The Game Awards Nominations 2023
The Game Awards Nominations : Nominations for the 2023 Game Awards, which honor the year’s most innovative, unique and story-driven stories in the gaming industry, were announced on Monday. Leading the pack are the high fantasy role-playing game Baldur’s Gate 3 and the recently released meta-horror Alan Wake 2, which each received eight nominations, including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction and Best Narrative.
Nintendo is the most nominated publisher this year with 15, thanks to the success of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and the popularity of its most recent release, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment/PlayStation with 13 nominations, and Xbox (with Bethesda and Blizzard combined) 10. Epic Games is the most nominated third-party publisher with a total of nine.
Fans can participate in voting through The Game Awards website and Discord servers from now until December 6. On December 7, the winner will be announced at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, which was once known as the Microsoft Theater. The event will be live streamed on The Game Awards website, as well as more than 30 social media sites and video networks.
Here is the full list of Game Awards nominees:
Game of the year
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
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Best game direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom on Nintendo EPD/Nintendo
Best adaptation
Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)
The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Best description
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Art Direction
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Software)
Lies of Pi (Round8 Studios/NeoViz Games)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo): The Legend
Great score and music
Alan Wake 2, composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Borislav Slavov, composer (Larian Studio) for Baldur’s Gate 3
Masayoshi Soken, the composer of Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Shuichi Kobori, Director of Audio for Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) composed the music for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Best audio design
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Dead Space (Motive Studios/EA)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Software)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Best performance
Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
Cameron Monaghan, Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Libberd, Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in accessibility
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studio/Xbox Game Studio)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Software)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Netherreal Studios/WB Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for effect
Space for Unbound (Mojiken Studios/Toge Productions/Chorus)
Chants of Sennar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
Wenba (Visai Games)
Best ongoing game
Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Project Red)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Fortnite (Epic Games)
Gansin Impact (Hoyovers)
Excellent community support
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Project Red)
Destiny 2 (Bungy)
Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
No Man’s Sky (Halo Games)
The best independent game
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
Dave the Diver (Mintrocket)
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studios)
Viewfinder (Sad All Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game
Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
Wenba (Visai Games)
Viewfinder (Sad All Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
The best mobile game
Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applebot/Square Enix)
Honkai: Star Rail (Hoyovers)
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
The best VR/AR game
Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
Humanities (THA LTD/Advanced Sports)
Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/FirePrite/SIE)
Resident Evil Village VR Mod (Capcom)
Synapse (nDreams)
The best action game
Rubicon: Armored Core VI (from Software/Bandai Namco)
Dead Island 2 (Dambster Studios/Deep Silver)
Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Software)
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best action/adventure game
Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
Tears of the Kingdom: The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The best RPG
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
Lies of Pi (Round8 Studios/NeoViz Games)
Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studios)
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
The best fighting game
God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
Mortal Kombat 1 (Netherreal Studios/WB Games)
Developed by Ludocity, Fair Play Labs, and GameMill Entertainment, Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Brewery (Statera Studio/Pcube)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Best family game
Disney’s Illusion Island (Dalala Studios/Disney)
Party Animal (Recreate Games)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sports/Racing
F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports) EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studio/Xbox Game Studio)
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
The best multiplayer presented by Discord
Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
Party Animal (Recreate Games)
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
The most anticipated game
Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Similar to Ryu ga Gotoku Studio’s/Sega’s Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
Ironmouse
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Spren
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The best esports game
Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studio/Tencent Games)
Shaurya (Riot Games)
The best esports athlete
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
Mathieu “Zyvu” Herbot (CS:GO)
Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valor)
Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
Philip “Imperialhal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
The best esports team
Evil Genius (Courage)
fanatic (bravery)
Gamine Gladiators (Dota 2)
Jedi Gaming (League of Legends)
Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best esports coach
Christine “Potter” Chee (Evil Genius – Valor)
Danny “Zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
Yoon “Home” Sung-young (JD Gaming – League of Legends)
