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The Game Awards 2016
2016 Logo used for The Game Awards
DateDecember 1, 2016 (2016-12-01)
VenueMicrosoft Theater, Los Angeles, United States
CountryUnited States
Hosted byGeoff Keighley
Highlights
Most awardsOverwatch (4)
Most nominationsUncharted 4: A Thief's End (8)
Game of the YearOverwatch
Industry Icon AwardHideo Kojima
Websitethegameawards.com
Viewership3.8 million
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The Game Awards 2016 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2016. It was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 1, 2016, and was live streamed across several platforms. At the event, Overwatch won Game of the Year, Blizzard Entertainment won Best Studio, and game designer Hideo Kojima was honored with the Industry Icon Award.

Broadcast and viewership

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The Game Awards broadcast was streamed on December 1, 2016 at 5:30 pm PST across several video sharing sites, including YouTube and Twitch, as well as on the gaming services Xbox Live, PlayStation Network, and Steam.[1] For the first time, the YouTube stream included options for virtual reality and 4K resolution.[2] Keighley and other event organizers worked with Tencent QQ to have the show livestreamed and translated for Chinese viewers using Tencent's QQ and WeChat clients, and to participate in the Fans Choice Awards; the two services combined had potential for more than 1.5 billion additional viewers. Keighley identified that with China's ban on video games having been lifted in 2015, it has become one of the fastest growing markets for video games, and obtained the Tencent deal was "really an experiment" to see how well the awards presentation would be taken there.[3]

Keighley served at the host of the live event from the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. The event featured live performances by Run the Jewels[4] the Doom soundtrack by Mick Gordon,[5] and Rae Sremmurd.[6]

The event included new gameplay videos for several upcoming games. Prior to the event, Keighley stated that the show would have less reliance on computer generated (CGI) trailers and more on in-game footage, which was due to the effect of No Man's Sky's misleading marketing earlier in the year.[7] Among games shown during the broadcast included Mass Effect: Andromeda,[8] The Walking Dead: A New Frontier,[9] Prey,[10] The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,[11] Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment,[12] Halo Wars 2,[13] Death Stranding,[14] Dauntless from Phoenix Labs,[15] a Bulletstorm remaster,[16] Telltale's Guardians of the Galaxy,[17] LawBreakers,[18] Warframe,[19] Assassin's Creed: The VR Experience, and clips from the 2016 Assassin's Creed film.[20] Breath of the Wild was also featured in the pre-show.[21]

With the addition of streaming to Asian audiences, the broadcast saw a total viewership of about 3.8 million, an increase of 65% from the 2015 show.[22]

The show is infamous for its marketing tie-in with Schick razor blades. Hydrobot, a buff, humanoid robot with a razor blade head, appeared throughout the show and posed with game developer Hideo Kojima. The stunt was criticized for its commercialized nature.[23]

Winners and nominees

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The nominees for The Game Awards 2016 were announced on November 16, 2016.[24] Candidate games must have had a commercial release date on or before November 24, 2016, in order to be eligible.[24] On November 21, The Game Awards dropped fangames AM2R and Pokémon Uranium from their "Best Fan Creation" nominee list. During a stream before the event, Keighley elaborated more on the situation and explained that the fangames were not legally cleared by Nintendo, who owns the rights to the intellectual property of both games, to be included on the show.[25][26]

Most of the winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 1, 2016[24] with the exception of the "Best Fan Creation" category.[27] Winners are shown first in bold, and indicated with a double-dagger (‡) .[28]

Jury-voted awards

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Game of the Year Best Game Direction
Best Narrative Best Art Direction
Best Music/Sound Design Best Performance
Games for Impact Best Independent Game
Best Mobile/Handheld Game Best VR Game
Best Action Game Best Action/Adventure
Best Role Playing Game Best Fighting Game
Best Strategy Game Best Family Game
Best Sports/Racing Game Best Multiplayer

Fan's choice awards

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Most Anticipated Game Trending Gamer
Best Fan Creation Esports Player of the Year
Esports Team of the Year Esports Game of the Year

