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I got Bioshock Infinite from a friend and i can't believe what i have rejected all this time. This game is satisfying in so many ways , i can't believe myself i didn't even want to test it when it came out.

nominees for The Game Awards 2014 has been released:

Best Shooter

   Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer/Activision
   Destiny – Bungie/Activision
   Far Cry 4 – Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft
   Titanfall – Respawn/EA
   Wolfenstein: The New Order – MachineGames/Bethesda

Best Action/Adventure

   Alien: Isolation – Creative Assembly/Sega
   Assassin’s Creed Unity – Ubisoft
   Bayonetta 2 – Platinum Games/Nintendo
   Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Monolith/Warner Bros.
   Sunset Overdrive – Insomniac/Microsoft

Best Role Playing Game

   Bravely Default – Square Enix
   Dark Souls II – From Software/Bandai Namco
   Divinity: Original Sin – Larian Studios
   Dragon Age: Inquisition – Bioware/EA
   South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft

Best Fighting Game

   Killer Instinct: Season Two – Iron Galaxy Studios/Microsoft
   Persona 4 Arena Ultimax – Arc System Works/Atlus
   Super Smash Bros. 3DS – Nintendo
   Super Smash Bros. Wii U – Nintendo
   Ultimate Street Fighter IV – Capcom

Best Family Game

   Disney Infinity 2.0 – Avalanche Software/Disney Interactive Studios
   Fantasia: Music Evolved – Harmonix/Disney Interactive Studios
   Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
   Skylanders: Trap Team – Toys for Bob/Activision
   Tomodachi Life – Nintendo

Best Sports/Racing Game

   FIFA 15 – EA Canada/EA Sports
   Forza Horizon 2 – Playground Games/Turn 10 Studios/Microsoft
   Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo
   NBA 2K15 – Visual Concepts/2K Sports
   Trials Fusion – RedLynx/Ubisoft

Best Online Experience

   Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
   Dark Souls II – From Software/Bandai Namco
   Destiny – Bungie/Activision
   Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard
   Titanfall – Respawn/EA

Best Mobile/Handheld

   Bravely Default – Square Enix
   Monument Valley – Ustwo
   Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard
   Super Smash Bros. for 3DS – Nintendo
   Threes – Asher Vollmer, illustrator Greg Wohlwend, and composer Jimmy Hinson

Best Remaster

   Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
   Halo: The Master Chief Collection – 343 Industries/Microsoft
   Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire – Game Freak/Nintendo
   The Last of Us – Naughty Dog/Sony
   Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix

Best Narrative

   South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft
   The Walking Dead Season 2 – Telltale Games
   The Wolf Among Us – Telltale Games
   Valiant Hearts – Ubisoft
   Wolfenstein: The New Order – Machine Games/Bethesda

Best Score/Soundtrack

   Alien: Isolation – Joe Henson and Alexis Smith, The Creative Assembly/Sega
   Child of Light – Coeur de pirate, Ubisoft Montreal
   Destiny – Marty O’Donnell, Bungie/Activision
   Sunset Overdrive – Boris Salchow, Insomniac Games/Microsoft
   Transistor – Darren Korb, Supergiant Games

Best Independent Game

   Broken Age Part 1 – Double Fine
   Monument Valley – Ustwo
   Shovel Knight – Cellar Door
   Transistor – Supergiant Games
   The Vanishing of Ethan Carter – The Astronauts

Games for Change

   Mountain – David O’Reilly/Double Fine Presents
   Never Alone – Upper One Games
   The Last of Us: Left Behind – Naughty Dog/Sony
   This War of Mine – 11bit Studios
   Valiant Hearts: The Great War – Ubisoft

eSports Player of the Year

   Martin ‘Rekkles’ Larsson – League of Legends
   Xu “Fy” Linsen – Dota 2
   James “Firebat” Kostesich – Hearthstone
   Christopher “GeT_RiGhT” Alesund – Counter-Strike: GO
   Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag – Call of Duty

eSports Team of the Year

   Samsung White – League of Legends
   Evil Geniuses – Dota 2
   Edward Gaming – League of Legends
   Newbee – Dota 2
   Ninjas in Pajamas – Counter-Strike: GO

Trending Gamer

   Evan “Vanoss” Fong
   Jeff Gerstmann
   PewDiePie
   StampyLongHead
   TotalBiscuit

Best Fan Creation

   BEST Zelda Rap EVER!! By Egoraptor
   Luigi Death Stare by CZBwoi and Rizupicorr
   Mine the Diamond (Minecraft Song) by Tobuscus
   Minecraft – TITAN City by Colonial Puppet
   Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous

Developer of the Year

   Blizzard
   Monolith
   Nintendo
   Telltale Games
   Ubisoft Montreal

Best Performance

   Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us – Telltale Games
   Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
   Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Telltale Games
   Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft
   Troy Baker as Talion, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Monolith/Warner Bros.

