The 2023 Golden Lance Award for Best Soundtrack is not just an award for the best music that underpins and accentuates gameplay and story. It is an award that is a suggestion for what you should be doing right now. The beats behind the games in this category stick with you. They can (and should) be...
The Best Narrative category is one that typically involves 2-3 games in a given year that stand out above the rest. 2023 was not a typical year. This year featured tremendous stories. Stories that took us from the furthest depths of space to the nightmares of our own design. Great games that told...
The staff here at Lords of Gaming varies wildly in age range, from early 20's to mid-40s. Fundamentally, that means that the amount of time we have to dedicate to gaming each year also varies wildly. There are constant conversations amongst the staff about what games should we be playing. We all...
For as incredible of a year as it was to be a gamer, this year felt oddly quiet on the movie front. A big part of that was no doubt due to studios finally recovering from COVID. The bigger story though was the Writers and Actors Strikes. Beyond any other story, or any single film, the rights of...
Vocal Performance of the Year is perhaps my favorite category in our annual awards. It is a category that specifically celebrates the fusion of a single individual with the character they inhabit. A stellar vocal performance elevates a good character to an unforgettable one. It makes lines of...
One word defined the best Moments in gaming in 2023: Epic. While in previous years, this category has been full of twists, shocking story beats, and intimate character moments. This year the moments were the fist-bumping, pulse-pounding, eyes-widening kind. Games this year brought the heat over and...
We live in a post-launch world. Games are rarely, if ever finished when they arrive in our download queue unless they are from Nintendo. The content in this category is a celebration of the games that gave us more of what we love. These expansions provided new and novel takes on base games that in...
VR gaming has been in a bit of an odd period. After huge investments by Meta, Valve, and Sony over the last decade, we are in a period of sustainability. Companies are working to establish that VR is as much an integral experience as traditional games or movies. This year saw the release of a good...
The Game Awards are back. A one-night-only celebration of all things gaming live from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Today, December 7th, the best games from the year will be recognized and a ton of game announcements will be made. With that, we have a look at Exodus, starring...
The Game Awards are back. A one-night-only celebration of all things gaming live from the Peacock Theater in downtown Los Angeles. Today, December 7th, the best games from the year will be recognized and a ton of game announcements will be made. With that, we have a look at Metaphor ReFantazio.
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