{"id":87112,"date":"2016-03-17T11:03:58","date_gmt":"2016-03-17T09:03:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/?p=87112"},"modified":"2016-03-17T18:04:31","modified_gmt":"2016-03-17T16:04:31","slug":"witcher-3-wins-game-of-the-year-award-gdc-2016","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mygaming.co.za\/news\/business\/87112-witcher-3-wins-game-of-the-year-award-gdc-2016","title":{"rendered":"Witcher 3 wins Game of the Year Award – GDC 2016"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt won the Game of the Year Award at the Game Developer’s Choice Awards 2016<\/a>, and dominated the nominations along with Sam Barlow’s Her Story.<\/p>\n

The Witcher 3 received awards for Best Technology and the overall Game of the Year award<\/a>, competing against other nominations such as Fallout 4, Bloodborne and Rocket League.<\/p>\n

Another notable title was Sam Barlow’s Her Story, which cleaned up at the Independent Games Festival and also took home 3 awards from the GDC – Best Narrative, Innovation Award and Best Mobile Game.<\/p>\n

Here are the winners and nominees of the Game Developer’s Choice Awards 2016:<\/p>\n

Game of the Year<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED \/ CD Projekt)<\/strong>
\nFallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios \/ Bethesda Softworks)
\nMetal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions \/ Konami)
\nBloodborne (FromSoftware \/ Sony Computer Entertainment)
\nRocket League (Psyonix)<\/p>\n

Innovation Award<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Her Story (Sam Barlow)<\/strong>
\nSuper Mario Maker (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4 \/ Nintendo)
\nUndertale (Toby Fox)
\nSplatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 \/ Nintendo)
\nThe Beginner’s Guide (Everything Unlimited Ltd.)<\/p>\n

Best Debut<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Moon Studios (Ori and the Blind Forest)<\/strong>
\nStudio Wildcard (ARK: Survival Evolved)
\nToby Fox (Undertale)
\nMoppin (Downwell)
\nSteel Crate Games (Keep Talking and Nobody Explodes)<\/p>\n

Best Design<\/h4>\n

Winner: Rocket League (Psyonix)<\/strong>
\nMetal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions \/ Konami)
\nBloodborne (FromSoftware \/ Sony Computer Entertainment)
\nFallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios\/ Bethesda Softworks)
\nSplatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 \/ Nintendo)<\/p>\n

Best Handheld\/Mobile Game<\/h4>\n

Winner: Her Story (Sam Barlow)<\/strong>
\nLara Croft: GO (Square Enix Montreal \/ Square Enix)
\nFallout Shelter (Bethesda Game Studios \/ Bethesda Softworks)
\nDownwell (Moppin \/ Devolver Digital)
\nAlphaBear (Spry Fox)<\/p>\n

Best Visual Art<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Ori and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios \/ Microsoft Studios)<\/strong>
\nThe Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED \/ CD Projekt)
\nStar Wars Battlefront (DICE \/ Electronic Arts)
\nBloodborne (FromSoftware \/ Sony Computer Entertainment)
\nSplatoon (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2 \/ Nintendo)<\/p>\n

Best Narrative<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Her Story (Sam Barlow)<\/strong>
\nThe Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED \/ CD Projekt)
\nLife is Strange (Dontnod Entertainment \/ Square Enix)
\nUndertale (Toby Fox)
\nThe Beginner’s Guide (Everything Unlimited Ltd.)<\/p>\n

Best Audio<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0Crypt of the NecroDancer (Brace Yourself Games)<\/strong>
\nStar Wars Battlefront (DICE \/ Electronic Arts)
\nOri and the Blind Forest (Moon Studios \/ Microsoft Studios)
\nEverybody’s Gone to the Rapture (The Chinese Room \/ Sony Computer Entertainment)
\nMetal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions \/ Konami)<\/p>\n

Best Technology<\/h4>\n

Winner:\u00a0The Witcher 3 (CD Projekt RED \/ CD Projekt)<\/strong>
\nMetal Gear Solid V (Kojima Productions \/ Konami)
\nStar Wars Battlefront (DICE \/ Electronic Arts)
\nFallout 4 (Bethesda Game Studios \/ Bethesda Softworks)
\nJust Cause 3 (Avalanche Studios \/ Square Enix)<\/p>\n

More gaming news<\/h3>\n

Bethesda reveals DOOM multiplayer maps<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

7 massively powerful and expensive gaming laptops in South Africa<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n

MSI unveils improved GTX 950 graphics cards<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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