Το 2016 που οδεύει σιγά σιγά προς το τέλος του, ήταν σίγουρα μία πολύ καλή χρόνια για το gaming γενικότερα, καθώς υπήρξαν δεκάδες AAA τίτλοι, ενώ παράλληλα είχαμε αρκετές νέες προσθήκες και σε hardware με την παρουσίαση νέων κονσολών και VR headsets. Λίγες εβδομάδες πριν να εκπνεύσει η χρονιά, η βιομηχανία του gaming διοργανώνει τη δική της γιορτή, καθώς την 1η Δεκεμβρίου του 2016 θα διεξαχθούν τα Game Awards 2016 στο Microsoft Theater στο Los Angeles. Παραδοσιακά στα Game Awards βραβεύονται τα σημαντικότερα games που κατάφεραν να ξεχωρίσουν, καλύπτοντας μία σειρά από διαφορετικές κατηγορίες. Έτσι λοιπόν στα φετινά Game Awards κυριαρχεί το Uncharted 4, το οποίο είναι υποψήφιο σε 6 κατηγορίες (μεταξύ αυτών και της κατηγορίας Game of the Year), με τα Overwatch, Firewatch και Inside να ακολουθούν με πέντε υποψηφιότητες και τα Doom, Titanfall 2 και Battlefield 1 να είναι προτεινόμενα σε 4 κατηγορίες. Η αναλυτική λίστα με τα παιχνίδια που είναι υποψήφια είναι η εξής…
GAME OF THE YEAR
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST GAME DIRECTION
Blizzard Entertainment (για το Overwatch)
EA DICE (για το Battlefield 1)
id Software (για το Doom)
Naughty Dog (για το Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Respawn Entertainment (για το Titanfall 2)
BEST NARRATIVE
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Mafia 3 (Hangar 13/2K Games)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST ART DIRECTION
Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Inside (Playdead)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
BEST PERFORMANCE
Alex Hernandez στο ρόλο του Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
Cissy Jones στο ρόλο της Delilah, Firewatch
Emily Rose στο ρόλο της Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Nolan North στο ρόλο του Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Rich Sommer στο ρόλο του Henry, Firewatch
Troy Baker στο ρόλο του Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
GAMES FOR IMPACT
1979 Revolution: Black Friday (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 (Thekla Inc.)
BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)
BEST VR GAME
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
BEST ACTION GAME
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
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: A Thief’s End (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/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)
BEST FIGHTING GAME
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)
The King of Fighters 14 (SNK/Atlus USA)
Pokkén Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Co. International)
Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
BEST STRATEGY GAME
Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly/Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K Games)
BEST FAMILY GAME
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)
BEST SPORTS/RACING
FIFA 17 (EA Vancouver/Electronic Arts)
Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
MLB The Show 16 (SIE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
BEST MULTIPLAYER
Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team17)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)
Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
MOST ANTICIPATED GAME
God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare/Electronic Arts)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Studios/Rockstar Games)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
TRENDING GAMER
AngryJoeShow
Boogie2988
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik
BEST FAN CREATION
Project A2MR
Pokémon Uranium
Brutal Doom 64
Enderal: The Shards of Order
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
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 Seon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter 5)
Hungrybox – Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
Wings Gaming (Dota 2)
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
Cloud 9
BEST ESPORTS GAME
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)
