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href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Viewership</th><td class="infobox-data">118 million</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Produced by</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1129693374">.mw-parser-output .hlist dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul{margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt,.mw-parser-output .hlist li{margin:0;display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist.inline ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist dl ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ol ul,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul dl,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ol,.mw-parser-output .hlist ul ul{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .hlist 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dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt li:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dd:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li dt:last-child::after,.mw-parser-output .hlist li li:last-child::after{content:")";font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol{counter-reset:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li{counter-increment:listitem}.mw-parser-output .hlist ol>li::before{content:" "counter(listitem)"\a0 "}.mw-parser-output .hlist dd ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist dt ol>li:first-child::before,.mw-parser-output .hlist li ol>li:first-child::before{content:" ("counter(listitem)"\a0 "}</style><div class="hlist"><ul><li>Geoff Keighley</li><li>Kimmie Kim</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="width: 33%;">Directed by</th><td class="infobox-data">Richard Preuss</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below noprint nowrap" style="border-top: 1px solid #000; padding-top: 5px; font-weight: bold;"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2022" title="The Game Awards 2022">2022</a> ·</td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;" class=""><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;" class="noprint">· <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2024" title="The Game Awards 2024">2024</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> The Game Awards 2023 was an award show that honored the best <a href="/wiki/Video_games_of_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="Video games of 2023">video games of 2023</a>. It was the tenth show hosted by <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>, creator and producer of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a>, held with a live audience at the <a href="/wiki/Peacock_Theater" title="Peacock Theater">Peacock Theater</a> in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2023. The preshow ceremony was hosted by Sydnee Goodman. The event was <a href="/wiki/Live_stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Live stream">live streamed</a> across online platforms globally. It featured musical performances from <a href="/wiki/Loren_Allred" title="Loren Allred">Loren Allred</a>, <a href="/wiki/Heilung" title="Heilung">Heilung</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Old_Gods_of_Asgard" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Gods of Asgard">Old Gods of Asgard</a>, and presentations from celebrity guests, including <a href="/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9e_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet">Timothée Chalamet</a>, <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Judge" title="Christopher Judge">Christopher Judge</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey" title="Matthew McConaughey">Matthew McConaughey</a>. <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> led the show with nine nominations and six wins, including <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> and Best Performance for <a href="/wiki/Neil_Newbon" title="Neil Newbon">Neil Newbon</a>. Several new games were announced during the show, including <a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Blade" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Blade">Marvel's Blade</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lost_Records:_Bloom_%26_Rage" title="Lost Records: Bloom & Rage">Lost Records: Bloom & Rage</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Visions_of_Mana" title="Visions of Mana">Visions of Mana</a>. The show was viewed by over 118 million streams, the most in its history, with more than 17,000 co-streams from content creators. Journalists criticized the show for prioritizing announcements and celebrities over awards, and its lack of acknowledgement of <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs" title="2023–2024 video game industry layoffs">industry layoffs</a> and the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Gaza_humanitarian_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza humanitarian crisis">Gaza humanitarian crisis</a>. <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background">edit</a>]</div> As with previous iterations of <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards" title="The Game Awards">The Game Awards</a>, the 2023 show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist <a href="/wiki/Geoff_Keighley" title="Geoff Keighley">Geoff Keighley</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Engadget_Date-2">[2]</a> He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim, and Richard Preuss and LeRoy Bennett returned as director and creative director, respectively.<a href="#cite_note-TGA_Tickets-3">[3]</a> Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Hours-4">[4]</a> The presentation took place at the <a href="/wiki/Peacock_Theater" title="Peacock Theater">Peacock Theater</a> in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2023,<a href="#cite_note-Engadget_Date-2">[2]</a> and was <a href="/wiki/Live_stream" class="mw-redirect" title="Live stream">live streamed</a> across more than 30 online platforms globally, including <a href="/wiki/Facebook" title="Facebook">Facebook</a>, <a href="/wiki/Instagram" title="Instagram">Instagram</a>, <a href="/wiki/Steam_(service)" title="Steam (service)">Steam</a>, <a href="/wiki/TikTok" title="TikTok">TikTok</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitch_(service)" title="Twitch (service)">Twitch</a>, <a href="/wiki/Twitter" title="Twitter">X</a>, and <a href="/wiki/YouTube" title="YouTube">YouTube</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Watch-5">[5]</a><a href="#cite_note-Variety_Viewers-6">[6]</a> Public tickets became available for purchase on November 6,<a href="#cite_note-TGA_Tickets-3">[3]</a> and sold out within a week,<a href="#cite_note-TGA_Tickets_2-7">[7]</a> quicker than any previous year.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Interview-8">[8]</a> The show increased security following stage interruptions at <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2022" title="The Game Awards 2022">the previous ceremony</a> in December 2022 and <a href="/wiki/Gamescom" title="Gamescom">Gamescom</a>'s Opening Night Live in August 2023.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Security-9">[9]</a> Keighley said the show and preshow aimed for a collective three-hour runtime, like its predecessor.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Hours-4">[4]</a> The Game Awards 2023 was the fourth show to feature Future Class, a list of 50 individuals from across the video game industry who best represent its future, organized by Keighley and Emily Bouchac. The list was announced on December 5, featuring individuals like <a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Midnight_Suns" title="Marvel's Midnight Suns">Marvel's Midnight Suns</a> writer Emma Kidwell, <a href="/wiki/The_Sims_4" title="The Sims 4">The Sims 4</a> experience design lead Alister Lee, and accessibility consultant <a href="/wiki/Ross_Minor" title="Ross Minor">Ross Minor</a>.<a href="#cite_note-GamesHub_Future_Class-10">[10]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Future_Class-11">[11]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Announcements">Announcements</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Announcements">edit</a>]</div> According to Keighley, the show avoided the term "world premiere" for new announcements, instead treating all content equally.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Security-9">[9]</a> Announcements on both released and upcoming games were made for:<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Announcements-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_Announcements-13">[13]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1184024115">.mw-parser-output .div-col{margin-top:0.3em;column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .div-col-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .div-col-rules{column-rule:1px solid #aaa}.mw-parser-output .div-col dl,.mw-parser-output .div-col ol,.mw-parser-output .div-col ul{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .div-col li,.mw-parser-output .div-col dd{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}</style><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex_Legends" title="Apex Legends">Apex Legends</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arknights:_Endfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Arknights: Endfield">Arknights: Endfield</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/As_Dusk_Falls" title="As Dusk Falls">As Dusk Falls</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Asgard%27s_Wrath_2" title="Asgard's Wrath 2">Asgard's Wrath 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Black_Myth:_Wukong" title="Black Myth: Wukong">Black Myth: Wukong</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Brothers:_A_Tale_of_Two_Sons" title="Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons">Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_the_Diver" title="Dave the Diver">Dave the Diver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dragon_Ball:_Sparking!_Zero" title="Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero">Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Finals" title="The Finals">The Finals</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_First_Descendant" title="The First Descendant">The First Descendant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnite_Rocket_Racing" class="mw-redirect" title="Fortnite Rocket Racing">Fortnite Rocket Racing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/God_of_War_Ragnar%C3%B6k" title="God of War Ragnarök">God of War Ragnarök</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/GTFO_(video_game)" title="GTFO (video game)">GTFO</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Guilty_Gear_Strive" title="Guilty Gear Strive">Guilty Gear Strive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Honkai:_Star_Rail" title="Honkai: Star Rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lego_Fortnite" title="Lego Fortnite">Lego Fortnite</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metaphor:_ReFantazio" title="Metaphor: ReFantazio">Metaphor: ReFantazio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Man%27s_Sky" title="No Man's Sky">No Man's Sky</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Outlast_Trials" title="The Outlast Trials">The Outlast Trials</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Palia_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Palia (video game)">Palia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Persona_3_Reload" title="Persona 3 Reload">Persona 3 Reload</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Prince_of_Persia:_The_Lost_Crown" title="Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown">Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ready_or_Not_(video_game)" title="Ready or Not (video game)">Ready or Not</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rise_of_the_R%C5%8Dnin" title="Rise of the Rōnin">Rise of the Rōnin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Skull_and_Bones_(video_game)" title="Skull and Bones (video game)">Skull