It shouldn’t even come as a surprise. The awards season for video games is here, and we’re quite pleased that Overwatch bagged the Game of the Year title in The Game Awards 2016 held in Los Angeles on December 1st. The game also took home several other awards such as Best Game Direction, Best Multiplayer, and Best Esports Game. It was also nominated for Best Art Direction and Best Action Game.

Other nominees for Game of the Year include: DOOM, Inside, Titanfall 2,  and Uncharted 4 A Thief’s End.

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Here’s the full list of The Game Awards 2016 nominees and winners (in YELLOW font):

GAME OF THE YEAR:

• DOOM
• Inside
• Overwatch 
• Titanfall 2
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

BEST GAME DIRECTION:

• Blizzard (for Overwatch)
• DICE (for Battlefield 1)
• id Software (for DOOM)
• Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
• Respawn (for Titanfall 2)

BEST NARRATIVE:

• Firewatch
• Inside
• Mafia 3
• Oxenfree 
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End 

BEST ART DIRECTION:

• Abzu 
• Firewatch
• Inside 
• Overwatch
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

BEST MUSIC/SOUND DESIGN:

• Battlefield 1
• DOOM
• Inside
• Rez Infinite
• Thumper

BEST PERFORMANCE:

• Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3
• Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch
• Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• Rich Summer as Henry, Firewatch
• Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

GAMES FOR IMPACT:

• 1979 Revolution
• Block’hood
• Orwell
• Sea Hero Quest
• That Dragon, Cancer

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME:

• Firewatch
• Hyper Light Drifter 
• Inside
• Stardew Valley
• The Witness

BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD:

• Clash Royale
• Fire Emblem Fates
• Monster Hunter Generations
• Pokemon Go
• Severed

BEST VR GAME:

• Batman: Arkham VR
• EVE: Valkyrie 
• Job Simulator 
• Rez Infinite 
• Thumper

BEST ACTION GAME:

• Battlefield 1
• DOOM
• Gears of War 4 
• Overwatch
• Titanfall 2

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME:

• Dishonored 2 
• Hitman 
• Hyper Light Drifter
• Ratchet & Clank
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

BEST RPG:

• Dark Souls 3 
• Deus Ex: Mankind Divided 
• The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Blood and Wine
• World of Warcraft: Legion
• Xenoblade Chronicles X 

BEST FIGHTING GAME:

• Killer Instinct Season 3
• King of Fighters 14
• Pokken Tournament 
• Street Fighter 5

BEST STRATEGY GAME:

• Civilization 6
• Fire Emblem Fates
• The Banner Saga 2 
• Total War: Warhammer
• XCOM 2 

BEST FAMILY GAME:

• Dragon Quest Builders
• Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens 
• Pokemon Go
• Ratchet & Clank
• Skylanders: Imaginators 

BEST SPORTS/RACING:

• FIFA 17 
• Forza Horizon 3 
• MLB The Show 16
• NBA 2K17
• Pro Evolution Soccer 2017

BEST MULTIPLAYER:

• Battlefield 1
• Gears of War 4
• Overcooked 
• Overwatch 
• Titanfall 2
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME:

• God of War
• Horizon: Zero Dawn 
• Mass Effect: Andromeda 
• Red Dead Redemption 2 
• The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

TRENDING GAMER:

• AngryJoeShow
• Boogie2988
• Danny O’Dwyer
• JackSepticEye
• Lirik

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 Seeon-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 (DOTA2)
• SK Gaming
• ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
• Cloud 9

BEST ESPORTS GAME:

• Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
• DOTA2
• League of Legends
• Overwatch
• Street Fighter 5

Do you agree with the list of chosen winners? Which game do you think should have won Game of the Year? Give us a shout out in the comments!

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