{"id":1420264,"date":"2025-12-08T22:32:58","date_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/NH6h59GKTZQxhK2dcQrQJH"},"modified":"2025-12-08T22:32:58","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T22:32:58","slug":"the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show\/","title":{"rendered":"The Game Awards reveals fan-voted Players&#8217; Voice nominees, and I&#8217;m sorry to say that Megabonk is once again out of the show"},"content":{"rendered":"<article>\n<p>The final nominees for the Players&#8217; Voice category at The Game Awards 2025 have been announced, and I&#8217;m sorry to say that indie darling <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/megabonk\/\">Megabonk<\/a> is\u2014again\u2014out of the running. And this time, there&#8217;s no coming back.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s been quite a journey for Megabonk. Developer Vedinad <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/megabonk-developer-withdraws-from-best-debut-indie-game-nomination-at-the-game-awards-for-a-pretty-good-reason-its-not-my-debut-game\/\">withdrew the game<\/a> from contention in the Best Debut Indie Game category in November, revealing that it wasn&#8217;t really a debut game at all: Vedinad has previously released games under other studio names. But two weeks later, it elbowed its way back\u2014<a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/roguelike\/were-so-back-after-withdrawing-from-the-game-awards-in-november-megabonk-is-back-in-the-fight-in-the-players-voice-category\/\"><em>so back<\/em><\/a>\u2014in the Players&#8217; Voice category, which unlike every other TGA category is chosen entirely by fans.<\/p>\n<p>Well, the fans have chosen not to have Megabonk in the running for the Players&#8217; Voice category. This year&#8217;s final nominees are:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/clair-obscur-expedition-33\/\">Clair Obscur: Expedition 33<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/dispatch\/\">Dispatch<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/genshin-impact\/\">Genshin Impact<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/hollow-knight-silksong\/\">Hollow Knight: Sliksong<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/wuthering-waves\/\">Wuthering Waves<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Clair Obscur might seem like the obvious favorite here, because it&#8217;s <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/gaming-industry\/events-conferences\/the-game-awards-nominations-are-here-and-surprise-clair-obscur-expedition-33-was-nominated-for-every-qualifying-category\/\">the obvious favorite <em>everywhere<\/em><\/a>, but the fact that the Players&#8217; Voice category comes down to a public vote\u2014that is, whichever community can most effectively rally its troops to the cause\u2014really opens things up.<\/p>\n<div class=\"see-more see-more--clipped\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet hawk-ignore\" data-lang=\"en\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Congrats to our final 5 nominees for #TheGameAwards Players&#8217; Voice, a 100% fan voted award.Clair Obscur: Expedition 33DispatchGenshin ImpactHollow Knight: SliksongWuthering WavesVote now to select the winner: https:\/\/t.co\/S6KIGLKvbc pic.twitter.com\/Nvy5awJs50<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cantworkitout\/status\/1998075646367662361\">December 8, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div class=\"see-more__filter\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Vedinad handled the loss with grace: When Palworld communications director Bucky said on X that Megabonk will &#8220;forever be the game of 2025 to me,&#8221; they <a data-analytics-id=\"inline-link\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MegabonkGame\/status\/1996868114055864611\" target=\"_blank\">replied<\/a>, &#8220;My heart bleeds with you&#8230; but just know that your bonks are worth more than any game award.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure inline-layout\" data-bordeaux-image-check >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:1010px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:144.55%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"g5CPbm4F3gozcD2b5u5jNW\" name=\"bonk\" alt=\"bucky from palworld my heart bleeds with you... but just know that your bonks are worth more than any game award \u2764\ufe0f- john megabonk\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show.png\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"1\" width=\"1010\" height=\"1460\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" class=\"inline expandable\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption itemprop=\"caption description\" class=\" inline-layout\"><span class=\"credit\" itemprop=\"copyrightHolder\">(Image credit: Megabonk (Twitter))<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The Game Awards 2025 get underway with a preshow at 4:30 pm PT\/7:30 pm ET on December 11.<\/p>\n<div class=\"product\"><a data-dimension112=\"a639cfc8-747c-485a-8ea5-008b8d76133d\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"><\/p>\n<figure class=\"van-image-figure \" >\n<div class='image-full-width-wrapper'>\n<div class='image-widthsetter' style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n<p class=\"vanilla-image-block\" style=\"padding-top:100.00%;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" id=\"Vji3V6i3HDWUHeQ22PrjFL\" name=\"New Project (8).jpg\" caption=\"\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show.jpg\" mos=\"\" align=\"middle\" fullscreen=\"\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" attribution=\"\" endorsement=\"\" credit=\"\" class=\"\"><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/new-games-2025-upcoming-pc-release-schedule\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-dimension112=\"a639cfc8-747c-485a-8ea5-008b8d76133d\" data-action=\"Deal Block\" data-label=\"2025 games\" data-dimension48=\"2025 games\" data-dimension25=\"\"><strong>2025 games<\/strong><\/a>: This year&#8217;s upcoming releases<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Our all-time favorites<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-50-best-free-pc-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Free PC games<\/strong><\/a>: Freebie fest<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-fps-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best FPS games<\/strong><\/a>: Finest gunplay<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/best-rpgs-of-all-time\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best RPGs<\/strong><\/a>: Grand adventures<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/the-best-co-op-games\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Best co-op games<\/strong><\/a>: Better together<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcgamer.com\/games\/the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show\/\">Source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The final nominees for the Players&#8217; Voice category at The Game Awards 2025 have been announced, and I&#8217;m sorry to say that indie darling Megabonk is\u2014again\u2014out of the running. And this time, there&#8217;s no coming back. It&#8217;s been quite a journey for Megabonk. Developer Vedinad withdrew the game from contention in the Best Debut Indie Game category in November, revealing that it wasn&#8217;t really a debut game at all: Vedinad has previously released games under other studio names. But two weeks later, it elbowed its way back\u2014so back\u2014in the Players&#8217; Voice category, which unlike every other TGA category is chosen entirely by fans. Well, the fans have chosen not to have Megabonk in the running for the Players&#8217; Voice category. This year&#8217;s final nominees are:&hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"excerpt-more\"><a class=\"blog-excerpt button\" href=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/the-game-awards-reveals-fan-voted-players-voice-nominees-and-im-sorry-to-say-that-megabonk-is-once-again-out-of-the-show\/\">Read More&#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1420265,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[336],"tags":[748],"class_list":["post-1420264","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-pc-gamer","tag-games"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Game Awards reveals fan-voted Players&#039; Voice nominees, and I&#039;m sorry to say that Megabonk is once again out of the show | Arcader News<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"The final nominees for the Players&#039; 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