În weekend-ul ce tocmai s-a încheiat a avut loc ceremonia de decernare a premiilor The Game Awards 2014, pusă în scenă de jurnalistul Geoff Keighley, cu sprijinul unor companii precum Nintendo, Ubisoft, Kojima Productions, Sony Computer Entertainment America, Electronic Arts, Rockstar Games, Microsoft, Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment şi Valve.
Lista completă a tuturor titlurilor nominalizate la The Game Awards 2014 o puteţi consulta aici. Iată ce jocuri s-au impus în fiecare categorie:
• Best Shooter
Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
• Best Action/Adventure
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Monolith/Warner Bros.
• Best Role Playing Game
Dragon Age: Inquisition – Bioware/EA
• Best Fighting Game
Super Smash Bros. Wii U – Nintendo
• Best Family Game
Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
• Best Sports/Racing Game
Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
• Best Online Experience
Destiny – Bungie/Activision
• Best Mobile/Handheld
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard
• Best Remaster
Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
• Best Narrative
Valiant Hearts – Ubisoft
• Best Score/Soundtrack
Destiny – Marty O’Donnell, Bungie/Activision
• Best Independent Game
Shovel Knight – Cellar Door
• Games for Change
Valiant Hearts: The Great War – Ubisoft
• eSports Player of the Year
Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag – Call of Duty
• eSports Team of the Year
Ninjas in Pajamas – Counter-Strike: GO
• Trending Gamer
TotalBiscuit
• Best Fan Creation
Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous
• Developer of the Year
Nintendo
• Best Performance
Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft
• Most Anticipated Game – (votat de fani)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt
• Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Inquisition – BioWare/EA
• The Industry Icon Award
Ken şi Roberta Williams (Sierra)