The Writers Guild of America has confirmed it will not be including a video game writing category in its 2020 awards.
In a statement to our friends at USGamer, the organisation – which has included games writing since at least 2008 – said the category would be “reinstated when there is a critical mass” of eligible video games.
“There won’t be a Videogame Writing Award in 2020; however, the category will be reinstated when there is a critical mass of videogames covered by the WGA in order to provide a meaningful award selection process,” the WGA said.
While a number of writers shared their dismay on Twitter, a number of notable video game writers, however, revealed only WGA members could have their games considered for the award, with many criticising the awards for being little more “than a way for the WGA to build its membership among games writers”.