and Bones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stormgate" title="Stormgate">Stormgate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Suicide_Squad:_Kill_the_Justice_League" title="Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League">Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Rogue_Trader_(video_game)" title="Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader (video game)">Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Warhammer_40,000:_Space_Marine_2" title="Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2">Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Zenless_Zone_Zero" title="Zenless Zone Zero">Zenless Zone Zero</a></li></ul> </div> New games announced included:<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Announcements-12">[12]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_Announcements-13">[13]</a> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"><div class="div-col"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Big_Walk" class="mw-redirect" title="Big Walk">Big Walk</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/Crazy_Taxi" title="Crazy Taxi">Crazy Taxi</a> game</li> <li>Den of Wolves</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exoborne" class="mw-redirect" title="Exoborne">Exoborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Exodus_(upcoming_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Exodus (upcoming video game)">Exodus</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/Golden_Axe" title="Golden Axe">Golden Axe</a> game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harmonium:_The_Musical" class="mw-redirect" title="Harmonium: The Musical">Harmonium: The Musical</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/Jet_Set_Radio" title="Jet Set Radio">Jet Set Radio</a> game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jurassic_Park:_Survival_(upcoming_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Jurassic Park: Survival (upcoming video game)">Jurassic Park: Survival</a></li> <li>Kemuri</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Last_Sentinel" class="mw-redirect" title="Last Sentinel">Last Sentinel</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Light_No_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Light No Fire">Light No Fire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lost_Records:_Bloom_%26_Rage" title="Lost Records: Bloom & Rage">Lost Records: Bloom & Rage</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Blade" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Blade">Marvel's Blade</a></li> <li>Mecha Break</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Wilds" title="Monster Hunter Wilds">Monster Hunter Wilds</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Rest_for_the_Wicked_(video_game)" title="No Rest for the Wicked (video game)">No Rest for the Wicked</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/OD_(video_game)" title="OD (video game)">OD</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pony_Island_2:_Panda_Circus" class="mw-redirect" title="Pony Island 2: Panda Circus">Pony Island 2: Panda Circus</a></li> <li>Untitled <a href="/wiki/Shinobi_(series)" title="Shinobi (series)">Shinobi</a> game</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Streets_of_Rage:_Revolution" class="mw-redirect" title="Streets of Rage: Revolution">Streets of Rage: Revolution</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tales_of_Kenzera:_Zau" title="Tales of Kenzera: Zau">Tales of Kenzera: Zau</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Casting_of_Frank_Stone" title="The Casting of Frank Stone">The Casting of Frank Stone</a></li> <li>The First Berserker: Khazan</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Rise_of_the_Golden_Idol" class="mw-redirect" title="The Rise of the Golden Idol">The Rise of the Golden Idol</a></li> <li>Thrasher</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Usual_June" class="mw-redirect" title="Usual June">Usual June</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Visions_of_Mana" title="Visions of Mana">Visions of Mana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Windblown" title="Windblown">Windblown</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/World_of_Goo_2" title="World of Goo 2">World of Goo 2</a></li></ul> </div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Winners_and_nominees">Winners and nominees</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Winners and nominees">edit</a>]</div> Nominees were announced on November 13, 2023.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-14">[14]</a> Any game released for public consumption on or before November 17 was eligible for consideration. The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 100 media outlets globally. Specialized juries decided the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and <a href="/wiki/Esports" title="Esports">esports</a>.<a href="#cite_note-FAQ-15">[15]</a> Winners were determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and <a href="/wiki/Discord" title="Discord">Discord</a> server<a href="#cite_note-17">[a]</a> until December 6.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Nominees-16">[16]</a><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_Nominees-18">[17]</a> The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on November 27.<a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_Voice-19">[18]</a> According to Keighley, first-day website voting saw a 73% increase over the previous year.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Interview-8">[8]</a> The Game Awards partnered with Nighttimes and Studio 568 to create an in-game hub world in <a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a>, available from November 14, allowing players to vote for their favorite user-created islands among ten nominees; the winner was announced during the ceremony. Keighley had been seeking to create more in-game events since hosting a live show in Fortnite in 2019,<a href="#cite_note-Destructoid_Fortnite-20">[19]</a><a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Fortnite-21">[20]</a> and sought to allow in-game live viewership of the show in the future. He felt it was a more effective advertising technique for the show than traditional marketing like <a href="/wiki/Billboard" title="Billboard">billboards</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Interview-8">[8]</a> According to Keighley, the hub world surpassed one million plays within three days, with more than 875,000 unique players.<a href="#cite_note-Keighley_Fortnite-22">[21]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Awards">Awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Awards">edit</a>]</div> Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).<a href="#cite_note-GameSpot_Winners-23">[22]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Media">Media</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Media">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Swen_Vincke_2018_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png/190px-Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="241" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png/285px-Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e6/Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png/380px-Swen_Vincke_2018_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="447" data-file-height="568" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Swen_Vincke" title="Swen Vincke">Swen Vincke</a> accepted <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> for <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg/190px-Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="280" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg/285px-Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/24/Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg/380px-Sam_Lake-MichaelF%C3%B6rtsch.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1024" data-file-height="1511" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lake" title="Sam Lake">Sam Lake</a> accepted Best Game Direction and Best Narrative for <a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neil_Newbon,_October_2023_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png/190px-Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="251" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png/285px-Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png/380px-Neil_Newbon%2C_October_2023_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="584" data-file-height="773" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Neil_Newbon" title="Neil Newbon">Neil Newbon</a> won Best Performance for his role as Astarion in <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Shuhei_Yoshida,_GDC_2022_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Shuhei_Yoshida%2C_GDC_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Shuhei_Yoshida%2C_GDC_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="299" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/31/Shuhei_Yoshida%2C_GDC_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg/285px-Shuhei_Yoshida%2C_GDC_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/31/Shuhei_Yoshida%2C_GDC_2022_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="318" data-file-height="501" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Shuhei_Yoshida" title="Shuhei Yoshida">Shuhei Yoshida</a> accepted Games for Impact for <a href="/wiki/Tchia" title="Tchia">Tchia</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_(cropped_headshot).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg/190px-Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="221" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg/285px-Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a7/Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg/380px-Eiji_Aonuma_at_E3_2013_%28cropped_headshot%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="884" data-file-height="1028" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Eiji_Aonuma" title="Eiji Aonuma">Eiji Aonuma</a> accepted Best Action/Adventure Game for <a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Doug_Bowser,_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/190px-Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="275" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/285px-Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/41/Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg/380px-Doug_Bowser%2C_Nintendo_NYC_May_2023_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="735" data-file-height="1063" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Doug_Bowser" title="Doug Bowser">Doug Bowser</a> accepted Best Family Game for <a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a>.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Neil_Druckmann,_MovieZine_interview_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png/190px-Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="190" height="272" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png/285px-Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/91/Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png/380px-Neil_Druckmann%2C_MovieZine_interview_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="452" data-file-height="646" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Neil_Druckmann" title="Neil Druckmann">Neil Druckmann</a> accepted Best Adaptation for <a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)" title="The Last of Us (TV series)">The Last of Us</a> alongside Asad Qizilbash.