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Game
Awards
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The
Game
Awards
2023
Hip-Hop
enthusiasts
have
the
XXL
Freshman
cover,
cinephiles
have
the
Academy
Awards,
music
fans
have
The
Grammys,
and
gamers
have
the
Game
Awards.
What
do
all
three
have
in
common?
They
spark
a
whole
lot
of
discourse
on
social
media.
Monday,
Geoff
Keighley
set
the
video
game
section
of
the
internet
ablaze
when
he
dropped
the
long-awaited
nominees
for
this
year’s
edition
of
The
Game
Awards.
2023
was
a
stacked
year
for
gaming
that
left
many
wondering
who
would
grab
nominations.
Two
highly
anticipated
sequels,
Remedy
Entertainment’s
Alan
Wake
2
and
Larian
Studios’
RPG
Baldur’s
Gate
3,
earned
eight
nominations,
including
Game
of
the Year
nods,
and
have
the
most
nominations.
Rounding
out
the
Game
of
The
Year
category
includes
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
from
Insomniac
Games,
Capcom’s
remake
of
Resident
Evil
4,
and
Nintendo’s
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
and
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
The
Kingdom.
Noticeably
missing
from
the
GOTY
discussion
is
Bethesda’s
epic
space
RPG,
Starfield, but
it
did
land
a
Best
RPG
nomination.
As
a
publisher,
Nintendo
has
the
most
nominations
with
15,
Sony
Interactive
Entertainment/PlayStation
is
right
behind
them
with
13,
Xbox
10,
and
Epic
Games
with
nine.
Of
Course,
There
Is
Discourse
With
the
nominations,
there
are
plenty
of
thoughts
about
them,
who
was
snubbed,
and
whether
or
not
a
game
deserved
to
be
nominated
in
the
category
it’s
in.
One
game
that
people
are
bringing
up
is
Hogwarts
Legacy
and
its
massive
snubbing
despite
being
one
of
the
biggest
releases
of
the
year.
The
game
was
mired
in
controversy
due
to
Harry
Potter’s
creator,
J.K.
Rowling’s
controversial
comments
about
the
transgender
community,
which
led
to
the
game
being
blacklisted
by
video
game
writers
and
some
of
the
community.
But
should
Hogwarts
Legacy’s
developers
be
punished
for
Rowling’s
comments?
Because
that’s
what
seems
to
be
the
case.
Another
“controversy”
is
that
Dave
The
Diver
was
nominated
for
Best
Independent
Game
because
many
accurately
state
that
MINTROCKET
is
not
an
indie
studio.
Interesting.
The
Game
Awards
will
stream
live
from
the
Peacock
Theater
in
L.A.
on
Thursday,
Dec.
7,
2023,
across
over
30
platforms,
including
YouTube,
Twitch,
Facebook,
TikTok
Live
and
X
(aka
Twitter).
You
can
see
a
complete
list
of
nominees
and
reactions
in
the
gallery
below.
Best
Game
Direction
Alan
Wake
2
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Baldur’s
Gate
3
(Larian
Studios)
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2(Insomniac
Games/SIE)
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
Adaptation
Castlevania:
Nocturne
(Powerhouse
Animation/Netflix)
Gran
Turismo
(PlayStation
Productions/Sony
Pictures)
The
Last
of
Us
(PlayStation
Productions/HBO)
The
Super
Mario
Bros.
