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The Game AwardsCurrent: The Game Awards 2023Awarded forAchievements in the video game industryVenuePeacock TheaterCountryUnited StatesHosted byGeoff KeighleyPreshow host(s)Sydnee GoodmanFirst awardedDecember 5, 2014; 9 years ago (2014-12-05)Websitethegameawards.com← Spike Video Game Awards

The Game Awards is an annual awards ceremony honoring achievements in the video game industry. Established in 2014, the shows are produced and hosted by game journalist Geoff Keighley, who worked on its predecessor, the Spike Video Game Awards, for over ten years.[1] With the permission of Spike, he worked with several video game companies to create the show. In addition to the awards, the Game Awards features premieres of upcoming games and new information on previously-announced titles. The show's reception is generally mixed: it has been lauded for its announcements and criticized for its lack of acknowledgement of events, use of promotional content and its treatment of award winners.

The ceremony is held in the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California. Keighley has been offered on several occasions by television networks to air the show, with him turning them down. The Game Awards has a committee composed of representatives of companies such as Microsoft, Sony, and Nintendo. They select thirty video game press organizations eligible for nomination, and vote on games in the show's categories. The committee itself does not participate in voting. Games released before a specific date in November are eligible for nomination. Games releasing after that deadline are eligible for the following year's awards. Winners are determined by a mixed vote from 90% of the voting jury and 10% of fan votes.

History[edit]

Background[edit]

The stage of the Game Awards in 2022

In 1994, Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley had been part of the first televised awards show for video games, Cybermania '94. Keighley, as a teenager, had been brought on to help write material for the celebrity hosts such as William Shatner and Leslie Nielsen. The show was not considered successful, aimed more for comedy than celebration, but he had been prompted from it to develop something akin to the Academy Awards for video games later in his career.[2]

Keighley had subsequently worked on the Spike Video Game Awards (VGA), which ran from 2003 to 2013. The show was broadcast on Spike TV near the end of each calendar year, and was designed to honor video games released during that year. Keighley served as the producer and often host for these shows. While the network had shown strong support for the award show through 2012, having brought Samuel L. Jackson to host the show, Keighley found Spike less interested in pursuing the 2013 show, partially due to the network seeking less male-oriented programming.[3] Spike opted to rename the awards from VGA to VGX as to reflect that they wanted to focus more on next-generation games that were being ushered in by the onset of the eighth generation of consoles, as well as bringing comedian Joel McHale to co-host alongside Keighley.[4] Additionally, the show was reduced to a one-hour presentation, which was first streamed online before airing on television.[3] The 2013 show was considered to be disappointing and aimed as a more commercial work rather than a celebration of video game achievements.[5] Keighley was disappointed with the change in tone that this show has presented.[2] Spike offered to continue the show in 2014, but would be limited to streaming media rather than broadcast.[3] Keighley opted to drop out from further involvement in the VGX, allowing Spike to retain ownership of the property; in November 2014, Spike TV announced that they had opted to drop the awards show in its entirety.[6]

Keighley worked with several entities within the industry, including console hardware manufacturers Sony, Microsoft, and Nintendo, and several large publishers, to financially back and craft a new awards show, the Game Awards, with Spike's permission.[7] He invested around US$1 million of his own personal funds to support the new show,[3] and was able to secure space at The AXIS theater in Las Vegas for hosting the live event. Without a broadcaster, Keighley and the other producers agreed to live stream the show on the consoles' networks and on Valve's Steam service to be able to reach a much larger audience than Spike TV previously had.[6]

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Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards

Since the 2014 show, Keighley has been able to secure the larger Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles to host the event. He has worked to partner with multiple streaming services around the globe for the show, which has been a move appreciated by several of the Game Awards' partners since the show's inception.[8] Keighley has been approached by broadcast networks offering to air the show, but he had refused these offers, allowing them to keep the freedom of how they present and structure the show.[9] The 2019 show included a simulcast in partnership with Sony Pictures for select Cinemark movie theaters throughout the United States.[10] The Game Awards 2020 was not held in a live theater due to the COVID-19 pandemic and was instead hosted virtually.[11] The 2021 show was held live again at the Microsoft Theater with a reduced audience due to ongoing COVID-19 precautions.[12]

An illustration of the award statuette, designed by Keighley and Weta Workshop

Keighley considered it important that the Game Awards are aimed to favorably present the interest of gamers and the industry at large, as well as being welcoming to celebrities and others that have shown interest in video games.[8] While the Game Awards are principally an awards show, Keighley knew the importance of having additional content, having seen other experiments of video game awards shows that were only dedicated to awards fail due to lack of audience.[13] Keighley believed that the Game Awards should fall somewhere between the entertainment venues that are used for the Academy Awards and the standard award presentation used for the Game Developers Choice Awards, and wanted a balance of material.[8] Through the Spike VGX and into the Game Awards, Keighley has engaged with games studios to bring reveals of new games alongside the awards. He considers the crowning moment of this approach was being able to secure the first gameplay reveal of The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild at the Game Awards 2014.[13] Keighly encourages game studios to provide any content that might be deemed exciting or that can pique interest, even if these games are at an early stage of development, and then makes the selection of which games and trailers to feature.[13] Keighley subsequently works with those studios about how to best position their trailers to have the most impact; for example, in the 2018 show, he and Nintendo worked on a trailer reveal for the Persona 5 character Joker in Super Smash Bros. Ultimate that appeared to start as a teaser for a new game in the series.[14][15]

Since the show's launch, Keighley has solicited input from fans on how to improve the show, typically while at trade shows and conventions in months ahead of the show. For 2020, with the COVID-19 pandemic causing cancellations of many of these events, Keighley invited about one hundred fans to private chats with himself and other top organizers of the program to help solicit their input.[16] The Game Awards were still held in 2020 and 2021, though with a limited invited audience for the latter and limited interactions of hosts, presenters and nominees due to restrictions set by California and Los Angeles in regards to large gatherings in indoor spaces. The 2022 show returned to a full live audience as these government restrictions were since lifted.[17]

In conjunction with the show, digital storefronts such as Steam, Xbox Games Store, Nintendo eShop, and PlayStation Store offer the nominated games on sale leading up to and a few days after the event.[18] The statuette awarded to the selected games was designed by collaboration between Keighley and Weta Workshop. It is meant to represent "the evolution of the video game medium by way of an angel that ascends through digital building blocks".[19][20] In 2019, a Game Festival featuring demos of upcoming games was held on Steam.[21]

In 2021, Keighley hosted the podcast Inside the Game Awards in partnership with Spotify.[22] On June 25, 2023, Keighley hosted The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration, a night of video game music at the Hollywood Bowl backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic.[23]

Shows[edit]

List of shows

Event

Date

Game of the Year

Venue

Viewers(millions)

2014

December 5

Dragon Age: Inquisition

The AXIS (Las Vegas)

1.9[24]

2015

December 3

The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt

Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles)

2.3[24]

2016

December 1

Overwatch

3.8[25]

2017

December 7

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild

11.5[26]

2018

December 6

God of War

26.2[27]

2019

December 12

Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice

45.2[28]

2020

December 10

The Last of Us Part II

Virtual event[a]

83[29]

2021

December 9

It Takes Two

Microsoft Theater (Los Angeles)

85[30]

2022

December 8

Elden Ring

103[31]

2023

December 7

Baldur's Gate 3

Peacock Theater (Los Angeles)

118[32]

2024

December 12

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Process[edit]

The Game Awards has an advisory committee which includes representatives from hardware manufacturers Microsoft, Sony, Nintendo, and AMD, along with several game publishers. This committee selects around thirty video game news organizations that are able to nominate and subsequently vote on the video games in several categories. The advisory committee otherwise does not participate in the nomination or voting process. During the nomination round, each of the news outlets provides a list of games in several categories; games for the esports-related categories are chosen by a specific subset of these outlets. The committee compiles the nominations and selects the most-nominated games for voting by these same outlets.[33] Prior to 2017, there were 28 industry experts and representatives that selected the winners, while the awards from 2017 onwards have used over 50 such experts.[34] In 2019, non-English media publications were added to the jury.[35] Winners are determined by a blended vote between the voting jury (90%) and public fan voting (10%) via social platforms and the show's website.[36]

