The Diehard GameFAN website has announced their awards for 2014 Video Games and Tabletop Gaming. These awards are selected by the site’s staff.

Diehard GameFAN Video Game Awards

System Awards

BEST SONY CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE GAME
Akiba’s Trip: Undead and Undressed

BEST SONY PORTABLE EXCLUSIVE GAME
Dangan Ronpa 1&2

BEST MICROSOFT CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE GAME
Sunset Overdrive

BEST PC EXCLUSIVE GAME
Shadowrun: Dragonfall Director’s Cut

BEST NINTENDO CONSOLE EXCLUSIVE GAME
Hyrule Warriors

BEST NINTENDO PORTABLE EXCLUSIVE GAME
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

BEST MULTI-CONSOLE GAME
Valiant Hearts

Genre Awards

BEST SPORTS GAME
Rusty’s Real Deal Baseball

BEST FIGHTING GAME
Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

BEST DRIVING GAME
Mario Kart 8

BEST ACTION ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Dark Souls II

BEST TURN BASED ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

BEST STRATEGY ROLE-PLAYING GAME
Warhammer 40,000: Armageddon

BEST FIRST PERSON GAME
Five Nights at Freddy’s

BEST TRADITIONAL SHOOTER
Procyon

BEST ACTION GAME
Bayonetta 2

BEST ADVENTURE GAME
Dangan Ronpa 1&2

BEST RE-MAKE/RE-RELEASE
The Lost Crown

BEST PLATFORMER
Donkey Kong Country: Tropical Freeze

BEST HORROR GAME
Five Nights at Freddy’s

BEST ALL-AGES GAME
Detective Grimoire

BEST RHYTHM GAME
Hatsune Miku: Project Diva F

BEST DIGITAL/DOWNLOADABLE GAME
Velocity 2X

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
Singstar Ultimate Party

BEST PUZZLE GAME
Wayward Manor

BEST DLC
South Park Pinball

Top Awards

WORST GAME GAMING EVENT OF THE YEAR
Everything, Everywhere, is Broken (Especially AAA Games)

CHARACTER OF THE YEAR
Monokuma

BEST STORY
South Park: The Stick of Truth

BEST GRAPHICS
Dreamfall Chapters – Book One: Reborn

BEST AUDIO
Persona Q: Shadow of the Labyrinth

BEST GAMEPLAY
Neo XYX

SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
PC

GAME OF THE YEAR
Dangan Ronpa 1&2

Diehard GameFAN’s 2014 Tabletop Gaming Awards

BEST BOARD/CARD GAME
The Doom That Came To Atlantic City

BEST GAMING MAGAZINE
White Dwarf

BEST TABLETOP BASED FICTION
The Return of Nagash (Warhammer: The End Times)

BEST ART
Shadows of Esteren: The Monastery of Tuath

BEST OLD SCHOOL RENAISSANCE TITLE
Castles and Crusades: The Book of Familiars

BEST RE-MAKE/RE-RELEASE
Call of Cthulhu: Horror of the Orient Express

BEST NEW GAME
Atomic Robo: The Roleplaying Game

BEST FREE RELEASE
Dungeons & Dragons Basic Rules

BEST MINIATURES LINE
Dwarven Forge Cavern Tiles

BEST MINIATURES RULEBOOK/SOURCEBOOK
Warhammer: The End Times: Nagash

BEST SUPPLEMENT
The Scerets of Cats (Fate Core System)

BEST SOURCEBOOK
Numenera: The Ninth World Bestiary

BEST ADVENTURE (SOLO)
Scenic Dunnsmouth (Lamentations of the Flame Princess)

BEST ADVENTURE (COLLECTION OR CAMPAIGN)
Tales of the Crescent City: Adventures in Jazz-Era New Orleans (Call o0f Cthulhu)

BEST CAMPAIGN SETTING
Warhammer 40,000: Shield of Baal

BEST CORE RULEBOOK
Dungeons & Dragons Fifth Edition Player’s Handbook

SYSTEM OF THE YEAR
Dungeons & Dragons, Fifth Edition