Recognizing a game studio for outstanding creative vision, game direction and design.

Blizzard Entertainment (for Overwatch)

EA DICE (for Battlefield 1)

id Software (for Doom)

Naughty Dog (for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)

Respawn Entertainment (for Titanfall 2)

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

Firewatch (Campo Santo)

Inside (Playdead)

Mafia 3 (Hangar 13/2K Games)

Oxenfree (Night School Studio)

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

For outstanding creative and technical achievement in artistic design and animation.

Abzu (Giant Squid/505 Games)

Firewatch (Campo Santo)

Inside (Playdead)

Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End (Naughty Dog/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

For outstanding audio, inclusive of score, original song, licensed soundtrack and sound design.

Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)

Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)

Inside (Playdead)

Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)

Thumper (Drool)

Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.

Alex Hernandez as Lincoln Clay, Mafia 3

Cissy Jones as Delilah, Firewatch

Emily Rose as Elena, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Nolan North as Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Rich Sommer as Henry, Firewatch

Troy Baker as Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Honoring exemplary games that take on real-world issues and advocate for social change.

1979 Revolution: Black Friday (Ink Stories)

Block’hood (Plethora Project/Devolver Digital)

Orwell (Osmotic Studios/Surprise Attack)

Sea Hero Quest (Glitchers)

That Dragon, Cancer (Numinous Games)

For outstanding achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.

Firewatch (Campo Santo)

Hyper Light Drifter (Heart Machine)

Inside (Playdead)

Stardew Valley (ConcernedApe/Chucklefish Games)

The Witness (Thekla Inc.)

For the best game playable on mobile phones and dedicated gaming handhelds.

Clash Royale (Supercell)

Fire Emblem Fates (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)

Monster Hunter Generations (Capcom)

Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)

Severed (DrinkBox Studios)

For the best game experience playable in virtual reality.

Batman: Arkham VR (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Eve: Valkyrie (CCP Games)

Job Simulator (Owlchemy Labs)

Rez Infinite (Enhance Games)

Thumper (Drool)

For the best game experience focused around first or third person combat.

Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)

Doom (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)

Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)

Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

For the best game experience that combines combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

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)

The best game designed for rich player character customization and progression, both offline and online, including massively multiplayer.

Dark Souls 3 (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)

Deus Ex: Mankind Divided (Eidos Montreal/Square Enix)

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

World of Warcraft: Legion (Blizzard Entertainment)

Xenoblade Chronicles X (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)

For a game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

Killer Instinct Season 3 (Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft Studios)

The King of Fighters 14 (SNK/Atlus USA)

Pokkén Tournament (Bandai Namco Studios/The Pokémon Co. International)

Street Fighter 5 (Capcom)

Best game focused on real time or turn-based strategy.

Sid Meier’s Civilization 6 (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)

Best game for family play, including toys-to-life, rhythm/music/dance, and other genres.

Dragon Quest Builders (Square Enix)

Lego Star Wars: The Force Awakens (TT Fusion/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Pokémon Go (Niantic Labs)

Ratchet & Clank (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

Skylanders Imaginators (Toy for Bob/Activision)

For traditional and non-traditional sports and racing games.

FIFA 17 (EA Vancouver/Electronic Arts)

Forza Horizon 3 (Playground Games/Microsoft Studios)

MLB The Show 16 (SIE San Diego Studio/Sony Interactive Entertainment)

NBA 2K17 (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)

Pro Evolution Soccer 2017 (PES Productions/Konami)

For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences.

Battlefield 1 (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)

Gears of War 4 (The Coalition/Microsoft Studios)

Overcooked (Ghost Town Games/Team17)

Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

Titanfall 2 (Respawn Entertainment/Electronic Arts)

Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)