Generally, only games released before a specific date in November are eligible for being nominated in the year's awards. As the jury must make their nominations in the weeks prior to this date, this may leave some anticipated games that are scheduled for release just before that date to be underrepresented in the nominations, since the jury must go by pre-release review copies and not the final version.[37] Any games releasing after the November deadline (which varies every year) are eligible for the next year's ceremony.[38]

Reception[edit]

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Commentators have criticized the Game Awards for being overly promotional and commercialized.[39][40][41] The ratio of time spent on honoring awards winners compared to advertisements for upcoming games is a common point of criticism.[42][43][44] After news of Activision Blizzard's sexual misconduct scandal broke, Keighley opened the 2021 awards show with a statement denouncing abuse in the industry.[45] The statement was criticized for failing to refer to Activision Blizzard by name and appearing to be designed to preserve "valuable industry relationships" over taking a more meaningful stance.[46][47] The incident raised questions about the show's close relationship with the industry and unwillingness to paint business partners in a bad light.[44] The 2023 ceremony was criticized for allowing celebrity guests several minutes to speak while winners were allocated thirty seconds before being prompted to "wrap it up" and cut off by music.[48][49][50]

The show has however received praise for its announcements. Outlets like VentureBeat lauded announcements during the 2020 ceremony.[51]

Categories[edit]

Video games and media[edit]

Current categories

Categories

First awarded

Game of the Year

2014[52]

Best Independent Game

Best Mobile Game[b]

Best Narrative

Best Score and Music[c]

Best Performance

Games for Impact[d]

Best Action/Adventure Game

Best Role Playing Game

Best Fighting Game

Best Family Game

Best Sports/Racing Game

Best Multiplayer[e]

Most Anticipated Game[f]

Best Art Direction

2015[53]

Best Game Direction[g]

2016[54]

Best VR/AR Game[h]

Best Action Game

Best Sim/Strategy Game[i]

Best Audio Design[j]

2017[56]

Best Ongoing Game

Best Debut Indie Game[k]

Best Community Support

2019[62]

Players' Voice[l]

Innovation in Accessibility

2020[63]

Best Adaptation

2022[64]

Discontinued categories

Categories

First awarded

Last awarded

Best Remaster

2014[52]

2014[59]

Best Shooter[m]

2015[60]

Developer of the Year[n]

Best Student Game[o]

2017[56]

2018[66]

Esports and creators[edit]

Current categories

Categories

First awarded

Best Esports Athlete[p]

2014[52]

Best Esports Team[q]

Best Esports Game[r]

2015[53]

Best Esports Coach

2018[57]

Best Esports Event

Content Creator of the Year[s]

Discontinued categories

Categories

First awarded

Last awarded

Best Fan Creation

2014[52]

2016[69]

Trending Gamer[t]

2017[70]

Chinese Fan Game Award

2017[56]

Best Esports Moment

2018[57]

2018[71]

Best Esports Host

2020[72]

Honorary awards[edit]

Categories

First awarded

Last awarded

Industry Icon Award

2014[52]

2018[73]

Global Gaming Citizens[s]

2018[68]

Future Class

2020[74]

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The Game Awards recap: all winners and biggest moments Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 swept the night, while celebrities like Matthew McConaughey, Jordan Peele, Timothée Chalamet and Simu Liu added star power to the frenetic Awards show.

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The biggest takeaways and full winners from The Game Awards

December 8, 202312:56 AM ET

James Perkins Mastromarino

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Not only crowned Game of the Year, the Dungeons and Dragons epic won Best RPG, Best Community Support, Best Multiplayer, the Players' Voice Award — and one of its actors, Neil Newbon, won Best Performance. Surreal horror adventure Alan Wake 2 followed closely behind, picking up Best Directing, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction. But it also stole the show with a live musical number featuring the game's stars and creator Sam Lake performing interpretive dance to a heavy metal accompaniment.

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That wasn't the only bonkers moment of the night. Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele stepped from a fog-shrouded door to announce a new collaboration called OD. Matthew McConaughey, Timothée Chalamet, Simu Liu, Anthony Mackie and stars from the upcoming Fallout TV show rotated on and off stage to plug their game-related projects and present awards. A live orchestra played a brand new song from the upcoming Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth, which, incidentally also won in the Most Anticipated Game category. VTuber Ironmouse accepted the Content Creator of the Year award in character as an animated demon queen. And muppet Gonzo joined Awards founder and host Geoff Keighley to ruminate on chasing chickens in Best Action/Adventure winner, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

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But before we get to the rest of the highlights, some disclosure: NPR is one of the more than 100 outlets that contributed ballots to The Game Awards, which picked winners based on those tallies and an open online voting system.

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Other Announcements Matthew McConaughey touted Exodus, which resembles Mass Effect with Interstellar flourishes. He also said that players would have unique relationships with the character he performs — leading to speculation that generative AI might be involved. Capcom announced Monster Hunter Wilds with a new trailer. It's set for a 2025 release. The minds behind Personas 3, 4 and 5 trotted out a new fantasy JRPG called Metaphor: ReFantazio. Arkane Lyon, the creators of Deathloop and Dishonored, announced a game set in Paris based on Marvel's vampire hero, Blade. No Man's Sky developer Sean Murray revealed Light No Fire, an upcoming open world title pitched as a "procedural, fantasy, unexplored earth." Final Fantasy 16 shadow-dropped a whole new expansion during the ceremony. Echoes of the Fallen is out now, while a second piece of downloadable content, The Rising Tide, comes out next year. God of War Ragnarök also announced free "roguelike-inspired" DLC releasing imminently, on December 12th. Epic put out multiple announcements and advertisements for their ever-widening Fortnite metaverse. These efforts include a new Lego mode and a racing-focused spin on Rocket League. 2023 had not one but two hit fishing games — so naturally they're teaming up. Dredge will sail into Dave the Diver's waters in a free crossover also out later this month. New trailers for two 2024 games have serious Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice vibes — Black Myth: Wukong and Team Ninja's Rise of the Rōnin. That's not to mention a newly announced indies, including Pony Island 2: Panda Circus, by the maker of 2021's brilliant horror card game Inscryption; Harmonium: The Musical, which follows a deaf child as she signs her way through a world of animate musical instruments; and Big Walk, from the studio behind the little scamp simulator, Untitled Goose Game.

The complete list of nominees and winners (in bold) of The Game Awards 2023 is below. 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) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) 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 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 Narrative 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 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 Score and Music Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) Baldur's Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios) Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Best Audio Design Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing) Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA) Hi-Fi Rush (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 Liberty 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 Rush (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 A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus) Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment) Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP) Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive) Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix) Venba (Visai Games) Best Ongoing Game Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA) Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red) Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix) Fortnite (Epic Games) Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) Best 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 Independent Game Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET) Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17) Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing) Best Debut Indie Game Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive) Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17) Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza) 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 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 Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks) 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)

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 Studio) 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 (Statera Studio/PQube) Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) Best Family Game Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney) Party Animals (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 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 Presented by Discord Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment) Party Animals (Recreate Games) Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Most Anticipated Game Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix) Hades II (Supergiant Games) Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega) Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft) Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika) Players Voice Award Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red) Genshin Impact (HoYoverse) Marvel's Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE) The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo) Content Creator of the Year IronMouse PeopleMakeGames Quackity Spreen SypherPK 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 Athlete 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 Evil Geniuses (Valorant) Fnatic (Valorant) 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 (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 2023 League of Legends World Championship Blast.tv Paris Major 2023 EVO 2023 The International Dota 2 Championships 2023 VALORANT Champions 2023

Correction Dec. 12, 2023

A previous version of this article misspelled Jordan Peele's name.

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The Game Awards 2021DateDecember 9, 2021 (2021-12-09)VenueMicrosoft Theater, Los AngelesCountryUnited StatesHosted byGeoff KeighleyPreshow host(s)Sydnee GoodmanHighlightsMost awardsForza Horizon 5It Takes Two (3)Most nominationsDeathloop (9)Game of the Year It Takes TwoWebsitethegameawards.comOnline coverageRuntime3 hours, 12 minutes[1]Viewership85 millionProduced byGeoff KeighleyKimmie KimDirected byRichard Preuss

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The Game Awards 2021 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2021. The event was hosted by Geoff Keighley, creator and producer of The Game Awards, and was held to an invited audience at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles on December 9, 2021. The preshow ceremony was hosted by Sydnee Goodman. The event was live streamed across more than 40 digital platforms. It featured musical performances from Imagine Dragons, JID, Darren Korb, and Sting, and presentations from celebrity guests including Reggie Fils-Aimé, Keanu Reeves, Ben Schwartz, and Ming-Na Wen. Activision Blizzard was excluded from the show outside of its nominated games after the company was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on allegations of sexual harassment and employee discrimination in July 2021; Keighley's comments about the company received some criticism.

