A guidare l’edizione di quest’anno ci sarà Uncharted 4: Fine di Un Ladro, in corsa con ben otto nomination in sei differenti categorie, compreso il Gioco dell’Anno. Gli altri candidati per il premio più prestigioso sono Doom, Overwatch, Inside e Titanfall 2.
Varie opportunità si profilano anche per Firewatch, candidato non solo come miglior titolo indipendente ma anche per la componente narrativa e la direzione artistica. Tra i giochi di ruolo la lotta è aperta grazie a concorrenti del calibro di Dark Souls 3, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, l’espansione Blood and Wine di The Witcher 3, World of Warcraft: Legion e Xenoblade Chronicles X.
Le nomination dei The Game Awards 2016 sono state selezionate da una giuria composta da ventinove testate di fama internazionale. Per poter partecipare alla competizione i titoli in lotta devono essere usciti sul mercato entro e non oltre il 24 novembre 2016, ecco perchè troviamo tra i candidati Xenoblade Chronicles X, disponibile dalla fine dello scorso anno. In compenso titoli come Final Fantasy XV e The Last Guardian saranno eventualmente eleggibili nell’edizione 2017.
L’evento si svolgerà l’1 dicembre presso il Microsoft Theater di Los Angeles e, come di consueto, sarà trasmesso in live streaming su varie piattaforme.
Di seguito l’elenco completo delle nomination:
GAME OF THE YEAR
- DOOM (id Software/Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
- Blizzard (per Overwatch)
- DICE (per Battlefield 1)
- id Software (per DOOM)
- Naughty Dog (per Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro)
- Respawn (per Titanfall 2)
BEST NARRATIVE
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K)
- Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/SIE)
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Abzu (Giant Squid/505)
- Firewatch (Campo Santo)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/SIE)
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- DOOM (id/Bethesda)
- Inside (Playdead)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Alex Hernandez come Lincoln Clay, Mafia III
- Cissy Jones come Delilah, Firewatch
- Emily Rose come Elena, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro
- Nolan North come Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro
- Rich Summer come Henry, Firewatch
- Troy Baker come Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro
GAMES FOR IMPACT
- 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 (Thelka, Inc.)
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/WBIE)
- EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
- Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
- Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
- Thumper (Drool)
BEST ACTION GAME
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
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: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST RPG
- Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/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)
- Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
- King of Fighters XIV (SNK/Atlus USA)
- Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Co.)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
- Civilization VI (Firaxis Games/2K)
- 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)
BEST FAMILY GAME
- Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
- Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE)
- Pokemon Go (Niantic)
- Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
- FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports)
- Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
- MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/SIE)
- NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
- Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA)
- Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
- Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)
- Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
- God of War (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Mass Effect: Andromeda (Bioware/EA)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
TRENDING GAMER, PRESENTED BY INTEL AngryJoeShow
- Boogie2988
- Danny O’Dwyer
- JackSepticEye
- Lirik
BEST FAN CREATION
- Project A2MR
- Pokemon Uranium
- Brutal Doom 64
- Enderal: The Shards of Order
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER, PRESENTED BY OMEN BY HP
- 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 (League of Legends)
- Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
- SK Gaming
- ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
- Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- DOTA2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Street Fighter V (Capcom)
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