Kotaku: Awards

Which of These Five Games Had the Best Writing of 2012?

Mike Fahey — Wed, 11 Jan 2012 17:30:00 EST

Every year the Writers Guild of America awards a special Outstanding Achievement in Video Game Writing award to the team responsible for the most memorable interactive entertainment script. Which of these five titles will walk away a winner on February 19? More »

No TV? Watch the Spike Video Game Awards Here, Live

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 19:00:00 EST

If you're somewhere without a cable television or, worse, no television at all, you can still follow the action from tonight's 2011 Spike Video Game Awards live, right here. Courtesy of Spike and MTV Networks, we're glad to bring you live streaming video of the broadcast. More »

Next Year's Games and This Year's Winners, Live on Both Coasts, at the Spike VGAs Tonight

Owen Good — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 14:00:00 EST

Oh man. Heisman Trophy? or Spike Video Game Awards? Heisman Effing Trophy? Or Spike Effing Video Game Awards? We have this problem every year. Actually, I'm going Spike, because the Heisman, unlike the VGAs, doesn't tell you what next year's big games will be. More »

2011 Gamers Played Modern Warfare 3 the Most, Skyrim the Longest

Mike Fahey — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 14:20:00 EST

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Video game social network and stat tracking service Raptr has announced the winners of its 2011 Most Played Games awards, and while overall gamers spent more time playing Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3 than any other 2011 title, it's The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim that walked home with the Most Played Game of 2011 award. How's that work? More »

It's High Time For a Best Video Game Motion Capture Actor Award

Mike Fahey — Wed, 30 Nov 2011 11:20:00 EST

In today's lifelike edition of Speak Up on Kotaku, commenter MarcianTobay says it's time to honor the motion capture actors, without whom our professionally-voiced video game characters would be nothing more than well-spoken robots. More »

The Video Game Awards Nominees For 2011: Invasion of the Smartphone Games

Brian Crecente — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 13:20:00 EST

The nominees for 2011's Video Game Awards include a number of expected and unexpected titles. This full list doesn't just include the nominees for game of the year, and best game for each platform, but the titles that stood out in their particular genres. More »

The Sports Video Games of the Year

Owen Good — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 16:00:00 EDT

Rarely considered for overall video-game-of-the-year honors, the uncommon diversity of sports video games support a class of awards unique to the genre. These are Kotaku's Stick Jockey Sports Video Games of the Year. More »

The UK's Game Media Awards Announce its Finalists

Joshua Rivera — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:40:00 EDT

On October 26th, Develop and MCV will announce the winners of the UK Game Media Awards at a swanky reception that will permit those lucky few to use the prefix "award-winning" in conjunction with their job titles/publications. Click through to see the nominees [http://www.develop-online.net/news/38428/GMA-2011-The-Finalists] More »

Farm, Chill, Whatever—It's All Cool With Facebook Game Pot Farm

Drew Cohen — Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:30:00 EDT

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Virtual agriculture has recently become a bit more spliffy. More »

These Are 2010's Best PlayStation Network Games

Mike Fahey — Mon, 07 Mar 2011 17:20:00 EST

Last month Sony asked PlayStation 3 owners to vote for the best PlayStation Network Games of 2010 across four different categories. Only two of the winners directly involved zombies. More »

You Decide The Best PlayStation Network Games Of 2010

Mike Fahey — Tue, 15 Feb 2011 12:30:00 EST

Sony is giving players the chance to honor upon their favorite downloadable titles of 2010 in the first-ever PlayStation Network Gamers' Choice Awards. Which of the 20 nominees will walk away with top honors? More »

These Games Had 2010's Most Amazing Visuals (And Trailers!)

