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Most folks show up for The Game Awards for the new games and announcements. But, despite the dozens of trailers at the event, its core conceit is still to give the game industry an international stage on which to recognize the truly outstanding games of the previous year. There’s even a few surprises, and this year was no exception. The Game Awards 2019 had 29 categories ranging from best esports coach to best indie game. The nominees for all of the awards are selected by a jury of 80 media and influencer outlets, Polygon among them. After all of the nominees are decided, the winners are chosen based on 90 percent of the votes from the nominating jury and 10 percent from a fan vote. From Software’sSekiro: Shadows Die Twice took home the night’s top prize for overall Game of the Year and also won Best Action/Adventure Game. The night’s biggest winner was probably Disco Elysium, which won all four categories it was nominated in including Narrative, Role-Playing … [Read more...] about All the winners from The Game Awards 2019

The Game Awards 2019 took place on Thursday evening in Los Angeles, celebrating the year's biggest and best games. Below, we've rounded up all of the award winners, but it's Bloodborne developer From Software that took home the overall Game of the Year award for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.The other nominees were Control, Death Stranding, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Resident Evil 2, and The Outer Worlds. Sekiro also won Best Action/Adventure game for 2019.The acclaimed PC RPG Disco Elysium was also a big winner at The Game Awards. It was nominated for four awards and won them all--including Best Narrative Game, Best Independent Game, Best RPG, and Fresh Indie Game.You can see the full list of categories, nominees, and winners below. Meanwhile, our own Best Of 2019 awards are ongoing, and Sekiro and Dico Elysium are among the nominees for our Game of the Year award.The Game Awards 2019 broadcast also brought with it a lot of news, including the reveal of Microsoft's Xbox Series X. This is … [Read more...] about The Game Awards 2019 Winners: Sekiro Takes Game Of The Year

Black Friday and Cyber Monday may be behind us, but that doesn't mean the sales are. Best Buy has kicked off its 12 Days of Deals promotion, where it plans to offer new deals every day through December 20. These deals cover all manners of games and tech, including PS4 Pro consoles, the Nintendo Switch, and tons of games and accessories--not to mention 4K TVs, a VR headset, and a gaming laptop.While it's not a discount, Best Buy is also offering a deal on the Nintendo Switch. Every purchase of the new Nintendo Switch model (with improved battery life) gets you a bonus $30 e-gift card. You can't apply the $30 to your Switch purchase, but it would go nicely towards a new game.Every day of Best Buy's sale has a new theme, with today's being "Gifts for gamers." Today's deals last until 10 PM PT / 1 AM ET on December 9. You can expect days for "Gifts for foodies" and "Gifts for Apple lovers" throughout the promotion period. You can see the full schedule at Best Buy, but we'll make sure to … [Read more...] about PS4 Pro Modern Warfare Bundle And More Are At Their Cheapest Ever In Pre-Christmas Sale

The Game Awards' December 12 livestream is tonight! Kojima Productions' Death Stranding is up against Obsidian's The Outer Worlds--and tons more--for Game of the Year, among other coveted awards. This year's nominees have been officially revealed and the competition looks quite tough. [Update: The show is over, and you can check out our full list of winners at The Game Awards to see who took home a prize.]Show host Geoff Keighley announced the fifth annual Game Awards nominees in a rapid-fire YouTube video back in November, where he confirmed once again that the livestream will feature "surprise new game announcements, world premieres, and special video game-inspired musical performances." The Game Awards is set to go live at 5:30 PM PT / 7:30 PM CST / 8:30 PM ET on December 12 (and 1:30 AM BST on December 13) and can be streamed here on GameSpot and on Mixer, Twitch, YouTube, and elsewhere.Game of the Year is the Game Awards' highest honor, and the nominees this year are stacked. … [Read more...] about The Game Awards 2019: All Nominees [Update]

The Game Awards 2019 took place on Thursday evening in Los Angeles, celebrating the year's biggest and best games. Below, we've rounded up all of the award winners in each category, but it's Bloodborne developer From Software that took home the overall Game of the Year award for Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice.The other nominees were Control, Death Stranding, Super Smash Bros. Ultimate, Resident Evil 2, and The Outer Worlds. Sekiro also won Best Action/Adventure game for 2019.The acclaimed PC RPG Disco Elysium was also a big winner at The Game Awards. It was nominated for four awards and won them all--including Best Narrative Game, Best Independent Game, Best RPG, and Fresh Indie Game.You can see the full list of categories, nominees, and winners below. Meanwhile, our own Best Of 2019 awards are ongoing, and Sekiro and Dico Elysium are among the nominees for our Game of the Year award.The Game Awards 2019 broadcast also brought with it a lot of news, including the reveal of Microsoft's Xbox … [Read more...] about All Winners From The Game Awards 2019