<p>Nominees have been announced for the 2015 Game Awards. According to the official Game Awards website, a jury of 32 &#8220;international media&#8221; select the nominees, and the nominees in the eSports category were voted on by an &#8220;advisory panel consisting of eSports media and sites.&#8221; All games considered for nomination were required to have been released prior to Tuesday, November 24th.</p>
<p><em>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</em> came away with 7 nominations, the most of any single video game, and <em>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</em> came in second with 5 nominations. Warner Bros. Interactive received 11 nominations, the most of any publisher.</p>
<p>Nominations for Game of the Year went to <em>Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain, Super Mario Maker, </em>and<em> The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.</em></p>
<p>The Game Awards 2015 will air live at 9 p.m. ET on Thursday, December 3rd at the Microsoft Theatre in Los Angeles. The awards will stream live to the following apps, sites, and consoles: go90, Playstation Network, Xbox Live, Wii U, Steam, Twitch, YouTube, IGN, Polygon, Gamespot, Kotaku, Niconico, and MLG.</p>
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<p>The entire list of nominees can be found below.</p>
<ul>
<li><strong>GAME OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
<i>Bloodborne</i> (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)<br />
<i>Fallout 4</i> (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)<br />
<i>Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain</i> (Kojima Productions/Konami)<br />
<i>Super Mario Maker</i> (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)<br />
<i>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</i> (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>DEVELOPER OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
Bethesda Game Studios<br />
CD Projekt Red<br />
From Software<br />
Kojima Productions<br />
Nintendo</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST INDEPENDENT GAME</strong><br />
<i>Axiom Verge</i> (Tom Happ)<br />
<i>Her Story</i> (Sam Barlow)<br />
<i>Ori and the Blind Forest</i> (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<i>Rocket League</i> (Psyonix)<br />
<em>Undertale</em> (tobyfox)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST MOBILE/HANDHELD GAME</strong><br />
<i>Downwell</i> (Moppin/Devolver Digital)<br />
<i>Fallout Shelter</i> (Bethesda Game Studios|Behaviour Interactive/Bethesda Softworks)<br />
<i>Lara Croft Go</i> (Square Enix Montreal/Square Enix)<br />
<i>Monset Hunter 4 Ultimate</i> (Capcom)<br />
<i>Pac-Man 256</i> (Hipster Whale/Bandai Namco Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST NARRATIVE</strong><br />
<em>Her Story</em> (Sam Barlow)<br />
<i>Life is Strange</i> (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)<br />
<em>Tales From the Borderlands</em> (Telltale Games)<br />
<em>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</em> (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<i>Until Dawn</i> (Supermassive Games/Sony Computer Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST ART DIRECTION</strong><br />
<i>Batman: Arkham Knight</i> (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<em>Bloodborne</em> (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)<br />
<em>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</em> (Kojima Productions/Konami)<br />
<em>Ori and the Blind Forest</em> (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<i>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</i> (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST SCORE/SOUNDTRACK</strong><br />
<em>Fallout 4</em> (Inon Zur/Bethesda Game Studios)<br />
<i>Halo 5: Guardians</i> (Kazuma Jinnouchi/343 Industries)<br />
<em>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</em> (Ludvig Forssell, Justin Burnett, Daniel James/Kojima Productions)<br />
<em>Ori and the Blind Forest</em> (Gareth Coker/Moon Studios)<br />
<em>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</em> (Marcin Przybyłowicz, Mikolai Stroinski, Percival/CD Projekt Red)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST PERFORMANCE</strong><br />
Ashly Burch as Chloe Price (<em>Life is Strange</em>)<br />
Camilla Luddington as Lara Croft (<em>Rise of the Tomb Raider</em>)<br />
Doug Cockle as Geralt (<em>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</em>)<br />
Mark Hamill as The Joker (<em>Batman: Arkham Knight</em>)<br />
Viva Seifert (<em>Her Story</em>)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>GAMES FOR CHANGE</strong><br />
<em>Cibele</em> (Nina Freeman)<br />
<em>Her Story</em> (Sam Barlow)<br />
<em>Life is Strange</em> (Dontnod Entertainment/Square Enix)<br />
<em>Sunset</em> (Tale of Tales)<br />
<em>Undertale</em> (tobyfox)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST SHOOTER</strong><br />
<em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 3</em> (Treyarch/Activision)<br />
<em>Destiny: The Taken King</em> (Bungie/Activision)<br />
