It is up against Bloodborne, Fallout 4, Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain and Undertale. Other categories include Tabletop and Mobile Game of the Year, awards for Excellence in Gameplay, Art and Animation as well as awards for Most Valuable Esports Team and Most Entertaining Online Personality.
SXSW will take place, as usual, in Austin, Texas between 11th and 20th March 2016 with the Gaming Awards being held on the 19th in Hilton Austin. The event is completely open to the public and is free so anyone can go and experience the ceremony.
This is the full list of categories and nominees but for more info head over to the official SXSW website.
Game of the Year
Bloodborne – Sony Computer Entertainment / From Software Fallout 4 – Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain – Konami / Kojima Productions The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED Undertale – Toby Fox / Toby Fox
Tabletop Game of the Year
Above and Below - Red Raven Games Blood Rage - CoolMiniOrNot Codenames - Czech Games Lanterns: The Harvest Festival - Renegade Game Studios Pandemic Legacy - Z-Man Games
Mobile Game of the Year
Downwell - Devolver Digital / Moppin Fallout Shelter - Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios Her Story - Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow Lara Croft GO - Square Enix / Square Enix Montreal SteamWorld Heist - Image and Form International AB / Image and Form International AB
Excellence in Gameplay
Bloodborne - Sony Computer Entertainment / FromSoftware Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Konami / Kojima Productions Rocket League - Psyonix / Psyonix The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED Undertale - Toby Fox / Toby Fox
Excellence in Art
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec Bloodborne - Sony Computer Entertainment / FromSoftware Ori & the Blind Forest - Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED Yoshi’s Woolly World - Nintendo / Good-Feel
Excellence in Animation
Assassin’s Creed Syndicate - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Quebec Batman: Arkham Knight - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios Ori & the Blind Forest - Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios Rise of the Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics The Order: 1886 - Sony Computer Entertainment / Ready at Dawn
Excellence in Technical Achievement
Fallout 4 - Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios Just Cause 3 - Square Enix / Avalanche Studios Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Konami / Kojima Productions The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED Until Dawn - Sony Computer Entertainment / Supermassive Games
Excellence in Visual Achievement
Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture - Sony Computer Entertainment / The Chinese Room Rise of the Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics Star Wars Battlefront - Electronic Arts / EA DICE The Order: 1886 - Sony Computer Entertainment / Ready at Dawn The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED
Excellence in Narrative
Her Story - Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow Life Is Strange - Square Enix / Dontnod Entertainment SOMA - Frictional Games / Frictional Games Tales from the Borderlands - Telltale Games / Telltale Games The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED
Excellence in Design
Bloodborne - Sony Computer Entertainment / FromSoftware Fallout 4 - Bethesda Softworks / Bethesda Game Studios Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Konami / Kojima Productions Rocket League - Psyonix / Psyonix Super Mario Maker - Nintendo / Nintendo
Excellence in SFX
Bloodborne - Sony Computer Entertainment / FromSoftware Rise of the Tomb Raider - Square Enix / Crystal Dynamics Star Wars Battlefront - Electronic Arts / EA DICE The Order: 1886 - Sony Computer Entertainment / Ready at Dawn Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six Siege - Ubisoft / Ubisoft Montreal
Excellence in Musical Score
Crypt of the NecroDancer - Klei Entertainment / Brace Yourself Games Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture - Sony Computer Entertainment / The Chinese Room Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain - Konami / Kojima Productions Ori & the Blind Forest - Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - CD Projekt / CD Projekt RED
Excellence in Multiplayer
Call of Duty: Black Ops III - Activision / Treyarch Halo 5: Guardians - Microsoft Studios / 343 Industries Lovers in a Dangerous Spacetime - Asteroid Base / Asteroid Base Rocket League - Psyonix / Psyonix Splatoon - Nintendo / Nintendo
Excellence in Convergence
Batman: Arkham Knight - Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment / Rocksteady Studios Disney Infinity 3. 0 Edition - Disney Interactive Studios / Avalanche Software Guitar Hero Live - Activision - FreeStyle Games Rock Band 4 - Mad Catz / Harmonix Star Wars Battlefront - Electronic Arts / EA DICE
Most Enduring Character
Geralt - The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt Hannah Smith - Her Story Joker - Batman: Arkham Knight Lara Croft - Rise of the Tomb Raider Ori - Ori & the Blind Forest
Most Valuable Esports Team
Cloud9 Counter Logic Evil Geniuses Team Archon Team EnVyUs
Most Entertaining Online Personality
Angry Joe - The Angry Joe Show Greg Miller - Kinda Funny Markiplier PewDiePie Tim Schafer - Double Fine Adventure Documentary Series
Most Fulfilling Crowdfunded Game
Broken Age - Double Fine Productions / Double Fine Productions Kerbal Space Program - Squad / Squad Kingdom Death: Monster - Kingdom Death Pillars of Eternity - Paradox Interactive / Obsidian Entertainment Undertale - Toby Fox / Toby Fox
Most Promising New Intellectual Property
Bloodborne - Sony Computer Entertainment / FromSoftware Life Is Strange - Square Enix / Dontnod Entertainment Ori & the Blind Forest - Microsoft Studios / Moon Studios Splatoon - Nintendo / Nintendo Undertale - Toby Fox / Toby Fox
Matthew Crump Cultural Innovation Award
Emily is Away - Kyle Seeley / Kyle Seeley Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture - The Chinese Room / Sony Computer Entertainment Her Story - Sam Barlow / Sam Barlow Life Is Strange - Square Enix / Dontnod Entertainment Undertale - Toby Fox / Toby Fox
