The Inputies

Jarrett, Jurge, and Logan are proud to usher in the first Inputies. THE internet gaming award ceremony that really matters, recognizing such important categories as Please Stop, Excuse Me, and Biggest Story.

Part recap, part satire, and part genuine reflection on 2018 and all of its many lows and occasional highs, we are proud to present the Inputs. So sit down, kick your shoes off, and settle in for the longest, most action packed, and decorated episode of Input ever made.

INPUTIES Categories and Nominees: 

The Big Mood Award: This Award highlights the biggest theme through the news this year.

Unionization

Exposing abusive work practices

Fucking Fortnite

Billy Mitchell

Winner: Unionization 

The "Please Stop" Award: Winner of this award was among the most obnoxious pests of the cycle this year. They are doing too much and it's almost certainly bad.

Billy Mitchell

PewDiePie

David Cage

Dr. Disrespect

CliffyB

Winner: PewDiePie

Biggest "L" Award: Winner of this award lost big this year, or at the very least, lost very publicly.

Telltale Games

Riot Games

That hacker that Epic sued

The Culling 2

E3

LootBoxes

Nolan Bushnell

Filip Miucin

ROMS

Drake

The Houser Bros

Winner: Filip Miucin; Runner Up: The 13-year-old Epic Games Sued

Biggest Winner Award: The opposite of taking an L is winning. Recipients here succeeded, whether they thought they would or not.

Tyler1

SonicFox

Ninja

Nick Chester

Ok Beast

OWL

The Houser Bros

PopAgenda

Winner: Sonicfox; Runner Up: OK Beast

The Joseph Ferris Award for Keeping it Real: Doctors say that winners of this category are the illest, cuz they suffer from realness.

Rob Zacny

Johnnemann Nordhagen

SonicFox

2 Milly

Jason Schreier

Kaceytron

Jessica Price

Winner: Sonicfox

Du Hast Zeitgeist Award: This award is to commemorate the most aggressive point of interest that fingerpoped the culture this year.

Bowsette

PlayStation Dumping E3

VR Chat

Red Development Redemption

Winner: Red Development Redemption

Best Cecilia D'Anastasio Joint: We clearly love this woman and her work, but what's the shining star of her bylines this year?

Inside the Culture of Sexism At Riot Games

Kids on YouTube Keep Making Videos About Scamming Fortnite V-Bucks From Their Parents

"Titty Streamer" Kaceytron is Nourished By Bitter Gamer Tears

Sex, Pong, And Pioneers: What Atari Was Really Like, According To Women Who Were There

We Tried To Uncover The Long-Lost 'American Sailor Moon' And Found Something Incredible

Winner: Inside The Culture Of Sexism At Riot Games

The Closed Video Game Studio Memorial Service

Visceral Games

Motiga

Gazillion Entertainment

Runic

Boss Key Productions

The Bartlet Jones Supernatural Detective Agency

Wargaming Seattle aka Gas Powered Games

Carbine

Capcom Vancouver

Telltale Games

Prima

Hanger 13*

Starbreeze Studios*

The "Excuse Me!?!?!" Award: Winners of this award are the strangest, wildest, most surprising, or most ridiculous story of the year.

IGN ousts Steve Butts

FF14 Community Manager Sexual Assault Scandal

Jacksonville Madden Shooting

Donald Trump wants to collude about game violence

Billy Mitchell definitely didn't not cheat at Donkey Kong

The Quantic Dream Saga

Winner: FF14 Community Manager Sexual Assault Scandal

Guest of the Year Award: Winner of this award gets a cash prize of $0, but also our love and respect.

Seamus Mullins

Logan Moore

Steven Santana

Caitlin Galiz-Rowe

Genevieve St-Onge

Mike Burgess

The Holy Ghost of Killscreen Daily

Jono Pech

Trevor Starkey

Blessing Adeoye Jr.

Winner: Seamus Mullins; Runner Ups: Caitlin Galiz-Rowe and Genevieve St-Onge

Biggest Story: The winner of this category is the single biggest news of the year.

Steve Butts ousted from IGN

IGN Plagiarism Scandal

Sony Dumping E3

Loot Boxes

Epic/Fortnite

Quantic Dream

Toxic Culture at Riot

Winner: Toxic Culture at Riot

iTunes

Google Play

Spotify

Direct Download

Theme Song:

“Ancient Heavy Tech Donjon” by Komiko

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