Most Anticipated Game – (To be voted on by fans)

   Batman: Arkham Knight – Rocksteady/Warner Bros.
   Bloodborne – FROM Software/Sony
   Evolve – Turtle Rock/2K Games
   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt
   Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony

Game of the Year

   Bayonetta 2 – Platinum Games/Nintendo
   Dark Souls 2 – FROM Software/Bandai Namco
   Dragon Age: Inquisition – BioWare/EA
   Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard
   Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Monolith/Warner Bros.

Can't take them seriously without naming the best football game in a decade

And naming a shit one, although both Mario Kart and NBA2K are fine choices

Hmm i guess PES isn't mainstream enough for them to include it in the their list.

Also kind of surprised there's been no mention of The Evil Within in any categories.

No one takes PES seriously. Probably sold 20 copies worldwide

Don't see how sales is relevant when you see the games on that list.

Mario Kart sold 2m lol, PES 2014 sold more than 3 times that amount and PES 2015 is vastly better with much better press.

I mean Bayonetta is up for GOTY, I can pretty much guarantee PES sold more than that.

I was messing with you man.

Not in the mood

Dante wrote:I got Bioshock Infinite from a friend and i can't believe what i have rejected all this time. This game is satisfying in so many ways , i can't believe myself i didn't even want to test it when it came out.

Did you finish the game? The ending will make you think more than any game, movie, tv show or book ever had or ever will.

M99 wrote:

Dante wrote:I got Bioshock Infinite from a friend and i can't believe what i have rejected all this time. This game is satisfying in so many ways , i can't believe myself i didn't even want to test it when it came out.

Did you finish the game? The ending will make you think more than any game, movie, tv show or book ever had or ever will.

These 2 was the best part of the game imo

LeVersacci wrote:These 2 was the best part of the game imo

When I understood the implications of that blackboard, MINDBLOWN

Haha yeah

Freeza wrote:Gotta say I really love Far Cry so far, amazing game. Looks great, gameplay's fun. Using that bow and arrow

Just picked it up along with GTA V today. Can't wait.

Far Cry 3 is one of my favorite games in recent memory.

M99 wrote:

Dante wrote:I got Bioshock Infinite from a friend and i can't believe what i have rejected all this time. This game is satisfying in so many ways , i can't believe myself i didn't even want to test it when it came out.

Did you finish the game? The ending will make you think more than any game, movie, tv show or book ever had or ever will.

U wot m8 , i have it like 2 days . Dat hype tho

Very soon into it , i understood this game would attempt to tackle some serious matters . This game has balls . I love it so far and not only it seems to have some seriously deep story & background , the characters are rich & interesting , not to mention the gameplay , so much fun . I explore everything , read everything , listen to conversations and audio tapes , watch these black and white tiny propaganda films e.t.c .

I especially like the way it keeps preaching to the converted , the irony.. Obviously the results and consequences it has in game are obvious , but also directly to the player , at first i begun to recognise where it's going with it , then i agreed and kept discovering more things , as you continue it gets personal , it's amazing how everything works. As you continue to play , all the wonder of the city means less and less , you getting pissed with Columbia , it's hypocrisy and false morals and it's people. I am pretty damn certain this will be one of my favourite games when i am done with it , i am still amazed how i never gave this game a chance.

ATM , i am trying to get Elisabeth to the First Lady's Aerodrome . I suspect Elisabeth might be DeWitt's daughter . Just before i stopped the game she asked Booker about himself and he said he lost his wife and child . Earlier i saw what she could do with the 'tear' and a female scientist explained in one of the audiotapes i found , how she once saw a girl who was and wasn't herself looking into a mirror where another girl who was and wasn't herself was doing the same e.t.c Schrodinger's cat + infinite-parallel universe , my current theory is the Lamb is his daughter from another reality , or something. Somehow all of this is connected to DeWitt , it crossed my mind he isn't the 'real DeWitt' , or can't die because of this 'loop' , or whatever it is .

( pls no confirm , don't spoil anything , i'll finish the game in a few days probably).

Can't contain THE HYPE , off to play Bioshock .

It's a fantastic game, I absolutely loved everything about it.

I was thinking about the story for days after completion

Best Shooter
   Titanfall – Respawn/EA

Was the FPS genre really this sparse this year?