Deathloop led the show with nine nominations; it won Best Game Direction and Best Art Direction. Forza Horizon 5 and It Takes Two tied for the most wins with three awards, and the latter won Game of the Year. Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy was awarded Best Narrative, and Maggie Robertson won Best Performance for her role as Lady Dimitrescu in Resident Evil Village. Several new games were announced during the show, including Alan Wake II, The Expanse: A Telltale Series, and Sonic Frontiers, and the first full trailers for Halo and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 premiered. The show was viewed by over 85 million streams, the most in its history to date.[a] It received mixed reviews, with some praise directed at new game announcements and criticism for its length and focus on announcements over awards.

Background[edit]

As with previous iterations of The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley (left) hosted the main show while Sydnee Goodman (right) hosted the preshow.

As with previous iterations of The Game Awards, the show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley; the 30-minute preshow was hosted by Sydnee Goodman.[2][3] Following the success of The Game Awards 2020—which was broadcast virtually due to the COVID-19 pandemic—Keighley received suggestions to follow the same format; around mid-2021, he decided the show would return to an in-person event at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles as he "really missed the energy of people accepting their awards live and the reactions".[4] Several safety protocols were put in place, including halving live attendance, mandating vaccines, and requiring face masks;[4] contingency plans were also established in case of unexpected COVID-19 variants or other issues.[5] Keighley noted an excitement to return to the in-person event, stating it was the first time in two years the industry was able to gather.[4]

The Game Awards partnered with Spotify to produce a four-episode podcast titled Inside the Game Awards, hosted by Keighley and featuring IGN's Tina Amini, Giant Bomb's Jeff Gerstmann, and The Guardian's Keza MacDonald;[6] it was released weekly from November 22, 2021, with episodes focusing on the history of the show and musical performances, the 2021 nominees, and a post-show recap.[7] The Game Awards 2021 was the second show to feature Future Class, a list of individuals from across the video game industry who best represent the future of video games;[8] the inductees included industry professionals such as Capybara Games producer Farah Coculuzzi, Xbox social marketing manager Hailey Geller, Gayming Magazine editor-in-chief Aimee Hart, disability rights activist Amy Kavanagh, and Deck Nine Games narrative director Felice Kuan.[9]

The show was executive produced by Keighley and Kimmie Kim, with LeRoy Bennett serving as creative director and Richard Preuss as director.[10] The presentation was aired on December 9, 2021, live streamed across more than 40 online platforms.[10] The show partnered with Nodwin Gaming for distribution in India, where it was broadcast on platforms such as Disney+, Jio TV, MTV India, MX Player, and Voot.[11] It was available to watch in the interactive environment of Axial Tilt, built within the video game Core;[12] players could interact with the red carpet before the event and a virtual party after it.[13] Several days before the show, Alice O'Connor of Rock, Paper, Shotgun described the experience as "dead boring", which she said "seems perfectly fitting" for The Game Awards.[14]

Relationship with Activision Blizzard[edit]

Keighley said he was reevaluating the show's relationship with Activision Blizzard after the company was sued by the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing on allegations of sexual harassment and employee discrimination in July 2021, adding he wanted the show to support employees and developers without diminishing individual achievements;[15] Kotaku's Ethan Gach characterized Keighley's statement as a refusal to "take sides", and noted the show's advisory board included Activision president Rob Kostich.[16] After some criticism, Keighley stated Activision Blizzard would not be part of the ceremony outside of its nominated games, and wrote the show was committed to "work together to build a better and a more inclusive environment".[17]

Before the event, some Activision Blizzard employees and supporters stood outside the Microsoft Theater in protest of the company's recent laying off of around 20 workers at subsidiary company Raven Software.[8][18][19] Early in the show, Keighley denounced abuse in the industry;[20] Kotaku's Gach criticized Keighley's statement, noting he did not refer to Activision Blizzard by name and his statement failed to "meaningfully expand" on his promised commitments,[21] and PC Gamer's Rich Stanton described it as a "statement you expect from a producer who doesn't want to take any position that will threaten valuable industry relationships".[22] Stanton and Bloomberg News's Jason Schreier identified the hypocrisy of following up Keighley's statement with the announcement of a game by Quantic Dream, a studio accused of a hostile workplace culture of racism, sexism, and misconduct.[22][23] Keighley stated he wanted to ensure that spreading a message was balanced with the show's upbeat nature; he said using its platform to reprimand poor behavior is "always something worth thinking about, but it's not a referendum on the industry".[19]

Announcements[edit]

According to Keighley, the show featured around 50 games, with new announcements "probably in the double digits";[4] he later claimed there would be six major reveals and several film trailers.[15] He said it was a busy year for announcement pitches, noting the show's popularity and accessibility meant more developers and publishers sought involvement.[4] Keighley claimed some studios had specific requests for the placement of their announcements within the show, but he decided about a month prior to allow for all submissions. He felt some of the game announcements were taking advantage of the new generation of consoles for the first time.[5] Keighley noted the show would attempt to include related media, including television shows and films;[5] the first full trailers for the television series Halo and film Sonic the Hedgehog 2 premiered during the show.[24][25] Keighley described the show as "half an awards show and half a look into the future".[12] Announcements on released and upcoming games were made for:[26]

A Plague Tale: Requiem

Babylon's Fall

Chivalry II

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Destiny 2: The Witch Queen

Elden Ring

Evil West

Fall Guys

Final Fantasy VII Remake Intergrade

Forspoken

Genshin Impact

Homeworld 3

Horizon Forbidden West

The King of Fighters XV

Lost Ark

The Matrix Awakens

Monster Hunter Rise

Persona 4 Arena Ultimax

Planet of Lana

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Somerville

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Tchia

Tunic

Warhammer: Vermintide 2

New games announced during the ceremony included:[26]

Alan Wake II

Among Us VR

ARC Raiders

Dune: Spice Wars

The Expanse: A Telltale Series

Have a Nice Death

Nightingale

Rumbleverse

Slitterhead

Sonic Frontiers

Star Trek: Resurgence

Star Wars Eclipse

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre

Thirsty Suitors

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Wonder Woman

Winners and nominees[edit]

Nominees were announced on November 16, 2021.[27][28] Any game released for public consumption on or before November 19, 2021 was eligible for consideration.[29] The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from 103 media outlets globally.[30] Winners were determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and on social media platforms such as Facebook, Twitter, and Bilibili until December 8.[29] The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public;[31] the winner was announced on December 8 after three rounds of voting.[32] Specialized juries decided the nominees and winners for categories such as accessibility and esports.[29] Voting for the best esports team category was also held through the show's Discord server and through direct messages on Twitter.[33] More than 23.2 million votes were submitted on the official website, a 27 percent increase over the previous year.[34]

Keighley found his ownership of the show led to him receiving blame for snubs in nominations, despite not being involved in the voting process.[35] Regarding potential winners, Keighley felt "it's kind of anyone's game this year" but, as the show's producer, he prefers shows like The Game Awards 2018 with the rivalry between God of War and Red Dead Redemption 2.[4] He noted future shows could see the addition of awards for adaptations and user-generated content, but felt "there's just not enough yet".[5]

Awards[edit]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[36]

Video games[edit]

Josef Fares, game director of It Takes Two, accepted the show's Game of the Year award.

Mary DeMarle won the award for Best Narrative for Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, alongside Jean-François Dugas.

