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The Game Awards 2020<\/a> is set to air this Thursday,\u00a0December 10 at\u00a06:00 PM CST. While we know that 2020 was a remarkable year in the world of video games, we don’t yet know how journalists and fans will vote. Will The Last of Us Part II walk away with all of the awards? Will Hades be crowned game of the year? Could Yakuza: Like a Dragon be snubbed altogether? In this Game Informer podcast extra, Liana Ruppert, Marcus Stewart, Blake Hester, Alex Stadnik, and Ben Reeves try their best to predict the big winners\u00a0as well as forecast some of the new game announcements.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed it, and follow me\u00a0@benjaminreeves<\/a>\u00a0to let me know what you think. You can watch the video above,\u00a0subscribe and listen to the audio on iTunes\u00a0or Google Play<\/a>,\u00a0listen\u00a0on SoundCloud<\/a>,\u00a0stream it on Spotify<\/a>, or download the MP3 at the bottom of the page.\u00a0Also, be sure to send your questions to\u00a0podcast@gameinformer.com<\/a>\u00a0for a chance to have them answered on the show!<\/p>\n

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Intro: 00:00:00
\nBest Debut Game: 00:02:58
\nBest Multiplayer Game: 00:06:08
\nBest Sports\/Racing Game: 00:10:09
\nBest Sim\/Strategy Game: 00:12:49
\nBest Family Game: 00:16:07
\nBest Fighting Game: 00:18:27
\nBest RPG: 00:21:14
\nBest Action Game: 00:24:51
\nBest VR\/AR Game: 00:27:02
\nInnovation in Accessibility: 00:28:12
\nBest Indie Game: 00:29:06
\nBest Ongoing Game: 00:31:20
\nBest Performance: 00:33:34
\nBest Audio Design: 00:37:11
\nBest Score\/Music: 00:39:31
\nBest Art Direction: 00:42:40
\nBest Narrative: 00:46:35
\nBest Game Direction: 00:53:22
\nGame of the Year: 00:56:51
\nGame Awards Announcements Predictions: 01:05:44<\/em>
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Click here to watch embedded media The Game Awards 2020 is set to air this Thursday,\u00a0December 10 at\u00a06:00 PM CST. While we know that 2020 was a remarkable year in the world of video games, we don’t yet know how journalists and fans will vote. Will The Last of Us Part II walk away with all of the awards? Will Hades be crowned game of the year? Could Yakuza: Like a Dragon be snubbed altogether? In this Game Informer podcast extra, Liana Ruppert, Marcus Stewart, Blake Hester, Alex Stadnik, and Ben Reeves try their best to predict the big winners\u00a0as well as forecast some of the new game announcements.\u00a0 Thanks for listening! Please make sure to leave feedback below, share the episode if you enjoyed…<\/p>\n

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