Overwatch wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards; plus list of all Award Winners
GamingNews December 4, 2016 TWENTY8TWO 0
Overwatch has undoubtedly had a successful launch. It released with near universal acclaim from reviews, and quickly gained a large and healthy playerbase. To top it all off, the game was awarded as the Game of the Year at The Game Awards 2016; beating other nominees Doom, Inside, Titanfall 2, and Uncharted 4.
Aside from Game of the Year, Overwatch also won Best Multiplayer Game and Best Esport Game. Here’s a clip of Jeff Kaplan’s heartfelt and meme-filled speech upon receiving the Best Esport award:
Here’s the full list of winners at this year’s The Game Awards:
- Best Independent Game: Inside
- Best Multiplayer Game: Overwatch
- Best Esports Game: Overwatch
- Best Action-Adventure Game: Dishonored 2
- Best Action Game: Doom
- Best VR Game: Rez Infinite
- Best Fighting Game: Street Fighter V
- Best RPG: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood & Wine
- Best Strategy Game: Civilization VI
- Best Sports/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 3
- Best Mobile and Handheld Game: Pokemon GO
- Best Family Game: Pokemon GO
- Games For Impact Award: That Dragon Cancer
- Best Game Direction: Overwatch
- Best Art Direction: Inside
- Best Narrative: Uncharted 4
- Best Esports Team: Cloud9
- Best Esports player: Marcelo “Coldzera” David (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Best Performance: Nolan North, Uncharted 4
- Best Music/Sound Design: Doom
- Trending Gamer: Boogie2988
- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend Of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
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