Setiap tahun, ada ajang penghargaan paling bergengsi bagi para developer game di dunia. Tahun ini ajang bernama The Game Awards bakal digelar pada tanggal 1 Desember 2016. Sedangkan daftar nominasi game terbaik dari berbagai kategori sudah diumumkan.
The Game Awards merupakan ajang yang dirancang oleh Geoff Keighley. Ini merupakan bentuk apresiasi terhadap prestasi artistik, teknis dan gameplay yang luar biasa di industri video game.
Dalam hal ini, penghargaan game diberikan untuk berbagai jenis game seperti konsol, mobile dan PC gaming, serta eSports. Acara The Game Award sendiri bakal disiarkan secara global lewat media digital dan video streaming. Anda bisa mengikuti siaran acara ini secara live via YouTube, Twitch, PlayStation Network, Steam, Xbox Live, Twitter, dan layanan streaming lainnya.
Ajang penghargaan game ini bakal dipandu oleh dewan penasihat dari berbagai perusahaan terkemuka. Mereka di antaranya adalah Activision (Eric Hirshberg, CEO), AMD (Dr. Lisa Su, CEO), Electronic Arts (Peter Moore, CCO), Microsoft (Phil Spencer, Head of Xbox), Nintendo of America (Reggie Fils-Aime, President), Rockstar Games, Sony Interactive Entertainment (Shawn Layden, Chairman, SIE Worldwide Studios), Telltale Games (Steve Allison, SVP Publishing), Ubisoft (Yves Guillemot, CEO), Valve and Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment (David Haddad, President).
Ada 24 kategori penghargaan yang akan diberikan dalam ajang ini. Masing-masing kategori memiliki 5 nominasi game. Bagi Anda yang penasaran game apa saja yang masuk nominasi dalam The Game Awards 2016, berikut ini daftar lengkap 120 game tersebut:
1. Kategori Game of the Year
Doom (id Software/Bethesda)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
2. Kategori Best Studio/Game Direction
Blizzard (for Overwatch)
DICE (for Battlefield 1)
id Software (for Doom)
Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Respawn (for Titanfall 2)
3. Kategori Best Narrative
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Mafia III (Hangar 13 / 2K Games)
Oxenfree (Night School Studio)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
4. Kategori Best Art Direction
Abzu (Giant Squid / 505 Games)
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Inside (Playdead)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
5. Kategori Best Music/Sound Design
Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
Inside (Playdead)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
6. Kategori Best Performance
Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay (for Mafia III)
Cissy Jones as Delilah (for Firewatch)
Emily Rose as Elena (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Nolan North as Nathan Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
Rich Summer as Henry (for Fire Watch)
Tory Baker as Sam Drake (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
7. Kategori Games for Impact Award
1979 Revolution (iNK Stories)
Block’Hood (Plethora Project / Devolver Digital)
Orwell (Osmotic Studios / Surprise Attack)
Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)
That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)
8. Kategori Best Independent Game
Firewatch (Campo Santo)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Inside (Playdead)
Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe / Chucklefish Games)
The Witness (Thekla)
9. Kategori Best Mobile / Handheld
Clash Royale (Supercell)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)
Pokemon Go (Niantic)
Severed (Drinkbox Studios)
10. Kategori Best VR Game
Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive)
EVE: Valkyrie (CCP Games)
Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)
Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)
Thumper (Drool)
11. Kategori Best Action Game
Battlefield 1 (DICE / Electronic Arts)
Doom (id Software / Bethesda)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn / Electronic Arts)
12. Kategori Best Action/Adventure Game
Dishonored 2 (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
Hitman (IO Interactive / Square Enix)
Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
13. Kategori Best RPG
Dark Souls III (From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal / Square Enix)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (CD Projekt RED)
World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)
Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft / Nintendo)
14. Kategori Best Fighting Game
Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios / Microsoft Studios)
The King of Fighters XIV (SNK / Atlus USA)
Pokken Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokemon Company)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
15. Lategori Best Family Game
Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)
LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion / Warner Brows. Interactive Entertainment)
Pokemon Go (Niantic)
Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Skylanders: Imaginators (Toy for Bob / Activision)
16. Kategori Best Strategy Game
Civilization VI (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)
Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
The Banner Saga 2 (Stoic Studio / Versus Evil)
Total War: Warhammer (The Creative Assembly / Sega)
XCOM 2 (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)
17. Kategori Best Sports / Racing Game
FIFA 17 (EA Canada / EA Sports)
Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)
MLB The Show 2016 (SIE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)
Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)
18. Kategori Best Multiplayer Game
Battlefield 1 (DICE/Electronic Arts)
Gears of War 4 (The Coalition / Microsoft Studios)
Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team17 Software)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
Titanfall 2 (Respawn/Electronic Arts)
19. Kategori Best eSports Player
Faker – [Lee Sang-Hyeok] SK Telecom T1, League of Legends
Coldzera – [Marcelo David] SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
Byun-Hyun Woo – Starcraft 2
Infiltrator – [Lee Seeon-woo] Team Razer, Street Fighter V
Hungrybox – [Juan Debiedma] Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.
20. Kateori Best eSports Team
SK Telecom T1 – Game: League of Legends
Wings Gaming – Game: DOTA 2
SK Gaming
ROX Tigers – Game: Leauge of Legends
Cloud 9
21 Kategori Best eSports Game
Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
DOTA 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot)
Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
Street Fighter V (Capcom)
22. Kategori Trending Gamer
AngryJoeShow
Boogie2988
Danny O’Dwyer
JackSpeticeye
Lirik
23. Kategori Best Fan Creation
Project A2MR
Pokemon Uranium
Brutal Doom 64
Endereal: The Shards of Order
24. Kategori Most Anticipated Game
God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Mass Effect: Andromeda (BioWare/Electronic Arts)
Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo)
Apakah game favorit kamu masuk daftar nominasi The Game Awards 2016?