The Game Awards adds Best Adaptation category for December 8 event

The Game Awards are set to return this December, with a new addition. The show has a new award to give out: Best Adaptation. As the name suggests, its for the best adaptation of a gaming IP into a movie, show, podcast, novel or comic book.

Media adapted from video games is becoming more and more common. There are dozens either close to launch or currently in production: A Mario movie, a Last of Us show, a Borderlands movie and another Castlevania show, just to name a few. The Game Awards has previously premiered trailers for game adaptations, including the Sonic films and Halo, the Paramount Plus series.

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Rachel Kaser

Rachel Kaser is a gaming and technology writer for from Dallas, Texas. She's been in the games industry since 2013, writing for various publications, and currently covers news for GamesBeat. Her favorite game is Bayonetta.