This game will easily be a front -
runner for Game of the Year and is in my mind a serious contender for being the best game of this generation.
It won't be
fighting for Game of the Year, but definitely worth the purchase and 15 + hours of gameplay one will get out of it on story mode alone.
This game will easily be a front -
runner for Game of the Year and is in my mind a serious contender for being the best game of this generation.
Nathan Manning: Having only played a few new releases so far this year (DmC, Colonial Marines, SimCity, ShootMania), I am going to have to say ShootMania is my
pick for game of the year at the moment.
Nominees
for the Game of the Year at the Game Awards 2017 have been revealed, and the five contenders are «The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild,» «Super Mario Odyssey,» «PlayerUnknown's Battlegrounds,» «Persona 5,» and «Horizon Zero Dawn.»
Much like the first game, Injustice 2 has been a long time coming on PC — at least we didn't have to
wait for a Game of the Year Edition this time.
Although «House of Wolves» doesn't launch officially until May 19th, the folks at Bungie are giving us an even closer look at this new addition to Games Radar's 2014 Award
Winner for Game of the Year.
Despite the initial sales of Media Molecule's LittleBigPlanet hitting an underwhelming note, the endlessly replayable platformer quickly became the top of Sony's holiday 2008 bill, and has since racked enough sales
for a Game of the Year Edition, not to mention a shift to a portable playground with LittleBigPlanet PSP this holiday.
Horizon Zero Dawn was up against 2 other incredible
titles for my game of the year, but due to it being so new and fresh and playing like a dream, HZD gets my vote for 2017's game of the year.
That's right, Death Road to Canada features local split - screen co-op, which immediately puts it into my
category for my game of the year because not everyone wants to play online!
With Mass Effect 3 on the horizon and another eleven months of games, I really hope that this game doesn't get overlooked and garners the recognition it deserves when it comes
time for Game of the Year Awards.
Nintendo also figures prominently at this year's GDC Awards, with its action hack and slash game Bayonetta 2, developed by Platinum Games, also
contending for Game of the Year and Best Visual Art.
Because The Witcher 3 is the poster child for great values in game development, just hit over 6 million copies sold and is a
frontrunner for game of the year in the eyes of many.
And while it won a number of awards in the RPG genre, it failed to gain very many
mentions for Game of the Year in 2013 (perhaps because it wasn't purposefully created to be a Game of the Year like GTAV, Bioshock Infinite and The Last of Us were).
The eight games that are on this list have all been nominated for the DAGERS Diamond Award (our new
name for the Game of the Year), and we will announce the winner in a little under two weeks.
After winning a bunch of awards — like the prestigious Apple Design Award and Runner - Up
for Game of the Year on the Mac App Store — the team at 11 bit studios is just about ready to unleash its action - strategy - reverse - tower - defense hit, Anomaly Warzone Earth, on Xbox Live Arcade.
Shovel Knight is not only our Indie Game of the Year, but was a strong contender
for our Game of the Year overall, because it's one of the most unique and well - rounded games we've seen in a long time.