Game of the Year

Best Game Direction

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts‡

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks

Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo

Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil Village – Capcom

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks‡

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts

Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Narrative

Best Art Direction

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix‡

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts

Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine / Square Enix

Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks‡

Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab

Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive

Best Score and Music

Best Audio Design

Nier Replicant ver 1.22474487139 – Keiichi Okabe‡

Cyberpunk 2077 – Marcin Przybylowicz and Piotr T. Adamczyk

Deathloop – Tom Salta

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Richard Jacques

The Artful Escape – Johnny Galvatron and Josh Abrahams

Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios‡

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil Village – Capcom

Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Best Performance

Games for Impact

Maggie Robertson as Lady Dimitrescu – Resident Evil Village‡

Erika Mori as Alex Chen – Life Is Strange: True Colors

Giancarlo Esposito as Antón Castillo – Far Cry 6

Jason E. Kelley as Colt Vahn – Deathloop

Ozioma Akagha as Juliana Blake – Deathloop

Life Is Strange: True Colors – Deck Nine / Square Enix‡

Before Your Eyes – GoodbyeWorld Games / Skybound Games

Boyfriend Dungeon – Kitfox Games

Chicory: A Colorful Tale – Greg Lobanov / Finji

No Longer Home – Humble Grove / Fellow Traveller

Best Ongoing Game

Best Independent Game

Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix‡

Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts

Call of Duty: Warzone – Raven Software / Activision

Fortnite – Epic Games

Genshin Impact – miHoYo

Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab‡

12 Minutes – Luís António / Annapurna Interactive

Death's Door – Acid Nerve / Devolver Digital

Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital

Loop Hero – Four Quarters / Devolver Digital

Best Mobile Game

Best Community Support

Genshin Impact – miHoYo‡

Fantasian – Mistwalker

League of Legends: Wild Rift – Riot Games

Marvel Future Revolution – Netmarble / Marvel Games

Pokémon Unite – TiMi Studio / The Pokémon Company

Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix‡

Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts

Destiny 2: Beyond Light – Bungie

Fortnite – Epic Games

No Man's Sky – Hello Games

Best VR / AR Game

Innovation in Accessibility

Resident Evil 4 – Armature Studio / Capcom / Oculus Studios‡

Hitman 3 – IO Interactive

I Expect You to Die 2: The Spy and the Liar – Schell Games

Lone Echo II – Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios

Sniper Elite VR – Coatsink / Just Add Water / Rebellion Developments

Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios‡

Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Vale: Shadow of the Crown – Falling Squirrel

Best Action Game

Best Action / Adventure Game

Returnal – Housemarque / Sony Interactive Entertainment‡

Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games

Chivalry II – Torn Banner Studios / Tripwire Interactive

Deathloop – Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks

Far Cry 6 – Ubisoft

Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo‡

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy – Eidos Montreal / Square Enix

Psychonauts 2 – Double Fine / Xbox Game Studios

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil Village – Capcom

Best Role Playing Game

Best Fighting Game

Tales of Arise – Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment‡

Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt RED

Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom

Scarlet Nexus – Bandai Namco Studios / Tose / Bandai Namco

Shin Megami Tensei V – Atlus / Sega

Guilty Gear Strive – Arc System Works‡

Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – The Hinokami Chronicles – CyberConnect2 / Sega

Melty Blood: Type Lumina – French Bread / Delightworks

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl – Ludosity / Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment

Virtua Fighter 5: Ultimate Showdown – Sega

Best Family Game

Best Sports / Racing Game

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts‡

Mario Party Superstars – NDcube / Nintendo

New Pokémon Snap – Bandai Namco Studios / The Pokémon Company

Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – Nintendo

WarioWare: Get It Together! – Nintendo

Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios‡

F1 2021 – Codemasters / EA Sports

FIFA 22 – EA Vancouver / EA Sports

Hot Wheels Unleashed – Milestone

Riders Republic – Ubisoft

Best Sim / Strategy Game

Best Multiplayer Game

Age of Empires IV – Relic Entertainment / Xbox Game Studios‡

Evil Genius 2: World Domination – Rebellion Developments

Humankind – Amplitude Studios / Sega

Inscryption – Daniel Mullins Games / Devolver Digital

Microsoft Flight Simulator – Asobo Studio / Xbox Game Studios

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts‡

Back 4 Blood – Turtle Rock Studios / WB Games

Knockout City – Velan Studios / Electronic Arts

Monster Hunter Rise – Capcom

New World – Amazon Games

Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios

Best Debut Indie Game

Most Anticipated Game

Kena: Bridge of Spirits – Ember Lab‡

Sable – Shedworks / Raw Fury

The Artful Escape – Beethoven & Dinosaur / Annapurna Interactive

The Forgotten City – Modern Storyteller / Dear Villager

Valheim – Iron Gate Studio / Coffee Stain Studios

Elden Ring – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco‡

God of War Ragnarök – Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Horizon Forbidden West – Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild sequel – Nintendo

Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks

Players' Voice[b]

Halo Infinite – 343 Industries / Xbox Game Studios‡

Forza Horizon 5 – Playground Games / Xbox Game Studios

It Takes Two – Hazelight Studios / Electronic Arts

Metroid Dread – MercurySteam / Nintendo

Resident Evil Village – Capcom

Esports and creators[edit]

Oleksandr "s1mple" KostylievKim "kkOma" Jeong-gyuns1mple and kkOma won Best Esports Player and Best Esports Coach, respectively.

DeereSamira CloseKahlief AdamsDeere, Close, and Adams were named Global Gaming Citizens in 2021 alongside Anisa Sanusi (not pictured).

Best Esports Game

Best Esports Player

League of Legends – Riot Games‡

Call of Duty – Activision

Counter-Strike: Global Offensive – Valve

Dota 2 – Valve

Valorant – Riot Games

Oleksandr "s1mple" Kostyliev‡

Chris "Simp" Lehr

Heo "ShowMaker" Su

Magomed "Collapse" Khalilov

Tyson "TenZ" Ngo

Best Esports Team

Best Esports Coach

Natus Vincere (Counter Strike: Global Offensive)‡

DAMWON KIA (League of Legends)

Atlanta FaZe (Call of Duty)

Sentinels (Valorant)

Team Spirit (Dota 2)

Kim "kkOma" Jeong-gyun‡

Airat "Silent" Gaziev

Andrey "Engh" Sholokhov

Andrei "B1ad3" Horodenskyi

James "Crowder" Crowder

Best Esports Event

Content Creator of the Year

2021 League of Legends World Championship‡

The International 10

PGL Major Stockholm 2021

PUBG Mobile Global Championship 2020

2021 Valorant Champions Tour: Stage 2 Masters

Dream‡

Leslie "Fuslie" Fu

Alexandre "Gaules" Borba

Ibai Llanos

David "TheGrefg" Cánovas

Global Gaming Citizens[c]

The Drag Stream Community

Deere

Samira Close

Kahlief Adams (Spawn on Me)

Anisa Sanusi (Limit Break)

Games with multiple nominations and awards[edit]

Multiple nominations[edit]

Deathloop received the most nominations with nine. Other games with multiple nominations included It Takes Two and Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart with six, and Psychonauts 2 and Resident Evil Village with five. Xbox Game Studios[d] led the publishers with thirteen nominations, followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment and Electronic Arts with eleven, and Bethesda Softworks[d] and Square Enix with ten.[27][33]

Games that received multiple nominations

Nominations

Game

Deathloop

It Takes Two

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Psychonauts 2

Resident Evil Village

Forza Horizon 5

Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy

The Artful Escape

Far Cry 6

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Life Is Strange: True Colors

Metroid Dread

Returnal

Apex Legends

Back 4 Blood

Cyberpunk 2077

Final Fantasy XIV

Fortnite

Genshin Impact

Inscryption

Monster Hunter Rise

Valheim

Nominations by publisher

Nominations

Publisher

Xbox Game Studios[d]

Electronic Arts

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Bethesda Softworks[d]

Square Enix

Capcom

Nintendo

Annapurna Interactive

Devolver Digital

Sega

Ubisoft

Bandai Namco

Ember Lab

Riot Games

Activision

CD Projekt

Coffee Stain Studios

Epic Games

miHoYo

The Pokémon Company

Valve

WB Games

Multiple awards[edit]

Forza Horizon 5 and It Takes Two led the show with three wins each, followed by Deathloop, Final Fantasy XIV, and Kena: Bridge of Spirits with two awards each. Square Enix and Xbox Game Studios won a total of five awards each, while Electronic Arts won three.[36]

