The Game Awards 2016

The Game Awards 2016
2016 Logo used for The Game Awards
DateDecember 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
VenueMicrosoft Theater, Los Angeles, United States
CountryUnited States
Hosted byGeoff Keighley
Highlights
Most awardsOverwatch (4)
Most nominationsUncharted 4: A Thief's End (8)
Game of the YearOverwatch
Industry Icon AwardHideo Kojima
Websitethegameawards.com
Viewership3.8 million
← 2015 · The Game Awards · 2017 →

The Game Awards 2016 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2016. It was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 1, 2016, and was live streamed across several platforms. At the event, Overwatch won Game of the Year, Blizzard Entertainment won Best Studio, and game designer Hideo Kojima was honored with the Industry Icon Award.

Broadcast and viewership

The Game Awards broadcast was streamed on December 1, 2016 at 5:30 pm PST across several video sharing sites, including YouTube and Twitch, as well as on the gaming services Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam.[1] For the first time, the YouTube stream included options for virtual reality and 4K resolution.[2] Keighley and other event organizers worked with Tencent QQ to have the show livestreamed and translated for Chinese viewers using Tencent's QQ and WeChat clients, and to participate in the Fans Choice Awards; the two services combined had potential for more than 1.5 billion additional viewers. Keighley identified that with China's ban on video games having been lifted in 2015, it has become one of the fastest growing markets for video games, and obtained the Tencent deal was "really an experiment" to see how well the awards presentation would be taken there.[3]

Keighley served at the host of the live event from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The event featured live performances by Run the Jewels[4] the Doom soundtrack by Mick Gordon,[5] and Rae Sremmurd.[6]

The event included new gameplay videos for several upcoming games. Prior to the event, Keighley stated that the show would have less reliance on computer generated (CGI) trailers and more on in-game footage, which was due to the effect of No Man's Sky's misleading marketing earlier in the year.[7] Among games shown during the broadcast included Mass Effect: Andromeda,[8] The Walking Dead: A New Frontier,[9] Prey,[10] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,[11] Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment,[12] Halo Wars 2,[13] Death Stranding,[14] Dauntless from Phoenix Labs,[15] a Bulletstorm remaster,[16] Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy,[17] LawBreakers,[18] Warframe,[19] Assassin's Creed: The VR Experience, and clips from the 2016 Assassin's Creed film.[20] Breath of the Wild was also featured in the pre-show.[21]

With the addition of streaming to Asian audiences, the broadcast saw a total viewership of about 3.8 million, an increase of 65% from the 2015 show.[22]

The show is infamous for its marketing tie-in with Schick razor blades. Hydrobot, a buff, humanoid robot with a razor blade head, appeared throughout the show and posed with game developer Hideo Kojima. The stunt was criticized for its commercialized nature.[23]

Winners and nominees

The nominees for The Game Awards 2016 were announced on November 16, 2016.[24] Candidate games must have had a commercial release date on or before November 24, 2016, in order to be eligible.[24] On November 21, The Game Awards dropped fangames AM2R and Pokémon Uranium from their "Best Fan Creation" nominee list. During a stream before the event, Keighley elaborated more on the situation and explained that the fangames were not legally cleared by Nintendo, who owns the rights to the intellectual property of both games, to be included on the show.[25][26]

Most of the winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 1, 2016[24] with the exception of the "Best Fan Creation" category.[27] Winners are shown first in bold, and indicated with a double-dagger (‡) .[28]

Jury-voted awards

Game of the Year Best Game Direction
Best Narrative Best Art Direction
Best Music/Sound Design Best Performance
Games for Impact Best Independent Game
Best Mobile/Handheld Game Best VR Game
Best Action Game Best Action/Adventure
Best Role Playing Game Best Fighting Game
Best Strategy Game Best Family Game
Best Sports/Racing Game Best Multiplayer

Fan's choice awards

Most Anticipated Game Trending Gamer
Best Fan Creation Esports Player of the Year
Esports Team of the Year Esports Game of the Year