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 08 Feb 2011 06:00:00 EST

Earlier this month, the Visual Effects Society honoured the winners of the 9th annual VES Awards, meant to recognise the best achievements in special effects and visuals for movies, commercials, TV, animation and, yes, video games. More »

A Fistful of Dollars Stopped a Nomination for Red Dead Redemption

Owen Good — Fri, 04 Feb 2011 20:30:00 EST

Check out that list of games nominated for the Writers Guild's Video Game Writing Award. Seem like anyone's missing? Well, there's neither Red Dead Redemption nor anything from BioWare. The Guild says these games makers "refused" to submit a script. More »

Limbo Leads Developers Choice Award Nominations

Mike Fahey — Wed, 12 Jan 2011 11:20:00 EST

BioWare's Mass Effect 2 is nominated for five of ten awards at the 11th annual Game Developers Choice Awards. Rockstar's western epic Red Dead Redemption is up for six. Playdead's downloadable Xbox Live Arcade game Limbo has them both beat. More »

Singularity Among Nominees For Best Writing In A Video Game

Owen Good — Thu, 06 Jan 2011 22:30:00 EST

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood, Fallout: New Vegas and Singularity (pictured) headline the six nominees for the Writer's Guild's Video Game Writing Award this year. More »

Minecraft And Amnesia Vie For Top Honors At The 2011 IGF Awards

Mike Fahey — Mon, 03 Jan 2011 11:40:00 EST

The Independent Games Festival has released its list of finalists for its 2011 awards, with Mojang's world-building Minecraft and Frictional's Amnesia: The Dark Descent duking it out with three other competitors for the $20,000 Seumas McNally Grand Prize. More »

This Is Your Host For The 2010 Spike Video Game Awards

Mike Fahey — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 13:20:00 EST

Last year's installment of Spike's Video Game Awards didn't have a specific host. That's okay, because this year's are being hosted by a man with enough talent for two award shows. More »

Check Out The Top 100 Indie Games Of 2010

Mike Fahey — Wed, 01 Dec 2010 12:40:00 EST

Interested in playing more games from independent developers but unsure where to start? Indie DB's list of the top 100 indie games of 2010 as voted by players is an excellent place to start. More »

This Guy Is Hosting The 2010 Golden Joystick Awards

Mike Fahey — Wed, 22 Sep 2010 12:40:00 EDT

The 2010 Golden Joystick Awards will take place on October 29 at a lavish ceremony held at the London's Park Plaza Westminster Bridge Hotel and hosted by the man who brought us sniglets. More »

And The Game Critics Best Of E3 Award Winners Are...

Mike Fahey — Tue, 06 Jul 2010 15:20:00 EDT

The game critics have spoken, and the 2010 E3 Game Critics Awards winners have been chosen. Check out a Best of Show that isn't a game, big wins for EA and Rage, and a little vindication for our E3 awards. More »

The 28th Golden Joystick Awards Need Your Help

Mike Fahey — Tue, 04 May 2010 19:20:00 EDT

Voting is now open for the 28th annual Golden Joystick Awards, giving us until May 27 to make sure the unreleased Powerpuff Girls Snowboarding iPhone App makes it onto the shortlist for Ultimate Game of the Year. More »

Who's Honoring Miyamoto Now?

Michael McWhertor — Wed, 24 Feb 2010 00:00:00 EST

BAFTA! That's the British Academy of Film and Television Arts to the rest of you not on an acronym basis with the academy. And they're giving the creator of Donkey Kong and Super Mario Bros. fellowship props. More »

Uncharted 2 Wins Writers Guild Of America Award

Luke Plunkett — Tue, 23 Feb 2010 02:30:00 EST

Five games were nominated by the Writers Guild of America for the award of "Best Video Game Writing". Only one could win. And no, it wasn't Modern Warfare 2. More »

Watch The Video Game Industry's "Oscars" Online Right Now

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 18 Feb 2010 22:00:00 EST

Couldn't make it this year's DICE Summit, but still want to bask in Jay Mohr jokes and watch Interactive Achievement Awards handed out to gaming luminaries? You can do so right now, as the awards show is now streaming online. More »

2009 BAFTA Video Game Award Nominees Are In

Mike Fahey — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 11:40:00 EST

The annual British Academy Video Game Awards has revealed this year's nominees, with Assassin's Creed II, Uncharted 2, Modern Warfare 2, and Arkham Asylum poised to win big, and the GAME Award of 2009 awaiting your votes. More »

AIAS Awards to be Streamed Thursday; TV to Broadcast Highlights

Owen Good — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 18:30:00 EST

Friendly programming note, The Independent Film Channel will stream, live and in its entirety, the 13th annual Interactive Achievement Awards on Thursday, over its website beginning at 10 p.m. U.S. Eastern/7 p.m. Pacific. More »

The Best PC Mods For 2009 Were...

