Talk:List of Game of the Year awards

message: This seems like it might apparently be a helpful link, but whoever suggested it was incredibly insistent on getting the message that had it removed, so I'm just gonna leave it again here so it can be used in the future:
GOTYPICKS.BLOGSPOT.COM
I looked into it and it appears to have a few helpful directions towards GOTY sources, so it might be worth turning to at some point or another.TheDisneyGamer (talk) 02:15, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: This link is not suitable for use directly on Wikipedia, as a user generated self-published source. However, it's fine for an editor to use it to find and then use actual reliable sources such as IGN, GameSpot, etc, etc. -- ferret (talk) 18:33, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: I understand that, and I understand why you rejected the person’s suggestion. From what I can tell this is a compilation of links to GOTY award pages (reliable ones), so I meant that it could maybe be used to find other sources which could be used as references.TheDisneyGamer (talk) 21:11, 28 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title: Helpful Link(??)

message: Do you think we should keep the "Czech Game of the Year Awards" section? It's not really a notable award ceremony and most of the winners are early access games. Neverrainy (talk) 18:10, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: As the awards themselves seem to currently be notable (I.e. an article exists), we should include for now. I have not checked the sourcing at Czech Game of the Year Awards in-depth. I would settle that question first (Should it go to AFD?) before removing from here. -- ferret (talk) 18:40, 29 November 2017 (UTC)
thread_title:  Czech Game of the Year Awards 

message: Some of the awards listed here are very old and have stopped awarding (e.g., Electronic Games, GameFan). To make the article easier to review, would it make sense to create an archive category and lump those awards into the archive section? Starkawa (talk) 15:20, 26 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: The size is getting a little large, but with how slowly the list grows (A dozen or two entries a year at max), we can probably wait a while being reorganizing. The TOC is still fairly usable. -- ferret (talk) 01:31, 28 December 2017 (UTC)
replies: text: Great point. I've categorized them into active and inactive and maintain the full TOC of every source so it's still easy to see all awards. By parsing out active awards it will be easier to ensure all active ones are updated, and add new ones if not already included in active categories. Starkawa (talk) 18:48, 1 January 2018 (UTC)
thread_title: Archive of old awards

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thread_title:  External links modified 

message: This list needs a major cleanup, removing any WP:USERG sites that we wouldn't use in articles. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 21:47, 8 December 2018 (UTC)
thread_title:  Cleanup 

message: Game of the year 2004 (Half-Life 2) Was released for PlayStation 3, Xbox 360, the original Xbox, Mac OS and Linux, as well as Windows
Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Half-Life_2#Ports_and_updates 81.174.255.67 (talk) 20:31, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: It was only on Windows in 2004 when it was originally awarded GOTY. Xbox, etc, didn't release till 2005 and later. -- ferret (talk) 20:42, 2 April 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: nice 122.161.74.246 (talk) 08:16, 25 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  2004 GOTY Platform mistake 

message: 2015 game of the year was not fall out 4 it was witcher 3 wild hunt 
 2015 game of the year was not fall out 4 it was witcher 3 wild hunt 92.30.178.244 (talk) 22:39, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. JTP (talk • contribs) 23:13, 10 June 2020 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 10 June 2020 

message: is Hades.  https://www.giantbomb.com/shows/game-of-the-year-2020-day-five/2970-20912— Preceding unsigned comment added by 99.115.11.101 (talk) 19:39, 28 January 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Giant Bomb game of the year 2020 

