With the Game Awards coming up they are announcing there nominess with Death Stranding getting 9 nominations. Something that has come into question as Geoff Keighley is in the game and with him being on the board some are thinking this is favoritism.
Geoff has responded with a letter to Kotaku. The letter talks about him not having a hand in voting but that it is controlled by 80 media outlets. As for the board meeting they are just for broad stroke discussions.
“this is why we have the FAQ right at the top of the website to make the process clear.” He also added that “in my role as show producer I work closely with game publishers and developers on a number of levels, so [I] leave the judging to media outlets that provide a wide critical assessment.”
Keighley’s comment is in reference to the voting jury of The Game Awards, which is comprised of over 80 different media outlets, content creators, and other representatives from across the games industry. The voting jury ultimately decides on the nominated games for each category, and once nominees are selected, both the jury and online fan votes decide the winner, with the fan votes only accounting for 10% of the final result.
In regard to Kojima’s role on the advisory board of The Game Awards, Keighley addressed that the board largely meets to discuss “broad stroke discussions” of The Game Awards as a production and to “guide and advance” its mission. However, Keighley addressed that the board has no direct involvement in either the voting process or selection of its voting jury.
Given Keighley’s personal connections to the game itself, it’s no surprise that Death Stranding‘s showing and nomination tally at The Game Awards would draw criticism of potential conflicts of interest. However, personally speaking I feel that Keighley has been transparent about both his role with the production and the voting process of the show itself, and that he is making earnest attempts at keeping himself separated from the actual awards process.”
Article:https://www.dualshockers.com/geoff-keighley-death-stranding-the-game-awards-controversy/
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