The Game Awards 2015


The Game Awards 2015 was an award show that honored the best video [games of 2015]. It was produced and hosted by Geoff Keighley at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 3, 2015. The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt won the show's Game of the Year award. The event featured live performances from Chvrches, Ben Harper, Stephanie Joosten and Deadmau5.

Premieres

The ceremony featured several game premieres, including Telltale Games's Batman: The Telltale Series and The Walking Dead: Michonne, Double Fine Productions's Psychonauts 2 and Harmonix's Rock Band VR. There were also new trailers for upcoming games, including Ubisoft's Far Cry Primal, Naughty Dog's Uncharted 4: A Thief's End, Remedy Entertainment's Quantum Break and Cloud Imperium Games's Star Citizen. Ports and remasters were also announced including an Xbox One port for Psyonix's Rocket League and a remastered version of Chair Entertainment's Shadow Complex.
The broadcast saw a total viewership of around 2.3 million.

Winners and nominees

The nominees for The Game Awards 2015 were announced on November 13, 2015. Candidate games must have a commercial release date on or before November 24, 2015 to be eligible.
The winners were announced during the awards ceremony on December 3, 2015. Winners are shown first in bold, and indicated with a double-dagger.

Games with multiple nominations and awards

NominationsGame
6The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
4Her Story
4Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
4Ori and the Blind Forest
3Batman: Arkham Knight
3Bloodborne
3Fallout 4
3Halo 5: Guardians
3Life Is Strange
3Rocket League
3Splatoon
3Undertale
2Call of Duty: Black Ops III
2Destiny: The Taken King
2Rise of the Tomb Raider
2Super Mario Maker

AwardsGame
2Her Story
2Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
2Rocket League
2Splatoon
2The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt