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Game of the Year

7 predictions
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
71% • 6 votes
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
14% • 7 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
14% • 5 votes
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
0% • 5 votes
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Mina the Hollower cover
Mina the Hollower
0% • 4 votes
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Phantom Blade 0 cover
Phantom Blade 0
0% • 4 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 2 votes
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave cover
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
0% • 2 votes
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Mewgenics cover
Mewgenics
0% • 1 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 1 votes

Best Game Direction

6 predictions
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
50% • 4 votes
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
33% • 5 votes
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
17% • 5 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 6 votes
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Mina the Hollower cover
Mina the Hollower
0% • 4 votes
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Phantom Blade 0 cover
Phantom Blade 0
0% • 4 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
0% • 2 votes
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Crimson Desert cover
Crimson Desert
0% • 1 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 1 votes

Best Narrative

6 predictions
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
50% • 3 votes
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
17% • 6 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
17% • 5 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
17% • 4 votes
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Mixtape cover
Mixtape
0% • 3 votes
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
0% • 3 votes
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Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy cover
Resonance: A Plague Tale Legacy
0% • 3 votes
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The Blood of Dawnwalker cover
The Blood of Dawnwalker
0% • 2 votes
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave cover
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
0% • 2 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 1 votes

Best Art Direction

6 predictions
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
33% • 6 votes
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Replaced cover
Replaced
33% • 5 votes
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
33% • 4 votes
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire cover
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
0% • 5 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 3 votes
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Phantom Blade 0 cover
Phantom Blade 0
0% • 3 votes
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls cover
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
0% • 2 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
0% • 1 votes
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Mixtape cover
Mixtape
0% • 1 votes
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book cover
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
0% • 1 votes

Best Score and Music

6 predictions
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
33% • 6 votes
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve cover
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
33% • 4 votes
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave cover
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
17% • 4 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
17% • 2 votes
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Phantom Blade 0 cover
Phantom Blade 0
0% • 4 votes
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
0% • 3 votes
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Beast of Reincarnation cover
Beast of Reincarnation
0% • 3 votes
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Mixtape cover
Mixtape
0% • 2 votes
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The Duskbloods cover
The Duskbloods
0% • 2 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 1 votes

Best Indie Game

6 predictions
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Mina the Hollower cover
Mina the Hollower
83% • 6 votes
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Big Walk cover
Big Walk
17% • 6 votes
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Mewgenics cover
Mewgenics
0% • 5 votes
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire cover
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
0% • 4 votes
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Mixtape cover
Mixtape
0% • 4 votes
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Replaced cover
Replaced
0% • 3 votes
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Cairn cover
Cairn
0% • 3 votes
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Denshattack! cover
Denshattack!
0% • 2 votes
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Meccha Chamereon cover
Meccha Chamereon
0% • 1 votes

Best Mobile Game

6 predictions
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Arknights: Endfield cover
Arknights: Endfield
50% • 6 votes
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Aniimo cover
Aniimo
17% • 5 votes
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Neverness to Everness cover
Neverness to Everness
17% • 4 votes
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Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors cover
Vampire Crawlers: The Turbo Wildcard from Vampire Survivors
17% • 4 votes
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Pokémon Champions cover
Pokémon Champions
0% • 6 votes
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The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin cover
The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin
0% • 5 votes
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Dungeon Clawler cover
Dungeon Clawler
0% • 1 votes
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Subway Surfers City cover
Subway Surfers City
0% • 1 votes
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Resident Evil: Survival Unit cover
Resident Evil: Survival Unit
0% • 1 votes

Best Action Game

6 predictions
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Phantom Blade 0 cover
Phantom Blade 0
67% • 6 votes
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Gears of War: E-Day cover
Gears of War: E-Day
17% • 5 votes
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Saros cover
Saros
17% • 5 votes
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Onimusha: Way of the Sword cover
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
0% • 6 votes
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Splatoon Raiders cover
Splatoon Raiders
0% • 3 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 2 votes
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Highguard cover
Highguard
0% • 2 votes
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire cover
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
0% • 1 votes
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Marathon cover
Marathon
0% • 1 votes
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Romeo is a Dead Man cover
Romeo is a Dead Man
0% • 1 votes

Best Action/Adventure Game

6 predictions
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
50% • 4 votes
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
33% • 6 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
17% • 6 votes
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
0% • 6 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 3 votes
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Mina the Hollower cover
Mina the Hollower
0% • 3 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 2 votes
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Castlevania: Belmont's Curse cover
Castlevania: Belmont's Curse
0% • 2 votes
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Crimson Desert cover
Crimson Desert
0% • 1 votes
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Replaced cover
Replaced
0% • 1 votes

