The Game Awards 2023 was live last night at the Peacock Theatre, and while it was called the Game Awards, it felt more like a glorified ad and not about the awards.
Presenters had more time to speak than the game developers accepting their awards. I feel the Game Awards need to figure out what it truly is. Is it an awards show or a hype machine for next year's games and Geoff Keighley's friends?
I feel Jez Corden's post last night sums up a lot of people's feelings about what we watched last night at the game awards.
I want to give the individuals and game developers who won awards last night the first part of this recap, as the show should be about them. The winner will be in bold.
Players' Voice
Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Genshin Impact
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Adaptation
Castlevania: Nocturne
Gran Turismo
The Last of Us
Twisted Metal
The Super Mario Bros. Movie
Most Anticipated Game
Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Star Wars Outlaws
Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth
Hades 2
Tekken 8
Best Esports Team
Evil Geniuses
JD Gaming
Gaimin Gladiators
Fnatic
Team Vitality
Best Esports Game
Counter-Strike 2
PUBG Mobile
League of Legends
Dota 2
Valorant
Best Esports Event
2023 League of Legends World Championship
Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
EVO 2023
The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
VALORANT Champions 2023
Best Esports Athlete
Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok
Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut
Max “Demon1” Mazanov
Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez
Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk
Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen
Best Esports Coach
Christine “potter” Chi
Danny “zonic” Sorensen
Jordan “Gunba” Graham
Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam
Yoon “Homme” Sung-young
Content Creator of the Year
IronMouse
PeopleMakeGames
SypherPK
Spreen
Quackity
Best SIM/Strategy Game
Advanced Wars 1+" Re-Boot Camp
Cities: Skylines 2
Company of Heroes 3
Fire Emblem Engage
Pikmin 4
Best Multiplayer Game
Baldur's Gate 3
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Street Fighter 6
Party Animals
Diablo 4
Best Sports/Racing Game
Forza Motorsport
F1 23
EA Sports FC 24
Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
The Crew Motofest
Best Family Game
Disney Illusion Island
Party Animals
Pikmin 4
Sonic Superstars
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Best Fighting Game
God of Rock
Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
Pocket Bravery
Street Fighter 6
Best RPG
Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy 16
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield
Best Action/Adventure Game
Alan Wake 2
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Action Game
Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon
Dead Island 2
Ghostrunner 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant 2
Innovation in Accessibility
Diablo 4
Forza Motorsport
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Mortal Kombat 1
Street Fighter 6
Best VR/AR Game
Gran Turismo 7
Humanity
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
Resident Evil Village
Synapse
Best Community Support
Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Destiny 2
Final Fantasy 16
No Man's Sky
Best Debut Indie Game
Cocoon
Dredge
Pizza Tower
Venba
Viewfinder
Best Mobile Game
Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis
Honkai: Star Rail
Hello Kitty Island Adventure
Monster Hunter Now
Terra Nil
Best Ongoing Game
Apex Legends
Cyberpunk 2077
Final Fantasy 14
Fortnite
Genshin Impact
Best Indie Game
Cocoon
Dave the Diver
Dredge
Sea of Stars
Viewfinder
Games for Impact
A Space for the Unbound
Chants of Sennaar
Goodbye Volcano High
Tchia
Terra Nil
Venba
Best Performance
Ben Starr - Final Fantasy 16
Cameron Monaghan - Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
Idris Elba - Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Melanie Liburd - Alan Wake 2
Neil Newbon - Baldur's Gate 3
Yuri Lowenthal - Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Best Audio Design
Alan Wake 2
Dead Space Remake
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Best Score/Music
Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy 16
Hi-Fi Rush
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Narrative
Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
Final Fantasy 16
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Best Art Direction
Alan Wake 2
Hi-Fi Rush
Lies of P
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Best Game Direction
Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Game of the Year
Alan Wake 2
Baldur's Gate 3
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4 Remake
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
Below are all the trailers that were shown at the Game Awards, and there were some very memorable ones, including a free God of War Ragnarok DLC called Valhalla that comes out on December 12th. We have a new what we think is an Xbox exclusive from Kojima in OD and a new Jurrasic Park first-person action game coming. So many trailers to talk about but you let us know in the comments which one was your favourite.
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