Night of 3 to 4 December in the framework of a game show, The Game Awards 2015 (previously VGA or VGX) was named the best games of 2015. The event was held in the Microsoft Theater in Las Vegas.
The expert Commission recognized the game of the year “the Witcher 3”, which has bypassed competitors in the face of Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid V, Bloodborne and Super Mario Maker. In this multi-platform computer role-playing game created based on the series of novels “the Witcher” by Andrzej Sapkowski, the action takes place in a fictional fantasy world resembling medieval Europe. The Creator of the game, CD Projekt RED, in turn, is recognized as the developer of the year. With the Polish Studio competed Bethesda, FromSoftware, Kojima Productions and Nintendo.
Best mobile game Lara Croft Go. Unlike other games in the series, the project is not action Packed, and beautiful atmospheric RPG with elements of adventure puzzles, and mesmerizing soundtrack. Best independent game at The Game Awards 2015 called Rocket League Psyonix from.
The main prize for the soundtrack gone Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, which went around Fallout 4, Halo 5: Guardians, Ori and the Blind Forest and the third “the Witcher”. Best shooter of 2015 were Splatoon from Nintendo, the action — again Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain.
“The Witcher 3” was the winner in the category “Best role play”, a major fighting game named Mortal Kombat X, racing/sports game Rocket League. The highest evaluation of the jury praised the multiplayer Splatoon, which bypassed the Call of Duty: Black Ops III, Destiny: The Taken King. Halo 5: Guardians and Rocket League. Best cyber project was Counter-Strike: Global Offensive, the most anticipated — No Man’s Sky.
The Game Awards 2015 was broadcasted live on the PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Steam, Twitch, YouTube and on several gaming sites, including IGN, GameSpot and Kotaku. The show was on 3 December at 18:00 Pacific standard time (December 4 at 5:00 Moscow time).
