Video Game Award Nominations 2016

Welcome to the annual Gamerheadquarters Video Game Awards where we kick things off with our nominations. These include multiple categories in gaming featuring the best titles of the year. Firstly, I should mention that we have a Fan Favorite Award that can be voted on from the link below or just continue down to view the nominations. We've slightly altered the categories for the awards feeling this best represents gaming in 2016. The final awards area of the site will go live on December 17, 2016 featuring the winners for this year along with a fancy set of awards. Check out the nominations below and be sure to share around!

Fan Favorite Vote Here

View the Winners! (Coming December 17)


Game of the Year
-Uncharted 4: A Thief's End; Gears of War 4, King's Quest, Quantum Break and Dishonored 2

Indie Game of the Year
-Firewatch; Anarcute, Superhot, Stardew Valley, Diaries of a Spaceport Janitor, Salt and Sanctuary

Story of the Year
-Uncharted 4; Gears of War 4, Quantum Break, King's Quest, Batman: The Telltale Series and The Turing Test

Shooter Game of the Year
-Gears of War 4; Titanfall 2, Battlefield 1, Overwatch

Co-op Game of the Year
-Gears of War 4; Plants vs Zombies: Garden Warfare 2, Forza Horizon 3, Killing Floor 2, Overcooked

Best Non Series Game of the Year
-Quantum Break, The Turing Test, Unravel, Inside

Best in a Series Game of the Year
-Gears of War 4; Uncharted 4, Dishonored 2

Best Environments in a Game
-Uncharted 4; Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare, Hitman: Episodic Series, Abzu, Unravel and Battlefield 1

Best New Character in a Game
-Yarney (Unravel)
-Joule (ReCore)
-Ava Turing (The Turing Test)
-Kait (Gears of War 4)
-Tracer (Overwatch)
-Jack Joyce (Quantum Break)

Favorite Returning Character in a Game
-Marcus Fenix (Gears of War 4)
-Graham (King's Quest)
-Nathan Drake (Uncharted 4)
-Faith (Mirror's Edge: Catalyst)

Xbox Exclusive of the Year
-Gears of War 4; Forza Horizon 3, Quantum Break and Dead Rising 4

Playstation Exclusive of the Year
-Uncharted 4; Dragon Quest Builders, Ratchet and Clank

PC Exclusive of the Year
-Civilization VI; Stardew Valley, Shardlight, Black Desert Online and Planet Coaster

Digital Game of the Year
-Firewatch; King's Quest, Salt and Sanctuary, Inside, The Turing Test, Abzu and Unravel

Remake of the Year -Call of Duty: Modern Warfare Remastered; The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Special Edition and Duke Nukem 3D: 20th Anniversary World Tour

DLC of the Year
-The Witcher 3: Blood and Wine
-Fallout 4: Nuka World
-Fallout 4: Far Harbor
-Star Wars Battlefront: Bespin

Mobile Game of the Year
-Pokemon GO; Vikings: An Archer's Journey, Batman: Arkham Underworld

Early Access Game of the Year
-H1Z1: King of the Kill; We Happy Few, Golf with Your Friends

Fan Favorite Voting VOTE HERE

Other things to note: Early Access titles cannot be awarded multiple years and remasters cannot qualify for any other categories aside from the remake one. Games must have released or finished within the year to be included, this is mostly for episodic titles as they can only qualify in the year they conclude. We feel these nominations cover a variety of titles and display the best of the year, hoped you might have even come across a gem you missed in the year.