PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997
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PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 is the annual top-game accolade given by PC Gamer magazine, which in 1997 recognized Quake II as the year's best PC title.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 canonical | 2 |
| PC Gamer annual awards | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11376489 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 Context triple: [Quake II, awarded, PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997]
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PC Gamer Game of the Year 1998
PC Gamer Game of the Year 1998 is the annual top honor awarded by PC Gamer magazine to recognize the best PC game released that year.
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GameSpot Game of the Year 1998
GameSpot Game of the Year 1998 is the annual top honor awarded by the gaming website GameSpot to recognize the best video game released that year.
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C.
PC Gamer Game of the Year (1994, various regional editions)
PC Gamer Game of the Year (1994, various regional editions) is a prestigious annual accolade from PC Gamer magazine recognizing the best PC game released that year, with winners sometimes varying between its regional editions.
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D.
GamePro
GamePro was a popular multi-platform video game magazine and media brand known for its reviews, previews, and gaming industry coverage, especially during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1992
The Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1992 is a gaming industry honor recognizing the top fantasy or science fiction-themed computer game released that year.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 Target entity description: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 is the annual top-game accolade given by PC Gamer magazine, which in 1997 recognized Quake II as the year's best PC title.
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A.
PC Gamer Game of the Year 1998
PC Gamer Game of the Year 1998 is the annual top honor awarded by PC Gamer magazine to recognize the best PC game released that year.
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B.
GameSpot Game of the Year 1998
GameSpot Game of the Year 1998 is the annual top honor awarded by the gaming website GameSpot to recognize the best video game released that year.
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C.
PC Gamer Game of the Year (1994, various regional editions)
PC Gamer Game of the Year (1994, various regional editions) is a prestigious annual accolade from PC Gamer magazine recognizing the best PC game released that year, with winners sometimes varying between its regional editions.
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D.
GamePro
GamePro was a popular multi-platform video game magazine and media brand known for its reviews, previews, and gaming industry coverage, especially during the 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1992
The Origins Award for Best Fantasy or Science Fiction Computer Game of 1992 is a gaming industry honor recognizing the top fantasy or science fiction-themed computer game released that year.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (26)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual award
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video game award ⓘ |
| awardedIn |
PC Gamer magazine
ⓘ
linked to:
PC Gamer
|
| awardFor | best PC game of 1997 ⓘ |
| basedOn | games released in 1997 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| followedBy | PC Gamer Game of the Year 1998 ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | PC games ⓘ |
| notableFor | recognizing Quake II as Game of the Year ⓘ |
| partOfSeries |
PC Gamer Game of the Year awards
ⓘ
linked to:
Game of the Year awards
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| platform | PC ⓘ |
| precededBy | PC Gamer Game of the Year 1996 ⓘ |
| presentedBy |
PC Gamer
ⓘ
PC Gamer (US edition) ⓘ
linked to:
PC Gamer
|
| publicationType | magazine award ⓘ |
| selectionMethod | editorial choice ⓘ |
| subject | video games ⓘ |
| winner | Quake II ⓘ |
| winnerDeveloper | id Software ⓘ |
| winnerGenre | first-person shooter ⓘ |
| winnerPlatform | PC ⓘ |
| winnerPublisher |
Activision
ⓘ
linked to:
Activision Publishing
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| winnerReleaseYear | 1997 ⓘ |
| year | 1997 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 Description of subject: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997 is the annual top-game accolade given by PC Gamer magazine, which in 1997 recognized Quake II as the year's best PC title.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: PC Gamer Game of the Year 1997