I think there’s absolutely a space for an industry achievement/recognition award like the Oscar, Tony, etc. The Game Awards just seems like the most cynical attempt at forcing one into the video game space.

Specifically I would say the following streams fit the bill:

• Let’s Nope (horror)
• Let’s Watch (Steam garbage)
• Rhythm Cafe (rhythm games)
• Talking Simulator (hard to describe)

100% this. I literally support fixing software installations and random crashing/errors all day anyway, sometimes when I get home I want my stuff to just work. I bought a console so I don’t have to worry about why my framerate’s dropping in Elden Ring or whatnot, it’ll be fine and for 600$ less than building an actual PC worth building, a console is a no brainer for me.

I can’t believe no one has said Halo/Halo 2