Geoff Keighley will present the 2020 Game Awards to the best games from this past year on December 10th. But first, let’s travel back in time to an earlier incarnation of the show and see what was big in gaming in… 2015.
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt racked up more nominations than any other title at the 2015 Game Awards, and it easily waltzed away with the “Game of the Year” prize. The game also secured the “Best Role Playing Game” statuette during the show, as well as “Developer of the Year” honors for CD Projekt Red.
While The Witcher 3 is known for its massive size, two smaller games also collected multiple awards during the 2015 ceremony. Sam Barlow’s Her Story took home the awards for “Best Narrative” and “Best Performance” (which was given to actress Viva Seifert). And Rocket League knocked two into the goal when it won for both “Best Independent Game” and “Best Sports/Racing Game.”
Nintendo also had a good night at the Game Awards in 2015 as Splatoon earned a pair of awards for its unique take on the multiplayer shooter (specifically, “Best Multiplayer” and “Best Shooter”), and “Best Family Game” went to Super Mario Maker.
Mortal Kombat X (“Best Fighting Game”), Life Is Strange (“Games For Change Award”), Ori and the Blind Forest (“Best Art Direction”), and Lara Croft Go (“Best Mobile/Handheld Game”) each won a single award.
Finally, Hideo Kojima’s Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain won “Best Action/Adventure Game” and “Best Score/Soundtrack,” though host Geoff Keighley explained that he couldn’t accept either award in person as Konami had barred him from the event. While that turn of events was a bit shocking (and frankly, rather petty), the biggest surprise from the 2015 Game Awards might have been that Bethesda’s Fallout 4 was completely shut out.
A complete list of all the winners and nominees from the 2015 Game Awards can be found after the break.
Jury-Voted Categories
Game of the Year
- WINNER: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Super Mario Maker
Developer of the Year
- WINNER: CD Projekt Red
- Bethesda Game Studios
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
Best Independent Game
- WINNER: Rocket League
- Axiom Verge
- Her Story
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Undertale
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- WINNER: Lara Croft Go
- Downwell
- Fallout Shelter
- Monster Hunter 4 Ultimate
- Pac-Man 256
Best Narrative
- WINNER: Her Story
- Life is Strange
- Tales From the Borderlands
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Until Dawn
Best Performance
- WINNER: Viva Seifert (As Hannah Smith) – Her Story
- Ashly Burch (As Chloe Price) – Life Is Strange
- Camilla Luddington (As Lara Croft) – Rise of the Tomb Raider
- Doug Cockle (As Geralt) – The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Mark Hamill (As The Joker) – Batman: Arkham Knight
Best Art Direction
- WINNER: Ori and the Blind Forest
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Score/Soundtrack
- WINNER:Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Fallout 4
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Shooter
- WINNER: Splatoon
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Star Wars: Battlefront
Best Action/Adventure Game
- WINNER: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
Best Role-Playing Game
- WINNER: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Pillars of Eternity
- Undertale
Best Fighting Game
- WINNER: Mortal Kombat X
- Guilty Gear Xrd Sign
- Rise of Incarnates
- Rising Thunder
Best Family Game
- WINNER: Super Mario Maker
- Disney Infinity: Star Wars
- Lego Dimensions
- Skylanders SuperChargers
- Splatoon
Best Sports/Racing Game
- WINNER: Rocket League
- FIFA 16
- Forza Motorsport 6
- NBA 2K16
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
Best Multiplayer
- WINNER: Splatoon
- Call of Duty: Black Ops III
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Rocket League
Games For Change
- WINNER: Life Is Strange
- Cibele
- Her Story
- Sunset
- Undertale
Fan’s Choice
Most Anticipated Game
- WINNER: No Man’s Sky
- Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Quantum Break
- The Last Guardian
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Esports Player of the Year
- WINNER: Kenny “KennyS” Schrub (Team EnVyUs) – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1) – League of Legends
- Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer (Fnatic) – Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Peter “ppd” Dager (Evil Geniuses) – Dota 2
- Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan (Evil Geniuses) – Dota 2
Esports Team of the Year
- WINNER: Optic Gaming
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- SK Telecom T1
- Team SoloMid
Esports Game of the Year
- WINNER: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- Dota 2
- Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
- League of Legends
Trending Gamer
- WINNER: Greg Miller
- Total Biscuit
- Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
- Markiplier
- PewDiePie
Best Fan Creation
- WINNER: Portal Stories: Mel
- Grand Theft Auto V: Targets
- Real Grand Theft Auto
- Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls