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The Game Award for Game of the Year
DescriptionA game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields
CountryUnited States
Presented byThe Game Awards
First awarded2014
Currently held bySekiro: Shadows Die Twice (2019)
Websitethegameawards.com

The Game Award for Game of the Year is an award presented annually by The Game Awards to the game judged to be the best from that calendar year. The process begins with several dozen video game publications and websites, chosen by the Game Awards' advisory committee, to act as the nomination board each year. The board collectively names six games as nominees for Game of the Year, with any game released from the prior awards' cut off date to November of the current year eligible for nomination. After the nominees are released, the winner is selected by a combined vote consisting of 90% from the votes from nominee board and 10% by online fan voting.[1] From 2014 until 2017, there were five nominees for the award before it increased to six starting with The Game Awards 2018.

Winners and nominees

Winners are listed in bold and are highlighted in yellow:

Year Game Developer Publisher Ref.
1st
(2014) 		Dragon Age: Inquisition BioWare Electronic Arts [2][3]
Bayonetta 2 PlatinumGames Nintendo
Dark Souls II FromSoftware Bandai Namco Games
Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft Blizzard Entertainment
Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor Monolith Productions Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment
2nd
(2015) 		The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt CD Projekt Red [4][5]
Bloodborne FromSoftware Sony Computer Entertainment
Fallout 4 Bethesda Game Studios
Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain Kojima Productions Konami
Super Mario Maker Nintendo
3rd
(2016) 		Overwatch Blizzard Entertainment [6][7]
Doom id Software Bethesda Softworks
Inside Playdead
Titanfall 2 Respawn Entertainment Electronic Arts
Uncharted 4: A Thief's End Naughty Dog Sony Computer Entertainment
4th
(2017) 		The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Nintendo [8][9]
Horizon Zero Dawn Guerrilla Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Persona 5 P-Studio Atlus
PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds PUBG Corporation
Super Mario Odyssey Nintendo
5th
(2018) 		God of War SIE Santa Monica Studio Sony Interactive Entertainment [10][11]
Assassin's Creed Odyssey Ubisoft
Celeste Matt Makes Games
Marvel's Spider-Man Insomniac Games Sony Interactive Entertainment
Monster Hunter: World Capcom
Red Dead Redemption 2 Rockstar Games
6th
(2019) 		Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice FromSoftware Activision [12][13]
Control Remedy Entertainment 505 Games
Death Stranding Kojima Productions Sony Interactive Entertainment
Resident Evil 2 Capcom
Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Bandai Namco/Sora Ltd. Nintendo
The Outer Worlds Obsidian Entertainment Private Division

References

  1. ^ Takahashi, Dean (November 9, 2018). "The Game Awards interview — Geoff Keighley readies gaming's biggest gala". Venture Beat. Archived from the original on November 9, 2018. Retrieved November 9, 2018.
  2. ^ Sarkar, Samit (November 21, 2014). "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2014". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 9, 2015. Retrieved November 21, 2014.
  3. ^ Sarkar, Samit (December 5, 2014). "Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2014". Polygon. Archived from the original on March 16, 2016. Retrieved December 5, 2014.
  4. ^ Sarkar, Samit (November 13, 2015). "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2015". Polygon. Archived from the original on January 11, 2016. Retrieved November 13, 2015.
  5. ^ Sarkar, Samit (December 3, 2015). "Here are the winners of The Game Awards 2015". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 4, 2015. Retrieved December 3, 2015.
  6. ^ Sarkar, Samit (November 16, 2016). "Here are the nominees for The Game Awards 2016". Polygon. Archived from the original on November 16, 2016. Retrieved November 16, 2016.
  7. ^ Stark, Chelsea (1 December 2016). "The Game Awards: Here's the full winners list". Archived from the original on December 2, 2016. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
  8. ^ Hester, Blake (November 14, 2017). "'Horizon Zero Dawn,' 'Zelda,' 'Mario' Top List of Game Award Nominees". Glixel. Archived from the original on November 14, 2017. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  9. ^ Makuch, Eddie (December 7, 2017). "All The 2017 Game Awards Winners Revealed". GameSpot. Archived from the original on December 8, 2017.
  10. ^ Crecente, Brian (November 13, 2018). "'God of War,' 'Red Dead Redemption II' Tie For Most Game Awards Noms". Variety. Archived from the original on November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  11. ^ Crowd, Dan (December 6, 2018). "The Game Awards 2018: All The Winners". IGN. Archived from the original on December 7, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
  12. ^ Shanley, Patrick (November 19, 2019). "The Game Awards Reveals Full List of Nominees". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on November 19, 2019. Retrieved November 19, 2019.
  13. ^ Goslin, Austen (December 13, 2019). "All the winners from The Game Awards 2019". Polygon. Archived from the original on December 13, 2019. Retrieved December 13, 2019.
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