Most Hated Award for most hated game of the year
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Grove Street Games
- Results
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- 1st Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- 2nd Battlefield 2042
- 3rd Back 4 Blood
- 4th Balan Wonderworld
- 5th Life is Strange: True Colors
- 6th New World
- 7th Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
- 8th Call of Duty: Vanguard
- 9th Deathloop
- 10th Far Cry 6
- 11th Pokémon Unite
- 12th Halo Infinite
Least Worst Award for least worst game of the year 
Metroid Dread
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD
- Results
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- 1st Metroid Dread
- 2nd Shin Megami Tensei V
- 3rd Resident Evil Village
- 4th Cruelty Squad
- 5th Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
- 6th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 7th Inscryption
- 8th It Takes Two
- 9th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 10th Psychonauts 2
- 11th Deltarune: Chapter 2
- 12th Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
- 13th Library of Ruina
IP Twist Award for best new implementation of an old franchise
Metroid Dread
MercurySteam, Nintendo EPD
- Results
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- 1st Metroid Dread
- 2nd Resident Evil VIllage
- 3rd Shin Megami Tensei V
- 4th Psychonauts 2
- 5th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 6th WarioWare: Get It Together!
- 7th Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
- 8th No More Heroes III
- 9th Tales of Arise
- 10th Halo Infinite
- 11th New Pokémon Snap
- 12th Age of Empires IV
Vib-Ribbon Award for best soundtrack
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V1kuzWbBgqo&list=PLXIoB6LWCSoB0Xz3iIFxKa2ay4okLHngm">Listen to the soundtrack here.</a>
- Results
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- 1st Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
- 2nd Deltarune Chapter 2
- 3rd GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
- 4th Shin Megami Tensei V
- 5th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 6th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 7th Persona 5 Strikers
- 8th The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- 9th Cruelty Squad
- 10th No More Heroes III
- 11th Library of Ruina
- 12th Everhood
"Hello, Fellow Posters" Award for most blatantly promoted video game product
Genshin Impact
miHoYo
- Results
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- 1st Genshin Impact
- 2nd Raid: Shadow Legends
- 3rd Arcane: League of Legends
- 4th Deathloop
- 5th New World
- 6th Back 4 Blood
- 7th Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- 8th Far Cry 6
- 9th Battlefield 2042
- 10th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 11th Halo Infinite
- 12th Call of Duty: Vanguard
Plot and Backstory Award for best representation of women
Resident Evil Village
Capcom
- Results
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- 1st Resident Evil Village
- 2nd Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
- 3rd Atelier Ryza 2: Lost Legends & the Secret Fairy
- 4th Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
- 5th Metroid Dread
- 6th Shin Megami Tensei V
- 7th Rance Quest Magnum
- 8th Tales of Arise
- 9th Gal*Gun Returns
- 10th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 11th Deltarune Chapter 2
- 12th Library of Ruina
Billy Herrington Award for best representation of men
Rance Quest Magnum
AliceSoft
- Results
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- 1st Rance Quest Magnum
- 2nd Resident Evil Village
- 3rd Guilty Gear -STRIVE-
- 4th Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
- 5th No More Heroes III
- 6th Shin Megami Tensei V
- 7th Lost Judgment
- 8th The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- 9th Halo Infinite
- 10th Deltarune Chapter 2
- 11th Library of Ruina
- 12th NEO: The World Ends With You
ＡＥＳＴＨＥＴＩＣＳ Award for best visual aesthetics
Cruelty Squad
Consumer Softproducts
- Results
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- 1st Cruelty Squad
- 2nd GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
- 3rd Psychonauts 2
- 4th Resident Evil Village
- 5th Inscryption
- 6th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 7th Metroid Dread
- 8th Shin Megami Tensei V
- 9th Ratchet and Clank: Rift Apart
- 10th Forza Horizon 5
- 11th Sable
- 12th Kena: Bridge of Spirits
Visual Award is My Passion for worst visual aesthetics
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Grove Street Games
- Results
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- 1st Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- 2nd Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
- 3rd Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- 4th Balan Wonderworld
- 5th Battlefield 2042
- 6th Back 4 Blood
- 7th Cruelty Squad
- 8th Halo Infinite
- 9th Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
- 10th Deathloop
- 11th No More Heroes III
- 12th Deltarune Chapter 2
Absolute State of Play for biggest technical blunder
Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
Grove Street Games
- Results
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- 1st Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- 2nd Battlefield 2042
- 3rd New World
- 4th eFootball 2022
- 5th Balan Wonderworld
- 6th Sonic Colors: Ultimate
- 7th Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
- 8th Halo Infinite
- 9th Call of Duty: Vanguard
- 10th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 11th Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade
- 12th No More Heroes III
/v/irgin Award for best new IP
Cruelty Squad
Consumer Softproducts
- Results
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- 1st Cruelty Squad
- 2nd Inscryption
- 3rd It Takes Two
- 4th FIGHT KNIGHT
- 5th Loop Hero
- 6th Ender Lillies
- 7th Scarlet Nexus
- 8th Fuga: Melodies of Steel
- 9th Returnal
- 10th Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- 11th Deathloop
- 12th Balan Wonderworld
Tom Clancy Award (in memoriam) for best writing
Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
Toylogic, Square Enix
- Results
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- 1st Nier Replicant ver.1.22474487139...
