The winners of the Gayming Awards 2022 have been announced, with Life is Strange: True Colors beating out Boyfriend Dungeon, Psychonauts, and Unpacking to win Game of the Year.The winners of the first ever live Gayming Awards were announced via a stream from the Troxy Theater in London on April 25. The biggest winner of the night was Life is Strange: True Colors, which triumphed in all three categories that it was nominated in, comprising Game of the Year, Authentic Representation, and Best LGBTQ Character.In total, there were 11 categories honoring a selection of video games, tabletop games, comic books, and esports players that have championed diversity and inclusivity globally in 2022. Additionally, Tanya DePass picked up the Gayming Icon Award in recognition of the positive impact that the author and activist has brought to the LGBTQ community within gaming.Prior to the event, Gayming Magazine also inducted six streamers into its Rising Star Class, which is new for 2022. The streamers were chosen to be part of this prestigious new class because they have all “made incredible strides in their streaming career over the last year and have made significant contributions to the LGBTQ+ world within the gaming space.””It was such an honor to celebrate these amazing creatives tonight,” said Robin Gray, CEO and founder of Gayming Magazine and the Gayming Awards, which initially launched in 2021 as an online event. “In our second year of the awards, it was important for us to again recognize all the LGBTQ representation in game and in the industry.”The full list of winners from the Gayming Awards 2022 follows:Game of the YearLife is Strange: True Colors – WINNERBoyfriend DungeonPsychonauts UnpackingGayming Magazine Readers’ AwardResident Evil Village – WINNERBoyfriend DungeonForza Horizon 5Metroid DreadSableShin Megami Tensei VSuper Monkey Ball Banana ManiaThe Great Ace Attorney ChroniclesIndustry Diversity AwardUkie’s #RaiseTheGame pledge – WINNERI Need Diverse GamesLondon GaymersWomen in Games InternationalAuthentic Representation AwardLife is Strange: True Colors – WINNERBoyfriend DungeonUnpackingUnsightedBest LGBTQ Character AwardAlex Chen, Life is Strange: True Colors – WINNERHelmut Fullbear & Bob Zanotto, Psychonauts 2Steph Gingrich, Life is Strange: True ColorsMeredith Weiss, LakeBest LGBTQ Indie Game AwardUnpacking – WINNERA Year Of SpringsBoyfriend DungeonLakeSword of the NecromancerWhen The Night ComesLGBTQ Streamer Rising Star Class of ’22ItsMeHollyyCruuuunchyCoderGirlChanLuciaEverblackLuke_BoogieTrish OlsonLGBTQ Streamer of the YearAimsey – WINNERBlizzB3arCriticalBardEevohEretNihachuReadySetBenRekItRavenSammy M JayShaaba and JamieShawnTophBest LGBTQ Comic Book MomentThe Pride Omnibus – WINNERDC Pride #1Killer QueensX-Factor #10LGBTQ Tabletop Game AwardAdventuring With Pride: Queer We Go Again – WINNERThe House Doesn’t Always WinThirsty Sword LesbiansWanderhomeBest LGBTQ Contribution to EsportsEmi “CaptainFluke” Donaldson – WINNERAmanda StevensCloud9 White Valorant TeamChicago Metropolitan Sports Association [CMSA]Best Reviewed Games of 2022If you’d like to find out more about Gayming Awards’ Game of the Year for 2022, check out IGN’s review of Life is Strange: True Colors, which praised Deck Nine for creating “the best game in the series to date,” thanks to “consistent writing for both main and side characters, a compelling mystery story with good pacing, useful supernatural abilities,” and so much more.Another game will take the coveted top spot in the Game of the Year category when the show returns in early 2023, with the ceremony moving stateside to New York City for Gayming Awards 2023: Live on Broadway. Tickets are also still available for Gayming LIVE, with a 30% discount applied to all ticket purchases using the ‘GaymingAwards’ code up until April 29.Adele Ankers-Range is a freelance writer for IGN. Follow her on Twitter.
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