxis Games, Fire Emblem Fates, Firewatch, Forza Horizon 3, From Software, Gears of War 4, Glitchers, God of War, Heart Machine, Hitman, Horizon: Zero Dawn, Hyper Light Drifter, iNK Stories, Insomniac Games, League of Legends, Legion, Mafia III, Mass Effect: Andromeda, Monster Hunter Generations, Naughty Dog, NBA 2K17, Niantic, Nintendo, Numinous Games, Orwell, Osmotic Studios, Overwatch, Plenthora Project, Pokemon Go, Pokemon Uranium, Project A2MR, Rainboe Six Siege, Red Dead Redemption 2, Sea Hero Quest, Sega, Severed, Sony, Square-Enix, Supercell, Surprise Attack, The Game Awards 2016, The Legend of Zelda, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Titanfall 2, Total War: Warhammer, Toy for Bob, Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Versus Evil, World of Warcraft, XCOM 2