The Game Awards unveiled its list of 2016 contenders.

It turned out to be a big year for Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, with title leading the list of all contenders for The Game Awards 2016. Unveiled yesterday, the list of contenders which span a slate of 63 games will be honored on Dec. 1 at the Microsoft Theater in LA. Naughty Dog and Sony Interactive Entertainment’s Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End scored the most overall nominations with eight, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Art Direction, Best Narrative, and three nominations in Best Performance. Campo Santo’s Firewatch, Playdead’s Inside and Blizzard’s Overwatch each received five nomination. Other Game of the Year contenders include DOOM, Inside, Overwatch, and Titanfall 2. A full list of nominees can be found at www.thegameawards.com.

Among publishers, Sony Interactive Entertainment led the pack, garnering 13 nods, followed by Electronic Arts with 10 nominations, Blizzard with seven, and Bethesda with six. Independent developers Playdead and Campo Santo both earned five nominations.

“The Game Awards is all about celebrating the state of video game art,” said Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards producer/host. “In just a few short weeks we will recognize the most outstanding games of 2016 in unexpected ways, and preview the most anticipated games of 2017 and beyond with the longest, most in-depth world premieres we’ve ever attempted — including surprises and new game announcements.”

From an esports perspective, fan voting is now open for three esports Categories to recognize the Best eSports Player, Best eSports Team and Best eSports Game. Here are the finalists…

BEST ESPORTS PLAYER, PRESENTED BY OMEN BY HP
The eSports player judged to be the most outstanding performer in 2016, irrespective of game.
· Faker Lee Sang-hyeok (SK Telecom T1, League of Legends)
· Coldzera Marcelo David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
· ByuN Hyun Woo (Starcraft 2)
· Infiltrator Lee Seeon-woo (Team Razer, Street Fighter V)
· Hungrybox Juan Debiedma (Team Liquid, Super Smash Bros.)

BEST ESPORTS TEAM
The eSports team or organization judged to be the most outstanding for performance in 2016, irrespective of game.
· SK Telecom T1 (League of Legends)
· Wings Gaming (DOTA2)
· SK Gaming
· ROX Tigers (League of Legends)
· Cloud 9

BEST ESPORTS GAME
The eSports game that has shown creative and technical excellence in 2016 with the best gameplay, community support and content updates.
· Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
· DOTA2 (Valve)
· League of Legends (Riot)
· Overwatch (Blizzard)
· Street Fighter V (Capcom)

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