2014 Winners

Game of the Year: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare/Electronic Arts)

Best Action/Adventure Game: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Monolith Productions/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Best Role-Playing Game: Dragon Age: Inquisition (BioWare/Electronic Arts)

Best Shooter: Far Cry 4 (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Best Independent Game: Shovel Knight (Yacht Club Games)

Best Sports/Racing Game: Mario Kart 8

Games for Change: Valiant Hearts: The Great War (Ubisoft Montpellier/Ubisoft)

Most Anticipated Game: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt (CD Projekt Red/Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)

Best Online Experience: Destiny (Bungie/Activision)

Best Mobile/Handheld Game: Hearthstone: Heroes of Warcraft (Blizzard Entertainment)

Best Fighting Game: Super Smash Bros.for Wii U (Sora Ltd./Bandai Namco Games/Nintendo)

Best Performance: Trey Parker as Various Voices, South Park: The Stick of Truth (Obsidian Entertainment/Ubisoft)

Developer of the Year: Nintendo

Best Score/Soundtrack: Destiny (Marty O’Donnell/Bungie)

eSports Player of the Year: Matt “NaDeSHoT” Haag (Call of Duty)

eSports Team of the Year: Ninjas in Pyjamas (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

Trending Gamer: TotalBiscuit

Best Fan Creation: Twitch Plays Pokemon by Anonymous

Some Comments

It’s no surprise to see Dragon Age: Inquisition win Game of the Year as this third installment in the franchise has RPG fans agog. Our own Ray Ivey has started a Gameplay Diary and is also streaming Dragon Age on Twitch at http://www.twitch.tv/rayivey.

One can only admire the execution by Monolith of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor’s “Nemesis System” which was no doubt a significant contributing factor to the game taking home Best Action/Adventure Game. The innovative procedurally generated Captains and War Chiefs of the Orc command structure added another layer of immersion to a game that also includes the best elements of Assassin’s Creed and Rocksteady’s Batman games,.

Great to see Valiant Hearts: The Great War take the Games for Change award. It’s a gripping story that’s full of heart. Read the review.

The reveal Trailer for next year’s release of King’s Quest was a highlight for all adventure gamers as King’s Quest series creator Roberta Williams received high honors alongside her husband and fellow Sierra co-founder, Ken Williams, in a ceremony that looked back on the long legacy of King’s Quest and Sierra. The duo received the Industry Icon Award to celebrate their contributions to video game culture and creativity.