Game of the Year 2017: Blockbuster of the year

Welcome to the DDNet Awards of 2017! We have 16 categories this year, representing the full gamut of creativity and artistry that games represent. 2017 has been an incredible year for videogames, and is without a doubt one of the best years for games ever, and that has made this year's award particularly difficult to decide on.

As always, our voting period for the "year" runs from late November the year before through to late November this year. So if you see a game released in December last year in the awards winners, that's why.

Usually the blockbuster of the year category is won by western developers, who, at that top end of town, tend to work with much larger budgets and have sales expectations in kind. But, for the first time, the three winners of this category are all by Japanese developers. All three games were runaway successes that really showcased everything that the respective genres could offer. All three games created a mammoth amount of coverage in the press, and even reached outside of the normal gaming niches. All three games will be remembered in the years to come as real highlights in a year that has had endless highlights.

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