Observed arrival · 2026-08-24

Meta Awards Counts the Game-of-the-Year Era

metaawards.org Observed source

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A searchable awards database and magazine that aggregates Game of the Year picks from 3,008 outlets across 95 countries, covering 2003–2026.

Landing page captured for the 2026-08-24 issue.

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Meta Awards organizes Game of the Year results as a cross-publication dataset rather than treating one ceremony as the final verdict. Its records are grouped by season, outlet, country, franchise, platform, studio, and publisher, with separate treatment for media and readers’ choice awards. The homepage reports 8,282 awards across 3,008 outlets and 95 countries, while warning that incomplete seasons contain only citations collected so far. Its examples make disagreement measurable: BAFTA selected Vampire Survivors in 2022 while most other outlets selected Elden Ring.

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