The inaugural Game Awards was held last night in Las Vegas. In between all the major announcements for future releases, Geoff Keighley and crew managed to hand out awards in 16 categories honoring 11 of 2014’s best games.
BioWare’s Dragon Age: Inquisition took home “Game of the Year” honors as well as “Best Role Playing Game.” Three other games took home two awards including Mario Kart 8 (“Best Family Game” and “Best Sports/Racing Game”), Valiant Hearts: The Great War (“Best Narrative” and “Games For Change”), and Destiny (“Best Score/Soundtrack” and “Best Online Experience”).
In addition to Mario Kart 8’s two wins, Nintendo also collected the “Developer of the Year” award and “Best Fighting Game” for Super Smash Bros. For Wii U. The consolemaker’s four wins were matched by Ubisoft who matched Valiant Hearts’ two awards with wins in “Best Shooter” (Far Cry 4) and “Best Performance” (Trey Parker as Various Voices in South Park: The Stick of Truth).
Other winners include Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (“Best Action/Adventure”), Shovel Knight (“Best Independent Game”), Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (“Best Mobile/Handheld”), and Grand Theft Auto V (“Best Remaster”).
The full list of winners in a handy list format (including all the viewer-voted categories) can be found after the break.
Game of the Year
Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare/EA)
Developer of the Year
Nintendo
Best Action/Adventure
Middle-Earth: Shadow of Mordor (Monolith/Warner Bros.)
Best Family Game
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game
Super Smash Bros. For Wii U (Nintendo)
Best Role Playing Game
Dragon Age: Inquisition (Bioware/EA)
Best Shooter
Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best Sports/Racing Game
Mario Kart 8 (Nintendo)
Best Independent Game
Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games)
Best Mobile/Handheld
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Blizzard)
Best Remaster
Grand Theft Auto V (Rockstar Games)
Best Narrative
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft)
Best Score/Soundtrack
Destiny (Marty O’Donnell, Bungie/Activision)
Best Performance
Trey Parker as Various Voices in South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian/Ubisoft)
Games For Change
Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft)
Best Online Experience
Destiny (Bungie/Activision)
eSports Player of the Year (Fan Vote)
Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (Call of Duty)
eSports Team of the Year (Fan Vote)
Ninjas in Pajamas (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Trending Gamer (Fan Vote)
TotalBiscuit
Best Fan Creation (Fan Vote)
Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous
Most Anticipated Game (Fan Vote)
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt)
