subdirectory_arrow_right The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim (Game), Pokémon Uranium (Game), Portal 2 (Game), Pokémon (Franchise)
▲
1
▼
From 2014 to 2016, The Game Awards featured a "Best Fan Creation" category. The 2014 winner was "Twitch Plays Pokémon" (a social experiment featuring a crowdsourced attempt to play through various Pokémon games), and the 2015 winner was "Portal Stories: Mel" (a modification of Portal 2). During 2016, however, two of the nominees for the category were removed prior to the show's airing: AM2R (an unofficial remake of Metroid II: Return of Samus) and Pokémon Uranium (a fan-made video game based on the Pokémon series). During a stream prior to the event, host Geoff Keighley explained that this was due to the fangames not being legally cleared by Nintendo, who owned the rights to the games they were based on. Additionally, "Best Fan Creation" would end up being the only category to not have its winner (Enderal: The Shards of Order, a conversion mod for The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim) announced during the ceremony itself.
2014 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees
2015 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees
2016 nominees:
https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees
Nominee removals:
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1590200/why-fanmade-games-like-pokemon-uranium-wont-be-at-the-2016-game-awards
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168862-The-Game-Awards-Drops-Pokemon-Uranium-AM2R
Category removal:
http://twinfinite.net/2016/12/best-fan-creation-2016-game-awards/
https://www.polygon.com/2014/11/21/7259309/game-awards-2014-nominees
2015 nominees:
https://www.polygon.com/2015/11/13/9728874/the-game-awards-2015-nominees
2016 nominees:
https://www.vg247.com/the-game-awards-2016-doom-overwatch-more-up-for-game-of-the-year-heres-the-full-list-nominees
Nominee removals:
http://www.cinemablend.com/games/1590200/why-fanmade-games-like-pokemon-uranium-wont-be-at-the-2016-game-awards
http://www.escapistmagazine.com/news/view/168862-The-Game-Awards-Drops-Pokemon-Uranium-AM2R
Category removal:
http://twinfinite.net/2016/12/best-fan-creation-2016-game-awards/
Related Games
Touhou Hisoutensoku: Choudokyuu Ginyoru no Nazo wo Oe
Söldner-X: Himmelsstürmer
The Binding of Isaac: Rebirth
Walt Disney's The Jungle Book Rhythm N' Groove
Rayman 2: The Great Escape
Landstalker
Super Seducer
Harry Potter: Magic Awakened
Star Wars: Rebel Assault II - The Hidden Empire
Skylanders: Ring of Heroes
Quantum Error
Monument Valley
Streets of Kamurocho
Dark Deception: Monsters & Mortals
Phantasy Star Online 2
Samurai Shodown
JumpStart Baby
Noita
Resident Evil 2
Kingdom Hearts III
Sonic Dash
Super Dark Deception
Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
Gex Trilogy
No More Heroes
Reversi
ConcernedApe's Haunted Chocolatier
In the Groove
Spore
Billy Hatcher and the Giant Egg
3D Pinball: Space Cadet
Guilty Gear Xrd: Revelator
The Longest Journey
Skipper & Skeeto: The Shadow of Mr. Shade
Lisa: The Painful
Pandemonium!
Rayman Origins
2006 FIFA World Cup
Toontown Online
Metal Slug Zero Online
Monopoly
Celeste
Jurassic Park: The Game
Payday 3
BloodRayne
Manos: The Hands of Fate
Mirror's Edge
Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutants in Manhattan
SNK vs. Capcom: The Match of the Millennium
Burnout Paradise