Considered as one of the most prestigious awards in the world of science fiction and fantasy, the Hugo Awards were awarded in the game category for the first time in its history. The first game to win an award at the Hugo Awards was ‘Hades’.
Months after the finalists were announced, for the first time in history a play has been awarded a Hugo Award. According to the news of Gizmodo, the game of Supergiant Games Hades, was the first game to win a Hugo Award, eliminating some pretty strong competitors, including games like Animal Crossing and The Last of Us: Part II.
Administered by the World Science Fiction Association, the Hugo Awards are quite popular, where prizes are usually awarded in science fiction. a prestigious award regarded as very important.
It is not yet known whether other games will be rewarded.
Released in September 2020, shortly before the Hugo Awards announced that they were planning a game category in November 2020; It came to PlayStation and Xbox consoles last August. Generally a fast-paced roguelike game, Hades is heavily favored by players thanks to its solid narrative element and mechanics that reward replay. lovingly managed to gain acceptance
Supergiant Games official Greg Kasavin is sorry for not being able to attend the awards in person on Twitter; but since their game was worthy of such an award and the Hugo Awards finally awarded in such a category extremely happy reported that.
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Whether other games will also receive awards is a completely different issue, which is unknown for now. There are no apparent plans yet for the persistent games category; but over the years the Hugo Awards have evolved to take into account podcasts and video feeds. Considering that fantasy and sci-fi games have increasingly complex and deep stories, the Hugo Awards are now reserved for games. long term special categoryObviously, it wouldn’t be too surprising.
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