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The Game Awards 2016: Nominees detailed

Nominees for this year’s Game Awards 2016 have been announced, and we’ve them all for you to peruse right here.

Without further adieu:

Game of the Year

  • DOOM
  • Inside
  • Overwatch
  • Titanfall 2
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Studio/Game Direction

  • Blizzard Entertainment
  • DICE
  • Id Software
  • Naughty Dog
  • Respawn Entertainment

Best Independent Game

  • Firewatch
  • Hyper Light Drifter
  • Inside
  • Stardew Valley
  • The Witness

Best Mobile/Handheld Game

  • Clash Royale
  • Fire Emblem Fates
  • Monster Hunter Generations
  • Pokemon GO
  • Severed

Best Narrative

  • Firewatch
  • Inside
  • Mafia III
  • Oxenfree
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Music/Sound Design

  • Battlefield 1
  • DOOM
  • Inside
  • Rez Infinite
  • Thumper

Best Performance

  • Alex Hernandez, Mafia III
  • Cissy Jones, Firewatch
  • Emily Rose, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Nolan North, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
  • Rich Sommer, Firewatch
  • Troy Baker, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Games for Impact Award

  • 1979 Revolution
  • Block’hood
  • Orwell
  • Sea Hero Quest
  • That Dragon, Cancer

Best VR Game

  • Batman: Arkham VR
  • EVE Valkyrie
  • Job Simulator
  • Rez Infinite
  • Thumper

Best Action Game

  • Battlefield 1
  • DOOM
  • Gears of War 4
  • Overwatch
  • Titanfall 2

Best Action/Adventure Game

  • Dishonored 2
  • Hitman
  • Hyper Light Drifter
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Role-Playing Game

  • Dark Souls III
  • Deus Ex: Mankind Divided
  • The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
  • World of Warcraft: Legion
  • Xenoblade Chronicles X 

Best Fighting Game

  • Killer Instinct: Season 3
  • King of Fighters XIV
  • Pokken Tournament
  • Street Fighter V

Best Family Game

  • Dragon Quest Builders
  • LEGO Star Wars: The Force Awakens
  • Pokemon GO
  • Ratchet & Clank
  • Skylanders: Imaginators

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