Now that the finale from the live event in Los Angeles has been secured and uploaded to the site, we now have a (mostly) completed picture of everything from the sixteenth annual Giant Bomb Game of the Year festivities.
Why do I say "mostly"? Well, for one, we still need the second half of each staff member's personal top 10.
Secondly, if you haven't heard, GOTY GUEST LISTS ARE RETURNING THIS YEAR! You should be seeing them pop up on the site during the holiday break. So, stay tuned for that!
Thirdly, the Community GOTY voting will begin on MONDAY! The submission form will go live on the front page at the same time as Game Mess Mornings.
Also, if you want to see a bunch of photos from the live event including many from behind the scenes and after the cameras shut off, you can see those HERE!
Deliberations
- Day One - Podcast / Video
- Day Two - Podcast / Video
- Day Three - Podcast / Video
- Finale - Podcast / Video
- Bonus (Music) - Podcast / Video
The Awards
Game of the Year
The Silver Spoon
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Cheesecake Factory's Ben Starr presents Best DebutRunners-Up |  |
Best Running AroundRunners-Up |  |
Best 2022 Game We Didn't Talk AboutRunners-Up |  |
Best Alan Wake CharacterRunners-Up |  |
Best Game You Bounced Off OfRunners-Up |  |
Best New Hardware
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Best Game Mechanic
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Best PikminRunners-Up
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Bloodborne presents Old Game of the YearRunners-Up |  |
Psi-Ops presents Best Dude-ChuckingRunners-Up |  |
Best MultiplayerRunners-Up |  |
Soulja Boy Award for Games To Play If You Drink And Get Drunk or Smoke And Get HighRunners-Up |  |
Most B-GameRunners-Up | 
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Peter Molyneux Memorial Award for Most IdeasRunners-Up |  |
Please Stop
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Most DisappointingRunners-Up
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Best Moment
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Best MusicRunners-Up |  |
Staff Picks
Some staff members changed their rankings after the live show in LA. The lists below indicate their final choices from their personal list articles. Parentheses indicate where a game was ranked at the time of the live show if different.
Jan Ochoa | 
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Jeff Bakalar | 
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Dan Ryckert | 
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Jeff Grubb | 
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Lucy James | 
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Tamoor Hussain | 
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Mike Minotti |  |