Hundreds lined up outside of the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel’s Capitol Ballroom well in advance of the first ever Dragon Slayer Award presentation, a highlight of the Sunday portion of the 26thAnnual Dragon*Con convention.
Audience looks on at the Dragon Slayer Awards presentation
Developed by Guild Launch and voted on by fans of online gaming, the awards sought to honor community builders, leaders and other contributors within the gaming community. Over 250,000 votes were cast and, in total, nine awards were given, accompanied by a unique “Dragon Slayer” trophy. Show attendees were also eligible for door prize drawings, including peripherals from gaming and computing industry leaders like Cooler Master and SteelSeries.
Seraphina Brennan accepts the award for “Most Passionate Fan Base” on behalf of “Lord of the Rings Online”
Among the winners, actress & creator of “The Guild” web series, Felicia Day, won an award for the show (“Notable Machinima or Video Series”) as well as the “Notable Gaming Personality” category. Turbine Games & its “Lord of the Rings Online” were recognized for the “Most Passionate Fanbase”, while Blizzard Entertainment received the award for “Best Community Management Team”. The highest honor, the individual “Community Manager of the Year” award was given to Jonathan Brown of Blizzard Entertainment, who is known as “Zarhym” to the World of Warcraft community.
Here is the complete list of award finalists (winners in bold):
Notable Kickstarter of the Year:
- Guns of Icarus
- Ouya
- Yogventures
Notable Machinima or Video Series:
- Clear Skies
- The Guild
- Red vs Blue
Notable Gaming Comic:
- Goblins (see acceptance video @ end of post)
- Penny Arcade
- The Daily Blink
The Hype Train Award
- Final Fantasy XIV
- Star Wars: The Old Republic
- Guild Wars 2
Most Dramatic Change
- Diablo III
- League of Legends
- World of Warcraft
Notable Gaming Personality
- Felicia Day
- Wil Wheaton
- Rivington the 3rd
Top Community Management Team
- CCP Games
- Riot Games
- Blizzard Entertainment
Most Passionate Fan Base
- Lord of the Rings Online
- EVE Online
- World of Warcraft
Community Manager of the Year
- Rick “Sapience” Heaton – Lord of the Rings Online
- Jonathan “Zarhym” Brown – World of Warcraft
- Sveinn “CCP Guard” Kjarval – EVE Online
- Andrew “Tamat” Beegle – League of Legends
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
[...] Zarhym — also known as Jonathan Brown — won recently the Community Manager of the Year Dragon Slayer Award at DragonCon 2012 with over 250,000 votes. Blizzard Entertainment won the Top Community Management Team Award. Both were announced at the Guild Launch website. [...]
[...] Zarhym, a.k.a. that lovable floating skull at Blizzard HQ, won Community Manager of the Year at the Dragon Slayer Awards at Dragon*Con 2012. This was the inaugural edition of the awards, presented by Guild Launch, and [...]
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[...] This year at DragonCon in Atlanta Ga, Guild Launch held the first ever Dragon Slayer Award presentation! [...]
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[...] Hundreds of conventioneers lined up outside of the Sheraton Atlanta Hotel’s Capitol Ballroom well in advance of the first ever Dragon Slayer Award presentation, a highlight of the Sunday portion of the 26th Annual Dragon*Con convention. Developed by Guild Launch and voted on by fans of online gaming, the awards sought to honor community builders, leaders and other contributors within the gaming community. Over 250,000 votes were cast and, in total, nine awards were given, accompanied by a unique “Dragon Slayer” trophy. Show attendees were also eligible for door prize drawings, including peripherals from gaming and computing industry leaders like Cooler Master and SteelSeries. Among the winners, actress & creator of “The Guild” web series, Felicia Day, won an award for the show (“Notable Machinima or Video Series) as well as the “Notable Gaming Personality” category. Turbine Games & its “Lord of the Rings Online” were recognized for the “Most Passionate Fanbase”, while Blizzard Entertainment received the award for “Best Community Management Team”. The highest honor, the individual “Community Manager of the Year” award was given to Jonathan Brown of Blizzard Entertainment, who is known as “Zarhym” to the World of Warcraft community. For a complete list of award finalists and winners, please visit: http://www.guildlaunch.com/blog/index.php/2012/09/guild-launch-presents-inaugural-dragon-slayer-awar… [...]
[...] It’s our pleasure. Congratulations to the Community Team, by the way, on your recent Dragon*Con honor! [...]
[...] It’s our pleasure. Congratulations to the Community Team, by the way, on your recent Dragon*Con honor! [...]
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