</figcaption></figure> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;"><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> </th> <th style="background:#eedd82; width:50em;"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style>Best Game Direction </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4_(2023_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)">Resident Evil 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Narrative </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Art Direction </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077:_Phantom_Liberty" title="Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty</a> – <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="CD Projekt Red">CD Projekt Red</a> / <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tango_Gameworks" title="Tango Gameworks">Tango Gameworks</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lies_of_P" title="Lies of P">Lies of P</a> – Round8 Studio / Neowiz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Score and Music </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Audio Design </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a> – <a href="/wiki/Masayoshi_Soken" title="Masayoshi Soken">Masayoshi Soken</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – Petri Alanko</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – Borislav Slavov</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> – Shuichi Kobori</li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tango_Gameworks" title="Tango Gameworks">Tango Gameworks</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dead_Space_(2023_video_game)" title="Dead Space (2023 video game)">Dead Space</a> – <a href="/wiki/Motive_Studios" class="mw-redirect" title="Motive Studios">Motive Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4_(2023_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)">Resident Evil 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Performance </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Games for Impact </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Neil_Newbon" title="Neil Newbon">Neil Newbon</a> as <a href="/wiki/Astarion" title="Astarion">Astarion</a> – <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Idris_Elba" title="Idris Elba">Idris Elba</a> as Solomon Reed – <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077:_Phantom_Liberty" title="Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Melanie_Liburd" title="Melanie Liburd">Melanie Liburd</a> as Saga Anderson – <a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Yuri_Lowenthal" title="Yuri Lowenthal">Yuri Lowenthal</a> as <a href="/wiki/Peter_Parker_(Insomniac_Games)" class="mw-redirect" title="Peter Parker (Insomniac Games)">Peter Parker / Spider-Man</a> – <a href="/wiki/Spider-Man_2_(2023_video_game)" title="Spider-Man 2 (2023 video game)">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Monaghan" title="Cameron Monaghan">Cameron Monaghan</a> as <a href="/wiki/Cal_Kestis" title="Cal Kestis">Cal Kestis</a> – <a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi:_Survivor" title="Star Wars Jedi: Survivor">Star Wars Jedi: Survivor</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ben_Starr_(actor)" title="Ben Starr (actor)">Ben Starr</a> as <a href="/wiki/Clive_Rosfield" class="mw-redirect" title="Clive Rosfield">Clive Rosfield</a> – <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tchia" title="Tchia">Tchia</a> – Awaceb / <a href="/wiki/Kepler_Interactive" title="Kepler Interactive">Kepler Interactive</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/A_Space_for_the_Unbound" title="A Space for the Unbound">A Space for the Unbound</a> – Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Chants_of_Sennaar" title="Chants of Sennaar">Chants of Sennaar</a> – Rundisc / <a href="/wiki/Focus_Entertainment" title="Focus Entertainment">Focus Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Volcano_High" title="Goodbye Volcano High">Goodbye Volcano High</a> – <a href="/wiki/KO_OP" title="KO OP">KO_OP</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terra_Nil" title="Terra Nil">Terra Nil</a> – <a href="/wiki/Free_Lives" title="Free Lives">Free Lives</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venba_(video_game)" title="Venba (video game)">Venba</a> – Visai Games</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Independent Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Debut Indie Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Stars" title="Sea of Stars">Sea of Stars</a> – Sabotage Studio‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cocoon_(video_game)" title="Cocoon (video game)">Cocoon</a> – Geometric Interactive / <a href="/wiki/Annapurna_Interactive" title="Annapurna Interactive">Annapurna Interactive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dave_the_Diver" title="Dave the Diver">Dave the Diver</a> – Mintrocket</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dredge_(video_game)" title="Dredge (video game)">Dredge</a> – Black Salt Games / <a href="/wiki/Team17" title="Team17">Team17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viewfinder_(video_game)" title="Viewfinder (video game)">Viewfinder</a> – Sad Owl Studios / <a href="/wiki/Thunderful_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderful Publishing">Thunderful Publishing</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cocoon_(video_game)" title="Cocoon (video game)">Cocoon</a> – Geometric Interactive / <a href="/wiki/Annapurna_Interactive" title="Annapurna Interactive">Annapurna Interactive</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dredge_(video_game)" title="Dredge (video game)">Dredge</a> – Black Salt Games / <a href="/wiki/Team17" title="Team17">Team17</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pizza_Tower" title="Pizza Tower">Pizza Tower</a> – Tour De Pizza</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Venba_(video_game)" title="Venba (video game)">Venba</a> – Visai Games</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Viewfinder_(video_game)" title="Viewfinder (video game)">Viewfinder</a> – Sad Owl Studios / <a href="/wiki/Thunderful_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderful Publishing">Thunderful Publishing</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Ongoing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Community Support </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a> – <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="CD Projekt Red">CD Projekt Red</a> / <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Apex_Legends" title="Apex Legends">Apex Legends</a> – <a href="/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment" title="Respawn Entertainment">Respawn Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV" title="Final Fantasy XIV">Final Fantasy XIV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fortnite" title="Fortnite">Fortnite</a> – <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genshin_Impact" title="Genshin Impact">Genshin Impact</a> – <a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">miHoYo</a> / <a href="/wiki/HoYoverse" class="mw-redirect" title="HoYoverse">HoYoverse</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a> – <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="CD Projekt Red">CD Projekt Red</a> / <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Destiny_2" title="Destiny 2">Destiny 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV" title="Final Fantasy XIV">Final Fantasy XIV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/No_Man%27s_Sky" title="No Man's Sky">No Man's Sky</a> – <a href="/wiki/Hello_Games" title="Hello Games">Hello Games</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Mobile Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best VR / AR Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Honkai:_Star_Rail" title="Honkai: Star Rail">Honkai: Star Rail</a> – <a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">miHoYo</a> / <a href="/wiki/HoYoverse" class="mw-redirect" title="HoYoverse">HoYoverse</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII:_Ever_Crisis" title="Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis">Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis</a> – Applibot, <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix_Creative_Business_Unit_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Square Enix Creative Business Unit I">Square Enix Creative Business Unit I</a> / <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hello_Kitty_Island_Adventure" title="Hello Kitty Island Adventure">Hello Kitty Island Adventure</a> – Sunblink</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Now" title="Monster Hunter Now">Monster Hunter Now</a> – <a href="/wiki/Niantic_(company)" class="mw-redirect" title="Niantic (company)">Niantic</a>, <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terra_Nil" title="Terra Nil">Terra Nil</a> – <a href="/wiki/Free_Lives" title="Free Lives">Free Lives</a> / <a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_Village" title="Resident Evil Village">Resident Evil Village</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_7" title="Gran Turismo 7">Gran Turismo 7</a> – <a href="/wiki/Polyphony_Digital" title="Polyphony Digital">Polyphony Digital</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Humanity_(video_game)" title="Humanity (video game)">Humanity</a> – tha LTD. / Enhance Games</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Horizon_Call_of_the_Mountain" title="Horizon Call of the Mountain">Horizon Call of the Mountain</a> – <a href="/wiki/Guerrilla_Games" title="Guerrilla Games">Guerrilla Games</a>, <a href="/wiki/Firesprite" title="Firesprite">Firesprite</a> / Sony Interactive Entertainment</li> <li>Synapse – <a href="/wiki/NDreams" title="NDreams">nDreams</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Action Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Action / Adventure Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Armored_Core_VI:_Fires_of_Rubicon" title="Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon">Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon</a> – <a href="/wiki/FromSoftware" title="FromSoftware">FromSoftware</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Dead_Island_2" title="Dead Island 2">Dead Island 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Dambuster_Studios" title="Dambuster Studios">Dambuster Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Deep_Silver" title="Deep Silver">Deep Silver</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ghostrunner_2" title="Ghostrunner 2">Ghostrunner 2</a> – One More Level / <a href="/wiki/505_Games" title="505 Games">505 Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tango_Gameworks" title="Tango Gameworks">Tango Gameworks</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Remnant_2" title="Remnant 2">Remnant 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Gunfire_Games" title="Gunfire Games">Gunfire Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Gearbox_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Gearbox Publishing">Gearbox Publishing</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Remedy_Entertainment" title="Remedy Entertainment">Remedy Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Epic_Games_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Epic Games Publishing">Epic Games Publishing</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4_(2023_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)">Resident Evil 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi:_Survivor" title="Star Wars Jedi: Survivor">Star Wars Jedi: Survivor</a> – <a href="/wiki/Respawn_Entertainment" title="Respawn Entertainment">Respawn Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Role Playing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Fighting Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lies_of_P" title="Lies of P">Lies of P</a> – Round8 Studio / Neowiz</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Stars" title="Sea of Stars">Sea of Stars</a> – Sabotage Studio</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Starfield_(video_game)" title="Starfield (video game)">Starfield</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Game_Studios" title="Bethesda Game Studios">Bethesda Game Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_6" title="Street Fighter 6">Street Fighter 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/God_of_Rock" title="God of Rock">God of Rock</a> – <a href="/wiki/Modus_Games" class="mw-redirect" title="Modus Games">Modus Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_1" title="Mortal Kombat 1">Mortal Kombat 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/NetherRealm_Studios" title="NetherRealm Studios">NetherRealm Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Games" title="Warner Bros. Games">Warner Bros. Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nickelodeon_All-Star_Brawl_2" title="Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2">Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2</a> – Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pocket_Bravery" title="Pocket Bravery">Pocket Bravery</a> – Statera Studio / PQube</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Family Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Sim / Strategy Game </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Disney_Illusion_Island" title="Disney Illusion Island">Disney Illusion Island</a> – Dlala Studios / <a href="/wiki/Disney_Electronic_Content" class="mw-redirect" title="Disney Electronic Content">Disney Electronic Content</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_Animals_(video_game)" title="Party Animals (video game)">Party Animals</a> – Recreate Games / Source Technology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pikmin_4" title="Pikmin 4">Pikmin 4</a> – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sonic_Superstars" title="Sonic Superstars">Sonic Superstars</a> – <a href="/wiki/Arzest" title="Arzest">Arzest</a>, <a href="/wiki/Sonic_Team" title="Sonic Team">Sonic Team</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Pikmin_4" title="Pikmin 4">Pikmin 4</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / Nintendo‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Advance_Wars_1%2B2:_Re-Boot_Camp" title="Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp">Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp</a> – <a href="/wiki/WayForward" title="WayForward">WayForward</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cities:_Skylines_II" title="Cities: Skylines II">Cities: Skylines II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Colossal_Order" title="Colossal Order">Colossal Order</a> / <a href="/wiki/Paradox_Interactive" title="Paradox Interactive">Paradox Interactive</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Company_of_Heroes_3" title="Company of Heroes 3">Company of Heroes 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Relic_Entertainment" title="Relic Entertainment">Relic Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fire_Emblem_Engage" title="Fire Emblem Engage">Fire Emblem Engage</a> – <a href="/wiki/Intelligent_Systems" title="Intelligent Systems">Intelligent Systems</a> / Nintendo</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Sports / Racing Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Multiplayer Game<a href="#cite_note-24">[b]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_(2023_video_game)" title="Forza Motorsport (2023 video game)">Forza Motorsport</a> – <a href="/wiki/Turn_10_Studios" title="Turn 10 Studios">Turn 10 Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/EA_Sports_FC_24" title="EA Sports FC 24">EA Sports FC 24</a> – <a href="/wiki/EA_Vancouver" title="EA Vancouver">EA Vancouver</a>, <a href="/wiki/EA_Romania" class="mw-redirect" title="EA Romania">EA Romania</a> / <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/F1_23" title="F1 23">F1 23</a> – <a href="/wiki/Codemasters" title="Codemasters">Codemasters</a> / <a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hot_Wheels_Unleashed_2:_Turbocharged" title="Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged">Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged</a> – <a href="/wiki/Milestone_(Italian_company)" title="Milestone (Italian company)">Milestone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Crew_Motorfest" title="The Crew Motorfest">The Crew Motorfest</a> – Ubisoft Ivory Tower / <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV" title="Diablo IV">Diablo IV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Team_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Blizzard Team 3">Blizzard Team 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Albany" title="Blizzard Albany">Blizzard Albany</a> / <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Party_Animals_(video_game)" title="Party Animals (video game)">Party Animals</a> – Recreate Games / Source Technology</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_6" title="Street Fighter 6">Street Fighter 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Innovation in Accessibility </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Adaptation<a href="#cite_note-26">[c]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_(2023_video_game)" title="Forza Motorsport (2023 video game)">Forza Motorsport</a> – <a href="/wiki/Turn_10_Studios" title="Turn 10 Studios">Turn 10 Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV" title="Diablo IV">Diablo IV</a> – <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Team_3" class="mw-redirect" title="Blizzard Team 3">Blizzard Team 3</a>, <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Albany" title="Blizzard Albany">Blizzard Albany</a> / <a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> – <a href="/wiki/Tango_Gameworks" title="Tango Gameworks">Tango Gameworks</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_1" title="Mortal Kombat 1">Mortal Kombat 1</a> – <a href="/wiki/NetherRealm_Studios" title="NetherRealm Studios">NetherRealm Studios</a> / <a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Games" title="Warner Bros. Games">Warner Bros. Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_6" title="Street Fighter 6">Street Fighter 6</a> – <a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us_(TV_series)" title="The Last of Us (TV series)">The Last of Us</a> (television series) – <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Productions" title="PlayStation Productions">PlayStation Productions</a> / <a href="/wiki/HBO" title="HBO">HBO</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/The_Last_of_Us" title="The Last of Us">The Last of Us</a> by Sony Interactive Entertainment‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Castlevania:_Nocturne" title="Castlevania: Nocturne">Castlevania: Nocturne</a> (animated series) – <a href="/wiki/Powerhouse_Animation" class="mw-redirect" title="Powerhouse Animation">Powerhouse Animation</a> / <a href="/wiki/Netflix" title="Netflix">Netflix</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Castlevania" title="Castlevania">Castlevania</a> by <a href="/wiki/Konami" title="Konami">Konami</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(film)" title="Gran Turismo (film)">Gran Turismo</a> (film) – PlayStation Productions / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Releasing" class="mw-redirect" title="Sony Pictures Releasing">Sony Pictures Releasing</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Gran_Turismo_(series)" title="Gran Turismo (series)">Gran Turismo</a> by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. Movie">The Super Mario Bros. Movie</a> (animated film) – <a href="/wiki/Illumination_(company)" title="Illumination (company)">Illumination</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> / <a href="/wiki/Universal_Pictures" title="Universal Pictures">Universal Pictures</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Mario_(franchise)" title="Mario (franchise)">Mario</a> by Nintendo</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal_(TV_series)" title="Twisted Metal (TV series)">Twisted Metal</a> (television series) – PlayStation Productions / <a href="/wiki/Peacock_(streaming_service)" title="Peacock (streaming service)">Peacock</a>; based on <a href="/wiki/Twisted_Metal" title="Twisted Metal">Twisted Metal</a> by Sony Interactive Entertainment</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Most Anticipated Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Players' Voice<a href="#cite_note-28">[d]</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix_Creative_Business_Unit_I" class="mw-redirect" title="Square Enix Creative Business Unit I">Square Enix Creative Business Unit I</a> / <a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Hades_II" title="Hades II">Hades II</a> – <a href="/wiki/Supergiant_Games" title="Supergiant Games">Supergiant Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Like_a_Dragon:_Infinite_Wealth" title="Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth">Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth</a> – <a href="/wiki/Ryu_Ga_Gotoku_Studio" title="Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio">Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Outlaws" title="Star Wars Outlaws">Star Wars Outlaws</a> – <a href="/wiki/Massive_Entertainment" title="Massive Entertainment">Massive Entertainment</a> / <a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Tekken_8" title="Tekken 8">Tekken 8</a> – <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Studios" title="Bandai Namco Studios">Bandai Namco Studios</a>, <a href="/wiki/Arika" title="Arika">Arika</a> / <a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> – <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077:_Phantom_Liberty" title="Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty">Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty</a> – <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt_Red" class="mw-redirect" title="CD Projekt Red">CD Projekt Red</a> / <a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Genshin_Impact" title="Genshin Impact">Genshin Impact</a> – <a href="/wiki/MiHoYo" title="MiHoYo">miHoYo</a> / <a href="/wiki/HoYoverse" class="mw-redirect" title="HoYoverse">HoYoverse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> – <a href="/wiki/Nintendo_EPD" class="mw-redirect" title="Nintendo EPD">Nintendo EPD</a> / <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Insomniac_Games" title="Insomniac Games">Insomniac Games</a> / <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Esports_and_creators">Esports and creators</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Esports and creators">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Faker_2020_interview.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Faker_2020_interview.jpg/190px-Faker_2020_interview.jpg" decoding="async" width="190" height="248" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Faker_2020_interview.jpg/285px-Faker_2020_interview.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1a/Faker_2020_interview.jpg/380px-Faker_2020_interview.jpg 2x" data-file-width="506" data-file-height="660" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Lee_%22Faker%22_Sang-hyeok" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok">Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok</a> won Best Esports Athlete.</figcaption></figure> Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam of Team Vitality requested the removal of his Best Esports Coach nomination as he had not coached any professional games in 2023.