All of this is interesting and makes me think about a post I've been meaning to write on the relationship between fanfic and novelization in video game fandoms.
For games like the DA series, I've seen a lot of fanfic that fits into the category you are describing: writing about YOUR warden or YOUR Hawke within the constraints of canon, which is definitely a form of video game novelization although it has the potential for being far more interesting than commercial novelizations because it is highly personalized. On the other hand, I've read a lot fiction (and have also written fiction) that is about A Hawke that falls on the edge of novelization or outside the scope of novelization. I know a bunch of fans who have no interest in reading novelizations and would much rather read about something "original" that isn't offered within the canonical path of the games and certainly issue possible or compatible with the canon. Not that this desire for "originality" makes novelization uninteresting -- I'm far more interested in the novelization approach with respect to DA.
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For games like the DA series, I've seen a lot of fanfic that fits into the category you are describing: writing about YOUR warden or YOUR Hawke within the constraints of canon, which is definitely a form of video game novelization although it has the potential for being far more interesting than commercial novelizations because it is highly personalized. On the other hand, I've read a lot fiction (and have also written fiction) that is about A Hawke that falls on the edge of novelization or outside the scope of novelization. I know a bunch of fans who have no interest in reading novelizations and would much rather read about something "original" that isn't offered within the canonical path of the games and certainly issue possible or compatible with the canon. Not that this desire for "originality" makes novelization uninteresting -- I'm far more interested in the novelization approach with respect to DA.