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SELECT AWARDS 2016 WINNERS

Congratulations to Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End for winning Game of the Year in IGN Australia’s Select Awards for 2016. It came out on top after a month of voting by you – IGN readers across Australia and New Zealand – and was announced during a special party in Sydney on Friday, February 3, 2017.

You can see the full list of winners and runners-up below and as always, a huge thanks to everyone who voted and attended the event!

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BEST VISUAL DESIGN

WINNER: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

RUNNER-UP: Battlefield 1, Overwatch

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BEST AUDIO DESIGN

WINNER: Battlefield 1

RUNNER-UP: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End, Doom

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BEST GAME DESIGN

WINNER: Overwatch

RUNNER-UP: Dark Souls III, Dishonored 2

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Best Storytelling

WINNER: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

RUNNER-UP: Firewatch, Final Fantasy XV

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Best Online / Multiplayer Game

WINNER: Overwatch

RUNNER-UP: Battlefield 1, Titanfall 2

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Best Original Game

WINNER: Overwatch

RUNNER-UP: Firewatch, The Last Guardian

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IGN Editor’s Choice

WINNER: Forza Horizon 3

 

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Game of the Year

WINNER: Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

RUNNER-UP: Overwatch, Battlefield 1

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THE AWARDS STORY

IGN’s Select Awards are a celebration of the best gaming experiences each year, as determined by IGN’s Australian and New Zealand audience. Voting runs for a month from mid-December and the winners are announced at an event in February. The awards night is a chance for IGN’s community to come together with the industry to share a common love of gaming; to look back at the games of the previous year, and to look ahead to some of the most exciting titles on the near horizon.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

Visit each year for full details:      2015   |   2014   |   2013   |   2012

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