UPDATE: This is an update to the news story detailing the nominees. It has been updated with the results of each category in bold, as well to reflect that the event is no longer ongoing.
Last night, the Geoff Keighley produced awards show celebrated the gaming year and included an array of announcements regarding new games to be released in 2015. The show, simply called The Game Awards replaced Spike's VGX awards and was held at the Axis in Las Vegas.
The Game Awards show, available via live stream only featured a tribute to Roberta and Ken Williams, the creative couple behind Sierra On-Line, as well as twenty-one awards to be presented. Sixteen of these awards were the result of a jury consisting of major video game figures including Hideo Kojima (Konami, Kojima Productions), Reggie Fils-Aime (Nintendo), Phil Spencer (Microsoft), Martin Tremblay (WB Interactive), Shawn Layden (Sony Computer Entertainment America), Peter Moore (Electronic Arts) and the undisclosed presence of Rockstar Studios and Valve. Along with these are five categories voted for by fans.Below are the awards to be given tonight, split between Jury and Fan voted categories and in no particular order.
Jury Voted Awards
Game of the Year:
Bayonetta 2
Dark Souls II
Dragon Age: Inquisition (Winner)
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor
Developer of the Year:
Blizzard Entertainment
Monolith Productions
Nintendo (Winner)
Telltale Games
Ubisoft Montreal
Best Independent Game:
Broken Age Act I
Monument Valley
Shovel Knight (Winner)
Transistor
The Vanishing of Ethan Carter
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
Bravely Default
Hearthstone (Winner)
Monument Valley
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Threes!
Best Narrative
South Park: The Stick of Truth
The Walking Dead: Season Two
The Wolf Among Us
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Winner)
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Best Score/Soundtrack
Alien: Isolation
Child of Light
Destiny (Winner)
Sunset Overdrive
Transistor
Best Performance
Adam Harrington As Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us
Kevin Spacey As Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Melissa Hutchison As Clementine, The Walking Dead: Season Two
Trey Parker As Various Voices, South Park: The Stick Of Truth (Winner)
Troy Baker As Talion, Middle-Earth: Shadow Of Mordor
Games for Change
Mountain
Never Alone
The Last Of Us: Left Behind
This War of Mine
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Winner)
Best Remaster
Grand Theft Auto V (Winner)
Pokémon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire
The Last Of Us Remastered
Halo: The Master Chief Collection
Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition
Best Shooter
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Destiny
Far Cry 4 (Winner)
Titanfall
Wolfenstein: The New Order
Best Action/Adventure
Alien: Isolation
Assassin's Creed Unity
Bayonetta 2
Shadow of Mordor (Winner)
Sunset Overdrive
Best Role Playing Game
Bravely Default
Dark Souls II
Divinity: Original Sin
Dragon Age: Inquisition (Winner)
South Park: The Stick Of Truth
Best Fighting Game
Killer Instinct: Season Two
Super Smash Bros. for Nintendo 3DS
Super Smash Bros. for Wii U (Winner)
Ultra Street Fighter IV
Best Family Game
Disney Infinity: Marvel Super Heroes
Fantasia: Music Evolved
Mario Kart 8 (Winner)
Skylanders: Trap Team
Tomodachi Life
Best Sports/Racing Game
FIFA 15
Forza Horizon 2
Mario Kart 8 (Winner)
NBA 2K15
Trials Fusion
Best Online Experience
Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
Dark Souls II
Destiny (Winner)
Hearthstone
Titanfall
Fan Voted Categories:
Most Anticipated Game:
1: The Witcher 3 (Winner)
2: Batman: Arkham Knight
3: Uncharted 3: A Thief's End
4: Evolve
5: Bloodborne
eSports Player of the Year:
1: Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (Winner)
2: Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund
3: Martin “Rekkles” Larsson
4: James “Firebat” Ko
5: Xu “Fy” Lins
eSports Team of the Year:
1: Ninjas in Pyjamas (Winner)
2: Evil Geniuses
3: Samsung White
4: Newbee
5: Edward Ga
Trending Gamer:
1: Totalbiscuit (Winner)
2:Jeff Gerstmann
3: PewDiePie
4: Evan “VanossGaming” Vanoss
5: StampyLongHead
Best Fan Creation
1: TwitchPlaysPokemon (Winner)
2: Luigi Death Stare
3: BEST Zelda Rap EVER!!
4: Minecraft – TITAN City
5: Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song)
Keep an eye on TechRaptor in the next few hours comment on the big announcements will be up shortly.