Games that received multiple wins

Awards

Game

Forza Horizon 5

It Takes Two

Deathloop

Final Fantasy XIV

Kena: Bridge of Spirits

Wins by publisher

Awards

Publisher

Square Enix

Xbox Game Studios

Electronic Arts

Bandai Namco

Bethesda Softworks

Ember Lab

Presenters and performers[edit]

Presenters[edit]

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman.[2][8][3][38]

Name

Role

Giancarlo Esposito

Presented the award for Best Independent Game

Laura Bailey

Presented the award for Best Performance

Ashley Johnson

Sam Lake

Presented the announcement trailer for Alan Wake II

Ben Schwartz

Presented the trailer for Sonic the Hedgehog 2

Simu Liu

Presented the award for Best Action Game

Aaryn Flynn

Presented the announcement trailer for Nightingale

Hideo Kojima

Presented the trailer for Nightmare Alley

Guillermo del Toro

Presented the award for Best Art Direction

Aerial Powers

Presented the award for Best Mobile Game

Ming-Na Wen

Presented the award for Best Narrative

Debra Wilson

Presented the gameplay trailer for Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League[39]

Ella Balinska

Presented the trailer for Forspoken[40]

Pollyanna McIntosh

Clive Standen

Presented the announcement trailer for Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2[41]

Tim Willits

Paul George

Presented the award for Best Action/Adventure Game

Will Arnett

Presented the trailer for Tiny Tina's Wonderlands

Ashly Burch

Reggie Fils-Aimé

Presented the award for Best Ongoing Game

Morgan Baker

Presented the award for Innovation in Accessibility

Jacksepticeye

Simon Viklund

Presented the release trailer for GTFO[42]

Donald Mustard

Presented the award for Best Game Direction

Carrie-Anne Moss

Presented the reveal trailer for The Matrix Awakens

Keanu Reeves

Neil Druckmann

Presented the award for Game of the Year

Performers[edit]

StingImagine DragonsJIDDarren KorbThe Game Awards 2021 featured performances from several artists, all of whom were backed by the Game Awards Orchestra.[e]

The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.[2][8][3][38] All performances were backed by the Game Awards Orchestra, conducted by Lorne Balfe.[10][8]

Name

Song

Game(s) / show(s)

Sting

"What Could Have Been"

Arcane

Julie Elven

"Promise of the West"

Horizon Forbidden West

Lia Booth

"The Delicious Last Course Overture"

Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course

Adryon de León

Natalie Hanna Mendoza

Luena[f]

"ROCKSTAR"

DokeV

Ashley Barrett

"Build That Wall (Zia's Theme)"

Bastion

Darren Korb

Imagine Dragons

"Enemy"

Arcane

JID

The Game Awards Orchestra[e]

Game of the Year medley

Deathloop

It Takes Two

Metroid Dread

Psychonauts 2

Ratchet & Clank: Rift Apart

Resident Evil Village

Ratings and reception[edit]

Nominees[edit]

Some journalists felt Forza Horizon 5 and Returnal were snubbed in the nominations for the show's Game of the Year category.[44][45][46] Den of Geek's Matthew Byrd criticized the absence of nominations for The Forgotten City in Best Narrative, Hitman 3 in Best Action/Adventure Game, and Unpacking in Best Independent Game, and felt Cyberpunk 2077's Best Role-Playing Game and Far Cry 6's Best Action Game nominations were undeserved.[45] Game Rant's John Higgs similarly considered Unpacking among the biggest snubs.[47] TheGamer's Josh Coulson felt The Forgotten City, Lost Judgment, and MLB The Show 21 were unrecognized, and Keanu Reeves deserved a nomination for his role as Johnny Silverhand in Cyberpunk 2077.[48] Rachel Kaser of VentureBeat praised the diversity of the Best Performance nominees.[49]

Ceremony[edit]

The show received a mixed reception from media publications. Push Square's Liam Croft enjoyed the new announcements, noting they continued to improve each year.[50] BBC's Steffan Powell considered the announcement of Wonder Woman the biggest surprise,[51] and Kotaku's Ari Notis found Have a Nice Death to be among the best reveals.[52] VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi praised the announcements, describing The Matrix Awakens as "one of the most inspiring demos of the show", and felt the winners were well-deserved and focused on "innovation and gameplay over brands"; he noted the show proved the mainstream success of the video game industry with presenters and performers like Reeves, Liu, Sting, and Imagine Dragons.[18] Kellen Browning of The New York Times called the show "a victory lap of sorts for the video game community", identifying its crossover with other entertainment mediums.[19]

Schreier of Bloomberg News described the show as "an exhausting experience" after 2020's virtual ceremony, and heard in-person audience members complaining about the "non-stop barrage of trailers" and the show's length.[23] From The Washington Post, Nathan Grayson claimed the crowd stopped paying attention towards the end of the show, and Shannon Liao said some were leaving the venue at least ten minutes before the conclusion; Grayson described some of the presenters' speeches as "jokey, canned", and felt the show was missing "unexpected live moments that capture everybody's attention" like previous ceremonies.[8] Eurogamer's Wesley Yin-Poole echoed the latter sentiment, and wrote "the awards part of The Game Awards felt rushed".[3] Todd Marten of the Los Angeles Times similarly felt the ceremony spent more time on announcements than awards, and criticized the lack of activism compared to the backlash of other awards shows like the Academy Awards and Golden Globes; he enjoyed the Halo television series preview and the performances of Imagine Dragons and Sting, but lambasted Doug Bowser's Metroid Dread acceptance speech as "hit-the-snooze-button marketing talking points".[53] PC Gamer's Stanton felt the show needed to halve its length and focus solely on announcements to become "the true digital E3".[22] Gavin Lane of Nintendo Life disliked that, despite the show's length, several awards were presented during the preshow.[54]

Viewership[edit]

Over 85 million livestreams were used to view the ceremony, the most in the show's history to date.[34][a] On Twitch, the show received a total of 3.35 million viewers, including co-streams from participating channels, and performance on the show's official YouTube channel increased by 14 percent over the previous year, with more than 1.75 million hours watched. On Twitter, 1.6 million tweets were made about the event—the most in the show's history—and it topped the trends for the eighth year in a row, with a peak of 11 of the top 30 trends related to the show.[56]

Notes[edit]

^ a b The viewership record was beaten in 2022 with 103 million streams.[55]

^ 100 percent public-voted award with a three-round nomination process that began with 30 games[31]

^ Presented in conjunction with Facebook Gaming

^ a b c d Deathloop was published by Bethesda Softworks independently of Xbox Game Studios, its indirect parent company.[37]

^ a b Conducted by Lorne Balfe[10]

^ Virtual performance with dance choreography by 1MILLION Dance Studio[43]

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The Game Awards 2023DateDecember 7, 2023 (2023-12-07)VenuePeacock Theater, Los AngelesCountryUnited StatesHosted byGeoff KeighleyPreshow host(s)Sydnee GoodmanHighlightsMost awardsBaldur's Gate 3 (6)Most nominationsBaldur's Gate 3 (9)Game of the Year Baldur's Gate 3Websitethegameawards.comOnline coverageRuntime2 hours, 52 minutes[1]Viewership118 millionProduced byGeoff KeighleyKimmie KimDirected byRichard Preuss

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The Game Awards 2023 was an award show that honored the best video games of 2023. It was the tenth show hosted by Geoff Keighley, creator and producer of The Game Awards, held with a live audience at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2023. The preshow ceremony was hosted by Sydnee Goodman. The event was live streamed across online platforms globally. It featured musical performances from Loren Allred, Heilung, and Old Gods of Asgard, and presentations from celebrity guests, including Timothée Chalamet, Christopher Judge, and Matthew McConaughey.

Baldur's Gate 3 led the show with nine nominations and six wins, including Game of the Year and Best Performance for Neil Newbon. Several new games were announced during the show, including Marvel's Blade, Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, and Visions of Mana. The show was viewed by over 118 million streams, the most in its history, with more than 17,000 co-streams from content creators. Journalists criticized the show for prioritizing announcements and celebrities over awards, and its lack of acknowledgement of industry layoffs and the ongoing Gaza humanitarian crisis.

