2015 was a great year in gaming, with the release of many huge titles alongside many indie ones. The finest of these were celebrated in The Game Awards 2015, where over 10 awards were presented on stage.
The show started at 6:00 PM P.S.T and ran for about 2 hours. Winners in various categories were awarded throughout the show, with the Game of the Year award presented at the end.
Witcher 3 was finally awarded overall Game of the Year. The game was up against big titles like Metal Gear Solid V and Fallout 4. The complete list of all the awards is given below.
There were a total of 16 Jury voted categories and six Fan’s choice awards. Since this would make a very long list nominees for certain, less popular categories are not listed.
Game of the Year
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Super Mario Maker
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt [Winner]
Best Role Playing Game
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Pillars of Eternity
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt [Winner]
- Undertale
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain [Winner]
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
Best Fighting Game
- Guilty Gear Xrd
- Mortal Kombat X [Winner]
- Rise of Incarnates
- Rising Thunder
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Lego Dimensions
- Skylanders: SuperChargers
- Splatoon
- Super Mario Maker [Winner]
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 16
- Forza Motorsport 6
- NBA 2K16
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
- Rocket League [Winner]
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Rocket League
- Splatoon [Winner]
Best Independent Game
- Axiom Verge
- Her Story
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Rocket League [Winner]
- Undertale
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Downwell
- Fallout Shelter
- Lara Croft Go [Winner]
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Pac-Man 256
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Splatoon
- Star Wars Battlefront
Developer of the Year
- Bethesda Game Studios
- CD Projekt Red [Winner]
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
Best Narrative
- Her Story [Winner]
- Life Is Strange
- Tales From The Borderlands
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Until Dawn
Best Art Direction
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Ori and the Blind Forest [Winner]
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Fallout 4
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain [Winner]
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
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) [Winner]
Games for Change Award
- Cibele (Nina Freeman)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- Life Is Strange (DONTNOD Entertainment / Square Enix) [Winner]
- Sunset (Tale of Tales)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Fan’s Choice Winners
- Best Fan Creation– Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
- eSports Game of the Year– Counter Strike: Global Offensive
- Trending Gamer– Greg Miller
- eSports Team of the Year– Optic Gaming
- eSports Player of the Year– Kenny “KennyS” Schrub
- Most Anticipated Game– No Man’s Sky
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