Honorary awards

Industry Icon Award

Games with multiple nominations and awards

References

Notes

  1. ^ a b Nomination removed following a DMCA takedown notice by Nintendo

Footnotes

  1. ^ Good, Owen (November 30, 2016). "How to watch The Game Awards on Thursday Night". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Wouk, Kris (November 30, 2016). "YouTube brings 4K resolution to its live-streams, even for 360-degree video". Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 25, 2016). "The Game Awards just found an extra 1.5B viewers". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Run the Jewels to Perform at Game Awards". thegameawards.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ @thegameawards (November 25, 2016). "Thursday night, don't miss the first live performance of @DOOM soundtrack @thegameawards, led by composer @Mick_Gordon and special guests!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @geoffkeighley (November 30, 2016). "LIVE on #Periscope: Rehearsals for Game Awards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 17, 2016). "The Game Awards will deliver more gameplay, less CGI thanks to No Man's Sky". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Saed, Sherif (November 7, 2016). "First Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay footage to be shown at The Game Awards 2016". VG247. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Perusco, Laura (November 22, 2016). "'The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier' Premieres December 20th". Telltale Games. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "Prey Gameplay Confirmed for The Game Awards 2016". Gamerant. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild "exclusive look" coming at The Game Awards 2016". Nintendo Everything. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Want to see the latest on what we've... - Yacht Club Games - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  13. ^ Bonnie Ross. "Bonnie Ross on Twitter: "Can't wait to watch @thegameawards tonight to see our latest Halo Wars 2 trailer". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  14. ^ Parkin, Jeffrey (December 1, 2016). "Kojima premieres new Death Stranding trailer at Game Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  15. ^ Phoenix Labs (December 1, 2016). "Phoenix Labs on Twitter: "We are proud to announce that we will be revealing our debut title at @thegameawards tonight. Tune in at 530 PST". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  16. ^ Geoff Keighley (December 1, 2016). "Geoff Keighley on Twitter: "LIVE on #Periscope: Almost time for Game Awards". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  17. ^ "deadspin-quote-carrot-aligned-w-bgr-2". Kotaku.com. December 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  18. ^ Crespo, Brandon (December 1, 2016). "The Game Awards 2016: New LawBreakers gameplay trailer". Fansided.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  19. ^ "Attention Console Tenno! The War Within Coming in December - Warframe". MMORPG.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  20. ^ "Assassin's Creed Movie and VR Experience Coming". The Game Awards. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  21. ^ @geoffkeighley (November 30, 2016). "Don't miss @thegameawards pre-show at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT tomorrow. We will have an exclusive look at Zelda there. More in show..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Crecente, Brian (December 6, 2016). "The Game Awards audience up 65 percent to 3.8M". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  23. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (December 7, 2018). "The Game Awards has made its peace with what it can and cant do". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  24. ^ a b c Sarkar, Samit (November 16, 2016). "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2016". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  25. ^ "Why Fan-Made Games Like Pokemon Uranium Won't Be At The 2016 Game Awards". CINEMABLEND. November 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  26. ^ Bogos, Steven (November 21, 2016). "Pokemon Uranium, AM2R Removed From The Game Award's "Best Fan Creation" List". The Escapist. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  27. ^ Danielle, Taylor (December 2, 2016). "Best Fan Creation's Quiet Disappearance From The Game Awards Is Still a Mystery". Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  28. ^ Stark, Chelsea (December 1, 2016). "The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list". Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  29. ^ Paget, Mat (November 17, 2016). "Blocked From Attending Last Year, Hideo Kojima to Receive Award Next Month". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2016.

Read other articles:

كاستيلو دي غراسيمونيوزا

  كاستيلو دي غراسيمونيوزا (بالإسبانية: Castillo de Garcimuñoz)‏[1]   - بلدية -    كاستيلو دي غراسيمونيوزا كاستيلو دي غراسيمونيوزا تقسيم إداري البلد إسبانيا[2]  [3] المقاطعة قونكة خصائص جغرافية إحداثيات 39°39′37″N 2°22′48″W / 39.660277777778°N 2.38°W / 39.66027...

 

Strada statale 285 di Caccamo

Strada statale 285di CaccamoLocalizzazioneStato Italia Regioni Sicilia DatiClassificazioneStrada statale InizioTermini Imerese FineSS 121 presso Roccapalumba Lunghezza32,440[1] km Provvedimento di istituzioneD.M. 16/11/1959 - G.U. 41 del 18/02/1960[2] GestoreANAS Manuale La strada statale 285 di Caccamo (SS 285) è una strada statale italiana della Sicilia che attraversa l'omonimo comune. Indice 1 Descrizione 1.1 Tabella percorso 2 Note 3 Altri progetti Descrizione La str...

 

هانتينغتون باي (نيويورك)

هانتينغتون باي   الإحداثيات 40°54′06″N 73°24′47″W / 40.9017°N 73.4131°W / 40.9017; -73.4131  [1] تقسيم إداري  البلد الولايات المتحدة[2]  التقسيم الأعلى مقاطعة سوفولك  خصائص جغرافية  المساحة 4.907364 كيلومتر مربع4.90736 كيلومتر مربع (1 أبريل 2010)  ارتفاع 5 متر  عدد ا...

