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What To Watch This Weekend: New Streaming TV Shows And Movies On Netflix, Prime Video, Hulu, Apple TV, Disney+ And MoreA new, controversial rule change means that The Game Awards will now let DLCs and expansions for existing games be nominated for Game of the Year, as of this next show in December. This seems like no coincidence, given that Elden Ring’s massive Shadow of the Erdtree expansion is one of the highest scored, most beloved releases of the year.
Generally speaking, I’m seeing people say, be they journalists or players, that this feels…wrong. In the case of Shadow of the Erdtree, despite its size, you not only need to own Elden Ring, but you need to have played a sizable chunk of Elden Ring to even start it. I also think that something like Cyberpunk 2077’s Phantom Liberty came to mind when this rule was made, but again, same situation.my favorite release of that year as well.
Here's the thing though: just because this rule now lets these expansions be nominated, that does not mean they will…actually be nominated. If even I think that despite these being my favorite releases of a given year, that they probably shouldn’t count, that’s something that any amount of pther nominators might believe as well, and so it may fall short of the required threshold of a nomination even if the rule “allows” it now.
The way The Game Awards has done categories is always weird. One of the chief problems, still not addressed, is that if a GOTY nominee is in a sub-category like Best Adventure game, then by default itto win that category, making the entire thing somewhat pointless for the other games. But that’s a separate issue from this one, and we’ll see how the expansion issue plays out in December.Our community is about connecting people through open and thoughtful conversations.
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