GLAAD is adding an "Outstanding Video Game" category to its LGBTQ media awards for the first time

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We're always GLAAD to see games recognized for their social value

One of the biggest award ceremonies for LGBTQ representation in media will now highlight video games in their own dedicated category. The 30th Annual GLAAD Media Awards is going to be the first to feature an award for "Outstanding Video Game," alongside categories for films, TV series, musicians, comic books, and more.

Here's what GLAAD is looking for in a winner for this category: "Given to a video game with outstanding LGBTQ-inclusive content. Award is given for an interactive experience that includes authentic and impactful LGBTQ characters or storylines. Judging will take into consideration the degree to which the LGBTQ-inclusive content is effectively woven into gameplay, including player agency and the world itself."

GLAAD says the final list of nominees will be announced in late January 2019. It would be cool to see big commercial games like Assassin's Creed Odyssey alongside smaller projects among the games up for consideration, but we'll have to wait and see how it all shakes out.

Can't get enough categories and nominees? Make sure you cast your votes for the Golden Joystick Awards, our own gaming award show.

Connor Sheridan
Connor Sheridan

I got a BA in journalism from Central Michigan University - though the best education I received there was from CM Life, its student-run newspaper. Long before that, I started pursuing my degree in video games by bugging my older brother to let me play Zelda on the Super Nintendo. I've previously been a news intern for GameSpot, a news writer for CVG, and was formerly a staff writer at GamesRadar.