Alberto Natusch

55th President of Bolivia (November 1979) This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed.Find sources: Alberto Natusch – news · newspapers · books · scholar · JSTOR (January 2013) (Learn how and when to remove this template message) In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Natusch and the second or ...

 

Irredentismo

Mappa dell'Italia negli anni '30: in rosa i territori del Regno d'Italia (1918-1940); in verde i territori che facevano parte degli ex stati italiani, rivendicati dai nazionalisti italiani (terre irredente); in viola altri territori con popolazione italica che facevano parte degli ex stati italiani Le aspirazioni irredentiste nei Balcani nel 1912 L'irredentismo è l'aspirazione di un popolo a completare la propria unità territoriale nazionale acquisendo terre soggette al dominio straniero, o...

 

SRF zwei

SRF zweiCaractéristiquesCréation 1er septembre 1997Propriétaire Schweizer Radio und FernsehenLangue Allemand, suisse allemand, romanchePays SuisseStatut Généraliste nationale publiqueSiège social ZurichAncien nom SF 2 (1997-2005)SF zwei (2005-2012)Site web www.srf.chDiffusionAnalogique NonNumérique OuiSatellite Hot Bird 8Câble  OuiIPTV  OuiChronologieSchweiz 4modifier - modifier le code - modifier Wikidata SRF zwei est une chaîne de télévision généraliste publique suiss...

Unione Sportiva Catanzaro 1986-1987

Voce principale: Unione Sportiva Catanzaro. US CatanzaroStagione 1986-1987 Sport calcio Squadra Catanzaro Allenatore Claudio Tobia Presidente Giuseppe Albano Serie C11º nel girone B (promosso in Serie B) Coppa ItaliaPrimo turno Maggiori presenzeCampionato: Zunico (34) Miglior marcatoreCampionato: Palanca (17) 1985-1986 1987-1988 Si invita a seguire il modello di voce Questa voce raccoglie le informazioni riguardanti l'Unione Sportiva Catanzaro nelle competizioni ufficiali della sta...

 

1

Zie 1 (doorverwijspagina) voor andere betekenissen van 1. 1 Eeuwen: 1e eeuw v.C. · 1e eeuw n.C. · 2e eeuw Decennia: 9-1 v.Chr. · 1-9 · 10-19 Jaren: << · < · 1 v.Chr. · 1 · 2 · > · >> Jaartelling in verschillende culturen Ab urbe condita: 754 DCCLIV Chinese jaartelling: 2697 – 2698丁申 – 戊酉 Christelijke jaartelling: 1 I Hebreeuwse jaartelling: 3761 – 3762...

 

Beaver

Genus of semiaquatic rodents that build dams and lodges For other uses, see Beaver (disambiguation). BeaverTemporal range: Late Miocene – Recent North American beaver (Castor canadensis) Scientific classification Domain: Eukaryota Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Rodentia Family: Castoridae Subfamily: Castorinae Genus: CastorLinnaeus, 1758 Type species Castor fiber[1]Linnaeus, 1758 Species C. canadensis – North American beaverC. fiber – Eura...

Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz

Questa voce o sezione sull'argomento scrittori tedeschi non cita le fonti necessarie o quelle presenti sono insufficienti. Puoi migliorare questa voce aggiungendo citazioni da fonti attendibili secondo le linee guida sull'uso delle fonti. Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz Jakob Michael Reinhold Lenz (Cēsvaine, 23 gennaio 1751 – Mosca, 4 giugno 1792) è stato uno scrittore tedesco, uno dei maggiori rappresentanti dello Sturm und Drang. Indice 1 Biografia 1.1 Principali opere 2 Fonti 3 Note ...

 

Halstenbek

Halstenbek. Halstenbek adalah kota yang terletak di distrik Pinneberg, Schleswig-Holstein, Jerman. Kota Halstenbek memiliki luas sebesar 12.6 km². Halstenbek pada tahun 2006, memiliki penduduk sebanyak 16.200 jiwa. lbsKota dan kotamadya di Pinneberg (distrik) Appen Barmstedt Bevern Bilsen Bokel Bokholt-Hanredder Bönningstedt Borstel-Hohenraden Brande-Hörnerkirchen Bullenkuhlen Ellerbek Ellerhoop Elmshorn Groß Nordende Groß Offenseth-Aspern Halstenbek Haselau Haseldorf Hasloh Heede H...

