I The Game Awards 2023 è l’ultimo dei ‘Grandi Eventi‘ che chiude un 2023 memorabile per i videogiocatori, pregno di uscite di assoluto spessore, ritorni di saghe iconiche del passato e di software house che hanno scritto la storia del videogioco.
L’evento che si è tenuto nella notte italiana ha premiato i migliori giochi dell’anno che si sta per concludere. La battaglia per il Game Of The Year quest’anno è stata più serrata che mai. Tra i migliori giochi infatti erano presenti The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 e Resident Evil 4 Remake. Tutti meritevoli di vittoria per un motivo o l’altro, ma alla fine solo uno c
1 – Game of the Year: ecco chi si contenderà il GOTY 2023
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – VINCITORE
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publishing)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
2 – Best Game Direction
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publishing) – VINCITORE
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, SIE)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
3 – Best Narrative
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publsihing) – VINCITORE
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt RED)
- Final Fantasy 16 (Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, SIE)
4 – Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Games Publishing) – VINCITORE
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio, Neowiz Games)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
5 – Best Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2, Compositore: Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment)
- Baldur’s Gate 3, Compositore: Borislav Slavov (Larian Studio)
- Final Fantasy 16, Compositore: Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix) – VINCITORE
- Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director: Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Compositore: Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo)
6 – Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment, Epic Game Publishing)
- Dead Space (EA Motive, Electronic Arts)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks) – VINCITORE
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
7 – Best Peformance
- Ben Starr (Final Fantasy 16)
- Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars Jedi: Survivor)
- Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty)
- Melani Liburd (Alan Wake 2)
- Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3) – VINCITORE
- Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2)
8 – Innovation in Accessibility
- Diablo 4 (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10, Xbox Game Studios) – VINCITORE
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks, Xbox Game Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games, PlayStation)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm, Warner Bros.)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
9 – 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) – VINCITORE
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital, Netflix)
- Venba (Visai Games)
10 – Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment, EA)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED) – VINCITORE
- Final Fantasy 14 (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
11 – Best Indipendent Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive, Annapurna Interactive)
- Dave the diver (Mintrocket)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games, Team 17)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio) – VINCITORE
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios, Thunderful Publsihing)
12 – Best Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy 7: Ever Crisis (Applibot, Square Enix)
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
- Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse) – VINCITORE
- Monster Hunter Now (Niantic, Capcom)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives, Netflix)
13 – Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – VINCITORE
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy 14 (Square Enix)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
14 – Best VR/AR Game
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital, PlayStation Studios)
- Humanity (tha LTD, Enhance Games)
- Horizon Call of the Moutain (Guerrilla Games, Firesprit, PlayStation Studios
- Resident Evil Village VR (Capcom) – VINCITORE
- Synapse (nDreams)
15 – Best Action Game
- Armored Core 6: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware, Bandai Namco) – VINCITORE
- Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios, Deep Silver)
- Hi-Fi Rush Tango Gameworks, Bethesda Softworks)
- Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games, Gearbox Publishing)
- Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level, 505 Games)
16 – 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) – VINCITORE
17 – Best Role Playing Game
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – VINCITORE
- Final Fantasy 16 (Square Enix)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio, Neowiz Games)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios, Bethesda Softworks)
18 – Best Fighting Game
- God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil, Modus Games)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios, WB Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom) – VINCITORE
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity, Fair Play Labs, GameMill Entertainment)
- Pocket Bravery (STATERA STUDIO, PQube)
19 – Best Family Game
- Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo)
- Sonic Superstars (Arzest, Sonic Team, Sega)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo) – VINCITORE
20 – Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Advance Wars 1-2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward, Nintendo)
- Cities: Skylines 2 (Colossal Order, Paradox Interactive)
- Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment, Sega)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems, Nintendo)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo) – VINCITORE
21 – Best Sport/Racing Game
- EA SPORTS FC 24 (EA Vancouver, EA Romania, EA SPORTS)
- F1 23 (Codemasters, EA SPORTS)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10, Xbox Game Studios) – VINCITORE
- HotWheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone
- The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower, Ubisoft)
22 – Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix) – VINCITORE
- Hades 2 (Supergiant Games)
- Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio, Sega)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment, Ubisoft)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco, Arika)
23 – Best Multiplayer Game
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios) – VINCITORE
- Diablo 4 (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo)
24 – Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- DOTA 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studios)
- Valorant (Riot Games) – VINCITORE
25 – Best Debut Indie Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive, Annapurna Interactive) – VINCITORE
- Dredge (Black Salt Games, Team 17)
- Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
- Venba (Visai Games)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studiios, Thunderful Publishing)
26 – Best Adaptation (come nel 2022, verranno premiati film e serie TV tratte dai videogiochi)
- Castelvania Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation, Netflix)
- Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions, Sony Pictures)
- The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions, HBO) – VINCITORE
- Super Mario The Movie (Illumination, Nintendo, Universal Pictures)
- Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions, Peacock)
27 – Content Creator of the Year
- Ironmouse – VINCITORE
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- Sypherpk
28 – Best Esport Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of Legends) – VINCITORE
- Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
- Paco “Hydra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
- Park “Ruler” Jae-Hyuk (League of Legends)
- Phillip “ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
29 – Best Esport Team
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorant)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- JD Gaming (League of Legends) – VINCITORE
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
30 – Best Esport Coach
- Christine “Potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses, Valorant) – VINCITORE
- 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)
31 – Best Esport Event
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship – VINCITORE
- Blast.Tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championship 2023
- Valorant Champions 2023
32 – Player’s Choice Award
- Baldur’s Gate 3 – VINCITORE
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Genshin Impact
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom