Geoff Keighley is back at it again with his third annual production of The Game Awards. Mostly meant to be a celebration of the hard work game developers have put forth over the past year, this event also brings many announcements and reveals. In case you weren’t able to check out the show, here’s everything that was announced during The Game Awards 2016.
- During the pre-show, The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild had a new trailer debuted
- The latest content for Rocket League was revealed, called “Starbase ARC,” which is expected to release on December 7, 2016
- Randy Pitchford of Gearbox announced Gearbox Publishing, with the first project being Bulletstorm: Full Clip Edition, releasing April 7, 2017. He also announced you’ll be able to play as Duke Nukem in the game
- As the show started, Hideo Kojima was granted the industry icon award he deserved
- Immediately after, Kojima debuted a new trailer for Death Stranding, his upcoming project from his new studio
- A new sneak peek for the Assassin’s Creed film was shown
- A teaser for Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy series was shown and revealed to be coming soon
- A new game titled Dauntless was premiered, coming in 2017
- A new trailer for Boss Key Productions’ Lawbreakers was debuted
- Prey received a new trailer, with more to be revealed by Game Informer this month
- More gameplay footage of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild was provided by Nintendo Treehouse
- The next Shovel Knight expansion, titled “Specter of Torment,” premiered and is coming Spring 2017
- A new trailer for Halo Wars 2 premiered, and pre-ordering the Ultimate Edition grants early access to Halo Wars: Definitive Edition
- Telltale’s The Walking Dead: A New Frontier will premiere with 2 episodes on December 20, 2016. A trailer for the upcoming game was shown
- Gameplay for Mass Effect: Andromeda was premiered
Along with all of these awesome reveals and announcements, the awards were granted with some fantastic speeches and applause to accompany. You can view the results, as well as the entire show, below.
Winners:
- Game of the Year: Overwatch
- Best Studio/Game Direction: Blizzard, Overwatch
- Best Narrative: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Best Art Direction: Inside
- Best Music/Sound Design: Doom
- Best Performance: Nolan North, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- Games for Impact Award: That Dragon, Cancer
- Best Independent Game: Inside
- Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Pokémon GO
- Best VR Game: Rez Infinite
- Best Action Game: Doom
- Best Action/Adventure Game: Dishonored 2
- Best Role Playing Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood And Wine
- Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter V
- Best Family Game: Pokémon GO
- Best Strategy Game: Civilization VI
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3
- Best Multiplayer Game: Overwatch
- Best Esports Player: Marcelo “Coldzera” David, SK Gaming
- Best Esports Team: Cloud9
- Best Esports Game: Overwatch
- Trending Gamer: Boogie2988
Best Fan Creation:- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- Industry Icon: Hideo Kojima
How did this show compare to last year’s? Excited for any of the announced titles? Disagree with any of the awards? Let us know in the comments.