- 2nd The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles
- 3rd Cruelty Squad
- 4th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 5th Deltarune Chapter 2
- 6th Psychonauts 2
- 7th Lost Judgment
- 8th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 9th It Takes Two
- 10th Resident Evil Village
- 11th Snoot Game
- 12th Guardians of the Galaxy
Almost Shakespearian Award for worst writing 
Life is Strange: True Colors
Deck Nine
- Results
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- 1st Life is Strange: True Colors
- 2nd Back 4 Blood
- 3rd Call of Duty: Vanguard
- 4th Far Cry 6
- 5th Battlefield 2042
- 6th Twelve Minutes
- 7th Balan Wonderworld
- 8th Halo Infinite
- 9th Deathloop
- 10th Shin Megami Tensei V
Guilty Pleasure Award for the game I like but /v/ hates
Omori
Omocat LLC
- Results
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- 1st Omori
- 2nd Final Fantasy VII Remake: Intergrade
- 3rd Ys IX: Monstrum Nox
- 4th Mario Golf: Super Rush
- 5th Five Nights at Freddy's: Security Breach
- 6th Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
- 7th Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl
- 8th Humankind
- 9th Pokemon Unite
- 10th Destruction AllStars
Kamige Award for Best Eroge
Rance Quest Magnum
AliceSoft
- Results
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- 1st Rance Quest Magnum
- 2nd Black Souls II: Crown of the Lion and Unicorn
- 3rd Koikatsu Sunshine
- 4th ASYLUM
- 5th Full Metal Daemon: Muramasa
- 6th Holy Knight Ricca
- 7th Karryn's Prison
- 8th HuniePop 2: Double Date
- 9th Abaddon: Princess of the Decay
Dick Kickem Award for Best Character
Lady Dimitrescu
Resident Evil Village
- Results
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- 1st Lady Dimitrescu
- 2nd Samus Aran
- 3rd Ethan Winters
- 4th Travis Touchdown
- 5th Spamton G. Spamton
- 6th Chris Redfield
- 7th Karl Heisenberg
- 8th Jose Gallard
- 9th Raven Beak
- 10th Berdly
- 11th Daisukenojo "Beat" Bito
- 12th Roland
Scrappy Doo Award for Worst Character
Sylvanas Windrunner
World of Warcraft
- Results
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- 1st Sylvanas Windrunner
- 2nd Alex Chen
- 3rd Julianna Blake
- 4th Selene Vassos
- 5th Fernando "Echo-216" Esparza
- 6th Balan
- 7th Mia Winters
- 8th Berdly
Diamond in the Rough Award for best game that nobody played
Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
Capcom
- Results
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- 1st Ghosts 'n Goblins Resurrection
- 2nd Super Robot Wars 30
- 3rd Record of Lodoss War: Deedlit in Wonder Labyrinth
- 4th Blaster Master Zero 3
- 5th The Forgotten City
- 6th UnMetal
- 7th Famicom Detective Club: The Girl Who Stands Behind
- 8th Voice of Cards: The Isle Dragon Roars
- 9th Super Dream Dasher
- 10th Chicory: A Colorful Tale
- 11th Northern Journey
- 12th Dodgeball Academia
9IXELS ARE 9RT for most pretentious indie game Winner 
Life Is Strange: True Colors
Deck Nine
- Results
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- 1st Life Is Strange: True Colors
- 2nd Twelve Minutes
- 3rd Boyfriend Dungeon
- 4th Deltarune Chapter 2
- 5th OMORI
- 6th It Takes Two
- 7th Cruelty Squad
- 8th The Artful Escape
- 9th Sable
- 10th Kena: Bridge of Spirits
- 11th Eastward
- 12th Inscryption
Haptic Feedback Award for best gameplay Winner 
Metroid Dread
Mercury Steam, Nintendo EPD
- Results
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- 1st Metroid Dread
- 2nd Monster Hunter Rise
- 3rd Shin Megami Tensei V
- 4th Cruelty Squad
- 5th GUILTY GEAR -STRIVE-
- 6th Resident Evil Village
- 7th It Takes Two
- 8th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 9th Halo Infinite
- 10th Psychonauts 2
- 11th No More Heroes III
- 12th Forza Horizon 5
Press X To Win The Award for worst gameplay Winner 
Balan Wonderworld
Square Enix, ARZEST Corp.
