With 2017 coming to a close it’s time to look back on the developments that have taken place and acknowledge the various efforts in sports gaming. The next category in the annual Community Awards is open for voting. You can check out the winners from previous years here.
Best Gameplay, Best Career/Story Mode, Best Franchise Mode and Best Team-Building Mode can already be voted on! Categories still to come include Sports Game of the Year, Best New or Non-Yearly Sports Game, Best Mobile Game, Best Racing Game, Best Online Play, Best Post-Release Support, and Best New Feature. All winners will be announced in early January.
Best Presentation is a category simply owned by NBA 2K. The series goes for its eighth win in eight years with NBA 2K18 which featured the addition of Kobe Bryant and Kevin Garnett to the rotating pool of commentators. FIFA 18 offered new broadcast packages for multiple leagues and MLB The Show 17 introduced MLB Network for one of three different game packages.