Background[edit]

As with previous iterations of The Game Awards, the 2023 show was hosted and produced by Canadian games journalist Geoff Keighley.[2] He returned as an executive producer alongside Kimmie Kim, and Richard Preuss and LeRoy Bennett returned as director and creative director, respectively.[3] Sydnee Goodman returned as host of the 30-minute preshow, titled Opening Act.[4] The presentation took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, California, on December 7, 2023,[2] and was live streamed across more than 30 online platforms globally, including Instagram, Facebook, Steam, TikTok, Twitch, X, and YouTube.[5][6]

Public tickets became available for purchase on November 6,[3] and sold out within a week,[7] quicker than any previous year.[8] The show increased security following stage interruptions at the previous ceremony in December 2022 and Gamescom's Opening Night Live in August 2023.[9] Keighley said the show and preshow aimed for a collective three-hour runtime, like its predecessor.[4] The Game Awards 2023 was the fourth show to feature Future Class, a list of 50 individuals from across the video game industry who best represent its future. The list was announced on December 5, featuring individuals like Marvel's Midnight Suns writer Emma Kidwell, The Sims 4 experience design lead Alister Lee, and accessibility consultant Ross Minor.[10]

Announcements[edit]

According to Keighley, the show avoided the term "world premiere" for new announcements, instead treating all content equally.[9] Announcements on both released and upcoming games were made for:[11]

Apex Legends

As Dusk Falls

Asgard's Wrath 2

Baldur's Gate 3

Black Myth: Wukong

Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons

Dave the Diver

Dragon Ball: Sparking! Zero

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Final Fantasy XVI

The Finals

The First Descendant

Fortnite Rocket Racing

God of War Ragnarök

GTFO

Guilty Gear Strive

Honkai: Star Rail

Lego Fortnite

Metaphor: ReFantazio

No Man's Sky

The Outlast Trials

Palia

Persona 3 Reload

Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown

Ready or Not

Rise of the Rōnin

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

Skull and Bones

Stormgate

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League

Warhammer 40,000: Rogue Trader

Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2

Zenless Zone Zero

New games announced included:[11]

Big Walk

Untitled Crazy Taxi game

Den of Wolves

Exoborne

Exodus

Untitled Golden Axe game

Harmonium: The Musical

Untitled Jet Set Radio game

Jurassic Park: Survival

Kemuri

Last Sentinel

Light No Fire

Lost Records: Bloom & Rage

Marvel's Blade

Mecha Break

Monster Hunter Wilds

No Rest for the Wicked

Pony Island 2: Panda Circus

Untitled Shinobi game

Streets of Rage: Revolution

Tales of Kenzera: Zau

The Casting of Frank Stone

The First Berserker: Khazan

The Rise of the Golden Idol

Thrasher

Usual June

Visions of Mana

Windblown

World of Goo 2

Winners and nominees[edit]

Nominees were announced on November 13, 2023.[12] Any game released for public consumption on or before November 17 was eligible for consideration. The nominees were compiled by a jury panel composed of members from over 100 media outlets globally. Specialized juries decided the nominees for categories such as accessibility, adaptation, and esports.[13] Winners were determined between the jury (90 percent) and public voting (10 percent); the latter was held via the official website and Discord server[a] until December 6.[14][15] The exception is the Players' Voice award, fully nominated and voted-on by the public, for which voting opened on November 27.[16] According to Keighley, first-day website voting saw a 73% increase over the previous year.[8]

The Game Awards partnered with Nighttimes and Studio 568 to create an in-game hub world in Fortnite, available from November 14, allowing players to vote for their favorite user-created islands among ten nominees; the winner was announced during the ceremony. Keighley had been seeking to create more in-game events since hosting a live show in Fortnite in 2019,[17][18] and sought to allow in-game live viewership of the show in the future. He felt it was a more effective advertising technique for the show than traditional marketing like billboards.[8] According to Keighley, the hub world surpassed one million plays within three days, with more than 875,000 unique players.[19]

Awards[edit]

Winners are listed first, highlighted in boldface, and indicated with a double dagger (‡).[20]

Media[edit]

Swen Vincke accepted Game of the Year for Baldur's Gate 3.

Sam Lake accepted Best Game Direction and Best Narrative for Alan Wake 2.

Neil Newbon won Best Performance for his role as Astarion in Baldur's Gate 3.

Shuhei Yoshida accepted Games for Impact for Tchia.

Eiji Aonuma accepted Best Action/Adventure Game for The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.

Doug Bowser accepted Best Family Game for Super Mario Bros. Wonder.

Neil Druckmann accepted Best Adaptation for The Last of Us alongside Asad Qizilbash.

Game of the Year

Best Game Direction

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios‡

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil 4 – Capcom

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing‡

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Best Narrative

Best Art Direction

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing‡

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt

Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing‡

Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Lies of P – Round8 Studio / Neowiz

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Best Score and Music

Best Audio Design

Final Fantasy XVI – Masayoshi Soken‡

Alan Wake 2 – Petri Alanko

Baldur's Gate 3 – Borislav Slavov

Hi-Fi Rush – Shuichi Kobori

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo

Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks‡

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing

Dead Space – Motive Studios / Electronic Arts

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil 4 – Capcom

Best Performance

Games for Impact

Neil Newbon as Astarion – Baldur's Gate 3‡

Idris Elba as Solomon Reed – Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty

Melanie Liburd as Saga Anderson – Alan Wake 2

Yuri Lowenthal as Peter Parker / Spider-Man – Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Cameron Monaghan as Cal Kestis – Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Ben Starr as Clive Rosfield – Final Fantasy XVI

Tchia – Awaceb / Kepler Interactive‡

A Space for the Unbound – Mojiken Studio / Toge Productions

Chants of Sennaar – Rundisc / Focus Entertainment

Goodbye Volcano High – KO_OP

Terra Nil – Free Lives / Devolver Digital

Venba – Visai Games

Best Independent Game

Best Debut Indie Game

Sea of Stars – Sabotage Studio‡

Cocoon – Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive

Dave the Diver – Mintrocket

Dredge – Black Salt Games / Team17

Viewfinder – Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing

Cocoon – Geometric Interactive / Annapurna Interactive‡

Dredge – Black Salt Games / Team17

Pizza Tower – Tour De Pizza

Venba – Visai Games

Viewfinder – Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Publishing

Best Ongoing Game

Best Community Support

Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt‡

Apex Legends – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts

Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix

Fortnite – Epic Games

Genshin Impact – miHoYo / HoYoverse

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios‡

Cyberpunk 2077 – CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt

Destiny 2 – Bungie

Final Fantasy XIV – Square Enix

No Man's Sky – Hello Games

Best Mobile Game

Best VR / AR Game

Honkai: Star Rail – miHoYo / HoYoverse‡

Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis – Applibot, Square Enix Creative Business Unit I / Square Enix

Hello Kitty Island Adventure – Sunblink

Monster Hunter Now – Niantic, Capcom

Terra Nil – Free Lives / Devolver Digital

Resident Evil Village – Capcom‡

Gran Turismo 7 – Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Humanity – tha LTD. / Enhance Games

Horizon Call of the Mountain – Guerrilla Games, Firesprite / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Synapse – nDreams

Best Action Game

Best Action / Adventure Game

Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon – FromSoftware / Bandai Namco Entertainment‡

Dead Island 2 – Dambuster Studios / Deep Silver

Ghostrunner 2 – One More Level / 505 Games

Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks

Remnant 2 – Gunfire Games / Gearbox Publishing

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo‡

Alan Wake 2 – Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games Publishing

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Resident Evil 4 – Capcom

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor – Respawn Entertainment / Electronic Arts

Best Role Playing Game

Best Fighting Game

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios‡

Final Fantasy XVI – Square Enix

Lies of P – Round8 Studio / Neowiz

Sea of Stars – Sabotage Studio

Starfield – Bethesda Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks

Street Fighter 6 – Capcom‡

God of Rock – Modus Games

Mortal Kombat 1 – NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games

Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 – Fair Play Labs / GameMill Entertainment

Pocket Bravery – Statera Studio / PQube

Best Family Game

Best Sim / Strategy Game

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo‡

Disney Illusion Island – Dlala Studios / Disney Electronic Content

Party Animals – Recreate Games / Source Technology

Pikmin 4 – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Sonic Superstars – Arzest, Sonic Team / Sega

Pikmin 4 – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo‡

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

Best Sports / Racing Game

Best Multiplayer Game[b]

