The first ever Elite Video Games International Awards took place on Thursday evening in Madrid.
The international awards ceremony gives credit to the best games launched throughout the past year and is a key annual event for the video games sector, as well as a key point of reference for everyone involved.
The ceremony was hosted by journalist Javier Villacañas and was attended by all of the companies that make up the industry including Sony, Koch Media, Take Two, Electronic Arts, Activision, Nintendo, Blizzard, FX, Wargaming, Microsoft and Turtle Beach. They were competing for awards within a range of categories including Best Action Video Game, Best Production Company and Best Sports Game. The EVIA 2014 Honorary Award went to The Employers Association for the video games sector (ADESE) for its contribution to the development of the video games industry.
The categories and winners from this years ceremony are as follows:
BEST ACTION VIDEO GAME – “BioShock: Infinite” from 2K Games
BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME – “The Last of Us” from SCEE
BEST STRATEGY GAME – “Company of Heroes 2” from Sega.
BEST SPORTS GAME – “NBA 2K14” from 2K Sports.
BEST MISCELLANEOUS GAME – “Skylanders: SWAP Force” from Activision
BEST PLATFORMS’ GAME – “Rayman Legends” from Ubisoft
BEST RPG GAME – “Tales of Xillia” from Namco Bandai Games
BEST SPEED GAME – “Need for Speed” from EA
BEST FREE TO PLAY GAME – “World of Warplanes” from Wargaming
BEST SPANISH EDITION – “Caos en Deponia” from FX Interactive
BEST DUBBING – “FIFA 14” from EA Sports
BEST SPANISH GAME – “InviZimals” from SCEE
BEST MULTI-PLATFORM – “LEGO Marvel Super Heroes” from Warner BROS.
BEST PRODUCTION COMPANY – “Take-Two” from Rockstar and 2K
BEST DEVELOPMENT STUDIO – Wargaming
BEST MEDIA AGENCY – Ziran Comunicación
BEST HARDWARE – “PX4” from Turtle Beach
BEST 3D GAME – “The Legend of Zelda: A Link between Worlds” from Nintendo
BEST GAME ON PSVITA – “Tearaway” from SCEE
BEST VIDEO GAME BY WII U – “Super Mario 3D World” from Nintendo
BEST VIDEO GAME ON XBOX ONE – “Dead Rising 3” from Microsoft and Capcom
BEST VIDEO GAME ON PS4 – “Killzone: Shadow Fall” from SCEE
BEST VIDEO GAME ON PC – “Company of Heroes 2” from Koch Media and Sega
BEST VIDEO GAME ON XBOX 360 – “GTA V” from Rockstar Games
BEST VIDEO GAME ON PS3 – “The Last of Us” from SCEE