Best RPG

5 predictions
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The Blood of Dawnwalker cover
The Blood of Dawnwalker
20% • 5 votes
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Nioh 3 cover
Nioh 3
20% • 3 votes
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Valor Mortis cover
Valor Mortis
20% • 3 votes
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Palworld cover
Palworld
20% • 2 votes
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The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales cover
The Adventures of Elliot: The Millennium Tales
20% • 2 votes
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Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection cover
Monster Hunter Stories 3: Twisted Reflection
0% • 4 votes
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Final Fantasy Resonance cover
Final Fantasy Resonance
0% • 3 votes
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Beast of Reincarnation cover
Beast of Reincarnation
0% • 2 votes
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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies cover
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
0% • 2 votes
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave cover
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
0% • 1 votes

Best Multiplayer Game

6 predictions
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Big Walk cover
Big Walk
67% • 6 votes
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Forza Horizon 6 cover
Forza Horizon 6
33% • 5 votes
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Orbitals cover
Orbitals
0% • 5 votes
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Meccha Chamereon cover
Meccha Chamereon
0% • 5 votes
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls cover
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
0% • 4 votes
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The Duskbloods cover
The Duskbloods
0% • 3 votes
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Palworld cover
Palworld
0% • 2 votes
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight cover
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
0% • 2 votes
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Marathon cover
Marathon
0% • 1 votes
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Pokémon Pokopia cover
Pokémon Pokopia
0% • 1 votes

Best Family Game

5 predictions
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LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight cover
LEGO Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight
40% • 5 votes
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Pokémon Pokopia cover
Pokémon Pokopia
40% • 5 votes
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream cover
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
20% • 5 votes
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Yoshi and the Mysterious Book cover
Yoshi and the Mysterious Book
0% • 5 votes
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Splatoon Raiders cover
Splatoon Raiders
0% • 3 votes
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Orbitals cover
Orbitals
0% • 3 votes
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SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide cover
SpongeBob SquarePants: Titans of the Tide
0% • 1 votes
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Mario Tennis Fever cover
Mario Tennis Fever
0% • 1 votes

Best Sim/Strategy Game

5 predictions
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Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave cover
Fire Emblem: Fortune's Weave
60% • 4 votes
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Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream cover
Tomodachi Life: Living the Dream
20% • 5 votes
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve cover
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
20% • 3 votes
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Star Wars Zero Company cover
Star Wars Zero Company
0% • 5 votes
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Pokémon Pokopia cover
Pokémon Pokopia
0% • 4 votes
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Mewgenics cover
Mewgenics
0% • 3 votes
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Cairn cover
Cairn
0% • 3 votes
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Fields of Mistria cover
Fields of Mistria
0% • 1 votes

Best Sports/Racing Game

5 predictions
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Forza Horizon 6 cover
Forza Horizon 6
80% • 5 votes
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Kirby Air Riders cover
Kirby Air Riders
20% • 4 votes
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Mario Tennis Fever cover
Mario Tennis Fever
0% • 4 votes
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Star Wars: Galactic Racer cover
Star Wars: Galactic Racer
0% • 4 votes
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WWE 2K26 cover
WWE 2K26
0% • 4 votes
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Screamer cover
Screamer
0% • 2 votes
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Super Battle Golf cover
Super Battle Golf
0% • 2 votes
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EA Sports FC 27 cover
EA Sports FC 27
0% • 2 votes
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NBA The Run cover
NBA The Run
0% • 1 votes
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NBA 2K27 cover
NBA 2K27
0% • 1 votes

Best Fighting Game

6 predictions
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Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls cover
Marvel Tokon: Fighting Souls
83% • 6 votes
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2XKO cover
2XKO
17% • 4 votes
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Invincible Vs. cover
Invincible Vs.
0% • 6 votes
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My Hero Academia: All's Justice cover
My Hero Academia: All's Justice
0% • 6 votes
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Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game cover
Avatar Legends: The Fighting Game
0% • 6 votes
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Dead or Alive 6: Last Round cover
Dead or Alive 6: Last Round
0% • 3 votes
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Marvel Cosmic Invasion cover
Marvel Cosmic Invasion
0% • 1 votes
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Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: Remastered cover
Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee: Remastered
0% • 1 votes