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_XTQZZZ-29">[25]</a><a href="#cite_note-Dot_Esports_XTQZZZ-30">[26]</a> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Game </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Athlete </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Valorant" title="Valorant">Valorant</a> – <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike_2" title="Counter-Strike 2">Counter-Strike 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Dota_2" title="Dota 2">Dota 2</a> – <a href="/wiki/Valve_Corporation" title="Valve Corporation">Valve</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a> – <a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/PUBG_Mobile" title="PUBG Mobile">PUBG Mobile</a> – <a href="/wiki/Lightspeed_%26_Quantum_Studio" class="mw-redirect" title="Lightspeed & Quantum Studio">Lightspeed & Quantum Studio</a> / <a href="/wiki/Level_Infinite" class="mw-redirect" title="Level Infinite">Level Infinite</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lee_%22Faker%22_Sang-hyeok" class="mw-redirect" title="Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok">Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok</a> (<a href="/wiki/T1_(esports)" title="T1 (esports)">T1</a>, <a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>)‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Phillip_%22ImperialHal%22_Dosen" class="mw-redirect" title="Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen">Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen</a> (<a href="/wiki/Team_SoloMid" class="mw-redirect" title="Team SoloMid">TSM</a>, <a href="/wiki/Apex_Legends" title="Apex Legends">Apex Legends</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mathieu_%22ZywOo%22_Herbaut" class="mw-redirect" title="Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut">Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Team_Vitality" title="Team Vitality">Team Vitality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive" title="Counter-Strike: Global Offensive">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Park_%22Ruler%22_Jae-hyuk" class="mw-redirect" title="Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk">Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk</a> (<a href="/wiki/JD_Gaming" title="JD Gaming">JD Gaming</a>, League of Legends)</li> <li>Max "Demon1" Mazanov (<a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses" title="Evil Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valorant" title="Valorant">Valorant</a>)</li> <li>Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Subliners" class="mw-redirect" title="New York Subliners">New York Subliners</a>, <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty" title="Call of Duty">Call of Duty</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Team </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Coach </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/JD_Gaming" title="JD Gaming">JD Gaming</a> (<a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>)‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses" title="Evil Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a> (<a href="/wiki/Valorant" title="Valorant">Valorant</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fnatic" title="Fnatic">Fnatic</a> (Valorant)</li> <li>Gaimin Gladiators (<a href="/wiki/Dota_2" title="Dota 2">Dota 2</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Team_Vitality" title="Team Vitality">Team Vitality</a> (<a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike_2" title="Counter-Strike 2">Counter-Strike 2</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li>Christine "potter" Chi (<a href="/wiki/Evil_Geniuses" title="Evil Geniuses">Evil Geniuses</a>, <a href="/wiki/Valorant" title="Valorant">Valorant</a>)‡ <ul><li>Jordan "Gunba" Graham (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Mayhem" title="Florida Mayhem">Florida Mayhem</a>, <a href="/wiki/Overwatch_2" title="Overwatch 2">Overwatch 2</a>)</li> <li>Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam (<a href="/wiki/Team_Vitality" title="Team Vitality">Team Vitality</a>, <a href="/wiki/Counter-Strike:_Global_Offensive" title="Counter-Strike: Global Offensive">Counter-Strike: Global Offensive</a>)</li> <li>Danny "zonic" Sørensen (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)</li> <li>Yoon "Homme" Sung-young (JD Gaming, <a href="/wiki/League_of_Legends" title="League of Legends">League of Legends</a>)</li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Best Esports Event </th> <th style="background:#eedd82"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494">Content Creator of the Year </th></tr> <tr> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_League_of_Legends_World_Championship" title="2023 League of Legends World Championship">2023 League of Legends World Championship</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/BLAST.tv_Paris_Major_2023" class="mw-redirect" title="BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023">BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evolution_Championship_Series" title="Evolution Championship Series">Evo 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/The_International_2023" title="The International 2023">The International 2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Valorant_Champions" title="2023 Valorant Champions">2023 Valorant Champions</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td> <td valign="top"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ironmouse" title="Ironmouse">Ironmouse</a>‡ <ul><li><a href="/wiki/People_Make_Games" title="People Make Games">People Make Games</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Quackity" title="Quackity">Quackity</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Spreen" title="Spreen">Spreen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/SypherPK" title="SypherPK">SypherPK</a></li></ul></li></ul> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Multiple_nominations_and_awards">Multiple nominations and awards</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Multiple nominations and awards">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Multiple_nominations">Multiple nominations</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Multiple nominations">edit</a>]</div> <a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> led the show with nine nominations, followed by <a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> and <a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> with eight each.<a href="#cite_note-BBC_Nominees-31">[27]</a> <a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a> led the publishers with 15 nominations,<a href="#cite_note-Nintendo-32">[e]</a> followed by <a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> with 10.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Nintendo-33">[28]</a> In addition to video game publishers, <a href="/wiki/PlayStation_Productions" title="PlayStation Productions">PlayStation Productions</a> received three nominations for its film and television products in Best Adaptation, and <a href="/wiki/Sony_Pictures_Television" title="Sony Pictures Television">Sony Pictures Television</a> received two.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-14">[14]</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1215345927">@media all and (max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{width:auto!important}}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float{clear:none;float:left}.mw-parser-output .multicol-float-clear{clear:both}</style><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Games that received multiple nominations </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Nominations </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Game </th></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hi-Fi_Rush" title="Hi-Fi Rush">Hi-Fi Rush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4_(2023_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)">Resident Evil 4</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Street_Fighter_6" title="Street Fighter 6">Street Fighter 6</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="15">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Cocoon_(video_game)" title="Cocoon (video game)">Cocoon</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Diablo_IV" title="Diablo IV">Diablo IV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Dredge_(video_game)" title="Dredge (video game)">Dredge</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XIV" title="Final Fantasy XIV">Final Fantasy XIV</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport" class="mw-redirect" title="Forza Motorsport">Forza Motorsport</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Genshin_Impact" title="Genshin Impact">Genshin Impact</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Lies_of_P" title="Lies of P">Lies of P</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Mortal_Kombat_1" title="Mortal Kombat 1">Mortal Kombat 1</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Party_Animals_(video_game)" title="Party Animals (video game)">Party Animals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Pikmin_4" title="Pikmin 4">Pikmin 4</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sea_of_Stars" title="Sea of Stars">Sea of Stars</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Star_Wars_Jedi:_Survivor" title="Star Wars Jedi: Survivor">Star Wars Jedi: Survivor</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Terra_Nil" title="Terra Nil">Terra Nil</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Venba_(video_game)" title="Venba (video game)">Venba</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Viewfinder_(video_game)" title="Viewfinder (video game)">Viewfinder</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1215345927"><div class="multicol-float" style=""> <table class="wikitable floatright" style="text-align:center;"> <caption>Nominations by publisher </caption> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="width:55px;">Nominations </th> <th scope="col" style="text-align:center;">Publisher </th></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nintendo" title="Nintendo">Nintendo</a><a href="#cite_note-Nintendo-32">[e]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sony_Interactive_Entertainment" title="Sony Interactive Entertainment">Sony Interactive Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">9 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">8 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Capcom" title="Capcom">Capcom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Square_Enix" title="Square Enix">Square Enix</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Bethesda_Softworks" title="Bethesda Softworks">Bethesda Softworks</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/CD_Projekt" title="CD Projekt">CD Projekt</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="3">4 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Electronic_Arts" title="Electronic Arts">Electronic Arts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Riot_Games" title="Riot Games">Riot Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Sega" title="Sega">Sega</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/HoYoverse" class="mw-redirect" title="HoYoverse">HoYoverse</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="14">2 </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Annapurna_Interactive" title="Annapurna Interactive">Annapurna Interactive</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Bandai_Namco_Entertainment" title="Bandai Namco Entertainment">Bandai Namco Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Blizzard_Entertainment" title="Blizzard Entertainment">Blizzard Entertainment</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Devolver_Digital" title="Devolver Digital">Devolver Digital</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/EA_Sports" title="EA Sports">EA Sports</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Neowiz </td></tr> <tr> <td>Sabotage Studio </td></tr> <tr> <td>Source Technology </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Team17" title="Team17">Team17</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Thunderful_Publishing" class="mw-redirect" title="Thunderful Publishing">Thunderful Publishing</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Ubisoft" title="Ubisoft">Ubisoft</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Visai Games </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Warner_Bros._Games" title="Warner Bros. Games">Warner Bros. Games</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> </div><div class="multicol-float-clear" style=""></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Multiple_awards">Multiple awards</h4>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Multiple awards">edit</a>]</div> Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) led the show with six wins, followed by Alan Wake 2 (<a href="/wiki/Epic_Games" title="Epic Games">Epic Games</a>) with three, and <a href="/wiki/Forza_Motorsport_(2023_video_game)" title="Forza Motorsport (2023 video game)">Forza Motorsport</a> (<a href="/wiki/Xbox_Game_Studios" title="Xbox Game Studios">Xbox Game Studios</a>) with two. 