The Game Awards 2015 | |
Venue: | Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, United States |
Country: | United States |
Host: | Geoff Keighley |
Most Awards: |
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Most Nominations: | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (6) |
Award1 Type: | Game of the Year |
Award1 Winner: | The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt |
Award2 Type: | Industry Icon Award |
Award2 Winner: | Brett Sperry and Louis Castle (Westwood Studios) |
Previous: | 2014 |
Main: | The Game Awards |
Next: | 2016 |
Viewership: | 2.3 million |
The Game Awards 2015 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2015. It was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 3, 2015. won the show's Game of the Year award. The event featured live performances from Chvrches, Ben Harper, Stephanie Joosten and Deadmau5.[1]
The ceremony featured several game premieres,[2] including Telltale Games's and , Double Fine Productions's Psychonauts 2 and Harmonix's Rock Band VR. There were also new trailers for upcoming games, including Ubisoft's Far Cry Primal, Naughty Dog's , Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break and Cloud Imperium Games's Star Citizen. Ports and remasters were also announced including an Xbox One port for Psyonix's Rocket League and a remastered version of Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex.
The broadcast saw a total viewership of around 2.3 million.[3]
The nominees for The Game Awards 2015 were announced on November 13, 2015. Candidate games must have a commercial release date on or before November 24, 2015, in order to be eligible.[4]
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 3, 2015.[4] Winners are shown first in bold, and indicated with a double-dagger (‡).[5]
Most Anticipated Game | Esports Player of the Year | |
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Esports Team of the Year | Esports Game of the Year | |
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Trending Gamer | Best Fan Creation | |
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Nominations | Game |
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6 | |
4 | Her Story |
Ori and the Blind Forest | |
3 | |
Bloodborne | |
Fallout 4 | |
Life Is Strange | |
Rocket League | |
Splatoon | |
Undertale | |
2 | |
Rise of the Tomb Raider | |
Super Mario Maker |
Awards | Game |
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2 | Her Story |
Rocket League | |
Splatoon | |