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先日、今年度の優れたLGBTQ+ゲームを選出する第2回「Gayming Awards」の部門別ノミネート作品がアナウンスされ話題となりましたが、本日予定通り“Gayming Awards 2022”の授賞式が開催され、クィアなキャラクターが重要な役割を担った人気シリーズ最新作「Life is Strange: True Colors」が、“GLAAD Media Awards”に続き“Gayming Awards 2022”のGOTYとAuthentic Representation賞、キャラクター賞を含む3部門を制したことが明らかになりました。

Witch Beamの引っ越しパズル「Unpacking」がインディー賞を、カプコンの「バイオハザード ヴィレッジ」がGayming Magazine読者賞をそれぞれ獲得した部門別の受賞作品は以下からご確認ください。

■ Game of the Year – sponsored by PlayStation

• [受賞] Life is Strange True Colors – Deck Nine/Square Enix
• Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games
• Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
• Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle

■ Gayming Magazine Readers Award – sponsored by EA

• [受賞] Resident Evil Village – Capcom
• Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games
• Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games/Xbox Game Studios
• Metroid Dread – MercurySteam/Nintendo
• Sable – Shedworks/Raw Fury
• Shin Megami Tensei V – SEGA
• Super Monkey Ball Banana Mania – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/SEGA
• The Great Ace Attorney Chronicles – Capcom

■ Best LGBTQ Indie Game – sponsored by Xbox

• [受賞] Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle
• A YEAR OF SPRINGS – NPCKC
• Boyfriend Dungeon -Kitfox
• Lake – Gamious/Whitethorn Digital
• Sword of the Necromancer – Grimorio of Games
• When The Night Comes – Lunaris Games

■ LGBTQ Streamer of the Year – sponsored by Twitch

• [受賞] Aimsey
• BlizzB3ar
• CriticalBard
• Eevoh
• Eret
• Nihachu
• ReadySetBen
• RekItRaven
• Sammy M Jay
• Shaaba and Jamie
• Shawn
• Toph

■ Authentic Representation Award – sponsored by Marvelous Europe

• [受賞] Life is Strange: True Colours – Deck Nine/Square Enix
• Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games
• Unpacking – Witch Beam/Humble Bundle
• Unsighted – Studio Pixel Punk

■ Best LGBTQ Character – sponsored by Rocksteady Studios

• [受賞] Alex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/Square Enix
• Helmut Fullbear & Bob Zanotto, Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine/Xbox Game Studios
• Steph Gingrich, Life is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine/Square Enix
• Meredith Weiss, Lake – Gamious/Whitethorn Digital

■ Industry Diversity Award – sponsored by Hangar 13 / 2K

• [受賞] Ukie’s #RaiseTheGame pledge
• I Need Diverse Games
• London Gaymers
• Women in Games International

■ LGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Award – sponsored by Twitch

• ItsMeHolly
• Cruuuunchy
• CoderGirlChan
• LuciaEverblack
• Luke_Boogie
• AwkwardishPanda

■ Best LGBTQ Contribution to Esports Award

• [受賞] Emi “CaptainFluke” Donaldson
• Amanda Stevens
• Cloud9 White Valorant Team
• Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association [CMSA]

■ LGBTQ Tabletop Game of the Year Award

• [受賞] Adventuring With Pride: Queer We Go Again – Jack Dixon
• The House Doesn’t Always Win – Michael ‘Wheels’ Whelan
• Thirsty Sword Lesbians – Evil Hat Productions
• Wanderhome – Possum Creek Games

■ Best LGBTQ Comic Book Moment Award – sponsored by Square Enix London Mobile

• [受賞] The Pride Omnibus – ComiXology/Dark Horse Comics
• DC Pride #1 – DC Comics
• Killer Queens – David Booher / Dark Horse Comics
• X-Factor #10 – Leah Williams / Marvel