Yesterday's announcement of this year's nominations at The Game Awards made a title seem somewhat controversial. For example, 'Death Stranding' is nominated for the Game of the Year, in which The Award host Geoff Keighley himself has a performance.
Now it seems reasonable to assume that things are not right here, because the friendship between Geoff Keighley and Hideo Kojima is known throughout the industry and could give rise to the suspicion that the game was only nominated for the Game of the Year. Above all, it is the extremely different critiques of Death Stranding that make one doubt whether the title actually deserves to be voted Game of the Year. Not that we do not begrudge the game, but there are legitimate concerns.
Geoff Keighley replies today with a statement assuring that he is not involved in the nomination process. This task will be carried out by a jury of 80 selected magazines around the world. Also, the players may vote for themselves, which again accounts for a share of 10 percent at the end.
"I do not vote on the nominees there is a jury of 80 media that select the nominees!"
Despite all this, should Death Stranding actually win in the end, it seems a bit strange when two personal players in the game give the award. In any case, it will be an exciting evening, because Death Stranding is nominated nine times, which some apparently can not understand.
