2024’s Game Awards has added an interesting wrinkle to its yet-to-be-revealed eligible nominees. This year, it’s been decided that DLC exp

The Game Awards Is Accepting DLC, Remasters, and Remakes, and I’m Upset

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2024-11-16 08:30:04

2024’s Game Awards has added an interesting wrinkle to its yet-to-be-revealed eligible nominees. This year, it’s been decided that DLC expansions, remakes, and remasters can potentially win throughout multiple categories. Look, I understand that the Game Awards are all for show. But, when we’re talking about games that could use the exposure from a nomination, it’s frustrating!

“The Game Awards aims to recognize the best creative and technical work each year, irrespective of the format of that content’s release. Expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters are eligible in all categories, if the jury deems the new creative and technical work to be worthy of a nomination. Factors such as the newness of the content and its price/value should be taken into consideration,” the FAQ page for the Game Awards confirms.

Every year, I promise myself I won’t let a silly awards show rile me up. And every year, I wind up getting mad about something. Like the year Psychonauts 2 was robbed its rightful Game of the Year nod! (I really like It Takes Two, though.) Seriously, I don’t think it’s fair to newer titles for them to be usurped by additional content to an older game.