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Star Wars Battlefront leads the way at Gamescom 2015 awards

It's been a great week for video games at Gamescom 2015, but Star Wars Battlefront rose above the rest of the pack, taking home five awards from the event.

Ozzie Mejia

August 8, 2015 1:45 PM

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Gamescom 2015 is continuing throughout the weekend, but the weekend kicked off yesterday with an independent panel of experts recognizing the bests of show. The big winner is EA and DICE's Star Wars Battlefront, taking home five awards (including Best of Show) after generating a lot of excitement with the game's Fighter Squadron mode.

There are a few curious choices, such as platformer Unravel getting named Best Strategy Game. There are also a few surprises, like the immense love for Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (taking home two awards) and Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 upending perennial powerhouse FIFA as the Best Sports Game. Catch the full list of winners below.

• Best of Gamescom - Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
• 'Most Wanted' Consumer Award - Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
• Best Console Game Sony - Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
• Best Console Game Microsoft - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami)
• Best Console Game Nintendo - Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
• Best Role-Playing Game - Dark Souls 3 (Bandai Namco)
• Best Racing Game - Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
• Best Action Game - Metal Gear Solid V: The Phantom Pain (Konami)
• Best Simulation Game - Forza Motorsport 6 (Microsoft)
• Best Sports Game - Pro Evolution Soccer 2016 (Konami)
• Best Family Game - LEGO Dimensions (Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
• Best Strategy Game - Unravel (Electronic Arts)
• Best PC Game - Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
• Best Mobile Game (Handheld, iOS, Android, Windows) - The Legend of Zelda: Tri Force Heroes (Nintendo)
• Best Social/Casual/Online Game - Super Mario Maker (Nintendo)
• Best Online Multiplayer Game - Star Wars Battlefront (Electronic Arts)
• Best Hardware - HTC Vive (HTC)
• Best Indie Game - Cuphead (Studio MDHR)

Ozzie Mejia

Senior Editor

Ozzie has been playing video games since picking up his first NES controller at age 5. He has been into games ever since, only briefly stepping away during his college years. But he was pulled back in after spending years in QA circles for both THQ and Activision, mostly spending time helping to push forward the Guitar Hero series at its peak. Ozzie has become a big fan of platformers, puzzle games, shooters, and RPGs, just to name a few genres, but he’s also a huge sucker for anything with a good, compelling narrative behind it. Because what are video games if you can't enjoy a good story with a fresh Cherry Coke?