Videogiochi, da FIFA 17 a Pokémon Go: le nomination ai The Game Awards 2016

DOOM, Inside, Overwatch, Titanfall 2 e Uncharted 4 si contendono il premio di “gioco dell’anno”

VIDEOGIOCHI THE GAME AWARDS 2016 / ROMA – Il prossimo 2 dicembre sarà tempo di Game Awards, evento che in pochissimi anni (è solo la terza edizione) è diventato uno dei premi più prestigiosi dell’industria videoludica.

Geoff Keighley, produttore dei The Game Awards 2015 e conduttore della cerimonia che si terrà a Los Angeles, ha annunciato le nomination per i migliori videogiochi dell'anno che verranno votati da una giuria composta dai principali giornalisti di settore e da alcune delle personalità di spicco dell'industria dell'intrattenimento digitale.

L'ambito premio per il “gioco dell'anno” sarà attribuito tra uno dei seguenti titoli: DOOM, Inside, Overwatch, Titanfall 2 e Uncharted 4.Tra gli altri titoli nelle restanti categorie ci sono Dark Souls III, Deus Ex: Mankind Divided, Pokémon Go, Clash Royale, Ratchet & Clank, Dishonored 2, Street Fighter V mentre nella categoria “Best VR” concorreranno Batman: Arkham VR, EVE: Valkyrie, Job Simulator, Rez Infinite, e Thumper.

L'elenco delle nomination:

Game of the Year
DOOM (id Software/Bethesda) 
Inside (Playdead) 
Overwatch (Blizzard) 
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts) 
Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Best Game Direction
Blizzard (per Overwatch) 
DICE (per Battlefield 1) 
id Software (per DOOM) 
Naughty Dog (per Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro) 
Respawn (per Titanfall 2)

Best Narrative
Firewatch (Campo Santo) 
Inside (Playdead) 
Mafia III (Hangar 13/2K) 
Oxenfree (Night School Studio) 
Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/SIE)

Best Art Direction
Abzu (Giant Squid/505) 
Firewatch (Campo Santo) 
Inside (Playdead) 
Overwatch (Blizzard) 
Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro (Naughty Dog/SIE)

Best Music/Sound Design
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA) 
DOOM (id/Bethesda) 
Inside (Playdead) 
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games) 
Thumper (Drool)

Best Performance
Alex Hernandez come Lincoln Clay, Mafia III 
Cissy Jones come Delilah, Firewatch 
Emily Rose come Elena, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro 
Nolan North come Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro 
Rich Summer come Henry, Firewatch 
Troy Baker come Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: Fine di un Ladro

Games for Impact
1979 Revolution (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 (Thelka, Inc.)

Best Mobile/Handheld
Clash Royale (Supercell) 
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo) 
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom) 
Pokemon Go (Niantic) 
Severed (DrinkBox Studios)

Best VR Game
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/WBIE) 
EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games) 
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs) 
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games) 
Thumper (Drool)

Best Action Game
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA) 
DOOM (id Software/Bethesda Softworks) 
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios) 
Overwatch (Blizzard) 
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA)

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: Fine di un Ladro (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) 
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard) 
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)

Best Fighting Game
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios) 
King of Fighters XIV (SNK/Atlus USA) 
Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokemon Co.) 
Street Fighter V (Capcom)

Best Strategy Game
Civilization VI (Firaxis Games/2K) 
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo) 

The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (Creative Assembly/Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games/2K)

Best Family Game
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix) 
Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/WBIE) 
Pokemon Go (Niantic) 
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) 
Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)

Best Sports/Racing
FIFA 17 (EA Canada/EA Sports) 
Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios) 
MLB The Show 16 (SCE San Diego Studio/SIE) 
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports) 
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)

Best Multiplayer
Battlefield 1 (DICE/EA) 
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios) 
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team 17) 
Overwatch (Blizzard) 
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/EA) 
Tom Clancy's Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Most Anticipated Game
God of War (Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment) 
Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment) 
Mass Effect: Andromeda (Bioware/EA) 
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games) 
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)

Trending Gamer
Boogie2988 

Danny O'Dwyer
JackSepticEye
Lirik

Best Fan Creation Project
Pokemon 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 Seeon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter V) 
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 (Valve) 
DOTA2 (Valve) 
League of Legends (Riot) 
Overwatch (Blizzard) 
Street Fighter V (Capcom) 
 

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