message: The 2020 entry in the Famitsu section is incorrect. Animal Crossing: New Horizons won the main, fan-voted, Famitsu GOTY: https://www.siliconera.com/animal-crossing-new-horizons-won-famitsu-dengeki-game-awards-2020/?utm_campaign=twitter&utm_medium=twitter&utm_source=twitter
Ghost of Tsushima won the "Super Trendy" award last year, voted on by developers and Japanese celebrities, which is a different type of the award. https://www.resetera.com/threads/famitsu-ghost-of-tsushima-voted-top-in-the-super-trendy-game-awards-2020-by-132-japanese-game-creators-and-personalities.348673/
The other winners listed in the table in the Famitsu section of the article are the fan-voted award winners, not the Super Trendy award winners.  — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kenaicat (talk • contribs) 00:38, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: In that case nether award really qualifies, since "Super Trendy" is just another type of award and not specifically for game of the year. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 19:58, 12 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  The Golden Joystick Awards are also reader-voted awards. So how are the Famitsu Awards any different? Both hold ceremonies for reader-voted awards. Maestro2016 (talk) 07:49, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text: , well then they should also be removed unless we support that fan-voted awards published by otherwise notable publications are allowed. ~ Dissident93 (talk) 08:38, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
replies: text:  It was standard for major gaming awards to be reader-voted in the '80s and '90s. It's only in the last decade or so that online user votes can now be manipulated, which wasn't an issue back in the days. Personally, I think reader-voted awards from major publications should count. Maestro2016 (talk) 08:58, 18 March 2021 (UTC)
thread_title:  Famitsu 

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* Add a link for Time magazines game of 2015 since it is available.
ThatColossalWreck (talk) 03:04, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: Thanks. Liu1126 (talk) 11:16, 4 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request: Add a link for Time magazines game of 2015 Prune 

message: https://awards.bafta.org/award/2005/games/best-game indicates that 2005 is the year HL2 Won Best game, as it released after the cut in 2004 so couldn't win for that year. 
https://awards.bafta.org/award/2004/games indicates that in 2004 GTA Vice City won best action, best PC, and best PS2. With Advance Wars 2 winning on GBA. I can't make the edit, but this should be updated. SpaceSalvia (talk) 16:03, 8 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edit request: 2005 is missing and 2004 is incorrect. 

message: Therefore, they do not contain a GOTY pick. I can see nothing that indicates that these are ranked lists. The numbers refer to slide numbers, and there is no mention of the first or last slide being their GOTY pick. That said, if they are not ranked lists, the order is strange. It is not alphabetical, or chronological. Here are archive links that show the original slide show format. Can anyone confirm that they are ranked, or that they have picked a GOTY?
https://web.archive.org/web/20181220230622/https://ew.com/gaming/the-best-games-of-2018/#the-best-games-of-2018
https://web.archive.org/web/20191221070655/https://ew.com/gaming/best-videogames-2019/?slide=6574935#6574935 IlmeniAVG (talk) 15:09, 18 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Entertainment Weekly's 2018 and 2019 lists may not be ranked 

message: According to the below source, Edge Magazine does not seem to have an overall GOTY for 2011. Skyward Sword won "Mainstream game of the year", while SpaceChem won "Indie game of the year". If the two categories were distinct (i.e. if an indie game could not have won "mainstream game of the year"), then Edge did not award an overall GOTY for 2011. Someone with access to the original magazine needs to check this.
https://mynintendonews.com/2011/12/17/the-legend-of-zelda-skyward-sword-wins-edges-acclaimed-mainstream-game-of-the-year-award/ IlmeniAVG (talk) 09:55, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
replies: text: I've got the magazine here in front of me and I think the award titles are misleading. There's no indication that the mainstream category was exclusionary. I'm reading the categories as being filters, i.e Best Portable Game by it's nature excludes games that weren't on portables from the award, and that's the way that the Indie award reads; best game of the year that wasn't by a mainstream company. Also, in the Skyward Sword text, Edge calls it "this year's best game" which seems unequivocal to me. - X201 (talk) 11:11, 19 December 2023 (UTC)
thread_title:  Edge Magazine does not have a clear GOTY for 2011 

message: Add Eurogamer's Game of the Year for 2023, Cocoon Godribbon (talk) 09:24, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Shadow311 (talk) 19:56, 11 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 11 January 2024 

message: 2018 SwankyStella (talk) 01:54, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Not done: it's not clear what changes you want to be made. Please mention the specific changes in a "change X to Y" format and provide a reliable source if appropriate. Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 02:03, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text: Hello, I was still getting used to the formatting of Wikipedia edits. I am requesting that "Matt Makes Games" listed as the developer for the game Celeste be changed to "Maddy Makes Games" to reflect the name change of the company, which can be seen on its website, found here. SwankyStella (talk) 03:20, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
replies: text:  Sincerely, Guessitsavis (she/they) (Talk) 21:39, 15 January 2024 (UTC)
thread_title:  Semi-protected edit request on 15 January 2024