New TGA Update Allows Expansions And Remakes To Win GOTY Award

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Abdullah Waseem

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The Game Awards are closer than ever and Geoff Keighley has dropped a new update for this year’s nominees eligibility criteria. For the first time, even expansions and DLCs can win all the categories even the Game of The Year award. 

Why it matters: In the earlier awards, DLCs couldn’t win the award even if they launched after a considerable time since the launch of the base game. But this year, it leaves the doors wide open for Shadow of The Erdtree to snag the GOTY. 

Even last, Resident Evil 4 Remake was nominated for the GOTY award. And now, all remasters, remakes, expansions, and DLCs can win their given categories. So, games like Silent Hill 2, and DLCs like Elden Ring’s now have a solid chance. 

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

However, fans don’t seem too thrilled about the prospect of Edlen Ring winning another GOTY award for its DLC. But, when it was released many people believed it should qualify for the award.

Moreover, the FAQ page on The Game Award’s site shows the voting criteria for the event too. According to it, 90% of the voting is done by the Jury and the rest 10% is public. The voting closes on December 11 for the general public. 

Nonetheless, it will be interesting to see what goes down at the event. There have been some solid releases this year that do have a solid chance of winning the prestigious award. These include Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, Black Myth: Wukong, and more.

What are your thoughts on expansions now eligible for the GOTY award? Let us know your opinions in the comments or join the discussion at the official Tech4Gamers Forum. 

Abdullah Waseem

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Abdullah is an avid gamer who primarily plays single-player titles. If you can’t find him anywhere, he’ll probably be at his desk playing The Witcher 3 for the millionth time. When he isn’t playing games, he’s either reading or writing about them.