Hmmm.

more categories than losers at a "participation trophy day" parade

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>>729558957

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>>729558957
Many such cases
>>729559981
nice

>>729559981
once i've seen a print shop where you could buy all kinds of trophies, and since then can no longer respect people who do sports (professionally)
the irony is that i live next to a stadium

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>>729560481
damn bro hopefully you get some concerts at night though I'm not sure if that's a good thing if you have to sleep

>>729561120
I thought I was blackpilled with regards to football fans and concertgoers but I keep finding out about newer and newer degrees of blackpill

fortunately due to corruption & shieet there are only 4-5 events (football matches, concerts) a year, so usually there are just athletes training at the facilities and stuff

>>729560464
>lucien
That's a name I haven't heard in a long time, and not in a good way.

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>HOW TO NOMINATE
Select a category, let us know if it's good or shit, and submit your picks. Most awards are for 2025 games unless otherwise noted.

>Suggest a new award
We're incredibly uncreative, so we'd love to hear your suggestions on what new awards we could add to the show this year (or in years to come).

Guidelines when suggesting awards:
>Don't submit awards we've done in previous years.
>Awards should have at least 5 viable nominees, preferably more.
>Make sure it's clear what the award is actually for.
>>729562139
Sorry to kick that hornet's nest,.

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FAQ:
>What is eligible?
For most categories, eligibility criteria is any game from the calendar year 2025 that has an English release. There are some special exceptions.
1) Nominees for "2005" and "1995" categories must have been released in English in 2005 or 1995, respectively.
2) Categories that say "of all time" can have nominations from any year.
3) Remasters or re-releases that add or change a significant amount of content are acceptable. Straight ports of games releasing in a previous calendar year are not. Likewise we do not consider cosmetic DLC unless there is an award category for it.
4) Nominees for Kamige Award for best eroge can be released in 2025 either in Japanese (with an English translation available, official or fanmade) or in English. However, if such a nominee qualified in a previous year, it will not be considered again.
5) For Best/Worst Character, you may nominate individual characters from the game or the entire cast. We may limit characters from a given franchise to the top 2/3, so more games can qualify.

>Is this voting/When can I vote?
This is only nominations. Voting will be in January.
>My nominations disappeared!
Nominations are saved from the moment you send them to us, however if you have a browser setting or extension which clears cookies, they may no longer be associated with your session.

nominating Better Man award for the "best man in gaming" award
and to entice the average /v/agrant to pick something in there

>>729562832
>This is only nominations. Voting will be in January.
you should have mentioned "category nominations" because "nomination" is usually for nominating stuff inside the category (like... games?)
anyway thanks to this screenshot (maybe should have used it in OP?) >>729562267 i became enlightened with regards to the issue and voted the stuff

how many categories will there be in the end? more than 7-8 seems too diluted to me

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What won GOTY in past years?
>2011: Deus Ex: Human Revolution
>2012: The Walking Dead
>2013: Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance
>2014: Bayonetta 2
>2015: The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt
>2016: DOOM (2016)
>2017: NieR: Automata
>2018: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
>2019: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
>2020: Hades
>2021: Metroid Dread
>2022: Elden Ring
>2023: Baldur's Gate 3
>2024: Balatro

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>>729563239
Thank you. Both category nominations and nominating stuff in it will be until the end of this month. On Jan 1 2026 12:00am EST time (give or take a few minutes if someone forgets) we will shut down, tabulate and open voting a short while later.

We're at 33 now, which is 5 less than last year and generally less than we've usually run. I get that it is a time investment. With a few days left, there's a good chance we will run each of these categories to voting.

Here were the awards we've cut since last thread:
>Hyperbole Award for best trailer
>Broke Ass Award for best game of 2025 under $20usd
>Billionaires' Sandbox Award for best video game vacation spot of all time
>Guilty Pleasure Award for game I like but /v/ hates

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Please nominate my nigga Beta Ray Bill from Marvel Cosmic Invasion because I think I'll be too fucking old the next time he gets a playable slot in a game 40 years after this one.

I don’t know what ero came out this year.

