Nelle scorse ore, si è tenuta in California l’edizione 2016 dei The Game Awards, che ha visto la presenza di numerosi annunci e presentazioni di video gameplay come Mass Effect: Andromeda e Prey.
Nonostante l’ambita concorrenza di Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro, Overwatch è riuscito a strappare il titolo di “Gioco dell’Anno 2016”. Approfittiamo per fare i complimenti a Blizzard per il prestigioso traguardo, con il team di sviluppo californiano che ha vinto anche il premio di Miglior Studio di Sviluppo e per il Miglior Multiplayer.
Ecco, nel dettaglio, l’elenco di tutti i vincitori:
Game of the Year
Vincitore:
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
Nomination:
- Doom (id Software/Bethesda)
- INSIDE (Playdead)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Studio / Game Direction
Vincitore:
- Blizzard Entertainment (Overwatch)
Nomination:
- DICE (Battlefield 1)
- id Software (Doom)
- Naughty Dog (Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro)
- Respawn Entertainment (Titanfall 2)
Best Narrative
Vincitore:
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Nomination:
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- INSIDE (Playdead)
- Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Best Art Direction
Vincitore:
- INSIDE (Playdead)
Nomination:
- Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Music / Sound Design
Vincitore:
- DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Game Studios)
Nomination:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- INSIDE (Playdead)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Performance
Vincitore:
- Nolan North (Nathan Drake – Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro)
Nomination:
- Alex Hernandez (Lincoln Clay – Mafia III)
- Cissy Jones (Delilah – Firewatch)
- Emily Rose (Elena – Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro)
- Rich Summer (Henry – Firewatch)
- Troy Baker (Sam Drake – Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro)
Games for Impact Award
Vincitore:
- That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
Nomination:
- 1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
- Block’hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)
- Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)
- Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
Best Independent Game
Vincitore:
- INSIDE (Playdead)
Nomination:
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)
- The Witness (Thelka, Inc.)
Best Mobile/Handheld
Vincitore:
- Pokémon GO (Niantic)
Nomination:
- Clash Royale (Supercell)
- Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
- Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
Best VR Game
Vincitore:
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Nomination:
- Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Games)
- EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
- Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
- Thumper (Drool)
Best Action Game
Vincitore:
- Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Nomination:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Best action/adventure
Vincitore:
- Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Nomination:
- Hitman (IO Interactive/Square-Enix)
- Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best RPG
Vincitore:
- The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine (CD Projekt RED)
Nomination:
- Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montréal/Square-Enix)
- World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
Best fighting game
Vincitore:
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
Nomination:
- Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- King of Fighters XIV (SNK Playmore/Atlus USA)
- Pokkén Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Company)
Best Family Game
Vincitore:
- Pokémon GO (Niantic)
Nomination:
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square-Enix)
- LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
Best Strategy Game
Vincitore:
- Civilization VI (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Nomination:
- 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 Games)
Best Sports / Racing Game
Vincitore:
- Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
Nomination:
- FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
- MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Production Team/Konami)
Best Multiplayer
Vincitore:
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
Nomination:
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montréal/Ubisoft)
Most Anticipated Game
Vincitore:
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Nomination:
- God of War (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)