Luke Plunkett — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:30:00 EST

Mod DB, the central hub for all things mod-related on the PC, released over the weekend their editors' and readers' picks for the best mods of 2009. More »

Pitfall Creator Honored With AIAS Pioneer Award

Mike Fahey — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 17:20:00 EST

Activision co-founder and Pitfall! creator David Crane isn't just a pioneer in the gaming industry. He's also a pioneer award winner, having been named the first recipient of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences' Pioneer Award. More »

Uncharted 2 Leads Nominees for AIAS Awards

Owen Good — Thu, 21 Jan 2010 20:00:00 EST

Uncharted 2's 15 nominations lead all games up for honors at the Interactive Achievement Awards, given by the Academy of Interactive Arts and Sciences. Assassin's Creed II and Batman: Arkham Asylum also are among the multiple nominees, announced Thursday. More »

Visual Effects Society Announces Video Game Nominees

Owen Good — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 21:30:00 EST

Uncharted 2, Fight Night Round 4 and Star Wars: The Old Republic are among eight nominees for awards recognizing outstanding achievements in video games and video game trailers, to be given by the Visual Effects Society in late February. More »

And The Nominees For The 10th Annual GDC Awards Are...

Mike Fahey — Tue, 19 Jan 2010 12:30:00 EST

The nominations are in for the 10th annual Game Developers Choice Awards, with Uncharted 2, Flower, and Assassin's Creed II dominating the nominating. More »

Marble Madness Creator Selected to Hall of Fame

Owen Good — Fri, 15 Jan 2010 18:00:00 EST

Mark Cerny, a developer known for his work with Naughty Dog and Insomniac Games - and for his 1984 arcade hit Marble Madness - has been selected to the Hall of Fame of the Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences. More »

And The Nominees For Best Video Game Writing Are...

Michael McWhertor — Thu, 14 Jan 2010 16:40:47 EST

According to the Writers Guild of America, five games from 2009 are worthy of nominations for the organization's Videogame Writing Award honors. Some have already walked away with multiple game of the year nods, others have certainly not. More »

The Sports Video Games of the Year

Owen Good — Sat, 26 Dec 2009 12:00:00 EST

In naming the best video games of the year, the sports genre is often left to fight over a single award. And as I've discussed before, one probably isn't winning an overall game-of-the-year anytime soon. More »

Infinity Ward Sweeps First Annual Inside Gaming Awards

AJ Glasser — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:20:00 EST

While Uncharted 2: Among Thieves got the top nod from Spike's annual Video Game Awards, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2 managed to sweep a different video game ceremony just one day ahead of the VGAs. More »

Spike Video Game Awards Nominees Announced

Stephen Totilo — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:00:10 EST

We here at Kotaku get to vote in the Spike VGAs. Nominations were made public today. Predict winners and complain about omissions below. The awards air live on Spike on December 12. More »

Guess What Made Time's 50 Best Inventions Of 2009 List

Mike Fahey — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 15:20:00 EST

Project Natal continues to rack up awards for innovation faster than the Nintendo Wii circa early 2007, making its way onto Time's 50 Best Inventions of 2009 list. Microsoft is pleased. More »

Fallout 3 Wins The Golden Joysticks

Mike Fahey — Fri, 30 Oct 2009 13:20:00 EDT

The 27th annual Golden Joystick Winners were announced in London today, with Fallout 3 being crowned the "Ultimate Game of the Year." What other games were big winners? More »

A Reward For Doing Good Xbox Work

Stephen Totilo — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 16:20:40 EDT

Here is the Xbox "Playmaker Award"/Lamp as seen by Koaku at the Microsoft Xbox offices in Redmond, Washington. You can't buy this. It'll be passed around to exceptional employees. More »

Gamescom Awards Includes Gameboy in Potential Contenders

Brian Crecente — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 13:00:00 EDT

That's right, when Gamescom premieres in Cologne in two weeks they won't just have their very own awards, they'll also be looking for possible contenders out of the possibly extinct Gameboy market. More »