On December 3, 2015, the second annual Game Awards were held in Los Angeles. Produced by Geoff Keighley, who formerly produced the Spike Video Game Awards, the awards are a celebration of some of the best things the industry has to offer. 22 awards were given away, with six of them being Fan Favorite categories. The categories, nominees and winners are as follow.
Game of the Year
- Bloodborne - FromSoftware
- Fallout 4 - Bethesda Game Studios
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Kojima Productions
- Super Mario Maker - Nintendo
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projeckt Red
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Developer of the Year
- Bethesda Game Studios
- CD Projekt Red
- FromSoftware
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
Winner: CD Projekt Red
Best Independent Game
- Axiom Verge - Tom Happ
- Her Story - Sam Barlow
- Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
- Rocket League - Psyonix
- Undertale - tobyfox
Winner: Rocket League
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Downwell - Moppin
- Fallout Shelter - Bethesda Game Studios
- Lara Croft Go - Square Enix Montreal
- Monster Hunter 4: Ultimate - Capcom
- Pac-Man 256 - Hipster Whale
Winner: Lara Croft Go 
Best Narrative
- Her Story - Sam Barlow
- Tales from the Borderlands - TellTale Games
- Life is Strange -Dontnod Entertainment
- Until Dawn - Supermassive Games
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projeckt Red
Winner: Her Story
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Halo 5: Guardians - 343 Industries
- Fallout 4 -Bethesda Game Studios
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain -Kojima Productions
- Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projeckt Red
Winner: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch as Chloe Price - Life is Strange
- Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft - Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Mark Hamill as the Joker - Batman Arkham Knight
- Viva Seifert - Her Story
- Doug Cockle as Geralt - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Winner: Viva Seifert - Her Story
Games for Impact
- Cibele - Star Maid Games
- Her Story - Sam Barlow
- Life is Strange - Dontnod Entertainment
- Sunset - Tale of Tales
- Undertale - tobyfox
Winner: Life is Strange
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Treyarch
- Destiny: The Taken King - Bungie
- Halo 5: Guardians - 343 Industries
- Splatoon - Nintendo
- Star Wars Battlefront - DICE
Winner: Splatoon
Best Action/Adventure
- Assassin's Creed Syndicate - Ubisoft Quebec
- Batman: Arkham Knight - Rockstedy Studios
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Kojima Productions
- Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
- Rise of the Tomb Raider - Crystal Dynamics
Winner: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
Best Role Playing Game
- Bloodborne - FromSoftware
- Fallout 4 -Bethesda Game Studios
- Undertale - tobyfox
- Pillars of Eternity - Obsidian Entertainment
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projeckt Red
Winner: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Fighting Game
- Guilty Gear XRD -Sign- -Arc System Works
- Mortal Kombat X - NetherRealm Studios
- Rise of Incarnates - Bandai Namco Entertainment
- Rising Thunder - Radiant Entertainment
Winner: Mortal Kombat X
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0 - Avalanche Studios
- LEGO Dimensions - Traveller's Tales
- Skylanders: Superchargers - Vicarious Visions
- Splatoon - Nintendo
- Super Mario Maker - Nintendo
Winner: Super Mario Maker
Best Sports/Racing Game
- Fifa 16 - EA Canada
- Forza Motorsports 6 - Turn 10 Studios
- NBA 2k16 - Visual Concepts
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 - PES Productions
- Rocket League - Psyonix
Winner: Rocker League
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3 - Treyarch
- Destiny: The Taken King - Bungie
- Halo 5: Guardians - 343 Industries
- Rocket League - Psyonix
- Splatoon - Nintendo
Winner: Splatoon
Best Art Direction
- Bloodborne - FromSoftware
- Batman: Arkham Knight - Rockstedy Studios
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain -Kojima Productions
- Ori and the Blind Forest - Moon Studios
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projeckt Red
Winner: Ori and the Blind Forest
Fan's Choice Categories
Esports Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warefare - Sledgehammer Games
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive - Valve
- DOTA 2 - Valve
- Hearthstone - Blizzard Entertainment
- League of Legends - Riot Games
Winner: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Best Fan Creation
- GTAV - Targets - Hoodoo Operators
- Portal Stories: Mel - Prism Studios
- Real GTA - Corridor Digital
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls - Twitch Community
Winner: Portal Stories: Mel
Trending Gamer
- Christopher “Montecristo” Mykles
- Greg Miller
- Markiplier
- Pewdiepie
- TotalBiscuit
Winner: Greg Miller
Esports Team of the Year
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- Optic Gaming
- SK Telecom T1
- Team Solomid
Winner: Optic Gaming
Esports Player of the Year
- Kenny "Kennys" Schrub - Team EnVyUs
- Lee "Faker" Sang-Hyeok - SK Telecom T1
- Olof "Olofmeister" Kajbjer - Fnatic
- Peter "PPD" Dager - Evil Geniuses
- Syed Sumail "Suma1l" Hassan - Evil Geniuses
Winner: Kenny "Kennys" Schrub
Most Anticipated Game
- Horizon Zero Dawn - Guerrilla Games
- No Man's Sky - Hello Games
- Quantum Break - Remedy Entertainment
- The Last Guardian - GenDesign
- Uncharted 4 - Naughty Dog
Winner: No Man's Sky
Source: The Game Awards
Images: The Game Awards, IB Times
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