- Results
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- 1st Balan Wonderworld
- 2nd Life Is Strange: True Colors
- 3rd Back 4 Blood
- 4th Battlefield 2042
- 5th Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- 6th Call of Duty: Vanguard
- 7th Deathloop
- 8th Pokémon Brilliant Diamond & Shining Pearl
- 9th Pokémon Unite
- 10th New Pokémon Snap
- 11th Mario Golf: Super Rush
- 12th No More Heroes III
/vr/ Award for Best Video Game of 1991 
Super Mario World
Nintendo EAD
- Results
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- 1st Super Mario World
- 2nd Sonic the Hedgehog (Genesis)
- 3rd Street Fighter II (Arcade)
- 4th Super Castlevania IV (SNES)
- 5th Final Fantasy IV (formerly II) (SNES)
- 6th Battletoads (NES)
- 7th Monkey Island 2: LeChuck's Revenge
- 8th Streets of Rage (Sega Mega Drive/Genesis)
- 9th Super Ghouls 'n Ghosts
- 10th Sid Meier's Civilization
- 11th Metroid II: Return of Samus
- 12th Action 52 (NES)
The Most Interesting Thing of 2001 for Best Video Game of 2001
Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
Konami
- Results
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- 1st Metal Gear Solid 2: Sons of Liberty
- 2nd Super Smash Bros. Melee
- 3rd Devil May Cry
- 4th Silent Hill 2
- 5th Max Payne
- 6th Halo: Combat Evolved
- 7th Grand Theft Auto III
- 8th Sonic Adventure 2
- 9th Final Fantasy X
- 10th Luigi's Mansion
- 11th Tony Hawk's Pro Skater 3
- 12th Conker's Bad Fur Day
Redemption Arc Award for biggest redemption in gaming 
Capcom
Taking care of their flagship franchises
- Results
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- 1st Capcom
- 2nd It Takes Two / Josef Fares
- 3rd Metroid Dread
- 4th Valve
- 5th Microsoft
- 6th Final Fantasy XIV: Endwalker
- 7th Psychonauts 2 / Double Fine
- 8th NEO: The World Ends With You
- 9th Mario Party Superstars
- 10th Halo Infinite
- 11th Balan Wonderworld
Hate Machine Award for crimes against gaming 
NFTs
DLC and lootboxes just weren't greedy enough
- Results
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- 1st NFTs
- 2nd China
- 3rd Activision-Blizzard / Bobby Kotick
- 4th Grand Theft Auto: The Trilogy – The Definitive Edition
- 5th SJWs
- 6th Rockstar Games
- 7th Ubisoft
- 8th Epic Games Store
- 9th EA
- 10th The Game Awards
- 11th Nintendo
- 12th Roblox
Please Be Good Award for most anticipated game of 2022 and beyond Winner 
Elden Ring by FromSoftware
- Results
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- 1st Elden Ring
- 2nd The Sequel to The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
- 3rd Bayonetta 3
- 4th Stalker 2
- 5th Metroid Prime 4
- 6th Hollow Knight: Silksong
- 7th Stranger of Par
