Game Awards 2023: Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 top the list of nominees

We’re approaching the end of the year, which also means a new edition of the Game Awards is coming soon. In fact, today we were finally able know That full list of Game Awards 2023 nominees. We’ve had a crazy year in the industry, with a ton of high-quality releases across all platforms. Hence, this year, it is quite difficult to choose which title should go with the most coveted award of all. This game of the year.

Before you continue, you should know that the Game Awards 2023 will be happening soon. December 7 at 18:30 in Mexico.. If you live in Spain, you will have to stay up late at night. 01:30 December 8.

We know that beyond the usual awards gala, what’s most anticipated is the avalanche advertising new games. Geoff Keighley, the event’s organizer, promises that the Game Awards 2023 will not disappoint in this regard. Of course for now World premiere They are kept absolutely secret.

There are rumors that first trailer GTA 6, which has already been confirmed for early December, will be revealed during the Game Awards 2023. We must take this information with caution, as Rockstar Games does not usually attend events to present its games. However, the industry has changed a lot since launch GTA 5and no one can deny that the Game Awards attract a huge audience that many want to take advantage of.

So, as mentioned, the award that gets the most buzz is Game of the Year. This is also the cause of conflicts between thousands of fans. They are the ones who support the discussion before, during and after the event. At the Game Awards 2023 6 games compete for the title of best. Game of the Year: Alan Wake 2, Baldur’s Gate 3, Spider-Man Marvel 2, Resident Evil 4, The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. And The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. It’s impossible to stay with one…

Full list of Game Awards 2023 nominees

Game of the Year:

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2 (Games for insomnia/SIE)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best address

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2(Games for insomnia/SIE)
• The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Story

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom (CD Project Red)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2 (Games for insomnia/SIE)

Best Art Direction

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• HiFi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• Lie P. (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
• The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Soundtrack and Music

• Alan Wake 2composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate 3composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVIcomposer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
• HiFi Rushsound director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdomcreated by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Sound Design

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• Dead space (Motive Studio/EA)
• HiFi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2 (Games for insomnia/SIE)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

best performance

• Ben Starr Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom
• Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
• Neil Newbon Baldur’s Gate 3
• Yuri Lowenthal, Spider-Man Marvel 2

Innovation in Accessibility

• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
• HiFi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2 (Games for insomnia/SIE)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Games for influence

• Space for unlimited (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
• Songs of Shinar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
• Goodbye Vulcan High (KO_OP)
• Chia (Avaseb/Kepler Interactive)
• Terra Nile (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
• Venba (Visai Games)

Best Game as a Service

• Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Project Red)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin Impact (HoYovers)

Best Community Support

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Project Red)
• Destiny 2 (Bungi)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s Sky (Hello games)

Best Indie Game

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
• Dave Diver (MINTROKET)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
• Sea of ​​Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)

Best Independent Game Debut

• Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
• Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
• Pizza Tower (Pizza Tour)
• Venba (Visai Games)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)

Best Mobile Game

• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
• Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
• Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
• Terra Nile (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)

Best Augmented Reality Game

• Gran Turismo 7 (Digital Polyphony/SIE)
• humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
• Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
• Resident Evil Village VR mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game

• Armored Core VI: Fires of the Rubicon (From Software/Bandai Namco)
• Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
• Ghost Runner 2 (One more level/505 games)
• HiFi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
• Leftovers 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)

Best Action/Adventure Game

• Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publisher)
• Spider-Man Marvel 2 (Games for insomnia/SIE)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best RPG

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
• Lie P. (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
• Sea of ​​Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• star field (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)

best fighting game

• God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
• Pocket Courage (Statera Studio/PQube)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family Game

• Disney’s Island of Illusions (Studio Dlala/Disney)
• Party Animals (Recreate games)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
• Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
• The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Strategy Game

• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
• Cities: Horizons II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
• Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
• Fire Emblem (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
• Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Sports/Car Game

• EA Sport FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
• F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
• Motofestival “Crew” (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)

Best multiplayer

• Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Party Animals (Recreate games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• The Miracle of Super Mario Bros. (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Video Game Adaptation

• Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
• Grand Tourism (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
• Last of us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)
• Movie “Super Mario Brothers” (Lighting/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
• twisted metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)

Most anticipated game

• Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth (Square Enix)
• Hades II (Supergiant Games)
• Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Studio Ryu Ga Gotoku/Sega)
• Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
• Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)

Content Creator of the Year

• IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackery
• Spren
• SyferPC

Best eSports Game

• Counter Strike 2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Revolt Games)
• PUBG Mobile version (LightSpeed ​​Studios/Tencent Games)
• valiant (Revolt Games)

Best esports athlete

• Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbault (CS:GO)
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “HyDra” Roussivies (Call of Duty)
• Park “Ruler” Jae Hyuk (League of Legends)
• Philippe “ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

Best esports team

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatik (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)

Best eSports Coach

• Christina “Potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons – Counter-Strike)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem – Overwatch)
• Remi “XTQZZZ” Kuoniam (Team Vitality – Counter-Strike)
• Yoon “Homme” Sung Yeon (JD Gaming – League of Legends)

Best eSports Event

• League of Legends World Championship 2023
• Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• International Dota 2 Championship 2023
• VALORANT 2023 Champions