The Game Awards fan-voted game of the year nominees find room for snubs
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Critics, journalists, and industry folk arent the only ones who get to vote on the best game of the year at The Game Awards. The Players Voice category, which seeks to recognize players favorite game of the year, is exclusively voted on by fans. TGA announced the 30 nominees for round one, which you can vote on until Dec. 4 at 3 p.m. EST. Each voter gets 10 votes for round one. Two more rounds follow to narrow down players most favorite game of the year, which will be announced at The Game Awards on Dec. 12.While the list of nominees largely lines up with games that got noms for the jury-voted Game Awards categories, which are tabulated with 90% weight on jury votes and 10% weight on fan votes, a few titles with massive fan bases but less critical acclaim appear in round one of Players Voice. Theres The Legend of Zelda: Echoes of Wisdom, which was nominated only for Best Family Game and Best Action/Adventure; Palworld, which got zero nominations; and Dragon Age: The Veilguard, which was nominated only for Accessibility; and Sonic X Shadow Generations, which got zero nominations, to name a few.No Mans Sky is another surprising nominee the game was first released in 2016, but received two big updates this year, including the literally game-changing Omega update. Perhaps less surprisingly, only one nominee comes from an independent developer: Balatro by LocalThunk.The Game Awards Players Voice nominees, in full:Astro BotBalatroBlack Myth: WukongCall of Duty: Black Ops 6Dragon Age: The VeilguardDragon Ball: Sparking! ZeroElden Ring Shadow of the ErdtreeFinal Fantasy VII RebirthFinal Fantasy XIVFortniteGenshin ImpactHelldivers 2League of LegendsThe Legend of Zelda: Echoes of WisdomLike a Dragon: Infinite WealthMetaphor: ReFantazioMobile Legends: Bang BangNo Mans SkyPalworldPersona 3 ReloadSenuas Saga: Hellblade 2Silent Hill 2Sonic X Shadow GenerationsStellar BladeWuthering WavesValorantWarframeWarhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2Zenless Zone ZeroThe Game Awards take place on Thursday, Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. EST.
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