Movie
(Illumination/Nintendo/Universal
Pictures)
Twisted
Metal
(PlayStation
Productions/Peacock)
Best
Narrative
Alan
Wake
2
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Baldur’s
Gate
3
(Larian
Studios)
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty
(CD
Projekt
Red)
Final
Fantasy
XVI
(Square
Enix)
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
(Insomniac
Games/SIE)
Best
Art
Direction
Alan
Wake
2
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Hi-Fi
Rush
(Tango
Gameworks/Bethesda
Softworks)
Lies
of
P
(Round8
Studio/Neowiz
Games)
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
Score
and
Music
Alan
Wake
2,
Composer
Petri
Alanko
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Baldur’s
Gate
3,
Composer
Borislav
Slavov
(Larian
Studios)
Final
Fantasy
XVI,
Composer
Masayoshi
Soken
(Square
Enix)
Hi-Fi
Rush,
Audio
Director
Shuichi
Kobori
(Tango
Gameworks/Bethesda
Softworks)
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom,
Composed
by
Nintendo
Sound
Team
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
Audio
Design
Alan
Wake
2
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Dead
Space
(Motive
Studio/EA)
Hi-Fi
Rush
(Tango
Gameworks/Bethesda
Softworks)
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
(Insomniac
Games/SIE)
Resident
Evil
4
(Capcom)
Best
Performance
Ben
Starr,
Final
Fantasy
XVI
Cameron
Monaghan,
STAR
WARS
Jedi:
Survivor
Idris
Elba,
Cyberpunk
2077:
Phantom
Liberty
Melanie
Liburd,
Alan
Wake
2
Neil
Newbon,
Baldur’s
Gate
3
Yuri
Lowenthal,
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
Innovation
in
Accessibility
Diablo
IV
(Blizzard
Entertainment)
Forza
Motorsport
(Turn
10
Studios/Xbox
Game
Studios)
Hi-Fi
Rush
(Tango
Gameworks/Bethesda
Softworks)
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
(Insomniac
Games/SIE)
Mortal
Kombat
1
(NetherRealm
Studios/WB
Games)
Street
Fighter
6
(Capcom)
Games
for
Impact
A
Space
for
the
Unbound
(Mojiken
Studio/Toge
Productions/Chorus)
Chants
of
Sennaar
(Rundisc/Focus
Entertainment)
Goodbye
Volcano
High
(KO_OP)
Tchia
(Awaceb/Kepler
Interactive)
Terra
Nil
(Free
Lives/Devolver
Digital/Netflix)
Venba
(Visai
Games)
Best
Ongoing
Game
Apex
Legends
(Respawn
Entertainment/EA)
Cyberpunk
2077
(CD
Projekt
Red)
Final
Fantasy
XIV
(Square
Enix)
Fortnite
(Epic
Games)
Genshin
Impact
(HoYoverse)
Best
Community
Support
Baldur’s
Gate
3
(Larian
Studios)
Cyberpunk
2077
(CD
Projekt
Red)
Destiny
2
(Bungie)
Final
Fantasy
XIV
(Square
Enix)
No
Man’s
Sky
(Hello
Games)
Best
Independent
Game
Cocoon
(Geometric
Interactive/Annapurna
Interactive)
Dave
the
Diver
(MINTROCKET)
Dredge
(Black
Salt
Games/Team
17)
Sea
of
Stars
(Sabotage
Studio)
Viewfinder
(Sad
Owl
Studios/Thunderful
Publishing)
Best
Debut
Indie
Game
Cocoon
(Geometric
Interactive/Annapurna
Interactive)
Dredge
(Black
Salt
Games/Team
17)
Pizza
Tower
(Tour
de
Pizza)
Venba
(Visai
Games)
Viewfinder
(Sad
Owl
Studios/Thunderful
Publishing)
Best
Mobile
Game
Final
Fantasy
VII:
Ever
Crisis
(Applibot/Square
Enix)
Honkai:
Star
Rail
(HoYoverse)
Hello
Kitty
Island
Adventure
(Sunblink
Entertainment)
Monster
Hunter
Now
(Niantic/Capcom)
Terra
Nil
(Free
Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best
VR/AR
Game
Gran
Turismo
7
(Polyphony
Digital/SIE)
Humanity
(tha
LTD/Enhance
Games)
Horizon
Call
of
the
Mountain
(Guerrilla
Games/Firesprite/SIE)
Resident
Evil
Village
VR
Mode
(Capcom)
Synapse
(nDreams)
Best
Action
Game
Armored
Core
VI:
Fires
of
Rubicon
(FromSoftware/Bandai
Namco)
