Vidya Gaem Awards

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The Vidya Gaem Awards, also known as the /v/GAs, is an online-based award show for video games. Originating in 2011 as a response to the Spike Video Game Awards, the nominations and voting process are entirely fan-voted and showcase positive and negative award categories. The first event was published through YouTube on February 11, 2012.

History

The Vidya Gaem Awards were founded in late-2011 as a response to the negative reception of the 2011 Spike Video Game Awards. Most of the criticism towards the latter was directed towards the excessive use of marketing and celebrity appearances overshadowing the ceremonies themselves.

Reception

The Vidya Gaem Awards have been featured in Niche Gamer, Kotaku, Cinema Blend, and N4G. Companies and individuals featured in the show have also shared their thoughts on their nominations or awards; such as Running With Scissors, Supergiant Games, Geoff Keighley (producer of the Spike Video Game Awards), and Markus Persson (creator of Minecraft). Lucas Pope, creator of Papers, Please, provided a skit for the 2013 award ceremony.


Show Listing

Here is a listing of all ceremonies of the Vidya Gaem Awards.

Year Theme Least Worst Game of The Year YouTube
2022 Vidya Gaem Awards Dreamcast-Punk / Urban Graffiti Elden Ring https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZGGgaydyVA
2021 Vidya Gaem Awards Web 1.0 Metroid Dread https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7yLPkl6TNh4
2020 Vidya Gaem Awards Conspiracy Theories Hades https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QbUtmpSKMGg
2019 Vidya Gaem Awards Mecha Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRuBpY40iyQ
2018 Vidya Gaem Awards eSports / China Super Smash Bros. Ultimate https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NEr4ZeLmDFc
2017 Vidya Gaem Awards Commercialism Nier: Automata https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1hyRHdEteto
2016 Vidya Gaem Awards Cyberpunk DOOM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gh9DdRKk_4I
2015 Vidya Gaem Awards 1990s The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HceF1alMnPw
2014 Vidya Gaem Awards Grunge/Urban Bayonetta 2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jqHdj8uVggY
2013 Vidya Gaem Awards Minimalism Metal Gear Rising: Revengeance https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDA_lIHkdDE
2012 Vidya Gaem Awards 1980s The Walking Dead https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MxWMJCOKSY
2011 Vidya Gaem Awards Contemporary Deus Ex: Human Revolution https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mOGRDuY0DFI