Forza Motorsport – Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios‡

EA Sports FC 24 – EA Vancouver, EA Romania / EA Sports

F1 23 – Codemasters / EA Sports

Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged – Milestone

The Crew Motorfest – Ubisoft Ivory Tower / Ubisoft

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios‡

Diablo IV – Blizzard Team 3, Blizzard Albany / Blizzard Entertainment

Party Animals – Recreate Games / Source Technology

Street Fighter 6 – Capcom

Super Mario Bros. Wonder – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Innovation in Accessibility

Best Adaptation[c]

Forza Motorsport – Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game Studios‡

Diablo IV – Blizzard Team 3, Blizzard Albany / Blizzard Entertainment

Hi-Fi Rush – Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Mortal Kombat 1 – NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Games

Street Fighter 6 – Capcom

The Last of Us (television series) – PlayStation Productions / HBO; based on The Last of Us by Sony Interactive Entertainment‡

Castlevania: Nocturne (animated series) – Powerhouse Animation / Netflix; based on Castlevania by Konami

Gran Turismo (film) – PlayStation Productions / Sony Pictures Releasing; based on Gran Turismo by Sony Interactive Entertainment

The Super Mario Bros. Movie (animated film) – Illumination, Nintendo / Universal Pictures; based on Mario by Nintendo

Twisted Metal (television series) – PlayStation Productions / Peacock; based on Twisted Metal by Sony Interactive Entertainment

Most Anticipated Game

Players' Voice[d]

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth – Square Enix Creative Business Unit I / Square Enix‡

Hades II – Supergiant Games

Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth – Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio / Sega

Star Wars Outlaws – Massive Entertainment / Ubisoft

Tekken 8 – Bandai Namco Studios, Arika / Bandai Namco Entertainment

Baldur's Gate 3 – Larian Studios‡

Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty – CD Projekt Red / CD Projekt

Genshin Impact – miHoYo / HoYoverse

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – Nintendo EPD / Nintendo

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 – Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment

Esports and creators[edit]

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok won Best Esports Athlete.

Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam of Team Vitality requested the removal of his Best Esports Coach nomination as he had not coached any professional games in 2023.[23][24]

Best Esports Game

Best Esports Athlete

Valorant – Riot Games‡

Counter-Strike 2 – Valve

Dota 2 – Valve

League of Legends – Riot Games

PUBG Mobile – Lightspeed & Quantum Studio / Level Infinite

Lee "Faker" Sang-hyeok (T1, League of Legends)‡

Phillip "ImperialHal" Dosen (TSM, Apex Legends)

Mathieu "ZywOo" Herbaut (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

Park "Ruler" Jae-hyuk (JD Gaming, League of Legends)

Max "Demon1" Mazanov (Evil Geniuses, Valorant)

Paco "HyDra" Rusiewiez (New York Subliners, Call of Duty)

Best Esports Team

Best Esports Coach

JD Gaming (League of Legends)‡

Evil Geniuses (Valorant)

Fnatic (Valorant)

Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)

Team Vitality (Counter-Strike 2)

Christine "potter" Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant)‡

Jordan "Gunba" Graham (Florida Mayhem, Overwatch 2)

Rémy "XTQZZZ" Quoniam (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

Danny "zonic" Sørensen (Team Vitality, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)

Yoon "Homme" Sung-young (JD Gaming, League of Legends)

Best Esports Event

Content Creator of the Year

2023 League of Legends World Championship‡

BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023

Evo 2023

The International 2023

2023 Valorant Champions

Ironmouse‡

People Make Games

Quackity

Spreen

SypherPK

Multiple nominations and awards[edit]

Multiple nominations[edit]

Baldur's Gate 3 led the show with nine nominations, followed by Alan Wake 2 and Marvel's Spider-Man 2 with eight each.[25] Nintendo led the publishers with 15 nominations,[e] followed by Sony Interactive Entertainment with 10.[26] In addition to video game publishers, PlayStation Productions received three nominations for its film and television products in Best Adaptation, and Sony Pictures Television received two.[12]

Games that received multiple nominations

Nominations

Game

Baldur's Gate 3

Alan Wake 2

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Cyberpunk 2077

Hi-Fi Rush

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Final Fantasy XVI

Resident Evil 4

Street Fighter 6

Cocoon

Diablo IV

Dredge

Final Fantasy XIV

Forza Motorsport

Genshin Impact

Lies of P

Mortal Kombat 1

Party Animals

Pikmin 4

Sea of Stars

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor

Terra Nil

Venba

Viewfinder

Nominations by publisher

Nominations

Publisher

Nintendo[e]

Sony Interactive Entertainment

Epic Games

Larian Studios

Capcom

Square Enix

Bethesda Softworks

CD Projekt

Electronic Arts

Riot Games

Sega

HoYoverse

Annapurna Interactive

Bandai Namco Entertainment

Blizzard Entertainment

Devolver Digital

EA Sports

Neowiz

Sabotage Studio

Source Technology

Team17

Thunderful Publishing

Ubisoft

Visai Games

Warner Bros. Games

Xbox Game Studios

Multiple awards[edit]

Baldur's Gate 3 (Larian Studios) led the show with six wins, followed by Alan Wake 2 (Epic Games) with three, and Forza Motorsport (Xbox Game Studios) with two. Nintendo also won three awards, while Capcom and Square Enix won two.[20]

Games that received multiple wins

Awards

Game

Baldur's Gate 3

Alan Wake 2

Forza Motorsport

Wins by publisher

Awards

Publisher

Larian Studios

Epic Games

Nintendo

Capcom

Square Enix

Xbox Game Studios

Presenters and performers[edit]

Presenters[edit]

Geoff Keighley (top) hosted the main show while Sydnee Goodman (bottom) hosted the preshow.[4]

The following individuals, listed in order of appearance, presented awards or introduced trailers. All other awards were presented by Keighley or Goodman.[28][29][30]

Name

Role

Christopher Judge

Presented the award for Best Performance

Matthew McConaughey

Presented the announcement trailer for Exodus

Melina Juergens

Introduced performer Heilung

Ed Boon

Presented the award for Best Narrative

Ikumi Nakamura

Presented the announcement trailer for Kemuri

Gonzo[f]

Introduced the award for Best Debut Indie Game

Hideo Kojima

Introduced the announcement trailer for OD

Jordan Peele

Zedd

Presented the award for Best Audio Design

Rebecca Ford

Introduced the gameplay trailer for Warframe: Whispers in the Walls

Megan Everett

Caroline Marchal

Presented the award for Games for Impact

Abubakar Salim

Introduced the announcement trailer for Tales of Kenzera: Zau

Dinga Bakaba

Introduced the announcement trailer for Marvel's Blade[32]

Bill Roseman

Anthony Mackie

Presented the award for Best Ongoing Game

Steve C. Martin

Introduced the announcement trailer for Last Sentinel

David Harewood

Introduced performer Old Gods of Asgard

Ulf Andersson

Introduced free weekend trailer for GTFO and announcement trailer for Den of Wolves

Matthew Mercer

Introduced the launch trailer for Asgard's Wrath 2

Walton Goggins

Presented the award for Best Adaptation

Aaron Moten

Ella Purnell

Sean Murray

Introduced the announcement trailer for Light No Fire

Simu Liu

Introduced the story and gameplay trailer for Stormgate

Presented the award for Best Action/Adventure Game

Vince Zampella

Presented the award for Best Game Direction

Gustav Tilleby

Introduced the release trailer for The Finals

Ryōzō Tsujimoto

Introduced the announcement trailer for Monster Hunter Wilds[33]

Timothée Chalamet

Presented the award for Game of the Year

Performers[edit]

The Game Awards 2023 featured musical performances from (top to bottom) Heilung, Loren Allred, and Old Gods of Asgard.[28][34][35]

The following individuals or groups performed musical numbers.[28][34][35] Pedro Eustache, who became known as "Flute Guy" during the 2022 ceremony, returned to perform as part of the Game Awards Orchestra.[36]

Name

Song

Game(s)

Heilung

"Seidh"

Senua's Saga: Hellblade II

The Game Awards Orchestra[g]

"No Promises to Keep"

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth

Loren Allred

David Harewood

"Herald of Darkness"

Alan Wake 2

Sam Lake

Old Gods of Asgard

Matthew Porretta

Ilkka Villi

The Game Awards Orchestra[g]

