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Part 1 (Listen to how we decided these winners here<\/a>):<\/h1>\n\n\n
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1) What Took So Long? – Sponsored by Titanfall 2<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Omori<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. That Dragon, Cancer<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Pok\u00e9mon X<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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    2) Biggest Gaming News<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    1. Microsoft In Talks to Acquire Activision\/Blizzard<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. Games Media Layoffs (Game Informer\/Fanbyte\/Gerstmann, G4, IGN, Gamespot, Giant Bomb, Vox)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
    3. WATA\/Retro Game Market Manipulation<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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      3) Best Look<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      1. Horizon: Forbidden West<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      2. Frogun<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
      3. Pok\u00e9mon: Legends Arceus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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        4) Best New Addition <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        1. Vampire Survivors (non-predatory monetization with gambling aesthetics)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        2. Fortnite (No Build Mode)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
        3. Rollerdrome (tricks earn ammo, ammo earns kills)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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          5) Best Repolished Oldie: Sponsored By Super Mario 3D World\/Bowser\u2019s Fury<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          1. TMNT: The Cowabunga Collection<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          2. Chrono Cross: The Radical Dreamers Collection<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
          3. Resident Evil 2<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

            Part 2 (Listen to how we decided these winners here<\/a>):<\/h1>\n\n\n
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            6) Most Polarizing: Sponsored by 12 Minutes<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            1. Pokemon Scarlet\/Violet<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            2. The Callisto Protocol<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
            3. Neon White<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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              7) Best Action\/Adventure Game: Sponsored by Marvel\u2019s Guardians of the Galaxy)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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              1. Elden Ring<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              2. God of War: Ragnarok<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
              3. Midnight Fight Express<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                8) Most Welcoming<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                1. Vampire Survivors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                2. Nobody Saves the World<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                3. The Quarry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                  9) Games That We Got Lost In This Year: Sponsored by Dragon Ball Z: Dokkan Battle<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                  1. Vampire Survivors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  2. PowerWash Simulator<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                  3. Pokemon: Legends Arceus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                    10) Best Online\/Ongoing Game: Sponsored by Knockout City<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                    1. Rumbleverse<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    2. Fortnite<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                    3. Marvel Snap<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                      Part 3 (Listen to how we decided these winners here<\/a>):<\/h1>\n\n\n
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                      11) Zeitgeist of the Year: Sponsored by Forza Horizon 5<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                      1. Wordle<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      2. Elden Ring<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                      3. Steam Deck<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                        12) Best Performance: Sponsored by Erika Mori (Life is Strange: True Colors)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                        1. Manon Gage (Immortality)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        2. Christopher Judge (God of War: Ragnarok)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                        3. Siobhan Williams (The Quarry)<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                          13) Best Ensemble: Sponsored by Mantis (Guardians of the Galaxy)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                          1. The Cast of God of War: Ragnarok<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          2. The Cast of Horizon Forbidden West<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                          3. The Cast of The Quarry<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                            14) Best “Moment”<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                            1. Seeing Behind the Curtain in Immortality<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            2. That REVEAL <\/em>In God of War: Ragnarok (All The Pieces Ain\u2019t Welding Together True)<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                            3. The <\/strong>REVEAL<\/em><\/strong> at the end of Pok\u00e9mon Legends Arceus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                              15) The Indie Darling: Sponsored by Road 96<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                              1. Vampire Survivors<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              2. Immortality<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                              3. Midnight Fight Express<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

                                Part 4 (Listen to how we decided these winners here<\/a>):<\/h1>\n\n\n
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                                5) Best RPG: Sponsored by Pok\u00e9mon: Brilliant Diamond\/Shining Pearl<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                1. Elden Ring<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                2. Nobody Saves the World<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                3. Horizon: Forbidden West<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                                  17) Best Gun Game: Sponsored by Halo Infinite<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                  1. Rollerdrome<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  2. Metal: Hellsinger<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                  3. Nightmare Reaper<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                                    18) Games That Cultivate Our Inner Zen: Sponsored by Omno<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                    1. Tinykin<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                    2. PowerWash Simulator<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                    3. Guess The Game<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                                      19) Biggest Fumble: Sponsored by GTA Trilogy: Definitive Edition<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                      1. Saints Row<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                      2. Gotham Knights<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                      3. Nintendo Switch<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n
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                                        20) Game of the Year (Top 5)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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                                        1. Elden Ring<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                        2. God of War: Ragnarok<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                        3. Immortality<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                        4. Horizon Forbidden West<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
                                        5. Pokemon Legends Arceus<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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