<em>Halo 5: Guardians</em> (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<em>Splatoon</em> (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)<br />
<em>Star Wars Battlefront</em> (EA DICE/Electronic Arts)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME</strong><br />
<em>Assassin&#8217;s Creed Syndicate</em> (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)<br />
<em>Batman: Arkham Knight</em> (Rocksteady Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<em>Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain</em> (Kojima Productions/Konami)<br />
<em>Ori and the Blind Forest</em> (Moon Studios/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<em>Rise of the Tomb Raider</em> (Crystal Dynamics/Microsoft Studios)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST ROLE-PLAYING GAME</strong><br />
<em>Bloodborne</em> (From Software/Sony Computer Entertainment)<br />
<em>Fallout 4</em> (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)<br />
<em>Pillars of Eternity</em> (Obsidian Entertainment/Paradox Interactive)<br />
<em>The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt</em> (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<em>Undertale</em> (tobyfox)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST FIGHTING GAME</strong><br />
<em>Guilty Gear Xrd -Sign-</em> (Arc System Works/Aksys Games)<br />
<em>Mortal Kombat X</em> (NetherRealm Studios/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<em>Rise of Incarnates</em> (Bandai Namco Entertainment)<br />
<em>Rising Thunder</em> (Radiant Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST FAMILY GAME</strong><br />
<em>Disney Infinity 3.0</em> (Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive)<br />
<em>Lego Dimensions</em> (TT Games/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)<br />
<em>Skylanders SuperChargers</em> (Vicarious Visions|Beenox/Activision)<br />
<em>Splatoon</em> (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)<br />
<em>Super Mario Maker</em> (Nintendo EAD Group No. 4/Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME</strong><br />
<em>FIFA 16</em> (EA Canada/Electronic Arts)<br />
<em>Forza Motorsport 6</em> (Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<em>NBA 2K16</em> (Visual Concepts/2K Sports)<br />
<em>Pro Evolution Soccer 2016</em> (PES Productions/Konami)<br />
<em>Rocket League</em> (Psyonix)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST MULTIPLAYER</strong><br />
<em>Call of Duty: Black Ops 3</em> (Treyarch/Activision)<br />
<em>Destiny: The Taken King</em> (Bungie/Activision)<br />
<em>Halo 5: Guardians</em> (343 Industries/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<em>Rocket League</em> (Psyonix)<br />
<em>Splatoon</em> (Nintendo EAD Group No. 2/Nintendo)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>MOST ANTICIPATED GAME</strong><br />
<em>Horizon Zero Dawn</em> (Guerrilla Games/Sony Computer Entertaiment)<br />
<em>No Man&#8217;s Sky</em> (Hello Games)<br />
<em>Quantum Break</em> (Remedy Entertainment/Microsoft Studios)<br />
<em>The Last Guardian</em> (GenDesign/Sony Computer Entertainment)<br />
<em>Uncharted 4: A Thief&#8217;s End</em> (Naughty Dog/Sony Computer Entertainment)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>ESPORTS PLAYER OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
Kenny &#8220;KennyS&#8221; Schrub (<em>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</em>/Team EnVyUs)<br />
Lee &#8220;Faker&#8221; Sang-hyeok (<em>League of Legends</em>/SK Telecom T1)<br />
Olof &#8220;olofmeister&#8221; Kajbjer (<em>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</em>/Fnatic)<br />
Peter &#8220;ppd&#8221; Dager (<i>Dota 2</i>/Evil Geniuses)<br />
Syed Sumail &#8220;Suma1L&#8221; Hassan (<i>Dota 2</i>/Evil Geniuses)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>ESPORTS TEAM OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
Evil Geniuses<br />
Fnatic<br />
Optic Gaming<br />
SK Telecom T1<br />
Team SoloMid</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>ESPORTS GAME OF THE YEAR</strong><br />
<em>Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare</em> (Sledgehammer Games/Activision)<br />
<em>Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</em> (Valve)<br />
<em>Dota 2</em> (Valve)<br />
<em>Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft</em> (Blizzard Entertainment)<br />
<em>League of Legends</em> (Riot Games)</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>TRENDING GAMER</strong><br />
Total Biscuit<br />
Christopher &#8220;MonteCristo&#8221; Mykles<br />
Greg Miller<br />
Markiplier<br />
PewDiePie</li>
</ul>
<ul>
<li><strong>BEST FAN CREATION</strong><br />
<i>GTA 5</i> &#8211; Targets (Hoodoo Operator)<br />
Real GTA (Corridor Digital)<br />
Portal Stories: Mel (Prism Studios)<br />
<i>Super Mario Maker</i> e-Reader Levels (Baddboy78 / theycallmeshaky)<br />
Twitch Plays <i>Dark Souls</i> (Twitch Community)</li>
</ul>
<p>Source &#8211; <a href="http://thegameawards.com/nominees-announced-for-the-game-awards-2015/" target="_blank">Game Awards 2015 Website</a></p>

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