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THU. DEC. 12 AT 7:30P ET / 4:30P PT / 12:30A+1 GMT

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GAME OF THE YEAR - Astro Bot

BEST GAME DIRECTION - Astro Bot

BEST NARRATIVE - Metaphor: ReFantazio

BEST ART DIRECTION - Metaphor: ReFantazio

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC - Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

BEST AUDIO DESIGN - Senua's Saga: Hell Blade 2

BEST PERFORMANCE - Melina Juergens (Senua's Saga: Hellblade II)

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY - Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

GAMES FOR IMPACT - Neva

BEST ONGOING - Helldivers 2

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT - Baldur's Gate 3

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME - Balatro

BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME - Balatro

BEST MOBILE GAME - Balatro

BEST VR/AR - Batman: Arkham Shadow

BEST ACTION GAME - Black Myth Wukong

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE - Astro Bot

BEST RPG -Metaphor: ReFantazio

BEST FIGHTING - Tekken 8

BEST FAMILY - Astro Bot

BEST SIM/STRATEGY - Frostpunk 2

BEST SPORTS/RACING - EA Sports FC 25

BEST MULTIPLAYER - Helldivers 2

BEST ADAPTATION - Fallout

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME - Grand Theft Auto VI

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR - Caseoh

BEST ESPORTS GAME - League of Legends

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE - FAKER

BEST ESPORTS TEAM - T1

PLAYER'S VOICE - Black Myth: Wukong

Well, it's that time of year again where some dreams are realized, others are crushed, boredom and excitement clash, hype and lack thereof co-exist, but basically a muddled mess.

I'll do my best to stay awake and keep the info coming in as current as I can. This is my first attempt at threading one of these events, so if I miss some stuff, please feel free to post videos, favorite highlights, funny scenes/pics, and I'll update the reserved spot with mainly new games announcements and other noteworthy hodgepodges.

I will also post the winners of the categories in the OP. 

Admittedly most are only tuning in for the announcements so the "Awards" or the farce it kinda is considered knowadays is basically meaningless to me.

Announcements wise, I don't think there was much drumming about BIG announcements except for someone who said that a specific VG journalist outlet would utter the "OMG" phrase on one of those.
Not expecting from Nintendo this year unless they'd need to drum up a new trailer for Metroid Prime 4 or Xenoblade X DE for some reason ....

I sure hope we ain't to witness another "Wrap this up" moment for the awardees followed by another 10-20 min. of Geoff's lover, Kojima taking his sweet time to show us his latests motion capture experiment and a new Death Stranding 2 trailer.

Astro Bot is going to win the overall award. Mark my words. I am extremely confident in this claim. (Higher OC score than God of War & TLOU. Tied OC score with Elden Ring. There is no competition, and GotY trackers are confirming this.)

As far as announcements are concerned? Not getting my hopes up after last year. I know there’ll be at least two big trailers…but I’m not itching at the neck.

Here we go!

As always....it starts off slow, so it can only get better as the night rolls on.

respectfully, is anyone that plays these casual "cozy" games actually watching TGA? lol

Astro Sweep baby

Astrobot just won best family game.