Több mint 20 kategóriában osztották ki a díjakat az idei The Game Awardson, ahol igazán komoly meglepetéseket nem kaptak az érdeklődők. Ahogy arra számítani lehetett, az év játéka a The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt lett, a többi kategóriában pedig a következő lett a végeredmény:
GAME OF THE YEAR
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR
- Bethesda Game Studios
- CD Projekt Red
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Axiom Verge (Tom Happ)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME
- Downwell (Moppin/Devolver Digital)
- Fallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios|Behaviour Interactive/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lara Croft Go (Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix)
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate (Capcom)
- Pac-Man 256 (Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
BEST NARRATIVE
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
- Tales From the Borderlands (Telltale Games)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Until Dawn (Supermassive Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK
- Fallout 4 (Inon Zur/Bethesda Game Studios)
- Halo 5: Guardians (Kazuma Jinnouchi/343 Industries)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Gareth Coker/Moon Studios)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Percival/CD Projekt Red)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashly Burch as Chloe Price (Life is Strange)
- Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (Rise of the Tomb Raider)
- Doug Cockle as Geralt (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt)
- Mark Hamill as The Joker (Batman: Arkham Knight)
- Viva Seifert (Her Story)
GAMES FOR CHANGE
- Cibele (Nina Freeman)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
- Sunset (Tale of Tales)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
BEST SHOOTER
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)
- Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
- Star Wars Battlefront (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)
- Batman: Arkham Knight (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain (Kojima Productions/Konami)
- Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- Rise of the Tomb Raider (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)
BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME
- Bloodborne (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Fallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
- Pillars of Eternity (Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive)
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign- (Arc System Works/Aksys Games)
- Mortal Kombat X (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Rise of Incarnates (Bandai Namco Entertainment)
- Rising Thunder (Radiant Entertainment)
BEST FAMILY GAME
- Disney Infinity 3.0 (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)
- Lego Dimensions (TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders SuperChargers (Vicarious Visions|Beenox/Activision)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
- Super Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- FIFA 16 (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)
- Forza Motorsport 6 (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- NBA 2K16 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (PES Productions/Konami)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 (Treyarch/Activision)
- Destiny: The Taken King (Bungie/Activision)
- Halo 5: Guardians (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
- Splatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
- Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertaiment)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
- Quantum Break (Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft Studios)
- The Last Guardian (GenDesign/Sony Computer Entertainment)
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment)
ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR
- Kenny “KennyS” Schrub (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Team EnVyUs)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends/SK Telecom T1)
- Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive/Fnatic)
- Peter “ppd” Dager (Dota 2/Evil Geniuses)
- Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan (Dota 2/Evil Geniuses)
ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Optic Gaming
- SK Telecom T1
- Team SoloMid
ESPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare (Sledgehammer Games/Activision)
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
TRENDING GAMER
- Total Biscuit
- Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
- Greg Miller
- Markiplier
- PewDiePie
BEST FAN CREATION
- GTA 5 – Targets (Hoodoo Operator)
- Real GTA (Corridor Digital)
- Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
- Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels (Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky)
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls (Twitch Community)