游戏大奖(The Game Awards,TGA, https://www.thegameawards.com/)是一个美国的年度游戏奖项,以表彰过去一年里发售的优秀电子游戏。因为备受各方关注,所以被誉为“游戏界的奥斯卡奖”。
TGA的咨询委员会包括硬件厂商AMD、微软、任天堂、索尼,以及软件厂商动视、艺电、Rockstar、育碧、Valve、华纳兄弟等。咨询委员会成员不参与提名和投票,而是选出约30家具有影响力的电子游戏新闻媒体并由后者提名各奖项的名单。委员会负责汇总提名,并选出提名最多的作品,再由这些媒体对多个类别的电子游戏进行投票。
该典礼2014年首办,于美国时间2014年12月5日下午6点,在美国内华达州拉斯维加斯AXIS剧场召开。索尼PlayStation、微软Xbox、任天堂Nintendo、及业界多个知名游戏公司(包括Valve)将出席。主办者,知名主持人Geoff Keighley表示:“The Game Awards 2014年度游戏盛典,将以我们的挚爱和热情来为游戏庆祝。游戏业界在2014年务必繁荣!我们会一同见证新电玩游戏主机突破时尚最快年销售纪录,eSports电子竞技的崛起,移动游戏全球兴盛,并一起先览那些即将荣耀2015年的游戏巨作。”
第二届TGA于美国时间2015年12月3日在洛杉矶微软剧院举行。
顾问委员会:
来自动视Activision的Rob Kostich、AMD的Dr. Lisa Su、艺电Electronic Arts的Laura Miele、EPIC GAMES、Google的Phil Harrison、小岛工作室Kojima Productions的小岛秀夫(Hideo Kojima)、微软Microsoft的 Phil Spencer、任天堂Nintendo的Doug Bowser、RIOT GAMES的Marc Merrill、R星Rockstar Games、索尼互动娱乐Sony Interactive Entertainment、腾讯Tencent的Steven Ma、育碧Ubisoft的Yves Guillemot以及Valve。
The Game Awards recognizes and upholds creative and technical excellence in the global video game industry.
We bring together a diverse group of game developers, game players, and notable names from popular culture to celebrate and advance gaming's position as the most immersive, challenging and inspiring form of entertainment. We strive to recognize those who improve the wellbeing of the community and elevate voices that represent the future of the medium.
Geoff
Keighley
The Game Awards was founded in 2014 by media entrepreneur Geoff Keighley, who also hosts and produces the program.
Over the past two decades, Keighley has served as a journalist, host, and producer of video game programming across multiple platforms, including print, television and digital.
Keighley is best known for his work with Entertainment Weekly, Spike TV, G4, and YouTube, as well as his landmark series of behind the scenes game development stories known as “The Final Hours.” Geoff also currently produces gamescom's “Opening Night Live” program.