Though it has come and gone in different forms and under different names, but every year The Game Awards still takes a moment to honor the best of the year in video games, decided by critics from throughout the games industry. Last night saw The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt take three awards, Best Developer, Best RPG, and Game of the Year.
Rocket League and Metal Gear Solid V also came out noticeably ahead with the arcade car-soccer game winning for both Best Independent Game and Best Sports Game, and the massive stealth juggernaut receiving awards for Best Soundtrack and Best Action/Adventure Game.
What do you think of the winners? Let us know in the comments. And be sure to check out the full list of winners and nominees 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 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)