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Everything you need to know about the Games Awards

Its almost that time again for the Game Awards! Well when I mean almost I mean tomorrow. But here is everything you need to know about it!

What devices and consoles you can watch it on: Go90, PlayStation Network, Xbox Live, Wii U, Steam, Twitch, YouTube, IGN, Polygon, Gamespot, Kotaku, Niconico, MLG, Azubu, Hitbox, UOL.

Note: I couldn’t find the specific webpage for most of these links. You might have to download a app, Use your specific console, Access a app on the console, or go on a website. 

Time when its live: Thu, Dec 3, 2015 – 6:00PM UTC

Jury & Advisors

Nominees for The Game Awards 2015 are selected by a jury of 30 international media. In some cases, the jury is provided advanced review code of upcoming games in order to meet the Game Awards 2015 judging deadlines. Games must have been commercially released by Tuesday, November 24 to be eligible for awards. eSports nominees were voted on by an advisory panel consisting of eSports media and sites.

  • Lou Kesten
    ASSOCIATED PRESS – USA
  • Stephen Farrelly
    AUSGAMERS – AUSTRALIA
  • Federico Cella
    CORRIERE DELLA SERA – ITALY
  • Tony Mott
    EDGE – UK
  • Victor Lucas
    ELECTRIC PLAYGROUND – CANADA
  • Darren Franich
    ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY – USA
  • Jean-Marc Wallimann
    EXTRALIFE – FRANCE
  • Katsuhiko Hayashi
    FAMITSU – JAPAN
  • Andy McNamara
    GAME INFORMER – USA
  • Ben Howard
    GAMESPOT – USA
  • Ludwig Kietzmann
    GAMESRADAR – USA
  • Brandon Jones
    GAMETRAILERS – USA
  • Jeff Gerstmann
    GIANT BOMB – USA
  • Tal Blevins
    IGN – USA
  • Frédéric Goyon
    JEUXVIDEO – FRANCE
  • Todd Martens
    L.A. TIMES – USA
  • Jorge Arellano
    LEVELUP – Mexico
  • Chelsea Stark
    MASHABLE – USA
  • Nacho Ortiz
    MERISTATION – SPAIN
  • Malik Forté
    NERDIST INDUSTRIES – USA
  • Tyler Wilde
    PC GAMER – USA
  • Robert Khoo
    PENNY ARCADE – USA
  • Megan Farokhmanesh
    POLYGON – USA
  • Joachim Hesse
    SPIELETIPPS – GERMANY
  • Theo Artioli Azevedo
    UOL JOGOS – BRAZIL
  • Jeremy Parish
    US GAMER – USA
  • Brett Molina
    USA TODAY – USA
  • Mike Diver
    VICE – UK
  • Chris Kohler
    WIRED – USA
  • Ben Silverman
    YAHOO! – USA

eSports Advisory Panel

  • Richard Lewis
    Brietbart – UK
  • Michal Blicharz
    ESL – USA
  • Paul “ReDeYe” Chaloner
    Gfinity – UK
  • Kevin Knocke
    IGN – USA
  • Travis Gafford
    GameSpot – USA
  • Radoslav Kolev
    GosuGamers – BGR
  • Rob Simpson
    Redbull eSports – USA
  • Kevin Morris
    The Daily Dot – USA
  • Marcus ‘djWHEAT’ Graham
    Twitch – USA
  • Lester Chen
    YouTube Gaming – USA

    Advisory Board

    For one night all of the major game platforms and publishers put competition aside to celebrate the power of gaming. The Game Awards 2015 is produced by Geoff Keighley, and guided by an advisory board of some of the game industry’s leading business and creative minds.

    Eric Hirshberg

    CEO
    Activision Publishing

    Peter Moore

    COO
    Electronic Arts

    Hideo Kojima

    Kojima Productions

    Phil Spencer

    Head of Xbox
    Microsoft

    Reggie Fils-Aime

    President and COO
    Nintendo of America

    Rockstar

    Shawn Layden

    CEO
    Sony Computer Entertainment America

    Valve

    Yves Guillemot

    CEO and Co-Founder
    Ubisoft

    David Haddad

    President
    Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment

Nominees

Nominees for The Game Awards 2015 are selected by a jury of 30 international media. In some cases, the jury is provided advanced review code of upcoming games in order to meet the Game Awards 2015 judging deadlines. Games must have been commercially released by Tuesday, November 24 to be eligible for awards. eSports nominees were voted on by an advisory panel consisting of eSports media and sites.

Games of the year:

Bloodborne

FromSoftware / Sony Computer Entertainment

 

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Fallout 4

Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks

 

MGSV_2

Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain

Kojima Productions / Konami

 

Mario-Maker

Super Mario Maker

Nintendo

 

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The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

CD Projekt Red / Warner Bros Interactive Entertainment

Developer of the year:

Bethesda Game Studios

CD-Projekt-Red

CD Projekt Red

From-Software

FromSoftware

Kojima-Productions

Kojima Productions

nintendo

Nintendo

There are way more categories and here they are.

Best Independent Game

  • Best Mobile/Handheld Game
  • Best Narrative
  • Best Score/Soundtrack
  • Best Performance
  • Games for Impact
  • Best Shooter
  • Best Action/Adventure
  • Best Role Playing Game
  • Best Fighting Game
  • Best Family Game
  • Best Sports/Racing Game
  • Best Multiplayer
  • Best Art Direction
  • Fan’s Choice

  • eSports Game of the Year
  • Best Fan Creation
  • eSports Team of the Year
  • eSports Player of the Year
  • Most Anticipated Game
  •  

    There are also going to be special guests such as Ijustine, Deadmau5, and more!

    This years Games Awards is going to be big and I hope all of you watch it with me.

    Source: http://thegameawards.com/

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