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All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Live-35">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Live-36">[31]</a><a href="#cite_note-Marca_Live-37">[32]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th class="unsortable">Role </th></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Judge, Christopher"><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Judge" title="Christopher Judge">Christopher Judge</a></td> <td>Presented the award for Best Performance </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="McConaughey, Matthew"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_McConaughey" title="Matthew McConaughey">Matthew McConaughey</a></td> <td>Presented the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/Exodus_(upcoming_video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Exodus (upcoming video game)">Exodus</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Juergens, Melina"><a href="/wiki/Melina_Juergens" class="mw-redirect" title="Melina Juergens">Melina Juergens</a></td> <td>Introduced performer <a href="/wiki/Heilung" title="Heilung">Heilung</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Boon, Ed"><a href="/wiki/Ed_Boon" title="Ed Boon">Ed Boon</a></td> <td>Presented the award for Best Narrative </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Nakamura, Ikumi"><a href="/wiki/Ikumi_Nakamura" title="Ikumi Nakamura">Ikumi Nakamura</a></td> <td>Presented the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/Kemuri_(video_game)" class="mw-redirect" title="Kemuri (video game)">Kemuri</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gonzo_(Muppet)" title="Gonzo (Muppet)">Gonzo</a><a href="#cite_note-39">[f]</a></td> <td>Introduced the award for Best Debut Indie Game </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Kojima, Hideo"><a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a></td> <td rowspan="2">Introduced the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/OD_(video_game)" title="OD (video game)">OD</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Peele, Jordan"><a href="/wiki/Jordan_Peele" title="Jordan Peele">Jordan Peele</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Zedd" title="Zedd">Zedd</a></td> <td>Presented the award for Best Audio Design </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Ford, Rebecca">Rebecca Ford</td> <td rowspan="2">Introduced the gameplay trailer for <a href="/wiki/Warframe" title="Warframe">Warframe</a>: Whispers in the Walls </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Everett, Megan">Megan Everett </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Marchal, Caroline">Caroline Marchal</td> <td>Presented the award for Games for Impact </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Salim, Abubakar"><a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Salim" title="Abubakar Salim">Abubakar Salim</a></td> <td>Introduced the announcement trailer for Tales of Kenzera: Zau </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Bakaba, Dinga">Dinga Bakaba</td> <td rowspan="2">Introduced the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Blade" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Blade">Marvel's Blade</a><a href="#cite_note-VGC_Roseman-40">[34]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Roseman, Bill">Bill Roseman </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Mackie, Anthony"><a href="/wiki/Anthony_Mackie" title="Anthony Mackie">Anthony Mackie</a></td> <td>Presented the award for Best Ongoing Game </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Martin, Steve">Steve C. Martin</td> <td>Introduced the announcement trailer for Last Sentinel </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Harewood, David"><a href="/wiki/David_Harewood" title="David Harewood">David Harewood</a></td> <td>Introduced performer <a href="/wiki/Old_Gods_of_Asgard" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Gods of Asgard">Old Gods of Asgard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Andersson, Ulf">Ulf Andersson</td> <td>Introduced free weekend trailer for <a href="/wiki/GTFO_(video_game)" title="GTFO (video game)">GTFO</a> and announcement trailer for Den of Wolves </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Mercer, Matthew"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Mercer" title="Matthew Mercer">Matthew Mercer</a></td> <td>Introduced the launch trailer for <a href="/wiki/Asgard%27s_Wrath_2" title="Asgard's Wrath 2">Asgard's Wrath 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Goggins, Walton"><a href="/wiki/Walton_Goggins" title="Walton Goggins">Walton Goggins</a></td> <td rowspan="3">Presented the award for Best Adaptation </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Moten, Aaron"><a href="/wiki/Aaron_Moten" title="Aaron Moten">Aaron Moten</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Purnell, Ella"><a href="/wiki/Ella_Purnell" title="Ella Purnell">Ella Purnell</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Murray, Sean">Sean Murray</td> <td>Introduced the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/Light_No_Fire" class="mw-redirect" title="Light No Fire">Light No Fire</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Liu, Simu" rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Simu_Liu" title="Simu Liu">Simu Liu</a></td> <td>Introduced the story and gameplay trailer for <a href="/wiki/Stormgate" title="Stormgate">Stormgate</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>Presented the award for Best Action/Adventure Game </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Zampella, Vince"><a href="/wiki/Vince_Zampella" title="Vince Zampella">Vince Zampella</a></td> <td>Presented the award for Best Game Direction </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Tilleby, Gustav">Gustav Tilleby</td> <td>Introduced the release trailer for <a href="/wiki/The_Finals" title="The Finals">The Finals</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Tsujimoto, Ryōzō">Ryōzō Tsujimoto</td> <td>Introduced the announcement trailer for <a href="/wiki/Monster_Hunter_Wilds" title="Monster Hunter Wilds">Monster Hunter Wilds</a><a href="#cite_note-Destructoid_Tsujimoto-41">[35]</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Chalamet, Timothée"><a href="/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9e_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet">Timothée Chalamet</a></td> <td>Presented the award for <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Performers">Performers</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Performers">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1237032888/mw-parser-output/.tmulti"><div 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class="thumbimage" style="height:175px;overflow:hidden"><a href="/wiki/File:Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_(1)_(cropped).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/263px-Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="263" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/395px-Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg/526px-Poets_of_the_Fall._Krasnodar_2019_%281%29_%28cropped%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2449" data-file-height="1632" /></a></div></div></div><div class="trow" style="display:flex"><div class="thumbcaption">The Game Awards 2023 featured musical performances from (top to bottom) <a href="/wiki/Heilung" title="Heilung">Heilung</a>, <a href="/wiki/Loren_Allred" title="Loren Allred">Loren Allred</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Old_Gods_of_Asgard" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Gods of Asgard">Old Gods of Asgard</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Live-35">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-RPS_Live-42">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Allred-43">[37]</a></div></div></div></div> The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Live-35">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-RPS_Live-42">[36]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Allred-43">[37]</a> <a href="/wiki/Pedro_Eustache" title="Pedro Eustache">Pedro Eustache</a>, who became known as "Flute Guy" during the 2022 ceremony, returned to perform as part of the Game Awards Orchestra.<a href="#cite_note-VG247_Eustache-44">[38]</a> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Name</th> <th>Song</th> <th>Game(s) </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Heilung" title="Heilung">Heilung</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Seidh">"Seidh" </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Senua%27s_Saga:_Hellblade_II" title="Senua's Saga: Hellblade II">Senua's Saga: Hellblade II</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Game Awards">The Game Awards Orchestra<a href="#cite_note-Balfe-46">[g]</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="No Promises to Keep" rowspan="2">"No Promises to Keep" </td> <td rowspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_VII_Rebirth" title="Final Fantasy VII Rebirth">Final Fantasy VII Rebirth</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Allred, Loren"><a href="/wiki/Loren_Allred" title="Loren Allred">Loren Allred</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Harewood, David"><a href="/wiki/David_Harewood" title="David Harewood">David Harewood</a> </td> <td data-sort-value="Herald of Darkness" rowspan="5">"Herald of Darkness" </td> <td rowspan="5"><a href="/wiki/Alan_Wake_2" title="Alan Wake 2">Alan Wake 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Lake, Sam"><a href="/wiki/Sam_Lake" title="Sam Lake">Sam Lake</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Old_Gods_of_Asgard" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Gods of Asgard">Old Gods of Asgard</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Porretta, Matthew"><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Porretta" title="Matthew Porretta">Matthew Porretta</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Villi, Ilkka"><a href="/wiki/Ilkka_Villi" title="Ilkka Villi">Ilkka Villi</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Game Awards" rowspan="6">The Game Awards Orchestra<a href="#cite_note-Balfe-46">[g]</a> </td> <td rowspan="6"><a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> medley </td> <td>Alan Wake 2 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Baldur%27s_Gate_3" title="Baldur's Gate 3">Baldur's Gate 3</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td data-sort-value="Legend of Zelda"><a href="/wiki/The_Legend_of_Zelda:_Tears_of_the_Kingdom" title="The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom">The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Marvel%27s_Spider-Man_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Marvel's Spider-Man 2">Marvel's Spider-Man 2</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Resident_Evil_4_(2023_video_game)" title="Resident Evil 4 (2023 video game)">Resident Evil 4</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Super_Mario_Bros._Wonder" title="Super Mario Bros. Wonder">Super Mario Bros. Wonder</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Reception">Reception</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: Reception">edit</a>]</div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Nominees">Nominees</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: Nominees">edit</a>]</div> Some journalists were surprised by <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077" title="Cyberpunk 2077">Cyberpunk 2077</a>'s four nominations—twice as many as its original nominations in <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Awards_2021" title="The Game Awards 2021">2021</a>—particularly due to the game's <a href="/wiki/Cyberpunk_2077#Technical_issues" title="Cyberpunk 2077">troubled launch</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Den_of_Geek_Snubs-47">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Cyberpunk-48">[41]</a> Many considered <a href="/wiki/Destiny_2" title="Destiny 2">Destiny 2</a>'s Best Community Support nomination poorly timed, coming weeks after layoffs at developer <a href="/wiki/Bungie" title="Bungie">Bungie</a>, including much of its community team.