Best Debut Indie Game

6 predictions
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Mouse: P.I. For Hire cover
Mouse: P.I. For Hire
83% • 6 votes
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Acts of Blood cover
Acts of Blood
17% • 4 votes
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Replaced cover
Replaced
0% • 5 votes
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Esoteric Ebb cover
Esoteric Ebb
0% • 4 votes
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Meccha Chamereon cover
Meccha Chamereon
0% • 4 votes
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Gecko Gods cover
Gecko Gods
0% • 2 votes
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Fields of Mistria cover
Fields of Mistria
0% • 2 votes
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There Are No Ghosts at the Grand cover
There Are No Ghosts at the Grand
0% • 2 votes
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Routine cover
Routine
0% • 1 votes
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Hytale cover
Hytale
0% • 1 votes

Best Audio Design

7 predictions
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
29% • 7 votes
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Control Resonant cover
Control Resonant
14% • 7 votes
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
14% • 4 votes
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Marathon cover
Marathon
14% • 4 votes
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Saros cover
Saros
14% • 4 votes
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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve cover
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
14% • 2 votes
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Pragmata cover
Pragmata
0% • 5 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
0% • 1 votes
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Replaced cover
Replaced
0% • 1 votes
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Gears of War: E-Day cover
Gears of War: E-Day
0% • 1 votes

Innovation in Accessibility

5 predictions
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Forza Horizon 6 cover
Forza Horizon 6
40% • 4 votes
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007 First Light cover
007 First Light
20% • 5 votes
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Grand Theft Auto VI cover
Grand Theft Auto VI
20% • 4 votes
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Marathon cover
Marathon
20% • 4 votes
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Marvel's Wolverine cover
Marvel's Wolverine
0% • 5 votes
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Mina the Hollower cover
Mina the Hollower
0% • 2 votes
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Slay the Spire II cover
Slay the Spire II
0% • 2 votes
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Resident Evil Requiem cover
Resident Evil Requiem
0% • 1 votes

Best Adaptation

5 predictions
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Fallout poster
Fallout (S2)
40% • 5 votes
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The Super Mario Galaxy Movie poster
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie
20% • 5 votes
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Among Us poster
Among Us (S1)
20% • 3 votes
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Iron Lung poster
Iron Lung
20% • 3 votes
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Resident Evil poster
Resident Evil
0% • 4 votes
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Street Fighter poster
Street Fighter
0% • 4 votes
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Cyberpunk: Edgerunners poster
Cyberpunk: Edgerunners (S2)
0% • 2 votes
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Mortal Kombat II poster
Mortal Kombat II
0% • 2 votes
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Five Nights at Freddy's 2 poster
Five Nights at Freddy's 2
0% • 1 votes

Most Anticipated Game

6 predictions
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Final Fantasy VII Revelation cover
Final Fantasy VII Revelation
50% • 6 votes
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Kingdom Hearts IV cover
Kingdom Hearts IV
17% • 4 votes
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Fable cover
Fable
17% • 3 votes
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Resident Evil Veronica cover
Resident Evil Veronica
17% • 2 votes
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Stranger Than Heaven cover
Stranger Than Heaven
0% • 5 votes
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Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet cover
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
0% • 5 votes
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God of War Laufey cover
God of War Laufey
0% • 4 votes
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The Wolf Among Us 2 cover
The Wolf Among Us 2
0% • 2 votes
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Pokémon Waves cover
Pokémon Waves
0% • 2 votes
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Mega Man: Dual Override cover
Mega Man: Dual Override
0% • 1 votes

Best VR/AR Game

6 predictions
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Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow cover
Thief VR: Legacy of Shadow
50% • 6 votes
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Aces of Thunder cover
Aces of Thunder
17% • 6 votes
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City of Hunger cover
City of Hunger
17% • 6 votes
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Monkaroon cover
Monkaroon
17% • 5 votes
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Star Trek: Infection cover
Star Trek: Infection
0% • 6 votes
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Aerosurfer cover
Aerosurfer
0% • 4 votes
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Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades cover
Hot Dogs, Horseshoes & Hand Grenades
0% • 1 votes
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I Am Bird cover
I Am Bird
0% • 1 votes

Games for Impact

6 predictions
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Cairn cover
Cairn
33% • 6 votes
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Mixtape cover
Mixtape
33% • 6 votes
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Life is Strange: Reunion cover
Life is Strange: Reunion
17% • 5 votes
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At Fate's End cover
At Fate's End
17% • 3 votes
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Zero Parades: For Dead Spies cover
Zero Parades: For Dead Spies
0% • 6 votes
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Inkonbini cover
Inkonbini
0% • 3 votes
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Dosa Divas cover
Dosa Divas
0% • 3 votes
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The Berlin Apartment cover
The Berlin Apartment
0% • 1 votes
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Coffee Talk: Tokyo cover
Coffee Talk: Tokyo
0% • 1 votes