Game of the Year medley

Alan Wake 2

Baldur's Gate 3

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Resident Evil 4

Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Reception[edit]

Nominees[edit]

Some journalists were surprised by Cyberpunk 2077's four nominations—twice as many as its original nominations in 2021—particularly due to the game's troubled launch.[38][39] Many considered Destiny 2's Best Community Support nomination poorly timed, coming weeks after layoffs at developer Bungie, including much of its community team.[40][41][42] Journalists felt several performances were overlooked and suggested Best Performance be split to consider leading and supporting performances to widen its scope.[43][44][45] TheGamer's Stacey Henley found Pizza Tower's nomination for Best Debut Indie Game but not Best Independent Game incongruous.[46]

The absence of nominations for Chained Echoes was highlighted as a flaw in the eligibility period for games released the preceding December;[47][48] some writers opined the show had a recency bias, with half the Game of the Year nominees released in October.[43][49] Many reporters and players highlighted the sole nomination for Starfield, a blockbuster game from a reputable developer,[25][38][50] though some found it appropriate due to the game's lesser quality compared to its competition.[49][51] The lack of nominations for Hogwarts Legacy was similarly highlighted, with some citing the game's divisiveness as a possible reason,[38][52] though others felt it was due to its relative quality.[48][53][54] Some lamented the omission of Octopath Traveler 2,[38][55][56] and others felt Final Fantasy XVI was snubbed a Game of the Year nomination.[48][57]

Several journalists and viewers expressed confusion at Dave the Diver's Best Independent Game nomination as its developer, Mintrocket, is a subsidiary of the larger company Nexon, which previously claimed the game was "not necessarily" an indie;[43][46] TheGamer's Henley wrote that Baldur's Gate 3 was "technically an entirely independent game" but was likely not considered eligible due to developer Larian Studios's employee count and use of an existing intellectual property.[46] In response, Keighley said "independent can mean different things to different people" and opted to allow the jury to decide the final selections.[58] TheGamer's Jade King called Games for Impact "a locker to stuff all the diverse games into", with four of its six nominees not receiving any other nominations, and felt it was typically limited to independent games despite others fitting the criteria.[59]

Ceremony[edit]

Before the ceremony, more than 3,000 game industry members, including 79 previous Future Class recipients[60]—more than half of the 150 members to date[61]—signed an open letter calling for a statement to be read during the show addressing the ongoing Gaza humanitarian crisis, supporting the rights of Palestinians and calling for a ceasefire, and asking the industry to address the dehumanization of people from South West Asia and North Africa and their portrayal as villains or terrorists in games. The letter's author, 2021 Future Class recipient Younès Rabii, said it was motivated by Meg Jayanth's withdrawal as a presenter at the Golden Joystick Awards in October after being barred from making a statement about Palestinians.[62][63][64] The Mary Sue's Ana Valens bemoaned the show's lack of response[65] and Paste's Garrett Martin criticized it as "cowardly".[60] Rock Paper Shotgun's Alice Bell felt the show only would have voiced support if it "was a profitable stance rather than a moral one".[66] After the ceremony, developers of nominees Goodbye Volcano High and Venba said they had planned to acknowledge the crisis in their acceptance speeches.[1] Keighley spoke with Future Class members after the show; some members felt he was deflective and unprepared, while others found the meeting productive and hopeful.[67][68]

The show was criticized for prioritizing celebrities such as Timothée Chalamet (left) over nominees[61][69] and for limiting time for acceptance speeches, such as Larian Studios (right) for Game of the Year.[1][70][71]

The ceremony was criticized for prioritizing announcements and celebrity guests over nominees and winners.[69][72][73] Some journalists felt this was represented by actor Timothée Chalamet presenting Game of the Year instead of a game developer.[61][69] Obsidian Entertainment director Josh Sawyer called the show "an embarrassing indictment of a segment of the industry desperate for validation via star power with little respect for the devs it's supposedly honoring".[1] Eurogamer's Chris Tapsell felt future ceremonies should mirror the goals of its own industry rather than seek validation and relevance from others.[61] Video Games Chronicle's Andy Robinson empathized with the production team's challenges and considered the show among the best to date but felt it suffered from runtime and curation problems.[74] VentureBeat's Dean Takahashi felt the show "lived up to the reputation of being ... the Oscars of gaming".[75] Some commentators considered highlights included Old Gods of Asgard's performance[70][76][77] and Abubakar Salim announcing Tales of Kenzera: Zau in memory of his late father.[73][70][78]

Journalists found it disrespectful that celebrity guests were given several minutes to speak—including more than six minutes for Hideo Kojima and Jordan Peele[79]—while winners were allocated thirty seconds before being prompted to "wrap it up" and cut off by music,[1][66][80] and others were relegated to the preshow or announced in quick succession without acceptance speeches.[73][72][70] The Escapist's Liam Nolan calculated that winners' speeches cumulatively ran for less than 11 minutes, compared to the Academy Awards's 30-minute average.[81] Commentators cited Best Performance winner Neil Newbon being cut off while talking about players' heartfelt responses to his work, and Game of the Year acceptee Swen Vincke while paying tribute to his deceased colleague,[1][70][71] and considered it disrespectful considering several acceptees speak English as a second language.[69][82][83] Keighley said he asked his team to relax the rule during the show and acknowledged it would be addressed in future.[1] GameSpot and IGN published speeches from winners who were unable to accept at the show.[84][85]

The show was picketed by pro-worker protestors advocating for unionization.[70][86][87]

Critics bemoaned the show's lack of acknowledgement of the video game industry's mass layoffs;[1][88][82] VentureBeat's Rachel Kaser found it particularly disappointing considering the show's focus on film and television industry professionals,[89] and The Verge's Ash Parrish wrote that "Keighley let video game developers down".[88] Dot Esports's Issy van der Velde called it "disappointing but not entirely unexpected" based on the show's history of avoiding acknowledgment.[90] Game Developer's Chris Kerr criticized Keighley's opening speech for calling for unity but failing to address layoffs, and felt the show should spend "less time chasing a hollow sense of legitimacy by curating a showcase that has the cultural awareness and humanity of a shameless Super Bowl ad".[91] The ceremony was picketed by pro-worker protestors advocating for unionization, including members of the Game Workers of Southern California and SAG-AFTRA;[70][86][87] one picket sign read "best year for games, worst year for game workers".[91]

Some Call of Duty developers criticized presenter Christopher Judge's joke that his 2022 acceptance speech was lengthier than Call of Duty: Modern Warfare III's (2023) single-player story campaign.[92][93][94] Current and former developers countered by citing Call of Duty's higher commercial success, though some deleted their responses and said they respected God of War, in which Judge portrays Kratos.[95][96] Barry Sloane, who portrays Modern Warfare's Captain Price, similarly criticized Judge's joke but later wrote "all's fair in games and war" and complimented his performances.[97][98] Sledgehammer Games's Darcy Sandall found Judge's joke unexpected "from a peer, at an event that [sic] supposed to be celebrating this year's achievements in gaming", particularly in light of reports regarding its development involving crunch.[92]

Viewership[edit]

The in-person audience for The Game Awards 2022 at the Peacock Theater

An estimated 118 million viewers watched the ceremony, the most in the show's history and a 15% increase from the previous year. More than 17,000 content creators co-streamed the event, including over 13,680 on Twitch (a 24% increase) and 4,000 on YouTube. On Twitch, the show peaked at 1.94 million concurrent viewers and saw a 10% increase in total watch time.[6] The extension "Twitch Predicts The Game Awards" reached almost four million views, with 330,000 concurrent viewers.[99] On YouTube, the ceremony set a show record with a peak of 1.7 million concurrent viewers, a 35% increase, with over 900,000 on the official channel, a 53% increase.[6]

Notes[edit]

^ In China, fan voting is held via Bilibili, WeChat, and other platforms.[14]

^ Presented in conjunction with Discord[12]

^ Awarded to media based on video games[21]

^ 100 percent public-voted award with a three-round nomination process that began with 30 games[22]

^ a b Nintendo received an additional nomination as co-producer of The Super Mario Bros. Movie for Best Adaptation.[27]

^ Puppet performed by Bill Barretta and voiced by Dave Goelz[31]

^ a b Conducted by Lorne Balfe[37]

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