It's that wonderful time of year when Big Geoff's Trailer Extravaganza starts gearing up to dole out awards to the year's biggest games—which also means that it's time for a lot of people with no dog in the race to get extremely upset about certain games not getting a nod.
This year, Palworld—which launched in January—is among the notable omissions from the list of nominees, and yeah, that is quite surprising. For a significant chunk of the year, it was a vast, all-consuming game that generated plenty of discourse and many, many hours played. But The Game Awards is not based on player numbers or articles written. It's all vibes, folks. Just a bunch of folks saying «I like this game». And this year, there weren't enough of them to secure Palworld a nomination.
But this hasn't stopped claims that it's been «snubbed» from doing the rounds—an accusation which community manager John Buckley addressed on Twitter.
«No, I don't think Palworld was snubbed,» he said. «Twitter has become such a banterless place. Stop being so over dramatic gamers. Not everything is a conspiracy.»
No, I don’t think Palworld was snubbed. Twitter has become such a banterless place. Stop being so over dramatic gamers. Not everything is a conspiracy. That being said…Satisfactory was 1000% snubbed and I’ll be voicing that opinion ad nauseam at The Game Awards in person
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