Game of the Year Voting and Contest

Hello, everyone!

So, it's time. You got in the nominees, now you get to vote on the winners. But, there's also our usual contest to see who can best predict the winners.

If you just want to vote, here's your link: http://goty.n4g.com/home/in... . Make sure you vote for who you think should win in the poll. The contest below is an entirely different item and should not reflect who you think should win in each category.

Please note: Voting will be open until February 24, 2017 11:59 PM EST. Winners will be announced the following week.

Predict the GotY Winners Contest

Like in past years, we're running a contest where the goal is to be the closest to predicting the outcome of the Game of the Year voting. The prizes will be two (2) $250 Amazon Gift Cards to two winners. The two people who get the most correct predictions will win. If there is a tie, then we will randomly select between those who are tied.

How to Enter: from the possible nominees in each category (pasted below for your aid), select the one winner in each category and Private Message them to me, Christopher, via http://n4g.com/user/home/ch... . Your PM should only include each category and your one predicted winner for each respective category. Only one entry will be accepted per person, so make sure you use notepad or a similar tool to organize your entry first. Entries must be received no later than February 26, 2017 11:59 PM EST.

This year's categories and nominees, as provided by the N4G Community

Best New Video Game Character
- BT-7274 (Titanfall 2)
- Delilah (Firewatch)
- Emiel Regis Rohellec Terzieff-Godefroy (The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt - Bood and Wine)
- Emily Kaldwin (Dishonored 2)
- Lincoln Clay (Mafia III)
- Jesse McCree (Overwatch)
- Noctis Lucis Caelum (Final Fantasy XV)
- Prompto Argentum (Final Fantasy XV)
- Sam Drake (Uncharted 4: A Thief's End)
- The Protagonist (INSIDE)
- Tracer/Lena Oxton (Overwatch)
- Trico (The Last Guardian)
- Wrench (Watch Dogs 2)

Best Single Player Experience
- Dark Souls III
- Dishonored 2
- DOOM
- Final Fantasy XV
- Gears of War 4
- Hitman (2016)
- INSIDE
- Ratchet & Clank
- Severed
- Stardew Valley
- The Last Guardian
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- XCOM 2

Best Multiplayer Experience
- Battlefield 1
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Dark Souls III
- DOOM
- Forza Horizon 3
- Gears of War 4
- Killing Floor 2
- Overcooked
- Overwatch
- Titanfall 2
- Tom Clancy’s The Division
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Downloadable Content
- Dark Souls III: Ashes of Ariandel
- Destiny: Rise of Iron
- Dying Light: The Following
- Fallout 4: Far Harbor
- Forza Horizon 3: Blizzard Mountain
- Star Wars: Battlefront – Death Star
- Tom Clancy’s The Division – Expansion II: Survival
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
- Uncharted 4: Survival

Best Episodic Content
- Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 3: New World Order
- Batman: The Telltale Series – Episode 5: City of Light
- Hitman: Bangkok
- Hitman: Paris
- Hitman: Sapienza
- King’s Quest – Chapter III: Once Upon a Climb
- The Walking Dead: A New Frontier – Episode 1: Ties That Bind – Part 1
- The Walking Dead: Michonne – Episode 1: In Too Deep

Best Handheld/Mobile Game
- Darkest Dungeon
- Deus Ex GO
- Dragon Quest Builders
- I Am Setsuna
- Lara Croft GO
- Pokemon Go
- Pokemon Sun and Moon
- Severed
- World of Final Fantasy

Best Voice Acting
- Aidan Gillen (Paul Serene, Quantum Break)
- Alex Hernandez (Lincoln Clay, Mafia III)
- Cissy Jones (Delilah, Firewatch)
- Emily Rose (Elena Fisher, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)
- Nolan North (Nathan Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s end)
- Rich Sommer (Henry, Firewatch)
- Troy Baker (Sam Drake, Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End)

Best Art Direction
- ABZU
- Bound
- Dishonored 2
- DOOM
- Final Fantasy XV
- Firewatch
- INSIDE
- Overwatch
- Ratchet & Clank
- The Last Guardian
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
- The Witness
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Story
- Dishonored 2
- Firewatch
- INSIDE
- Mafia III
- Oxenfree
- The Last Guardian
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt – Blood and Wine
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Soundtrack
- ABZU
- Battlefield 1
- DOOM
- Final Fantasy XV
- Forza Horizon 3
- Furi
- Mafia III
- The Last Guardian
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End

Best Innovation
- HDR10
- Pokemon Go augmented reality
- Trico AI (The Last Guardian)
- Virtual Reality hardware

News Story of the Year
- Bethesda Softworks changes review copy policy
- Death Stranding announcement
- God of War announcement
- Mid-generation console announcements (PS4 Pro/Scorpio)
- Nintendo Switch announcement
- No Man’s Sky controversy
- Red Dead Redemption 2 announcement
- Sony E3 2016 conference
- Spider-man PS4 game announcement
- The Last of Us Part II announcement

Most Anticipated Game of 2017
- Ace Combat 7: Skies Unknown
- Crackdown 3
- Horizon Zero Dawn
- Mass Effect Andromeda
- Ni no Kuni II: Revenant Kingdom
- Nier: Automata
- Nioh
- Red Dead Redemption 2
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole
- Super Mario Odyssey
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

Fail of the Year
- Alekhine’s Gun
- Battleborn
- Call of Duty: Infinite Warfare
- Final Fantasy XV
- Mafia III
- Mighty No. 9
- No Man’s Sky
- Quantum Break
- ReCore
- Star Fox Zero
- Street Fighter V
- Tom Clancy’s The Division

Indie Game of the Year
- Darkest Dungeon
- Firewatch
- Furi
- Hyper Light Drifter
- INSIDE
- Oxenfree
- Stardew Valley
- The Witness

Game of the Year
- Battlefield 1
- Civilization VI
- Dark Souls III
- Dishonored 2
- DOOM
- Final Fantasy XV
- Forza Horizon 3
- Overwatch
- Ratchet & Clank
- The Last Guardian
- Titanfall 2
- Uncharted 4: A Thief’s End
- XCOM 2

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Terms and Conditions:
1. Competition is open to all N4G users, except for employees of HAVAmedia and immediate relatives. Contests are not limited to the US/NA. Note: Moderators do not receive remuneration, are not employees of HAVAmedia, and are eligible for N4G monthly contests.
2. The closing date for this contest is 11:59 PM EST 26 February 2017.
3. In the event of unforeseen circumstances, N4G/HAVAmedia reserves the right to substitute the prizes for alternatives of equal or greater value.
4. Prizes are not transferable.
5. The winners of the competition will be notified by N4G ticket on or before March 7, 2017.
6. Failure to reply to ticket notification within seven (7) days may result in forfeiture of a prize.
7. All N4G TOU apply and may affect eligibility.
8. Lottery style winners are chosen at random from eligible entries. Spam or multiple accounts will result in disqualification.
9. All prizes are in USD, where prizes are awarded to winners outside the USD the exchange rate at the time of prize issue will affect prize amount.