Best Action/Adventure

   Bayonetta 2 – Platinum Games/Nintendo

Best Role Playing Game

   Divinity: Original Sin – Larian Studios

Best Fighting Game

   Super Smash Bros. Wii U – Nintendo

Best Family Game

   Mario Kart 8 – Nintendo

Best Sports/Racing Game

What a joke, No PES2015? How uncredible do you want to get?

Best Online Experience

No Warlords of Draenor? Every WoW player I know has been hyping it beyond hype and considering the longevity of WoW that's no small feat.

Best Mobile/Handheld

   Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft – Blizzard
Can't really comment; picked Hearthstone because fanboy.

Best Remaster

   Grand Theft Auto V – Rockstar Games
   Halo: The Master Chief Collection – 343 Industries/Microsoft
   Pokemon Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire – Game Freak/Nintendo
   The Last of Us – Naughty Dog/Sony
   Tomb Raider: Definitive Edition Crystal Dynamics/Square Enix

Can't decide, definitely not Halo - that was a release disaster covered up by the Unity fiasco. GTA-V wins because of graphical fidelity upgrade I guess.

Best Narrative

   South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft

South Park gave you what you bought and more.

Best Score/Soundtrack

   Transistor – Darren Korb, Supergiant Games

Best Independent Game

   Transistor – Supergiant Games

Games for Change

   Mountain – David O’Reilly/Double Fine Presents
   Never Alone – Upper One Games
   The Last of Us: Left Behind – Naughty Dog/Sony
   This War of Mine – 11bit Studios
   Valiant Hearts: The Great War – Ubisoft

eSports Player of the Year

Oh god not Nadeshot lol. Rekkles is perhaps the most popular white League player (and marketable too) but there are so many worthy options from the League scene alone...

Take Uzi; who essentially 1v5'ed a team game to get his team into the Lol World Championship Finals (Two years in a row at that). Mata shotcalled Samsung White into the most dominant run by a LoL team ever. Imaqtpie and Trick2G for the popularity and entertainment. Kaceytron for the best example of real trolling you'l ever find; people donate to her to insult her ffs.

eSports Team of the Year

   Samsung White – League of Legends

I'm guessing the other teams are there for popularity... NiP didn't even have a good year in CS

Trending Gamer

"Trending gamer" and no Trick2G or imaqtpie? I'm not the biggest Trick fan but he would deserve such an award.

Best Fan Creation

   Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous

Twitch plays Pokémon is what I would pick but Ghost In The Machine not getting a mention is

You don't even have to know the game to be able to appreciate the word-play and lyricism:




Shoutout to the This Is War series for sheer awesome:

This Is War:

Developer of the Year

   Blizzard

Fixing Diablo III; Legacy of The Void to revolutionize SCII melee, Hearthstone release, Warlords of Draenor release, Overwatch announcement... No contest here lol.

Best Performance

   Adam Harrington as Bigby Wolf, The Wolf Among Us – Telltale Games
   Kevin Spacey as Jonathan Irons, Call of Duty: Advanced Warfare – Sledgehammer Games/Activision
   Melissa Hutchison as Clementine, The Walking Dead: Season Two – Telltale Games
   Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth – Obsidian/Ubisoft
   Troy Baker as Talion, Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor – Monolith/Warner Bros.

Troy will because Troy Baker.  

Most Anticipated Game – (To be voted on by fans)

   Batman: Arkham Knight – Rocksteady/Warner Bros.
   Bloodborne – FROM Software/Sony
   Evolve – Turtle Rock/2K Games
   The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt
   Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End – Naughty Dog/Sony

Game of the Year

   Bayonetta 2 – Platinum Games/Nintendo

As much as I love Shadow of Mordor and how pleasant a surprise it was... Bayonetta definitely gets GotY[/quote

There's far too many categories with games in I'm yet to play lol.

Mole you have a Wii U. You should definitely get Bayonetta 2 if you are a fan of Devil May Cry style games.

By the way Dante, did you play the first BioShock

I have considered it about 5 or 6 times lol, keep putting it off though.

Have not flip flopped so much on a game in ages.

Would you kindly play it then?

M99 wrote:By the way Dante, did you play the first BioShock

No , never did , obviously not the sequel too. I made the mistake to judge a book from it's cover , i thought the Bioshock series were just fancy alien-robot-scifi stuff and i never was a particular fan of all that. I guess the reason i did all that and i never played B:I either and i never bothered with any Bioshock games is , during that period the first one got out , i was in high school and i had taken a big break from gaming in general . From somewhere in 2006 to late 2008 , i think i begun playing games again when Assassin's Creed was released.(Never got the PS3 either)

17 year old chicks weren't so tolerant with gaming back then as they are now

Had no choice really

Phritz wrote:Would you kindly play it then?

Phritz Ryan pls.

Every time I catch a glimpse of Eve I want to play it.

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