2015 has been a phenomenal year in video games. So much so, that it’s almost embarrassing to every other year (apart from 2004) for their lack of huge titles.
Last night, the 2015 VGAs were held in America, honouring the year in video games in the two hour event. The show gave prizes in 22 different categories ranging from Best Art Direction to Game of the Year.
GameSpotSpeaking of which, CD Projekt Red’s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt took home the ultimate prize, beating strong competition from games like Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Fallout 4.
Check out the full list of nominees and winners below.
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
- From Software
- Kojima Productions
- Nintendo
- Bethesda Game Studios
Best Independent Game
- Axiom Verge
- Her Story
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- WINNER: Rocket League
- Undertale
Best Mobile/Handheld Game
- Downwell
- Fallout Shelter
- WINNER: Lara Croft Go
- 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 Art Direction
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- Bloodborne
- Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- WINNER: Ori and the Blind Forest
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Score/Soundtrack
- Fallout 4
- Halo 5: Guardians
- WINNER: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
Best Performance
- 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)
- WINNER: Viva Seifert (Her Story)
Games for Change Award
- Cibele (Nina Freeman)
- Her Story (Sam Barlow)
- WINNER: Life Is Strange (DONTNOD Entertainment / Square Enix)
- Sunset (Tale of Tales)
- Undertale (tobyfox)
Best Shooter
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- WINNER: Splatoon
- Star Wars Battlefront
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed Syndicate
- Batman: Arkham Knight
- WINNER: Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
- Ori and the Blind Forest
- Rise of the Tomb Raider
Best Role Playing Game
- Bloodborne
- Fallout 4
- Pillars of Eternity
- WINNER: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
- Undertale
Best Fighting Game
- Guilty Gear Xrd
- WINNER: Mortal Kombat X
- Rise of Incarnates
- Rising Thunder
Best Family Game
- Disney Infinity 3.0
- Lego Dimensions
- Skylanders: SuperChargers
- Splatoon
- WINNER: Super Mario Maker
Best Sports/Racing Game
- FIFA 16
- Forza Motorsport 6
- NBA 2K16
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2016
- WINNER: Rocket League
Best Multiplayer
- Call of Duty: Black Ops 3
- Destiny: The Taken King
- Halo 5: Guardians
- Rocket League
- WINNER: Splatoon
Most Anticipated Game
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- WINNER: No Man’s Sky
- Quantum Break
- The Last Guardian
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
Esports Player of the Year
- WINNER: Kenny “KennyS” Schrub
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
- Olof “olofmeister” Kajbjer
- Peter “ppd” Dager
- Syed Sumail “Suma1L” Hassan
Esports Team of the Year
- Evil Geniuses
- Fnatic
- WINNER: Optic Gaming
- SK Telecom T1
- Team SoloMid
Esports Game of the Year
- Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare
- WINNER: Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- Dota 2
- Hearthstone
- League of Legends
Trending Gamer
- Total Biscuit
- Christopher “MonteCristo” Mykles
- WINNER: Greg Miller
- Markiplier
- PewDiePie
Best Fan Creation
- GTA V – Targets (Hoodoo Operator)
- Real GTA (Corridor Digital)
- WINNER: Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)
- Super Mario Maker e-Reader Levels (Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky)
- Twitch Plays Dark Souls (Twitch Community)
Mark is the Gaming Editor for UNILAD. Having grown up a gaming addict, he’s been deeply entrenched in culture and spends time away from work playing as much as possible. Mark studied music at University and found a love for journalism through going to local gigs and writing about them for local and national publications.