Resident Evil Requiem kicks award season off with series of sweeps, but it’s on a collision course with GTA for the crown jewels

The updated article adds no new award result or confirmed decision; its central claim remains the writer’s prediction that GTA 6 could beat Resident Evil Requiem for The Game Awards’ Game of the Year. Requiem has already started the awards season strongly, while the author argues that the scale of anticipation around Rockstar’s next game may prove hard for the jury to resist.

Requiem and Capcom won seven Golden Joystick awards, including Ultimate Game of the Year, best console game, best trailer and Studio of the Year; Angela Sant’Albano was recognised for playing Grace Ashcroft. The article says The Game Awards jury, rather than players, has most influence over its top prize, and points to past Rockstar losses as context. The idea that GTA 6 is already favoured is the writer’s opinion, not a confirmed outcome.