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Bungie-49">[42]</a><a href="#cite_note-VG247_Bungie-50">[43]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamesRadar_Bungie-51">[44]</a> Journalists felt several performances were overlooked and suggested Best Performance be split to consider leading and supporting performances to widen its scope.<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Snubs-52">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Performance-53">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Performances-54">[47]</a> TheGamer's Stacey Henley found Pizza Tower's nomination for Best Debut Indie Game but not Best Independent Game incongruous.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Indie-55">[48]</a> The absence of nominations for <a href="/wiki/Chained_Echoes" title="Chained Echoes">Chained Echoes</a> was highlighted as a flaw in the eligibility period for games released the preceding December;<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Snub-56">[49]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-57">[50]</a> some writers opined the show had a <a href="/wiki/Recency_bias" title="Recency bias">recency bias</a>, with half the Game of the Year nominees released in October.<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Snubs-52">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Starfield-58">[51]</a> Many reporters and players highlighted the sole nomination for <a href="/wiki/Starfield_(video_game)" title="Starfield (video game)">Starfield</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Blockbuster_(entertainment)" title="Blockbuster (entertainment)">blockbuster</a> game from a reputable developer,<a href="#cite_note-BBC_Nominees-31">[27]</a><a href="#cite_note-Den_of_Geek_Snubs-47">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Starfield-59">[52]</a> though some found it appropriate due to the game's lesser quality compared to its competition.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Starfield-58">[51]</a><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_Starfield-60">[53]</a> The lack of nominations for <a href="/wiki/Hogwarts_Legacy" title="Hogwarts Legacy">Hogwarts Legacy</a> was similarly highlighted, with some citing <a href="/wiki/Hogwarts_Legacy#controversy" title="Hogwarts Legacy">the game's divisiveness</a> as a possible reason,<a href="#cite_note-Den_of_Geek_Snubs-47">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Hogwarts-61">[54]</a> though others felt it was due to its relative quality.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-57">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Hogwarts-62">[55]</a><a href="#cite_note-Escapist_Hogwarts-63">[56]</a> Some lamented the omission of <a href="/wiki/Octopath_Traveler_2" class="mw-redirect" title="Octopath Traveler 2">Octopath Traveler 2</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Den_of_Geek_Snubs-47">[40]</a><a href="#cite_note-Mary_Sue_Snub-64">[57]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Snubs-65">[58]</a> and others felt <a href="/wiki/Final_Fantasy_XVI" title="Final Fantasy XVI">Final Fantasy XVI</a> was snubbed a <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a> nomination.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Snubs-57">[50]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Nominees-66">[59]</a> Several journalists and viewers expressed confusion at <a href="/wiki/Dave_the_Diver" title="Dave the Diver">Dave the Diver</a>'s Best Independent Game nomination as its developer, Mintrocket, is a subsidiary of the larger company <a href="/wiki/Nexon" title="Nexon">Nexon</a>, which previously claimed the game was "not necessarily" an <a href="/wiki/Indie_game" title="Indie game">indie</a>;<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Snubs-52">[45]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Indie-55">[48]</a> TheGamer's Henley wrote that Baldur's Gate 3 was "technically an entirely independent game" but was likely not considered eligible due to developer Larian Studios's employee count and use of an existing intellectual property.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Indie-55">[48]</a> In response, Keighley said "independent can mean different things to different people" and opted to allow the jury to decide the final selections.<a href="#cite_note-VGC_Indie-67">[60]</a> TheGamer's Jade King called Games for Impact "a locker to stuff all the diverse games into", with four of its six nominees not receiving any other nominations, and felt it was typically limited to independent games despite others fitting the criteria.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Impact-68">[61]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Ceremony">Ceremony</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Ceremony">edit</a>]</div> Before the ceremony, more than 3,000 game industry members, including 79 previous Future Class recipients<a href="#cite_note-Paste_Gaza-69">[62]</a>—more than half of the 150 members to date<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Review-70">[63]</a>—signed an open letter calling for a statement to be read during the show addressing the ongoing <a href="/wiki/Gaza_humanitarian_crisis" class="mw-redirect" title="Gaza humanitarian crisis">Gaza humanitarian crisis</a>, supporting the rights of <a href="/wiki/Palestinians" title="Palestinians">Palestinians</a> and calling for a <a href="/wiki/Ceasefire" title="Ceasefire">ceasefire</a>, and asking the industry to address the dehumanization of people from <a href="/wiki/South_West_Asia_and_North_Africa" class="mw-redirect" title="South West Asia and North Africa">South West Asia and North Africa</a> and their portrayal as villains or terrorists in games. The letter's author, 2021 Future Class recipient Younès Rabii, said it was motivated by <a href="/wiki/Meg_Jayanth" title="Meg Jayanth">Meg Jayanth</a>'s withdrawal as a presenter at the <a href="/wiki/Golden_Joystick_Awards" title="Golden Joystick Awards">Golden Joystick Awards</a> in October after being barred from making a statement about Palestinians.<a href="#cite_note-Axios_Gaza-71">[64]</a><a href="#cite_note-Polygon_Gaza-72">[65]</a><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_Gaza-73">[66]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Mary_Sue" class="mw-redirect" title="The Mary Sue">The Mary Sue</a>'s Ana Valens bemoaned the show's lack of response<a href="#cite_note-Mary_Sue_Gaza-74">[67]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Paste_(magazine)" title="Paste (magazine)">Paste</a>'s Garrett Martin criticized it as "cowardly".<a href="#cite_note-Paste_Gaza-69">[62]</a> <a href="/wiki/Rock_Paper_Shotgun" title="Rock Paper Shotgun">Rock Paper Shotgun</a>'s Alice Bell felt the show only would have voiced support if it "was a profitable stance rather than a moral one".<a href="#cite_note-RPS_Review-75">[68]</a> After the ceremony, developers of nominees <a href="/wiki/Goodbye_Volcano_High" title="Goodbye Volcano High">Goodbye Volcano High</a> and <a href="/wiki/Venba_(video_game)" title="Venba (video game)">Venba</a> said they had planned to acknowledge the crisis in their acceptance speeches.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a> Keighley spoke with Future Class members after the show; some members felt he was deflective and unprepared, while others found the meeting productive and hopeful.<a href="#cite_note-Wired_Gaza-76">[69]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Gaza-77">[70]</a> Members gave a presentation to Keighley and Bouchac in December about their negative experiences at the show and lack of resources and opportunities throughout the year; some felt their complaints were taken seriously and that the program consequently improved.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Future_Class-11">[11]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_(slightly_cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="On stage, Timothée Chalamet stands to the left while four game developers accept an award at right, one dressed in armor." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png/310px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="310" height="137" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png/465px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png/620px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_Game_of_the_Year_acceptance_speech_%28slightly_cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="1342" data-file-height="591" /></a><figcaption>The show was criticized for prioritizing celebrities such as <a href="/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9e_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet">Timothée Chalamet</a> (left) over nominees<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Review-70">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Review-78">[71]</a> and for limiting time for acceptance speeches, such as <a href="/wiki/Larian_Studios" title="Larian Studios">Larian Studios</a> (right) for <a href="/wiki/The_Game_Award_for_Game_of_the_Year" title="The Game Award for Game of the Year">Game of the Year</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-Destructoid_Review-80">[73]</a></figcaption></figure> The ceremony was criticized for prioritizing announcements and celebrity guests over nominees and winners.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Review-78">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg_Review-81">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-82">[75]</a> Some journalists felt this was represented by actor <a href="/wiki/Timoth%C3%A9e_Chalamet" title="Timothée Chalamet">Timothée Chalamet</a> presenting Game of the Year instead of a game developer.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Review-70">[63]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Review-78">[71]</a> <a href="/wiki/Obsidian_Entertainment" title="Obsidian Entertainment">Obsidian Entertainment</a> director <a href="/wiki/Josh_Sawyer" title="Josh Sawyer">Josh Sawyer</a> called the show "an embarrassing indictment of a segment of the industry desperate for validation via star power with little respect for the devs it's supposedly honoring".<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a> <a href="/wiki/Eurogamer" title="Eurogamer">Eurogamer</a>'s Chris Tapsell felt future ceremonies should mirror the goals of its own industry rather than seek validation and relevance from others.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_Review-70">[63]</a> <a href="/wiki/Video_Games_Chronicle" title="Video Games Chronicle">Video Games Chronicle</a>'s Andy Robinson empathized with the production team's challenges and considered the show among the best to date but felt it suffered from runtime and curation problems.<a href="#cite_note-VGC_Review-83">[76]</a> <a href="/wiki/VentureBeat" title="VentureBeat">VentureBeat</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Dean_Takahashi" title="Dean Takahashi">Dean Takahashi</a> felt the show "lived up to the reputation of being ... the <a href="/wiki/Oscars" class="mw-redirect" title="Oscars">Oscars</a> of gaming".<a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Review_Takahashi-84">[77]</a> Some commentators considered highlights included <a href="/wiki/Old_Gods_of_Asgard" class="mw-redirect" title="Old Gods of Asgard">Old Gods of Asgard</a>'s performance<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-NPR_Review-85">[78]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Asgard-86">[79]</a> and <a href="/wiki/Abubakar_Salim" title="Abubakar Salim">Abubakar Salim</a> announcing <a href="/wiki/Tales_of_Kenzera:_Zau" title="Tales of Kenzera: Zau">Tales of Kenzera: Zau</a> in memory of his late father.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-82">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Salim-87">[80]</a> Journalists found it disrespectful that celebrity guests were given several minutes to speak—including more than six minutes for <a href="/wiki/Hideo_Kojima" title="Hideo Kojima">Hideo Kojima</a> and <a href="/wiki/Jordan_Peele" title="Jordan Peele">Jordan Peele</a><a href="#cite_note-PC_Gamer_Review-88">[81]</a>—while winners were allocated thirty seconds before being prompted to "wrap it up" and cut off by music,<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-RPS_Review-75">[68]</a><a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_Review-89">[82]</a> and others were relegated to the preshow or announced in quick succession without acceptance speeches.