Created and Directed by
Hideo Kojima

The 2016 Vidya Gaem Awards

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Hype Machine Award

for crimes against gaming

Pick your nominees
Nobody likes a bigot
Unless he's crying
Boo-hoo like a big baby
Boo-hoo waaa
Battleborn
Randy Pitchford/Gearbox
Slapping in minorities and gays to fill a diversity quota DOESN'T mean you're progressive. Not when they come off as walking, talking cardboard cutouts.
Ubisoft
Watch Dogs 2 - most diverse game
"You can definetly tell we're lying. But the chances are SO small, you can't see it..."
No Man's Sky
Sean Murray/Hello Games
Despite releasing some decent games this year, Bethesda still fails to recognize that their fanbase is what keeps their games relevant. Sure, Doom is successful now, but if they had made an actually decent mod system, they would be milking this game for years, like their bland RPGs. Shame they forgot that their fans like to be milked.
Bethesda
Todd Howard/Fallout 4
La que tiene la informacion, tiene el poder.
Overwatch
Spend more on cosmetics than you did on the actual game.
"Thank god Iwata's dead, now we can fuck everything up" - someone at nintendo, probably
Nintendo
DMCA takedowns, Censorship, Metroid Prime FF
Looking back, all those artists probably should have waited to drawn him as the gaming messiah.
Mighty No. 9
Keiji Inafune/Comcept
"Konami kept Kojima under house arrest for months", Geoff Dewrito Pope
Konami
"Let's add zombies into metal gear"
Because games can't ever be taken seriously as an artform if we don't start censoring them. Like all artforms.
SJWs
Did you just assume my vote?
At least there's always Cindy.
Final Fantasy XV
+Kingsglaive
 
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The Awards

Seal of Quality Award

for biggest technical blunder

Style Over Substance Award

for best art style wasted on a poor game

Discworld Award

for best writing / story

Worst Timeline Award

for non-announced sequel we want to happen

/vr/ Award

for best game released in 1996

Bioware Award

for worst writing / story

aesthetic award

for best visual aesthetics

DeviantArt Award

for worst character

Pixels 4re 4rt 4w4rd

for most pretentious indie game

Space Award 5

for best soundtrack

Best Timeline Award

for game coming out in 2017 we hope doesn't suck

Silent Protagonist Award

for best character

Hype Machine Award

for crimes against gaming

IP Twist Award

for best implementation of an old franchise

New Challenger Award

for best new IP

Digital Suicide Award

for worst developer

Never Coming Out Award

for worst early access game

Vague Genre Award

for best action/adventure game

Hyperbole Award

for best trailer

Whites Move First Award

for best strategy game

Cincinnati Award

for best shooter game

Syria Award

for best RPG

Most Hated Award

for most hated game of the year

Least Worst Award

for least worst game of the year

Literally Hitler Award

for the most damage one individual or company has done to gaming through its history

Website-Only Awards

Company Assets Award

for best representation of women

Secret Dungeon Award

for the best game only you played

High Test Award

for best representation of men

Import Only Award

for best game made by a non-english speaking dev

Nightly Tofu Delivery Award

for best racing game

Gramm/v/ Award

For best song in the /v/ musical

Button Masher Award

for best fighting game