Before we begin looking ahead to PAX Prime (which we’ll be live in attendance), gamescom has announced its official list of award winners, closing out a week of breaking news coming from the annual industry event in Cologne, Germany where we saw such announcements as the PS4 release date, some Xbox One timed-exclusives, and more. 64 total products were nominated, eventually being narrowed down to one winner across each of sixteen categories. The winners and their respective categories are below.
- Best Console Game Sony PlayStation: Destiny
- Best Console Game Nintendo WII: Mario Kart 8
- Best Console Game Microsoft Xbox: Titanfall
- Best Next Generation Console Game: Titanfall
- Best Action Game: Destiny
- Best Role Playing Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
- Best Racing Game: Forza Motorsport 5
- Best Sports Game: FIFA 14
- Best Simulation Game: WarThunder
- Best Family Game: Mario Kart 8
- Best Hardware incl. Peripheral: PlayStation 4
- Best Mobile Game: The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Worlds
- Best Online Multiplayer Game: Destiny
- Best PC Game: Battlefield 4
- Best Social/Casual/Online Game: The Elder Scrolls Online
- Best of gamescom: Destiny