<a href="#cite_note-Digital_Trends_Review-82">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-Bloomberg_Review-81">[74]</a><a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a> <a href="/wiki/The_Escapist_(magazine)" title="The Escapist (magazine)">The Escapist</a>'s Liam Nolan calculated that winners' speeches cumulatively ran for less than 11 minutes, compared to the <a href="/wiki/Academy_Awards" title="Academy Awards">Academy Awards</a>'s 30-minute average.<a href="#cite_note-Escapist_Review-90">[83]</a> Commentators cited Best Performance winner <a href="/wiki/Neil_Newbon" title="Neil Newbon">Neil Newbon</a> being cut off while talking about players' heartfelt responses to his work, and Game of the Year acceptee <a href="/wiki/Swen_Vincke" title="Swen Vincke">Swen Vincke</a> while paying tribute to his deceased colleague,<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-Destructoid_Review-80">[73]</a> and found it disrespectful considering several acceptees speak <a href="/wiki/English_as_a_second_language" class="mw-redirect" title="English as a second language">English as a second language</a>.<a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Review-78">[71]</a><a href="#cite_note-WP_Review-91">[84]</a><a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Review-92">[85]</a> Keighley said he asked his team to relax the rule during the show and acknowledged it would be addressed in future.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a> <a href="/wiki/GameSpot" title="GameSpot">GameSpot</a> and <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a> published speeches from winners who were unable to accept at the show.<a href="#cite_note-GameSpot_Speeches-93">[86]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_Speeches-94">[87]</a> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_(cropped).png" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Three protestors, one holding a sign that reads "best year for games worst year for game workers"" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png/310px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png" decoding="async" width="310" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png/465px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png/620px-The_Game_Awards_2023_-_demonstrators_%28cropped%29.png 2x" data-file-width="5608" data-file-height="2734" /></a><figcaption>The show was picketed by pro-worker protestors advocating for unionization.<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_Strike-95">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Strike-96">[89]</a></figcaption></figure> Critics bemoaned the show's lack of acknowledgement of <a href="/wiki/2023%E2%80%932024_video_game_industry_layoffs" title="2023–2024 video game industry layoffs">the video game industry's mass layoffs</a>;<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Review-1">[1]</a><a href="#cite_note-Verge_Review-97">[90]</a><a href="#cite_note-WP_Review-91">[84]</a> VentureBeat's Rachel Kaser found it particularly disappointing considering the show's focus on film and television industry professionals,<a href="#cite_note-VentureBeat_Review_Kaser-98">[91]</a> and <a href="/wiki/The_Verge" title="The Verge">The Verge</a>'s Ash Parrish wrote that "Keighley let video game developers down".<a href="#cite_note-Verge_Review-97">[90]</a> <a href="/wiki/Dot_Esports" class="mw-redirect" title="Dot Esports">Dot Esports</a>'s Issy van der Velde called it "disappointing but not entirely unexpected" based on the show's history of avoiding acknowledgment.<a href="#cite_note-Dot_Esports_Review-99">[92]</a> <a href="/wiki/Game_Developer_(website)" title="Game Developer (website)">Game Developer</a>'s Chris Kerr criticized Keighley's opening speech for calling for unity but failing to address layoffs, and felt the show should spend "less time chasing a hollow sense of legitimacy by curating a showcase that has the cultural awareness and humanity of a shameless <a href="/wiki/Super_Bowl" title="Super Bowl">Super Bowl</a> ad".<a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Review-100">[93]</a> The ceremony was picketed by pro-worker protestors advocating for unionization, including members of the Game Workers of Southern California and <a href="/wiki/SAG-AFTRA" title="SAG-AFTRA">SAG-AFTRA</a>;<a href="#cite_note-Inverse_Review-79">[72]</a><a href="#cite_note-IGN_Strike-95">[88]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_Strike-96">[89]</a> one picket sign read "best year for games, worst year for game workers".<a href="#cite_note-Game_Developer_Review-100">[93]</a> Some <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty" title="Call of Duty">Call of Duty</a> developers criticized presenter <a href="/wiki/Christopher_Judge" title="Christopher Judge">Christopher Judge</a>'s joke that his 2022 acceptance speech was lengthier than <a href="/wiki/Call_of_Duty:_Modern_Warfare_III" class="mw-redirect" title="Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III">Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III</a>'s (2023) single-player story campaign.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_CoD-101">[94]</a><a href="#cite_note-GamingBolt_CoD-102">[95]</a><a href="#cite_note-TheGamer_CoD-103">[96]</a> Current and former developers countered by citing Call of Duty's higher commercial success, though some deleted their responses and said they respected <a href="/wiki/God_of_War_(franchise)" title="God of War (franchise)">God of War</a>, in which Judge portrays <a href="/wiki/Kratos_(God_of_War)" title="Kratos (God of War)">Kratos</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Eurogamer_CoD-104">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-Push_Square_CoD-105">[98]</a> <a href="/wiki/Barry_Sloane" title="Barry Sloane">Barry Sloane</a>, who portrays Modern Warfare's Captain Price, similarly criticized Judge's joke but later wrote "<a href="https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/all%27s_fair_in_love_and_war" class="extiw" title="wikt:all's fair in love and war">all's fair in games and war</a>" and complimented his performances.<a href="#cite_note-Game_Rant_Sloane-106">[99]</a><a href="#cite_note-Dot_Esports_Sloane-107">[100]</a> <a href="/wiki/Sledgehammer_Games" title="Sledgehammer Games">Sledgehammer Games</a>'s Darcy Sandall found Judge's joke unexpected "from a peer, at an event that [<a href="/wiki/Sic" title="Sic">sic</a>] supposed to be celebrating this year's achievements in gaming", particularly in light of reports regarding its development involving <a href="/wiki/Crunch_(video_games)" title="Crunch (video games)">crunch</a>.<a href="#cite_note-IGN_CoD-101">[94]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Viewership">Viewership</h3>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Viewership">edit</a>]</div> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png/310px-The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png" decoding="async" width="310" height="77" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png/465px-The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/58/The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png/620px-The_Game_Awards_2023_stage_2.png 2x" data-file-width="5712" data-file-height="1414" /></a><figcaption>The in-person audience for The Game Awards 2022 at the <a href="/wiki/Peacock_Theater" title="Peacock Theater">Peacock Theater</a></figcaption></figure> An estimated 118 million viewers watched the ceremony, the most in the show's history and a 15% increase from the previous year. More than 17,000 content creators co-streamed the event, including over 13,680 on Twitch (a 24% increase) and 4,000 on YouTube. On Twitch, the show peaked at 1.94 million concurrent viewers and saw a 10% increase in total watch time.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Viewers-6">[6]</a> The extension "Twitch Predicts The Game Awards" reached almost four million views, with 330,000 concurrent viewers.<a href="#cite_note-Keighley_Twitch-108">[101]</a> On YouTube, the ceremony set a show record with a peak of 1.7 million concurrent viewers, a 35% increase, with over 900,000 on the official channel, a 53% increase.<a href="#cite_note-Variety_Viewers-6">[6]</a> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Notes">edit</a>]</div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-columns references-column-width reflist-lower-alpha" style="column-width: 30em;"> <ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-17"><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a> In China, fan voting is held via <a href="/wiki/Bilibili" title="Bilibili">Bilibili</a>, <a href="/wiki/WeChat" title="WeChat">WeChat</a>, and other platforms.<a href="#cite_note-Kotaku_Nominees-16">[16]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a> Presented in conjunction with <a href="/wiki/Discord" title="Discord">Discord</a><a href="#cite_note-Variety_Nominees-14">[14]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-26"><a href="#cite_ref-26">^</a> Awarded to media based on video games<a href="#cite_note-IGN_Nominees-25">[23]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a> 100 percent public-voted award with a three-round nomination process that began with 30 games<a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Life_Voice-27">[24]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Nintendo-32">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Nintendo_32-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Nintendo_32-1">b</a> Nintendo received an additional nomination as co-producer of <a href="/wiki/The_Super_Mario_Bros._Movie" title="The Super Mario Bros. 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Movie</a> for Best Adaptation.<a href="#cite_note-Nintendo_Life_Nominees-34">[29]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a> <a href="/wiki/Puppet" title="Puppet">Puppet</a> performed by <a href="/wiki/Bill_Barretta" title="Bill Barretta">Bill Barretta</a> and voiced by <a href="/wiki/Dave_Goelz" title="Dave Goelz">Dave Goelz</a><a href="#cite_note-Twitter_Gonzo-38">[33]</a> </li> <li id="cite_note-Balfe-46">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Balfe_46-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-Balfe_46-1">b</a> Conducted by <a href="/wiki/Lorne_Balfe" title="Lorne Balfe">Lorne Balfe</a><a href="#cite_note-Gematsu_Nominees-45">[39]</a> </li> </ol></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2>[<a href="/w/index.php?title=The_Game_Awards_2023&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: References">edit</a>]</div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-IGN_Review-1">^ <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-0">a</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-1">b</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-2">c</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-3">d</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-4">e</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-5">f</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-6">g</a> <a href="#cite_ref-IGN_Review_1-7">h</a> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFStedman2023" class="citation web cs1">Stedman, Alex (December 8, 2023). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-criticized-for-giving-winners-little-time-to-speak-amid-silence-on-industry-layoffs">"The Game Awards Criticized for Giving Winners Little Time to Speak Amid Silence on Industry Layoffs"</a>. <a href="/wiki/IGN" title="IGN">IGN</a>. <a href="/wiki/Ziff_Davis" title="Ziff Davis">Ziff Davis</a>. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20231208224036/https://www.ign.com/articles/the-game-awards-criticized-for-giving-winners-little-time-to-speak-amid-silence-on-industry-layoffs">Archived</a> from the original on December 8, 2023. 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