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Join us Wednesday, January 22, at 4 pm Eastern / 1 pm Pacific for a new HUMANITY Hub Community Stream! We'll discuss and play stages from the Second Annual Goldy Awards 2024 and new community uploads.

https://www.twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience

Join us Thursday, January 16, at 4 pm Eastern / 1 pm Pacific for a new HUMANITY Hub Community Stream! We'll discuss and play stages from the Second Annual Goldy Awards 2024 and new community uploads.

https://www.twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience

Catch the replay of our latest stream as we explore the stages nominated for a 2024 Goldy Award. The very best stages the community made this year are playable RIGHT NOW in-game. Just go to PLAY STAGES from the title screen to play them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KQImT3ADLQU

Today kicks off the 2024 Second Annual Goldy Awards, an event showcasing the best community-made content in HUMANITY. We’ve put together a collection of over 100 stages across 11 different categories. Play the game, rate and favorite your picks, and help us celebrate these fantastic creations. This year, the community will vote for BEST PUZZLE GAME by voting here. A combination of gameplay data and selection by the Enhance Community Team will determine the remaining categories. The creators of the winning entries will receive a physical Shiba and Goldy figure set!

[h3]CATEGORIES[/h3]
The 2024 categories are:

BEST PUZZLE STAGE
BEST FOLLOW STAGE
BEST PLATFORMING STAGE
BEST HOMAGE / ADAPTATION
BEST OTHERS STAGE
BEST DIFFICULT STAGE
MOST INNOVATIVE STAGE
ACHIEVEMENT IN ARTISTIC DESIGN
BEST CREATOR SEQUENCE(S)
BREAKTHROUGH CREATOR
CREATOR(S) OF THE YEAR

A complete playlist of all the nominated stages is available in-game (PLAY STAGES from the title screen) and can be played like its own campaign. Category playlists will rotate in and out between now and the end of January 2025.

Nominees and finalists are determined through gameplay data (players, favorites, ratings, etc.) and Enhance Community Team selection. BEST PUZZLE STAGE will be determined by community votes here.

Winning stages will be announced via the HUMANITY Hub Community Stream at twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience (time/date TBD). Winning creators must contact Enhance at [email protected] and confirm their identity by March 1, 2025 to receive a physical award.

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[h3]ELIGIBILITY[/h3]
The Enhance Community Team / Goldy Awards committee considered and determined the shortlist of stages per category from the available playable stages as of November 31, 2024. If a nominated stage is removed, edited, or altered in any way, it may no longer be eligible.

[h3]JUDGING & VOTING[/h3]
Starting December 20, 2024, players will be able to vote for BEST PUZZLE STAGE via https://forms.gle/Cusdhszft6UYdKCJ9. Winners for other categories will be determined through gameplay data (players, favorites, ratings, etc.) and Enhance Community Team selection.

[h3]WINNERS[/h3]
Winning stages will be announced via stream (time/date TBD) at twitch.tv/EnhanceExperience. Winning creators must contact Enhance at [email protected] and confirm their identity by March 1, 2025 to receive a physical award.

[h3]PRIZES[/h3]
A set of 1 Shiba and 1 Goldy statue with the winner’s stage and category etched into it and a customized thank you card.

Good luck to all the nominated creators!

[h2]ːsteamthumbsupː *EXTENDED* Pre-orders open until Dec. 24., 11:59 PM PT[/h2]
Pre-order here by Christmas: https://www.cookandbecker.com/en/campaign/19/sounds-and-visions-enhance-at-10.html

From Rez Infinite making history by winning the first-ever Best VR Game award at The Game Awards to the unforgettable unveiling of the Tetris Effect announcement trailer in 2018, Enhance has a lot to celebrate these past 10 years.

Journey through a decade of Enhance's innovative gaming experiences with the SOUNDS AND VISIONS: ENHANCE AT 10 limited edition boxed set and vinyl collection.

The Sounds and Visions: Enhance at 10 collection offers two unique boxed sets, each with its own special content. These sets can be purchased individually or together. Both sets are available to pre-order exclusively from Cook & Becker until December 25, 2024.

The Sounds and Visions: Enhance At 10 Boxed Set by Cook & Becker includes:

• Boxed set signed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi
  
• Sounds and Visions: An Oral History of Enhance book
  
• Hydelic At 10: CD featuring select tracks from Tetris Effect: Connected and Rez Infinite
  
• Rez Infinite Laser-etched Glass Sculpture
  
• Two giclee art prints with certificate of authenticity signed by Takashi Ishihara
  
• Ships Summer 2025
  

The Enhance Soundworks Collection Boxed Set by Lost in Cult Records includes:

• Vinyl boxed set signed by Tetsuya Mizuguchi
  
• 9xLPs (180g vinyl) with music from Tetris Effect: Connected, Rez Infinite, Lumines Remastered, and HUMANITY
  
• The Enhance Soundworks liner booklet
  
• Enhance Iconography turntable slipmat
  
• Enhance Iconography poster
  
• Enhance Iconography pin collection
  
• Ships Spring 2025
  

For the full tracklist of each vinyl record, visit: https://www.cookandbecker.com/en/article/397/celebrating-10-years-of-enhance.html

The vinyl collection includes the original Rez soundtrack, songs from Lumines Remastered by Takayuki Nakamura, Hydelic compositions from Rez Infinite (Area X) and Tetris Effect: Connected, and music from HUMANITY by JEMAPUR.