The 2015 Game Awards held last Thursday night was intended for honoring achievement in the world of computer games. The ceremony that took place in Los Angeles, California, was streamed live for the rest of the world to see through different Internet streaming services like YouTube and Steam among others.
According to GameSpot, there were five nominees for Video Game of the Year including From Software's "Bloodborne," Bethesda's "Fallout 4," "Kojima's Metal Gear Solid V: Phantom Pain," Nintendo's "Super Mario Maker" and CD Projekt RED's "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt." And the overall, Game of the Year award for 2015 goes to "Witcher 3: Wild Hunt."
Last year's Game Awards was held in Las Vegas, Nevada. Bioware's "Dragon Age: Inquisition" won the title for Game of the Year, overtaking the other nominees namely "Bayoneta" by Platinum Games, "Dark Souls 2" by From Software, "Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft" from Blizzard Entertainment and "Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor" by Monolith Productions.
According to Coming Soon, the rest of the winners at 2015 Game Awards are:
Developer of the Year-CD Project RED
Best Independent Game-"Rocket League"
Best Mobile/Handheld Game-"Lara Croft Go"
Best Narrative-"Her Story"
Best Art Direction-"Ori and the Blind Forest"
Best Score/Soundtrack-"Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain"
Best Performance-Viva Seifert (Her Story)
Games for Change Award- "Life Is Strange" (DONTNOD Entertainment / Square Enix)
Best Shooter-"Splatoon" (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)
Best Action/Adventure Game-"Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain"
The Best Role-Playing Game-"The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt"
Best Fighting Game-"Mortal Kombat X"
Best Family Game-"Super Mario Maker"
Best Sports/Racing Game-"Rocket League"
Best Multiplayer-"Splatoon"
Most Anticipated Game-"No Man's Sky"
Esports Player of the Year-Kenny "KennyS" Schrub
Esports Team of the Year-Optic Gaming
Esports Game of the Year-"Counter-Strike: Global Offensive"
Trending Gamer-Greg Miller
Best Fan Creation-Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
This is the second time that a title from From Software has been nominated for Game of the Year. Will it finally bring home the trophy with "Dark Soul's III" in the next Game Awards?
