Game Awards 2023 Highlights: Celebrating the Best in Gaming!

The Game Awards 2023 recently concluded, and the gaming community is buzzing with excitement over the winners! Here's a recap of some notable victories:

Game of the Year:

Winner: Baldur's Gate 3
• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Game Direction:

Winner: Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Adaptation:

Winner: The Last of Us
• Castlevania: Nocturne
• Gran Turismo
• The Super Mario Bros. Movie
• Twisted Metal

Best Narrative:

Winner: Alan Wake 2
• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction:

Winner: Alan Wake 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Lies of P
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music:

Winner: Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken
• Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko
• Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov
• Hi-Fi Rush, Sound Director Shuichi Kobori
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team

Best Audio Design:

Winner: Hi-Fi Rush
• Alan Wake 2
• Dead Space
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4

Best Performance:

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

Innovation in Accessibility:

Winner: Forza Motorsport
• Diablo IV
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Street Fighter 6

Games for Impact:

Winner: Tchia
• A Space for the Unbound
• Chants of Sennaar
• Goodbye Volcano High
• Terra Nil
• Venba

Best Ongoing Game:

• Apex Legends
Winner: Cyberpunk 2077
• Final Fantasy XIV
• Fortnite
• Genshin Impact

Best Community Support:

• Baldur’s Gate 3
Winner: Cyberpunk 2077
• Destiny 2
• Final Fantasy XIV
• No Man’s Sky

Best Independent Game:

Winner: Sea of Stars
• Cocoon
• Dave the Diver
• Dredge
• Viewfinder

Best Debut Indie Game:

Winner: Cocoon
• Dredge
• Pizza Tower
• Venba
• Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game:

Winner: Honkai: Star Rail
• Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis
• Hello Kitty Island Adventure
• Monster Hunter Now
• Terra Nil

Best VR/AR Game:

Winner: Resident Evil Village VR Mode
• Gran Turismo 7
• Humanity
• Horizon Call of the Mountain
• Synapse

Best Action Game:

Winner: Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
• Dead Island 2
• Ghostrunner 2
• Hi-Fi Rush
• Remnant 2

Best Action/Adventure Game:

Winner: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
• Alan Wake 2
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
• Resident Evil 4
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Best RPG:

Winner: Baldur’s Gate 3
• Final Fantasy XVI
• Lies of P
• Sea of Stars
• Starfield

Best Fighting Game:

Winner: Street Fighter 6
• God of Rock
• Mortal Kombat 1
• Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2
• Pocket Bravery

Best Family Game:

Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder
• Disney Illusion Island
• Party Animals
• Pikmin 4
• Sonic Superstars

Best Sim/Strategy Game:

Winner: Pikmin 4
• Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp
• Cities: Skylines II
• Company of Heroes 3
• Fire Emblem Engage

Best Sports/Racing:

Winner: Forza Motorsport
• EA Sports FC 24
• F1 23
• Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged
• The Crew Motorfest

Best Multiplayer:

• Baldur’s Gate 3
• Diablo IV
• Party Animals
• Street Fighter 6
Winner: Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game:

Winner: Final Fantasy VII Rebirth
• Hades II
• Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth
• Star Wars Outlaws
• Tekken 8

Content Creator of the Year:

Winner: IronMouse
• PeopleMakeGames
• Quackity
• Spreen
• SypherPK

Best Esports Game:

Winner: Valorant
• Counter-Strike 2
• Dota 2
• League of Legends
• PUBG Mobile

Best Esports Athlete:

Winner: Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
• Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
• Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
• Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
• Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
• Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)

Best Esports Team:

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

Best Esports Coach:

Winner: Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses - Valorant)
• Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons - Counter-Strike)
• Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem - Overwatch)
• Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality - Counter-Strike)
• Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming - League of Legends)

Best Esports Event:

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