![]() ![]() Public voting only counted towards 10 of the winners selection in the jury-voted awards, while it was the sole consideration for the fans choice awards.Īt the end of polling, Keighley said that most of the categories had over five million votes each, 6 and there was over eight million voters overall.įirst, the previous Best MobileHandheld Game was split into separate Best Mobile Game and Best Handheld Game awards, reflecting the differences in how handheld and mobile games are developed and marketed. ![]() ![]() He also spoke a bit to the then-recent situation around loot boxes and microtransactions related to Electronic Arts game Star Wars Battlefront II as Electronic Arts is also the publisher for A Way Out, Fares stated that while Its nice to hate EA, that All publishers fuck up sometimes, you know, while expressing his appreciate for their support for his game. Keighley also attributes the higher viewership due to the quality of games that were released in 2017 and nominated, and the anticipation for yet-seen game trailers and new game announcements, though he wants to avoid future shows from being more like E3.įares, who had a prior history in the film industry before starting video game development, started his rant by saying Fuck the Oscars, before speaking about how the Game Awards ceremony helped to highlight the developers and personalities that were passionate about their work. Keighley believed part of this was their approach to gamify the show with the interactive winner predictions on their Twitch and Steam broadcasts, which also helped to increase the average length of time viewers watched, from about 25 minutes the previous year to 70 minutes in 2017. ![]() Two indie games, Cuphead and Hellblade: Senuas Sacrifice, also won three awards each. The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild won three awards, including Game of the Year and Best Game Direction. ![]()
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