>>729563949
>Billionaires' Sandbox Award for best video game vacation spot of all time
this actually sounded cute

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>>729565649
It was also funny, but unfortunately the category killed itself. Don't know how that happened.

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>>729566175
maybe something along the line of "most comfy crib" or "most comfy location" or smth could work

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>>729566529

>>729556919
Didn't you do this show already during Christmas?

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>>729566615
Nah, that was /v/3's winter show you saw, they're a showcase for /agdg/ and made by a different team.

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>>729566529
Fair, fair. Here's the nominees for the category if you wanted to sneak a peek.

>>729567482
nintendo mafia is real

Damn this thread is still up? I'm not.

>>729563075
Would make for a funny name for best male rep desu

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Voted for my favourite bideo game in the categories it applies in.
May we secure another Canadian indie win

>>729565617
Rance again
Butt Knight

>>729570525
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAa-394U4zc

>>729556919
I voted for Europa Universalis V for Game of the Year.
Fuck movie-games.

>>729585703
EVROPA STRONG!

>>729565617
Taima Miko

>>729565617
Silksong.

>>729594415
Damn, anon is chitinophile.

>>729565617
https://www.dlsite.com/maniax-touch/work/=/product_id/RJ01389782.html

>>729584634
Actually, it was more like this:
https://youtu.be/3nttwEL4QH4?t=41s

>>729565617
Two Beasts Or Not To Beast!

>>729611228
Oh right officially in english

>>729611587
It actually came out and then Steam and Fakku's processors dropped a double whammy.
No joke.

>>729563949
>Hyperbole Award for best trailer
Shame it was cut but it's understandable. I don't remember a lot of memorable ones over the years.

>>729565617
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2752520/Warrior_Maiden_Lecia_and_the_Lost_Fortress/

>>729565617
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3949720/Catapult_Girls/

>>729565617
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3975510/CYAN_BRAIN/

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posting 2023's awards, then we'll go back in time until... i make a mistake and post a file that's not supported

How do I vote for the games?

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>>729630824
This is just nominations, voting begins in January.

>>729631241
What the fuck kind of retarded award ceremony is this nigger shit if were doing it in january instead of the last day of christmas so we can all end it BFORE the new year you stupid niggers are so dumb god damn

>>729631303
So that only every game that came out in 2025 can be nominated for the 2025 award show and not be affected by retarded rolling eligibility bullshit that other awards shows do

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>>729631303
Meds

>>729618802
The only trailer I remember this year is the Control: Resonant one

>>729556919
Why would one participate in this? It's rigged in favor of gachas by virtue of having been announced on /v/ alone.

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>>729634302
Probably because it's _____________________fun
>it's rigged in favor of gachas
Wrong award show

Why is Nine_Ten trying to make it as streamer on Twitch now? How much have you paid for viewbots "trying to make it" Nine_Ten?

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Next, 2022's awards.

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Nominations end a little over 44 hours from now.

>>729556919
>have you done your duty?
yeah

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>I didn't play any games from 2025, what categories make sense for me to nominate in?
Hate Machine Award for crimes against gaming
foobar2000 award for best soundtrack
/vr/ Award for best game of 1995
Me at the zoo Award for best game of 2005
"Buy an ad" Award for most blatantly promoted game
Redemption Arc Award for biggest redemption in gaming
Prove Me Wrong Award for least anticipated game of 2026 and beyond
Please Be Good Award for game coming out in 2026 and beyond that we hope doesn't suck
Blue Checkmark Award for most pointless controversy
Why Award for most pointless remake/remaster
Water Connoisseur Award for best water in a video game of all time
Beach Episode Award for best beach in a video game of all time
Humidity Lover Award for best tropical themed video game of all time
Woah! It's a Big One Award for best fishing minigame of all time
Exit Through Gift Shop Award for best specific official video game merchandise of all time
>>729644039
Based, and thanks for your contribution. Don't let me keep you anon, I've got two more days left to do mine.

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Are fishing minigames really that widespread?

>>729649586
Yes

>>729649586
It's the standard minigame to add to any game.