 

Campionato centramericano femminile di pallacanestro 1985

FIBA Centrobasket for Women 1985 Sport Pallacanestro Zona FIBA FIBA Americas Paese ospitante  Messico Periodo 10 - 15 maggio Squadre 6  Podio Cuba (4º titolo) Messico Rep. Dominicana Il 6º Campionato dell'America Centrale e Caraibico Femminile di Pallacanestro FIBA (noto anche come FIBA Centrobasket for Women 1985) si è svolto dal 10 al 15 maggio 1985 a Puebla in Messico. Il torneo è stato vinto dalla nazionale cubana. I FIBA Centrobasket sono una manifestazione contesa da...

Line 24 (Guangzhou Metro)

Proposed metro line in Guangzhou, China Line 24 24 OverviewNative name广州地铁24号线StatusUnder constructionOwnerCity of GuangzhouTerminiGuangzhou North Railway StationSun Yat-sen Memorial HallStations18ServiceTypeRapid transitSystemGuangzhou MetroServices1Operator(s)Guangzhou Metro CorporationTechnicalLine length31.7 km (19.70 mi)Number of tracks2CharacterUndergroundTrack gauge1,435 mm (4 ft 8+1⁄2 in)Operating speed100 km/h (62.14 ...

 

Midland Daily News

Midland Daily NewsTypeDaily newspaperFormatBroadsheetOwner(s)Hearst CorporationEditorDave ClarkFounded1937; 87 years ago (1937)HeadquartersMidland, Michigan, U.S.Circulation5,115 (as of 2022)[1]Websiteourmidland.com The Midland Daily News is a daily newspaper which serves Midland County, Michigan. The offices for the paper are located at 219 East Main Street in downtown Midland; the paper is widely circulated around Midland County. The newspaper also prints the s...

 

Diego Lerman

Argentine film director, writer and producer Lerman at the 2011 Miami International Film Festival showing of The Invisible Eye Diego Lerman (born March 24, 1976, in Buenos Aires, Argentina) is an Argentine film director, producer and screenplay writer. He works mainly in the cinema of Argentina.[1] Directing and screenplay filmography La Prueba (1999) Tan de repente (2002) a.k.a. Suddenly (also produced) La Guerra de los gimnasios (2005) (also produced) Mientras tanto (2006) a.k.a. Me...

2001 Norwegian Football Cup

Football tournament season 2001 Norwegian Football CupNorgesmesterskapet i fotball for herrerTournament detailsCountry NorwayTeams128 (main competition)Defending championsOdd GrenlandFinal positionsChampionsViking (5th title)Runner-upBryneTournament statisticsMatches played127Goals scored513 (4.04 per match)← 20002002 → Ullevaal Stadion, Oslo - venue for the Norwegian Cup final The 2001 Norwegian Football Cup was the 96th edition of the Norwegian Foot...

 

Arab Spring

Protests and revolutions in the Arab world in the 2010s This article is about the demonstrations and revolts in the Arab world in the early 2010s. For other Arab revolts, see Arab Revolt (disambiguation). Arab Spring Clockwise from the upper left corner:Protesters gathered at Tahrir Square in Cairo, Egypt, 9 February 2011;Habib Bourguiba Boulevard, protesters in Tunis, Tunisia, 14 January 2011;dissidents in Sanaa, Yemen, calling for president Ali Abdullah Saleh to resign on 3 February 2011;cr...

 

A*-Algorithmus

Der A*-Algorithmus („A Stern“ oder englisch „a star“, auch A*-Suche) gehört zur Klasse der informierten Suchalgorithmen. Er dient in der Informatik der Berechnung eines kürzesten Pfades zwischen zwei Knoten in einem Graphen mit positiven Kantengewichten. Er wurde das erste Mal 1968 von Peter Hart, Nils J. Nilsson und Bertram Raphael beschrieben. Der Algorithmus gilt als Verallgemeinerung und Erweiterung des Dijkstra-Algorithmus, in vielen Fällen kann aber umgekehrt A* auch auf Dijk...

10月

この記事は検証可能な参考文献や出典が全く示されていないか、不十分です。 出典を追加して記事の信頼性向上にご協力ください。（このテンプレートの使い方）出典検索?: 10月 – ニュース · 書籍 · スカラー · CiNii · J-STAGE · NDL · dlib.jp · ジャパンサーチ · TWL (2015年6月) 「十月」はこの項目へ転送されています。雑誌につい�...

 

Minority language

Language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations. (June 2010) (Learn how and when to remove this message) A minority language is a language spoken by a minority of the population of a territory. Such people are termed linguistic minorities or language minorities. With a total number of 196 sovereign ...