I had high hopes that The Game Awards would be respectful of the industry.

When Jeff first announced the award show, I thought to myself, "finally. This sounds like its going to bring the gaming industry in line with film and television" In regards to award season. This show would shower developers with praise, show off who makes these games and give a new found respect to the many hours they dedicate to their craft.

What we got, is a slap in the face instead. So many awards are given off camera and speeches are cut short in order to show game trailers. 95% of this award show are ads. Is it fun? Sure but they should be sprinkled in, or none at all. Imagine going to the Oscars and they just show movie trailers the entire show? It may pay the bills to make the show possible but it feels like it really cheapens the experience and kills the moment for the games and people nominated.

Then the whole reason I made this post was the nominees. We now are putting DLC into the GOTY category. It's a joke… While the DLC is incredible, it completely discredits the entire award. There's no point behind it. If anything, shouldn't we just have a DLC award category of its own? So many games were snubbed in GOTY… I have no idea how Helldivers 2 wasn't on the list. It became a cultural phenomenon.

Speaking of categories… How the heck do we have things like content creator of the year E-sports player of the year, but boil performance down to a single category. We should have Lead actor, supporting actor. Best VO. Expand what people care about. Sure, Keep the ones you have. Just make awards matter to the people who pour years of themselves into it.

I know this post wont change anything, It was just me venting as I want to tune in and see the focus on the games and the people behind them. Maybe that doesn't sell. Maybe that isn't sexy. I just want to see the industry that is the most profitable form of entertainment in the world, get serious recognition and the respect it deserves.