The Game Awards

The Game Awards
Awarded for	Outstanding achievements in the video game industry
Sponsor	go90.com (2015)
Location	Los Angeles, California
Country	United States
Host	Geoff Keighley
First awarded	2014
Last awarded	2015
Most awards	Destiny Dragon Age: Inquisition Her Story Mario Kart 8 Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Rocket League Splatoon Valiant Hearts: The Great War The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (2)
Most nominations	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (6)
Official website	thegameawards.com
Television/Radio coverage
Network	YouTube (2014–present) Twitch (2014–present) Niconico (2014–present) IGN (2014–present)
Viewership	2.3 million (2015)^[1]
Producer	Geoff Keighley

The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. The ceremonies also feature the premieres of new titles and an in-depth look at previously announced games. The shows are solely produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley, who formerly worked on the decade-long Spike Video Game Awards.

The awards ceremony was first presented on December 5, 2014 in Las Vegas, Nevada. The second show was held on December 3, 2015 in Los Angeles, California.

Networks

Network	Years
YouTube	2014–present
Twitch.tv	2014–present
Niconico	2014–present
IGN	2014–present
Steam	2014–present

Ceremonies

Ceremony	Date	Time Local Time (PST/UTC-8)	Game of the Year Winner	Length of Ceremony	Number of Viewers	Host(s)	Venue
The Game Awards 2014	December 5, 2014	6:00 p.m.	Dragon Age: Inquisition	3 hours, 22 minutes	1.93 million^[2]	Geoff Keighley	The AXIS Las Vegas, Nevada
The Game Awards 2015	December 3, 2015	6:00 p.m.	The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	2 hours, 5 minutes	2.3 million^[1]	Geoff Keighley	Microsoft Theater Los Angeles, California

Award Winners

Jury Voted Awards

Game of the Year	Developer of the Year
2014 - Dragon Age: Inquisition - developed by BioWare 2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - developed by CD Projekt RED	2014 - Nintendo 2015 - CD Projekt RED
Best Independent Game	Best Mobile/Handheld Game
2014 - Shovel Knight - developed by Yacht Club Games 2015 - Rocket League - developed by Psyonix	2014 - Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft - developed by Blizzard Entertainment 2015 - Lara Croft Go - developed by Square Enix Montréal
Best Narrative	Best Score/Soundtrack
2014 - Valiant Hearts: The Great War - written by Matt & Ed 2015 - Her Story - written by Sam Barlow	2014 - Destiny - composed by Michael Salvatori, C. Paul Johnson, Martin O'Donnell and Paul McCartney 2015 - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - composed by Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, and Daniel James
Best Performance	Games for Impact
2014 - Trey Parker as Various Voices – in South Park: The Stick of Truth 2015 - Viva Seifert - in Her Story	2014 - Valiant Hearts: The Great War – developed by Ubisoft Montpellier 2015 - Life is Strange - developed by Dontnod Entertainment
Best Shooter	Best Action/Adventure
2014 - Far Cry 4 - developed by Ubisoft Montreal 2015 - Splatoon - developed by Nintendo	2014 - Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor – developed by Monolith Productions 2015 - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - developed by Kojima Productions
Best Role-Playing Game	Best Fighting Game
2014 - Dragon Age: Inquisition - developed by BioWare 2015 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - developed by CD Projekt RED	2014 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U - developed by Sora Ltd. and Bandai Namco Games 2015 - Mortal Kombat X - developed by NetherRealm Studios
Best Family Game	Best Sports/Racing Game
2014 - Mario Kart 8 - developed by Nintendo EAD 2015 - Super Mario Maker - developed by Nintendo	2014 - Mario Kart 8 - developed by Nintendo EAD 2015 - Rocket League - developed by Psyonix
Best Multiplayer / Best Online Experience	Best Art Direction
2014 - Destiny - developed by Bungie 2015 - Splatoon - developed by Nintendo	2015 - Ori and the Blind Forest - developed by Moon Studios

Fan Voted Awards

Most Anticipated Game	Best Fan Creation
2014 - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt developed by CD Projekt RED 2015 - No Man's Sky - developed by Hello Games	2014 - Twitch Plays Pokémon by Anonymous 2015 - Portal Stories: Mel by Prism Studios
Trending Gamer	ESports Game of the Year
2014 - TotalBiscuit 2015 - Greg Miller	2015 - Counter Strike: Global Offensive - developed by Hidden Path Entertainment and Valve Corporation
ESports Player of the Year	ESports Team of the Year
2014 - Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag 2015 - Kenny "KennyS" Schrub (Team EnVyUs)	2014 - Ninjas in Pyjamas 2015 - OpTic Gaming

Honorary Awards

Industry Icon Award
2014 - Ken and Roberta Williams (Sierra Entertainment) 2015 - Brett Sperry and Louis Castle (Westwood Studios)

References

1 2 "Game Awards 2015 pulls in 2.3M people, more than 1B Twitter impressions". Polygon.com. Retrieved December 10, 2015.
↑ "The Game Awards Reach 1.93 Million Livestreams". TheGameAwards.com. Retrieved November 14, 2015.

External links

Official site

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