Why Was Among Us Allowed to Be a Nominee for the 2020 Game Awards?

KeenGamer: "Let's talk about Among Us, a game with immeasurable popularity, and try and reason why it was nominated for the 2020 Game Awards, despite being a 2018 release. While other games have been nominated despite not technically releasing this year, most have some form of scapegoat—Among Us doesn't seem to have any. You could say it's a little 'sus.'"

[gleepot]

It's pretty silly. It's silly that this game got nominated for anything, given how poorly made it is.

[Sciurus_vulgaris]

I had never even heard of Among Us until a few months. Among Us got popular with kids after Fortnite was blocked from iOS.

[MaximusPrime_]

I was introduced to this game 1 month ago. Addicted already... Fun for all ages, not just kids

[Petebloodyonion]

When will ppl understand that award ceremonies are about politics?
You don't pay the bills for the event sponsors as Epics does
Why do you think that there's an Epic category called ongoing game that Fortnite can win or be nominated again?

[generic-user-name]

Are you saying Epic wanted GoW to win in 2018 and Sekiro to win last year?

[Petebloodyonion]

In a way yes!
Do you know what Epic care at the award?
The number of ppl that watch the show and watch the commercial that Epic pay for
If it was to the media alone to decide, Death stranding would have won hands down due to how the media idolized Kojima but due to the outcry from the public but it would have pissed a lot of ppl. and everybody is ok with Sekiro winning.

Let me ask you this question despite being near perfect in execution Do you think that ppl would accept Doom Eternal as the game of the year winner?
Same with Hades. and Tlou2
but Ghost is a safe best and that is why it's probably gonna win and everybody will be happy and sponsors will be happy because the show will be a success.

[generic-user-name]

Well I thought Doom 2016 was better so we already aren't on the same page. But I guess we'll see, critics have been gushing over Hades.

[SamTheGamer]

I never cared about award ceremonies. Among us fun but not a GOTY contender

[djl3485]

Shows you don't even know what it is nominated for.

[SamTheGamer]

Sorry my mistake.

[Servbot41]

Persona 5 Royale also shouldn't be there.

[DragonWarrior19]

Neither should Jedi Fallen Order since it released last year and before the nominations closed for last year's show.

[Inverno]

Why do people even take this event seriously? it's just a meaningless award show, just like all the others. Maybe less of a circle jerk of celebrities, but still as unimportant

[GoodGuy09]

Just one of those games that trend for a few months then we move on to the next. Ofc theyll add it in. Honestly I really dont care that it made it as a nominee as long as its not a goty nominee lol.

[Reefskye]

This could be said for most single player games that ever released, it gets played once and never played again.

[porkChop]

It makes no sense. They have cutoff dates that prevent other games from being included, but they'll happily include a game from 2018. So stupid.

[Kran]

Because of articles like this.

It gets people talking, meaning more people know about it, which means more game sales, meaning more sites can keep talking about it meaning more ad revenue.

And on the cycle goes!

[Games1st]

Award events are pretty sus

[SegaGamer]

There isn't a single awards show in entertainment that I take seriously. I never have and I never will.

[curtain_swoosh]

why not? alot of people play it, its popular than most other games, and people like it.
a nomination doesnt hurt anyone geez. get over urself