At the 79th World Science Fiction Convention held on December 19, the World Science Fiction Association announced the nominations for the first video game awards to join its hugo awards. Among them, the Rougelike game "Hades" overwhelmed "Collection! Games such as Animal Friends, Final Fantasy VII Remake, and Last of Us 2 became the first video game to win the award.
In response, Hades developer Supergiant Games said after accepting the award: "We hope that the Hugo Awards will continue to recognize the amazing contributions made in this field, thanking the Greek gods up and down." ”
Colette Fozard, co-chair of DisConIII, said they wanted to create the award to give gaming fans a chance to celebrate the best game of the year.