There is no expo without a competition, so this year’s Gamescom, which is pretty much a toned down E3 for Europeans, has had its awards for 2015 too. They announced the winners in several categories, so let’s take a look at the winners. They will be written in bold:
Best of Gamescom 2015: Star Wars Battlefront
Most Wanted Consumer Award: Star Wars: Battlefront
Best Console Game Sony PlayStation 4
• Final Fantasy XV
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• Unravel
Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox One
• Final Fantasy XV
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
• Tom Clancy’s The Division
Best Console Game Nintendo Wii U
• LEGO Marvel Avengers
• Skylanders SuperChargers
• Super Mario Maker
• Xenoblade Chronicles X
Best PC Game
• Anno 2205
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III
• Dark Souls 3
• Mad Max
• Star Wars: Battlefront
Best Mobile Game (incl. Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows)
• The Airbender
• The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes
• Torchlight Mobile
Best Role Playing Game
• Dark Souls 3
• Dragon Quest Heroes
• Final Fantasy XV
• Tom Clancy’s The Division
• Xenoblade Chronicles X
Best Racing Game
• Forza Motorsport 6
• Need for Speed
• Skylanders SuperChargers
Best Action Game
• Mad Max
• Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
• Until Dawn
Best Simulation Game
• Anno 2205
• Forza Motorsport 6
• Grand Ages: Medieval
Best Sports Game
• FIFA 16
• Mario Tennis: Ultra Smash
• PES 2016
Best Family Game
• Guitar Hero Live
• LEGO Dimensions
• Dragon Quest Heroes
• Skylanders SuperChargers
• Super Mario Maker
Best Strategy Game
• Anno 2205
• Crookz – The Big Heist
• Unravel
Best Social / Casual / Online Game
• Guitar Hero Live
• Plants vs. Zombies: Garden Warfare 2
• Super Mario Maker
Best Online Multiplayer Game
• Battleborn
• Call of Duty: Black Ops III
• Halo 5: Guardians
• Star Wars: Battlefront
• Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six: Siege
Best Hardware (incl. Peripheral)
• Guitar Hero Live
• HTC Vive
• Xbox One Elite Wireless Controller
Congratulations to the winners, there are really a few surprise picks, but in all honesty, this year went by without much upside down winners.
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