The Tack Awards 2017 Nominations

All Awards are based off of entertainment value


The Tack Awards and the Academy of Tacks & Sciences would like to congratulate the Officially Recognized Major Tournament Winners of 2017

Fighters Division
EVO King of Fighters XIV: HuomaoTV|E.T. as Clark/Benimaru/Daimon
EVO Guilty Gear Xrd REV 2: KSB|Omito as Johnny
EVO Injustice 2: Noble|Dragon as Aquaman
EVO Super Smash Bros Melee: [A]|Armada as Peach
EVO Ultimate Marvel vs. Capcom 3: SPY|RyanLV as Morrigan/Chun-Li/Phoenix
EVO BlazBlue: Central Fiction: Ryusei
EVO Tekken 7: FOX|JDCR
EVO Super Smash Bros for Wii U: MVG|Salem as Bayonetta
EVO Street Fighter V: FOX|Tokido as Akuma
Capcom Cup Street Fighter V: Rise|Mena RD as Birdie
Capcom Cup Marvel vs Capcom: FORT|Cloud805 as Zero & Dante | Hulk & Black Panther

Multiplayer Online Battle Arena Division
The International DOTA 2: Team Liquid
League of Legends World Championship: Samsung Galaxy

Tetriominos Division
Classic Tetris World Championship: Jonas Neubauer

Nintendo Division
Pokemon World Pokken Tournament: Tonosama as Braxian
Pokemon World VG Masters: Ryota Otsubo
Pokemon World TCG Masters: Diego Cassiraga
Nintendo World Championship: Ito|Thomas Gonda

Wrestling Division
AJPW Champions Carnival: Shuji Ishikawa
AJPW World's Strongest Tag Determination League: Shuji Ishikawa and Suwama
CMLL Leyenda de Plata: Volador, Jr.
AAA Rey de Reyes: Argenis
Dragon Gate King of Gate: T-Hawk
ROH Survival of the Fittest: Punishment Martinez
JWF Jerma Rumble: Captain Cheez-It
NJPW G1 Climax: Tetsuya Naito
WWE Mae Young Classic: Kairi Sane
DDT King of DDT: Tetsuya Endo
Havok E1: Firebrand X




New Release of a Video Game in 2017 Award:

Gravity Rush 2
Resident Evil 7: Biohazard
Yakuza 0
Horizon Zero Dawn
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild
Nier: Automata
Persona 5
Cosmic Star Heroine
Wonder Boy: The Dragon's Trap
Friday The 13th: The Game
Tekken 7
Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood
Dragon Quest XI
Night Trap 25th Anniversary
Sonic Mania
Yakuza Kiwami
Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle
Windjammers
Yakuza Kiwami
Ys VIII: Lacrimosa of Dana
Golf Story
Cuphead
A Hat in Time
Shin Megami Tensei: Synchronicity Prologue
Super Mario Odyssey
Pokémon Ultra Sun and Ultra Moon
Xenoblade Chronicles 2
Yakuza Kiwami 2

Winner: Persona 5 & Sonic Mania


Old release with new content of a Video Game in 2017 Award:

Final Fantasy Record Keeper (Multiple Events)
Final Fantasy Brave Exvius (Multiple Events)
Mobius: Final Fantasy (Multiple Events)
Final Fantasy XI (Ambuscade)
Dragon Quest VIII: Journey of the Cursed King (Additional Content)
Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue (Compilation with Kingdom Hearts 0.2)
Crash Bandicoot N.Sane Trilogy (Compilation with Stormy Ascent)

Winner: Kingdom Hearts HD 2.8 Final Chapter Prologue


Old Release of a Video Game played in 2017 Award:

Oreshika: Tainted Bloodlines
Gravity Rush 2
Persona 4 Arena: The Ultimax Ultra Suplex Hold
Persona 4: Dancing All Night
Beat: Mobius: Final Fantasy
A King's Tale: Final Fantasy XV
OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast
Ikari Warriors III: The Rescue
PAC-MAN Championship Edition DX+ All You Can Eat Edition
Nintendo World Championship 1990
Lego Dimensions

Winner: OutRun 2006: Coast to Coast


Most Anticipated of a Video Game Award:

ToeJam & Earl: Back in the Groove
Secret of Mana Remake
Dragon Ball FighterZ
Freedom Planet 2
Shenmue III
Dragon Ball FightersZ
Yakuza 6

Winner: Freedom Planet 2


New release in 2017 of a Film Award:

Power Rangers
Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2
Star Wars Episode VIII: The Last Jedi

Winner: Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 2


Best Episodic Show in a TV format of 2017 Award:

Tabletop Escapades
Arrow
The Flash
Legends of Tommorow
Supergirl
Kamen Rider Build

Winner: Tabletop Escapades


Best Episodic Show in an editorial format of 2017 Award:

The Nostalgia Critic
The Cinema Snob
Classic Game Room
In Bob We Trust
Anna Akana
The Philip DeFranco Show
Furst
Boku no Eruption
OSW Review
Caddicarus
CGP Grey
Game/Film Theory
MMO Grinder
Did you Know?!
Who Dat?
Easy Allies Podcast
Frame Trap
Huber Syndrome
Errant Signal
Gaming Historian
Happy Console Gamer
Household Hacker
The Completionist
Jon Tron
Guru Larry
Last Week Tonight
My Life in Gaming
Peanut Butter Gamer
PBS Idea Channel
Professor Juice
ProJared
SomeCallMeJohnny Vs.
Space Hamster
Suede
Stop Skeletons From Fighting
Super Bunnyhop
Tamashii Hiroka

Winner: Who Dat?


Best Show in a highlight or creative format of 2017 Award:

0H0w0M0redol
Auralnauts
bill wurtz
Botchamania
Denmo McStronghuge
[NEST] Raiding Highlights
[WOTT] Wings of the Twelve Raiding Highlights
Larrysaur's Basically Series
Easy Update
Grickle
Nuts vs Guts
2ndJerma
Raven Cyarm
Sonic The Hedgehog Official

Winner: [WOTT] Wings of the Twelve Raiding Highlights


Best Wrestling Promotion of 2017 Award:

World Wrestling Entertainment
New Japan Pro Wrestling
Dragon Gate
Dramatic Dream Team
Insane Championship Wrestling
Ring Of Honor
Asistencia Asesoria y Administracion
Consejo Mundial de Lucha Libre
Havok Pro Wrestling
Jerma Wrestling Federation
Video Game Championship Wrestling
Women of Video Game Championship Wrestling
Extreme DudeBro Wrestling

Winner: Havok Pro Wrestling