Among the nominees for GOTY 2023 there have been no big surprises, and all the nominations for the next The Game Awards gala can now be voted on.
As expected, yesterday afternoon All nominees for The Game Awards 2023 were revealed and the respective categories to which they have been nominated, obviously. The announcement was made by Geoff Keighley himself, the organizer and presenter of the aforementioned annual event in which Awards are given to the best games of the year and trailers and advertisements are shownand many of them can be very surprising. Therefore, while we wait for the long-awaited gala to take place, which will take place on December 7 (December 8 at 1:30 in the morning in mainland Spain); Here we come to tell you all the details of these nominations.
Of course, what has generated the most conversation and will generate until the event is held, even when it ends will continue to raise blisters among part of the gaming community; are the nominees for GOTY 2023, which are basically the titles that are considered the best of the year and between them only one will win the game of the year award (Therefore, whatever happens, social media users will not miss the opportunity to lament).
The video games nominated for the aforementioned award, to those of you who can now vote yourselvesare the following: Baldur’s Gate 3, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Alan Wake 2 and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Likewise, several of these proposals are also the ones that have received the most nominations for this new edition of The Game Awardsand now we are going to discover this and everything that awaits us at the aforementioned gala next month.
These are all the nominees for The Game Awards 2023
best 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
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 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best narrative
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Freedom (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 Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best soundtrack and music
- Alan Wake 2, Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3, Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI, Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
- Hi-Fi Rush, Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo Sound System (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best audio design
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
- Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- 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 Freedom
- Melanie Liburd, 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 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
‘Games for Impact’ Award
- A space for the unleashed (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Coro)
- Songs of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
- Goodbye High Volcano (KO_OP)
- Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler interactive)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
- Venba (Visai Games)
Best evolution of a game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (epic games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Better community support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best indie game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dave the diver (MINTROCKET)
- Dredging (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Study)
- Viewer (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Independent Game Debut
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dredging (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Pizza Tower (Pizza Tour)
- Venba (Visai Games)
- Viewer (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 Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best VR/AR game
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
- Synapse (nDreams)
Best action game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
- Ghostrunner 2 (One more level/505 games)
- Hi-Fi Fever (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best action and 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)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Study)
- Starfield (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 Bravery (Balance Studio/PQube)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Best family game
- Disney’s Island of Illusion (Dlala Studios/Disney)
- Party people (recreational games)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best simulator or strategy game
- Advance Wars 1+2: Reboot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
- Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
- Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Smart Systems/Nintendo)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best racing or sports game
- EA Sports 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)
- The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best multiplayer
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Party people (recreational games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Better 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)
Most anticipated game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Hades II (Super Giant Games)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
- iron mouse
- PeopleCreateGames
- quackery
- spree
- SypherPK
Awards for the best of the year in eSports
Best eSports game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
- Valorant (riot games)
Best eSports player
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorante)
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
- Professor Phillip “ImperialHal” (Apex Legends)
Best eSports team
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorante)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- JD Gaming (League of Legends)
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best eSports coach
- Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses – Valorant)
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Falcons Team – 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
- League of Legends World Championship 2023
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championship 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023
