The Awards Story

IGN’s Black Beta Select Awards are a celebration of the best gaming experiences each year, as determined by IGN’s Australian and New Zealand audience. Voting runs through December and into January, with the winners announced at an event in February. The BBSA awards night is a chance for IGN’s community to come together with the industry to share a common love of gaming; to look back at the games of the previous year, and to look ahead to some of the most exciting titles on the near horizon.

Almost 90,000 votes were cast in the 2012 awards, with the winners announced at the National Maritime Museum in Sydney’s Darling Harbour on February 1, 2013, where more than 500 guests braved unpredictable weather to gather by the water. It was made possible through support by Mountain Dew and Nintendo. Full list of winners here

The 2013 awards were just as popular with voters, and the winners were announced at the Paddington Town Hall on February 7, 2014, where more than 600 gamers and members of the industry gathered for an evening of gaming, socialising, eating and drinking. Many thanks to V Energy for making it possible. Full list of winners here