GB Daily Roundup: Non-awards | December 27, 2021

At the end of the year, we like to find a way to spotlight games or moments without having to rely on

Presented by    At the end of the year, we like to find a way to spotlight games or moments without having to rely on traditional awards. That's where our "non-awards" come on, and you'll find some examples of them below. Oh, and we hope you all had a nice holiday if you were celebrating! –Mike Minotti, GamesBeat reviews editor

Resident Evil Village wins the Not Perfect But Most Memorable Award for 2021 | VentureBeat Let's acknowledge Resident Evil Village, a game with major flaws but fun, campy, and enjoyable action that sticks in the mind.

A MESSAGE FROM VB EVENTS The 2nd Annual GamesBeat & Facebook Gaming Summit and GamesBeat Summit: Into The Metaverse 2 Hosted digitally on January 25, 2022, this event will bring leaders across the gaming industry together to dig deep into the most essential topics now facing developers and publishers, including advertising and privacy changes, cloud gaming…

A MESSAGE FROM FACEBOOK GAMING IGDA report tackles the essentials of inclusive game design and development A collaborative and proactive effort is essential to make the industry and the content it creates more inclusive. This is why the IGDA has released its 2022 Inclusive Game Design and Development paper in collaboration with Facebook Gaming. The paper is a framework for gaming companies of every size, offering a series of steps and considerations for every stage of the game design and development process to help create games that are more representative of the ever-expanding diversity of global gamers. Read more here

The DeanBeat: My favorite games of 2021 | VentureBeat Almost two years into the pandemic, it's hard to look back and see much good that happened this year. But as reality was horrible once again, games gave me a much-needed escape. And so I'm pleased to come up with my eight favorite games of 2021.

It is messed up that these games came out this year | VentureBeat Bowser's Fury and The Medium came out this year? That doesn't seem right. Is it still 2021? Wasn't that like four years ago? Where am I?

A MESSAGE FROM FACEBOOK GAMING Inclusivity from the ground up Creating an inclusive game doesn’t mean simply diversifying a game’s cast of characters; it encompasses everything from team building and in-house research to game mechanics, accessibility, and even community and marketing considerations. Get the info you need.

Pandemic pushes back Final Fantasy XVI development | VentureBeat Final Fantasy fans got a long awaited update on Final Fantasy XVI today.

The award for finally making me like Halo goes to ... the grappling hook | VentureBeat Halo Infinite is one of the best games of the year, but the true standout is its excellent grappling-hook weapon.

Bayonetta 3 wins the 'Oh My Jubileus' award for best game trailer in 2021 | VentureBeat In the list of 2021's game trailers, no game made as big – or as desperately needed – a splash as Bayonetta 3.

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