The Game Awards 2023 nominees revealed, Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 lead the nominations
Numerous awards to be determined in December.
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What you need to know
The big day is here!It’s the day everyone has calm, nuanced discussions around the games that released in 2023, as the nominations for The Game Awards 2023 have been revealed! Some of the best games of the year are here, while many will feel their favorites got snubbed and others will feel the victors weren’t victoriousenough.
Alan Wake 2andBaldur’s Gate 3are leading the pack for individual games getting awards, as both titles received eight nominations each, including being nominated for Game of the Year. You can find the full list below:
Game of the Year
Best Direction
Best Narrative
Best Art Direction
Best Score and Music
Best Audio Design
Best Performance
Innovation in Accessibility
Games for Impact
Best Ongoing
Best Community Support
Best Independent Game
Best Debut Indie Game
Best Mobile Game
Best VR/AR
Best Action Game
Best Action/Adventure
Best RPG
Best Fighting
Best Family
Best Sim/Strategy
Best Sports/Racing
Best Multiplayer
Best Adaption
Most Anticipated Game
Content Creator of the Year
Best Esports Game
Best Esports Athlete
Best Esports Team
Best Esports Coach
Best Esports Event
Get your votes in!
Voting is now open on theofficial Game Awards website, so you can sign up and play a part in determining who wins. Congratulations to everyone that was nominated! 2023 has been a great for video games, but I want to remind everyone reading this that it’s been far less kind to the people who actually make games.Thousands of developers have been been laid offand studios have been closed, and I hope to see that noted in some way at the awards on December 7.
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Samuel Tolbert is a freelance writer covering gaming news, previews, reviews, interviews and different aspects of the gaming industry, specifically focusing on Xbox and PC gaming on Windows Central. You can find him on Twitter@SamuelTolbert.
