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Glasgow 2024 today announced Tanya DePass (she/her) as a Special Guest of the 2024 Worldcon. She is an award-winning games content creator and developer, and creator of the Into the Mother Lands RPG. Tanya DePass is a lifelong Chicagoan who loves everything about gaming and wants to make the industry better and more inclusive for everyone. She is the founder and Director

While Nintendo, PlayStation, and Xbox had huge years, the companies behind Hogwarts Legacy, The Day Before, and Six Days to Fallujah all courted controversy, too.

Prior to the event, hundreds of people signed a letter asking The Game Awards' organizers to call for a ceasefire in the Israel–Hamas war. They didn't, and a rift in the industry has only grown wider.

In solidarity with over half of The Game Award's Future Class' open letter on Gaza, Mike Cook pushed back against the excuses to stay silent.

While joining the chorus of criticism that The Game Award gives celebrities get more stage time, many also came to Anthony Mackie's defense.

Game developers respond to The Game Awards, criticizing its lack of developer support or acknowledgment in favor of courting Hollywood stars and ads.

Last night was The Game Awards 2023, one of the biggest nights in gaming. But for an awards show, it spent very little time on recognition.

Game developers that took home gongs at The Game Awards were given a combined 10 minutes to speak, out of a 3.5 hour broadcast.

The Game Awards are a fraud and a joke and nobody should pay them any attention.

Many developers don't feel represented by The Game Awards - but it would be unwise to expect them to change.