Dead
Island
2
(Dambuster
Studios/Deep
Silver)
Ghostrunner
2
(One
More
Level/505
Games)
Hi-Fi
Rush
(Tango
Gameworks/Bethesda
Softworks)
Remnant
2
(Gunfire
Games/Gearbox
Publishing)
Best
Action/Adventure
Game
Alan
Wake
2
(Remedy
Entertainment/Epic
Games
Publishing)
Marvel’s
Spider-Man
2
(Insomniac
Games/SIE)
Resident
Evil
4
(Capcom)
Star
Wars
Jedi:
Survivor
(Respawn
Entertainment/EA)
The
Legend
of
Zelda:
Tears
of
the
Kingdom
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
RPG
Baldur’s
Gate
3
(Larian
Studios)
Final
Fantasy
XVI
(Square
Enix)
Lies
of
P
(Round8
Studio/Neowiz
Games)
Sea
of
Stars
(Sabotage
Studio)
Starfield
(Bethesda
Game
Studios/Bethesda
Softworks)
Best
Fighting
Game
God
of
Rock
(Modus
Studios
Brazil/Modus
Games)
Mortal
Kombat
1
(NetherRealm
Studios/WB
Games)
Nickelodeon
All-Star
Brawl
2
(Ludosity/Fair
Play
Labs/GameMill
Entertainment)
Pocket
Bravery
(Statera
Studio/PQube)
Street
Fighter
6
(Capcom)
Best
Family
Game
Disney
Illusion
Island
(Dlala
Studios/Disney)
Party
Animals
(Recreate
Games)
Pikmin
4
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Sonic
Superstars
(Arzest/Sonic
Team/Sega)
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
Sim/Strategy
Game
Advance
Wars
1+2:
Re-Boot
Camp
(WayForward/Nintendo)
Cities:
Skylines
II
(Colossal
Order/Paradox
Interactive)
Company
of
Heroes
3
(Relic
Entertainment/Sega)
Fire
Emblem
Engage
(Intelligent
Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin
4
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Best
Sports/Racing
EA
Sports
FC
24
(EA
Vancouver/EA
Romania/EA
Sports)
F1
23
(Codemasters/EA
Sports)
Forza
Motorsport
(Turn
10
Studios/Xbox
Game
Studios)
Hot
Wheels
Unleashed
2:
Turbocharged
(Milestone)
The
Crew
Motorfest
(Ubisoft
Ivory
Tower/Ubisoft)
Best
Multiplayer
Presented
by
Discord
Baldur’s
Gate
3
(Larian
Studios)
Diablo
IV
(Blizzard
Entertainment)
Party
Animals
(Recreate
Games)
Street
Fighter
6
(Capcom)
Super
Mario
Bros.
Wonder
(Nintendo
EPD/Nintendo)
Most
Anticipated
Game
Final
Fantasy
VII
Rebirth
(Square
Enix)
Hades
II
(Supergiant
Games)
Like
A
Dragon:
Infinite
Wealth
(Ryu
Ga
Gotoku
Studio/Sega)
Star
Wars
Outlaws
(Massive
Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Tekken
8
(Bandai
Namco/Arika)
Content
Creator
of
the
Year
IronMouse
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK
Best
Esports
Game
Counter-Strike
2
(Valve)
Dota
2
(Valve)
League
of
Legends
(Riot
Games)
PUBG
Mobile
(LightSpeed
Studios/Tencent
Games)
Valorant
(Riot
Games)
Best
Esports
Athlete
Lee
“Faker”
Sang-hyeok
(League
of
Legends)
Mathieu
“ZywOo”
Herbaut
(CS:GO)
Max
“Demon1”
Mazanov
(Valorant)
Paco
“HyDra”
Rusiewiez
(Call
of
Duty)
Park
“Ruler”
Jae-hyuk
(League
of
Legends)
Phillip
”ImperialHal”
Dosen
(Apex
Legends)
Best
Esports
Team
Evil
Geniuses
(Valorant)
Fnatic
(Valorant)
Gaimin
Gladiators
(Dota
2)
JD
Gaming
(League
of
Legends)
Team
Vitality
(Counter-Strike)
Best
Esports
Coach
Christine
“potter”
Chi
(Evil
Geniuses
–
Valorant)
Danny
“zonic”
Sorensen
(Team
Falcons
–
Counter-Strike)
Jordan
“Gunba”
Graham
(Florida
Mayhem
–
Overwatch)
Remy
“XTQZZZ”
Quoniam
(Team
Vitality
–
Counter-Strike)
Yoon
“Homme”
Sung-young
(JD
Gaming
–
League
of
Legends)
Best
Esports
Event
2023
League
of
Legends
World
Championship
Blast.tv
Paris
Major
2023
EVO
2023
The
International
Dota
2
Championships
2023
Valorant
Champions
2023
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Game
Awards
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Game
Awards
2023
