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Awarded for Outstanding achievements in the video game industry First awarded December 5, 2014; 2 years ago (2014-12-05) Ceremony date December 1, 2016, 6:00 PM PST Winners Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch, Blizzard Entertainment, Game Of The Year, Game Of The Year, CD Projekt REDThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine, CD Projekt RED, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, NianticPokémon GO, Niantic, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, NintendoThe Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Nintendo, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, Nolan NorthUncharted 4: A Thief's End, Nolan North, Best Performance, Best Performance, PlaydeadInside, Playdead, Best Independent Game, Best Independent Game, Marcelo David, Marcelo David, Best ESports Player, Best ESports Player, Boogie2988, Boogie2988, Trending Gamer Award, Trending Gamer Award, Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch, Blizzard Entertainment, Best ESports Game, Best ESports Game, id SoftwareDOOM, id Software, Best Action Game, Best Action Game, Bethesda SoftworksDOOM, Bethesda Softworks, Best Action Game, Best Action Game, Enhance GamesRez Infinite, Enhance Games, Best VR Game, Best VR Game, CapcomStreet Fighter V, Capcom, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, Hideo Kojima, Hideo Kojima, Industry Icon Award, Industry Icon Award, Blizzard EntertainmentOverwatch, Blizzard Entertainment, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Multiplayer Game, Cloud9, Cloud9, Best ESports Team, Best ESports Team, PlaydeadInside, Playdead, Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction, Firaxis GamesCivilization VI, Firaxis Games, Best Strategy Game, Best Strategy Game, 2K GamesCivilization VI, 2K Games, Best Strategy Game, Best Strategy Game, Arkane StudiosDishonored 2, Arkane Studios, Best Action/Adventure, Best Action/Adventure, CD Projekt REDThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED, Game Of The Year, Game Of The Year, Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Game Of The Year, Game Of The Year, CD Projekt REDThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt RED, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, Square Enix MontrealLara Croft Go, Square Enix Montreal, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Square Enix HoldingsLara Croft Go, Square Enix Holdings, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Hello GamesNo Man's Sky, Hello Games, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, Viva SeifertHer Story, Viva Seifert, Best Performance, Best Performance, PsyonixRocket League, Psyonix, Best Independent Game, Best Independent Game, Kenny Schrub, Kenny Schrub, Best ESports Player, Best ESports Player, Greg Miller, Greg Miller, Trending Gamer Award, Trending Gamer Award, Valve CorporationCounter-Strike: Global Offensive, Valve Corporation, Best ESports Game, Best ESports Game, NetherRealm StudiosMortal Kombat X, NetherRealm Studios, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, Warner Bros Interactive EntertainmentMortal Kombat X, Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, NintendoSplatoon, Nintendo, Best Multiplayer Game, Best Multiplayer Game, NintendoSplatoon, Nintendo, Best Shooter, Best Shooter, OpTic Gaming, OpTic Gaming, Best ESports Team, Best ESports Team, Microsoft StudiosOri and the Blind Forest, Microsoft Studios, Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction, Moon StudiosOri and the Blind Forest, Moon Studios, Best Art Direction, Best Art Direction, Kojima ProductionsMetal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Kojima Productions, Best Action/Adventure, Best Action/Adventure, BioWareDragon Age: Inquisition, BioWare, Game Of The Year, Game Of The Year, Electronic ArtsDragon Age: Inquisition, Electronic Arts, Game Of The Year, Game Of The Year, BioWareDragon Age: Inquisition, BioWare, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, The Game Award for Best Role Playing Game, Blizzard EntertainmentHearthstone, Blizzard Entertainment, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, Best Mobile/Handheld Game, CD ProjektThe Witcher 3: Wild Hunt, CD Projekt, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, The Game Award for Most Anticipated Game, Trey ParkerSouth Park: The Stick of Truth, Trey Parker, Best Performance, Best Performance, Yacht Club GamesShovel Knight, Yacht Club Games, Best Independent Game, Best Independent Game, Nadeshot, Nadeshot, Best ESports Player, Best ESports Player, TotalBiscuit, TotalBiscuit, Trending Gamer Award, Trending Gamer Award, Sora LtdSuper Smash Bros for Wii U, Sora Ltd, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, Bandai Namco EntertainmentSuper Smash Bros for Wii U, Bandai Namco Entertainment, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, NintendoSuper Smash Bros for Wii U, Nintendo, Best Fighting Game, Best Fighting Game, Ubisoft MontrealFar Cry 4, Ubisoft Montreal, Best Shooter, Best Shooter, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Ninjas in Pyjamas, Best ESports Team, Best ESports Team, Monolith ProductionsMiddle-earth: Shadow of Mordor, Monolith Productions, Best Action/Adventure, Best Action/Adventure, Martin O'DonnellDestiny, Martin O'Donnell, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Score/Soundtrack, Michael SalvatoriDestiny, Michael Salvatori, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Score/Soundtrack, C Paul JohnsonDestiny, C Paul Johnson, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Score/Soundtrack, Paul McCartneyDestiny, Paul McCartney, Best Score/Soundtrack, Best Score/Soundtrack, Ubisoft MontpellierValiant Hearts: The Great War, Ubisoft Montpellier, Best Narrative, Best Narrative | ||
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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 had worked on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years.
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History
From 2003 to 2013, Spike TV promoted and televised the Spike Video Game Awards (abbreviated VGA) near the end of each calendar year to honor video games releases during that year. Geoff Keighley served as the producer and often host for these shows. In 2013, Spike opted to rename the awards from VGA to VGX as to reflect that they wanted to focus more on next-generation games that were being ushered in by the onset of the eighth generation of consoles, as well as bringing comedian Joel McHale to co-host alongside Keighley. The 2013 show was considered to be disappointing and aimed as a more commercial work rather than a celebration of video game achievements.
Keighley opted to drop out from further involvement in the VGX, allowing Spike to retain ownership of the property; in November 2014, Spike TV announced that they had opted to drop the awards show in its entirety. Instead, Keighley worked with several entities within the industry, including console hardware manufacturers Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, and several large publishers, to financially back and craft a new awards show, the Game Awards, with Spike's blessing. Keighley was able to secure space for hosting the live event. Without a broadcaster, Keighley and the entities agreed to stream the live show on the consoles' networks and on Valve Corporation's Steam service, as to be able to reach a much larger audience than Spike TV previously had.
Process
The Game Awards has an advisory committee which includes representatives from hardware manufactures Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and AMD, and software publishers Electronic Arts, Activision, Rockstar Games, Telltale Games, Ubisoft, Valve, and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment. This committee selects around thirty influential video game news organizations that will be able to nominate and subsequently vote on the video games in several categories. The advisory committee otherwise does not participate in the nomination or voting process. During the nomination round, each of the news outlets provides a list of games in several categories; games for the eSports-related categories are chosen by a specific subset of these outlets. The committee complies the nominations and selects the most-nominated titles for voting by these same outlets.
2014
The 2014 ceremony took place at The AXIS on December 5, 2014.
2015
The 2015 ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater on December 3, 2015.
2016
The 2016 ceremony took place at the Microsoft Theater on December 1, 2016.