Staff have already begun voting, now it's time for users to start voting too. The results from each group are averaged to determine the winner in each category, including the overall GotY 2018 (so 50:50 voting power).

Once again we're using Google Forms for user voting, so if you want to take part you'll need a Google account (apols to those who don't use or are boycotting Google :/).

Here's the link to the voting form - https://goo.gl/forms/5YnmvWiXZgMus2s72


Some quick Q&A answers:

- Voting closes on the weekend. No exact time yet - I'll post a warning in this thread a couple of hours beforehand - but be sure to complete your forms before Sunday if you want to guarantee your vote is counted.

- You can edit your forms, so you don't have to fill it out all in one go.

- Yes, you can skip categories.

- No, obviously you don't have to have played every game to vote.

- Yes, I can add more games to the list if you feel an obvious candidate for an award is missing - make a post and I'll add it if it's a reasonable request.

- Winners will be revealed starting roughly two weeks from now, one category at a time, in article form. Keeps your eyes on the front page for them.

- These games aren't included in Most Anticipated for 2019 because they don't have 2019 release windows (feel free to correct if you're able to link to a dev or publisher statement saying otherwise):

Ghost of Tsushima
The Last of Us II
Bayonetta 3
Death Stranding
Doom Eternal
Unreal Tournament
Dying Light 2
Final Fantasy VII Remake
Halo Infinite
Scavengers
Metroid Prime 4
Nioh 2
Shin Megami Tensei V
System Shock 3
The Elder Scrolls VI
Cyberpunk 2077
Dragon Age
Beyond Good and Evil 2

- Previous overall GotY winners? Sure, here you go:

2017 - The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

2016 - Uncharted 4: A Thief's End (no series featured twice combo breaker, grrr...)

2015 - Rocket League

2014 - Super Smash Bros. for Wii U

2013 - Super Mario 3D World

2012 - Journey

2011 - The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim

2010 - Mass Effect 2

2009 - Uncharted 2: Among Thieves

2008 - LittleBigPlanet

2007 - BioShock 

Any other questions, ask by posting in this thread.

There is no stealth category, and Hitman 2 is not available for best game no one played. Sure, I've argued many times that it's sold decently but still!

Luckily it's votable for GOTY ... so I guess I'll participate

Done.

God of war for GOTY
DQXI for RPG OTY
SSBU for Fighting OTY
KH3 for most anticipated title for 2019

Can you add FIFA 19 for overall GOTY and FIFA 20 for most anticipated game of 2019 please?

Also, why is there no best sports game category?

Only played 2 new games this year, so I don't have much to vote for. :/

Done

Here's my votes

RDR2 GOTY

Smash Ultimate Fighting GOTY

Xenoblade 2 Torna RPG GOTY

Yakuza Kiwami 2 Remake/Remaster GOTY

State of Decay 2 Most disappointing

Fire Emblem Three Houses Most Anticipated

My GOTY is Beat Saber, but it is not an option.

RDR2 was my biggest disappointment, again, not an option.

Now on to a few votes I was able to make.

VR GOTY - Beat Saber
Platformer of the Year - Astro Bot: Rescue Mission
Racing Game - Forza Horizon
Action Adventure - God of War
Adventure - Detroit: Become Human

I didn't play any games from many of the catagorgies, so I didn't vote.

Looking forward to the results.

May everyone's favorties win!

Missed the catagory racing silly me

Edit: the hating on The Crew 2 omg

It was tpugh going between GoW and RDR2 but I choose GoW as I remember criticising it a lot less, albeit, it does attempt a lot less but it is wjat it is, those two games are beyond stellar it's almost a crime to be choosing between them. Astrobot and beat saber are surprisingly up there to, the fact that I'd have to take a step back and think about them among GoW and RDR2 says a lot to their benefit. Great year for games, at least if you're a VR owner.

1 - Sure, but only because I like your bear obsession.

2 - Realtalk: because it's a shit category that no one really cares about because every year it's NBA 23535325, FIFA 435325325, MLB 123442, NHL 3221434, and Madden 241421. No one ever wants to write that article and it always gets hardly any people voting on it. We dropped it several years ago. 

I can add them in for you if you really want to vote for them.