March 27th, 2015

2015 GDC Award Winners

March 27th, 2015

On the annual show of the Game Developer’s Choice Awards 2015 the precious title of Game of the Year took home the Monolith Productions’ Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor video game, beating out Alien: Isolation, Bayonetta 2, Destiny, and Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft.

Elsewhere in the awards the biggest winner was Ustwo’s mobile hit Monument Valley with wins in the Innovation, Best Mobile/Handheld and Best Visual Art categories.

 Here’s the full list of winners:

  • Game of the Year: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor
  • Innovation Award: Monument Valley
  • Best Debut: Stoic Studio (The Banner Saga)
  • Best Design: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft
  • Best Handheld/Mobile Game: Monument Valley
  • Best Visual Art: Monument Valley
  • Best Narrative: Kentucky Route Zero: Episode 3
  • Best Audio: Alien: Isolation
  • Best Technology: Destiny