THE 14TH ANNUAL SHORTY AWARDS

The Shorty Awards honor the best of social media and digital. View this season's finalists!

Special Project

Special Project

From the 15th Annual Shorty Awards Gaming

This award honors the most effective and creative use of social media and digital by game makers and marketers. Both online and mobile games and apps are eligible for this award.

See previous winners and honorees here.

Nominees

winner
#DeadpoolSuns
To build hype around Deadpool's inclusion in the upcoming Marvel game Midnight Suns, we did exactly…
Apex Legends Gaiden Event Vtubers
We wanted to create a unique activation that would celebrate the worlds of anime and gaming, excite…
Apex Legends Mobile
The AAA shooter Apex Legends was making the move to phones with a brand new game built to take adva…
finalist
audience honor
Clash From The Past Mini Games
Clash of Clans, one of the world’s most popular mobile games, turned 10 years old in August 2022. T…
finalist
Dumb Ways to Die - Global TikTok Hashtag / Brand Revival
Some ten years after the brand was initially launched, the original Dumb Ways to Die mobile game ha…
Game Pass Has PC Games
PC Game Pass gives players access to hundreds of great titles and allows you to play the biggest hi…
finalist
gold honor
God of War: Ragnarök - All Parents Can Relate
When creating the campaign for God of War Ragnarok’s launch we were tasked with two main commercial…
finalist
Good Fortune Arcade
Lunar New Year is traditionally a time where families come together and share good fortune, not jus…
finalist
silver honor
League of Legends World Championship - Riot Games Music
The League of Legends World Championship – the annual professional League of Legends championship t…
Overwatch 2
In 2016, Overwatch cut through the haze of cynical military shooters and reductive deathmatch with …
Overwatch League Grand Finals MVP Voting
Blizzard and Overwatch took the gaming world by storm with the 2022 Overwatch Playoffs, delivering …
finalist
Pizza Pursuit
Due to the pandemic, food delivery apps experienced rapid growth especially among millennials, so P…
finalist
bronze honor
Pokémon GO - Ultra Beast Arrival
In the summer of 2022, Pokémon GO players—or “Trainers”—noticed mysterious sightings of Pokémon thr…
Pokémon GO: Season of GO
As pandemic restrictions were lifting, Pokémon fans were eager for a signal to get out and GO back …
Scopely's “Stumble Guys x Hot Wheels™” Campaign
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, aw…
Star Trek: Fleet Command - Deep Space Nine IGN Roundtable
Scopely is a global interactive entertainment and video game company, home to many top-grossing, aw…
The New York Times Games Spelling Bee
Spelling Bee is a popular word game in the The New York Times’ suite of games where players are cha…