Honorary awards

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Industry Icon Award

Games with multiple nominations and awards

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References

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Notes

  1. ^ a b Nomination removed following a DMCA takedown notice by Nintendo

Footnotes

  1. ^ Good, Owen (November 30, 2016). "How to watch The Game Awards on Thursday Night". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  2. ^ Wouk, Kris (November 30, 2016). "YouTube brings 4K resolution to its live-streams, even for 360-degree video". Archived from the original on November 30, 2016. Retrieved November 30, 2016.
  3. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 25, 2016). "The Game Awards just found an extra 1.5B viewers". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 27, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Run the Jewels to Perform at Game Awards". thegameawards.com. Archived from the original on December 1, 2016. Retrieved November 27, 2016.
  5. ^ @thegameawards (November 25, 2016). "Thursday night, don't miss the first live performance of @DOOM soundtrack @thegameawards, led by composer @Mick_Gordon and special guests!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  6. ^ @geoffkeighley (November 30, 2016). "LIVE on #Periscope: Rehearsals for Game Awards" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  7. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 17, 2016). "The Game Awards will deliver more gameplay, less CGI thanks to No Man's Sky". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  8. ^ Saed, Sherif (November 7, 2016). "First Mass Effect: Andromeda gameplay footage to be shown at The Game Awards 2016". VG247. Archived from the original on November 7, 2016. Retrieved November 7, 2016.
  9. ^ Perusco, Laura (November 22, 2016). "'The Walking Dead: The Telltale Series - A New Frontier' Premieres December 20th". Telltale Games. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  10. ^ "Prey Gameplay Confirmed for The Game Awards 2016". Gamerant. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  11. ^ "The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild "exclusive look" coming at The Game Awards 2016". Nintendo Everything. November 28, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 28, 2016.
  12. ^ "Want to see the latest on what we've... - Yacht Club Games - Facebook". Facebook. Archived from the original on December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  13. ^ Bonnie Ross. "Bonnie Ross on Twitter: "Can't wait to watch @thegameawards tonight to see our latest Halo Wars 2 trailer". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  14. ^ Parkin, Jeffrey (December 1, 2016). "Kojima premieres new Death Stranding trailer at Game Awards". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  15. ^ Phoenix Labs (December 1, 2016). "Phoenix Labs on Twitter: "We are proud to announce that we will be revealing our debut title at @thegameawards tonight. Tune in at 530 PST". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on May 21, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  16. ^ Geoff Keighley (December 1, 2016). "Geoff Keighley on Twitter: "LIVE on #Periscope: Almost time for Game Awards". Twitter.com. Archived from the original on December 20, 2020. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  17. ^ "deadspin-quote-carrot-aligned-w-bgr-2". Kotaku.com. December 2, 2016. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  18. ^ Crespo, Brandon (December 1, 2016). "The Game Awards 2016: New LawBreakers gameplay trailer". Fansided.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  19. ^ "Attention Console Tenno! The War Within Coming in December - Warframe". MMORPG.com. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2017.
  20. ^ "Assassin's Creed Movie and VR Experience Coming". The Game Awards. November 22, 2016. Archived from the original on November 23, 2016. Retrieved November 22, 2016.
  21. ^ @geoffkeighley (November 30, 2016). "Don't miss @thegameawards pre-show at 8:30 PM ET / 5:30 PM PT tomorrow. We will have an exclusive look at Zelda there. More in show..." (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  22. ^ Crecente, Brian (December 6, 2016). "The Game Awards audience up 65 percent to 3.8M". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 7, 2016. Retrieved December 6, 2016.
  23. ^ Farokhmanesh, Megan (December 7, 2018). "The Game Awards has made its peace with what it can and cant do". The Verge. Archived from the original on December 8, 2018. Retrieved December 9, 2018.
  24. ^ a b c Sarkar, Samit (November 16, 2016). "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2016". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  25. ^ "Why Fan-Made Games Like Pokemon Uranium Won't Be At The 2016 Game Awards". CINEMABLEND. November 27, 2016. Archived from the original on November 29, 2016. Retrieved November 29, 2016.
  26. ^ Bogos, Steven (November 21, 2016). "Pokemon Uranium, AM2R Removed From The Game Award's "Best Fan Creation" List". The Escapist. Archived from the original on November 21, 2016. Retrieved November 21, 2016.
  27. ^ Danielle, Taylor (December 2, 2016). "Best Fan Creation's Quiet Disappearance From The Game Awards Is Still a Mystery". Archived from the original on December 3, 2016. Retrieved December 2, 2016.
  28. ^ Stark, Chelsea (December 1, 2016). "The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list". Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved December 1, 2016.
  29. ^ Paget, Mat (November 17, 2016). "Blocked From Attending Last Year, Hideo Kojima to Receive Award Next Month". GameSpot. Archived from the original on November 15, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2016.
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