The first ever Imzy Gaming Awards!

Happy gaming awards season, Imzynauts!

This month, we'll be having the first ever Imzy Gaming Awards, a competition between games that you nominate and vote on!

Here are the categories we will be giving away awards in this year:

Game of the Year

The big one is awarded to the game released in 2016 that blew your socks off and sent them to Mars.

Indie Game of the Year

Not all great games have big budgets and huge distributors. This award goes to the best game of 2016 from a little studio that could.

Surprise of the Year

If a particular game exceeded your expectations to an extreme degree, it's probably a good candidate for this award.

Update of the Year

Some games live on for years and years by virtue of cult following, others thanks to great updates from the developers. This award goes to the best update, DLC, or expansion of 2016.

Player Character of the Year

Which character that you got to control in 2016 stole the show and stood above the rest? They deserve this award.

Enemy of the Year

This award goes to the antagonist from 2016 who best embodies the immortal words of Wes Mantooth: "I pure straight hate you... but damnit do I respect you!"

Rage-Inducing Character of the Year

Sometimes they are your ally, sometimes they are your adversary, but regardless, the winner of this award is the character that made you want to tear your hair out in 2016.

Most Anticipated Game of 2017

After reflecting on the past year of gaming excellence, let's gaze into the future. This award goes to the game scheduled to arrive in 2017 which most inspires you to wish for the power of time-travel.


Nominations

Please make your nominations in the comments by listing each category followed by your nominee in that category.

You can copy and paste this form into your comment for easy nominating. You don't need pick a nominee for each category if you can't think of a deserving one for some.

- **Game of the Year**:

- **Indie Game of the Year**:

- **Surprise of the Year**:

- **Update of the Year**:

- **Player Character of the Year**:

- **Enemy of the Year**:

- **Rage-Inducing Character of the Year**:

- **Most Anticipated Game of 2017**:

Nominations will be open until 2pm Mountain Time on December 7th, then I will gather the nominees and set up voting for the winners!

Without further ado, let's hear your nominees for the 2016 Imzy Gaming Awards!