What are "The" Game Awards?

[A Black Falcon]

It's "The" Game Awards because Geoff Keighley really wanted there to be a broadcast game awards show, and he made it happen. It is kind of a questionable name given that there isn't really anything much more authoritative about his award show than any of the others, other than the higher production values, with its theater with large audience and television-style production. But those things do count for something, and Keighley is a prominent games journalist (despite his constant shilling for sponsors, such as the infamous "Doritos Pope" meme from a while back), so sure, why not.

On that note, I watched most of the show last night and it was alright. I've always disliked how they randomly give some awards out on stage while others just get a bare sidebar mention at best, including some which should be more prominent than some which do get on stage, but unfortunately that's how this show works. I also dislike how full of sponsor ads and sponsored promos with developers, of course, but that's how he gets the money to hold the show, so it is sadly necessary.

But yeah, other than those elements it was alright. As far as Nintendo goes the big reveal was Bayonetta 3 for Switch, which some people care a lot about I'm sure but not so much me since I've never liked that genre much. And as for the awards... well, Breath of the Wild won. That's not my favorite game of this year, but it's good so it's nice to see it get awards.