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Written by Rahul Chettiyar, Edited by Manas Mitul | Updated: 14 November 2023 13:24 IST

The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced: Baldur’s Gate 3, Alan Wake 2 Lead the Pack

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Highlights

The Game Awards will be streamed live on December 8 at 6am IST
Geoff Keighley will return to host The Game Awards 2023
HBO’s The Last of Us is nominated for Best Adaptation

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Geoff Keighley is sticking to his rule of including only six names for the prestigious award. The remaining GOTY contenders include Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Resident Evil 4 remake, and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. The latter two were big hits during the first half of the year, with Zelda players showing off their mechanical creations in the lands of Hyrule, while the RE4 PC players messed around with sultry mods.

HBO's Cameron Monaghan for Star Wars Jedi: Survivor, Ben Starr for Final Fantasy XVI, and Idris Elba for Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty amongst others.

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Here are your six nominees for GAME OF THE YEAR at #TheGameAwards

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— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) November 13, 2023

It's odd that Nintendo emerging as the most-nominated publisher this year with 15 nominations.

As usual, the event will play host to countless game reveals and trailers, live musical performances, and its dedicated on-stage orchestra conducted by returning composer Lorne Balfe. The winners will be announced on December 7 (December 8 in India, running from 6am to 9:30am IST), live from the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles. It will be available to stream across YouTube, Twitch, Twitter, Facebook Live, Instagram Live, and Kick. Fans can cast their votes until D-day through the official TGA website.

With that, here's the full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2023:

Game of the Year 4s6qb

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)

Best Game Direction 2f2a1a

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

Best Narrative 394451

Alan Wake II
Baldur's Gate 3
Square Enix)
Marvel's Spider-Man 2

Best Art Direction 2x5b30

Alan Wake 2
Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom

Best Score and Music 18d1

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

Best Adaptation 5q151r

Universal Pictures)
Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)

Best Audio Design 4y2r3v

Alan Wake 2
EA)
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Resident Evil 4

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Best Performance 5s3130

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 k3e36

Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
Hi-Fi Rush
Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Ongoing Game 6x5t1d

Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
Cyberpunk 2077
Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)

Games for Impact 322e2i

Venba (Visai Games)

Best Community 2z261

Baldur's Gate 3
Cyberpunk 2077
Bungie)
Final Fantasy XIV
No Man's Sky (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game 132l12

Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)

Best Debut Indie Game t3w4w

Cocoon
Dredge
Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
Venba
Viewfinder

Best Mobile Game 513n2u

Honkai: Star Rail
Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
Terra Nil

Best VR/AR Game 4x22e

Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game 4d1k12

Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
Hi-Fi Rush
Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)

Best Action/Adventure Game 263w12

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

Best RPG 2z1m1r

Baldur's Gate 3
Final Fantasy XVI
Lies of P
Sea of Stars
Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)

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Best Fighting Game 663c3u

Mortal Kombat 1
Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
Street Fighter 6

Best Family Game 6k4s4o

Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Best Sim/Strategy Game 1z3h4x

Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
Pikmin 4

Best Sports/Racing 576o1u

F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
Forza Motorsport
The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)

Best Multiplayer 4wk6p

Baldur's Gate 3
Diablo IV
Party Animals
Street Fighter 6
Super Mario Bros. Wonder

Most Anticipated Game 336xg

Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
Hades II (Supergiant Games)
Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)

Content Creator of the Year a1b5r

IronMouse
PeopleMakeGames
Quackity
Spreen
SypherPK

Best Esports Game 276h4u

Dota 2 (Valve)
League of Legends (Riot Games)
Riot Games)

Best Esports Athlete 6i6i1q

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 2a4o5

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

Best Esports Coach 2s5jt

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 2z203a

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

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Alan Wake II 1k1s54

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Genre Survival horror

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

PEGI Rating 18+

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Baldur's Gate III 2m5145

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Deeply thought-out writing
Highly reactive world
In-depth character customisation
Charming characters; stellar voice acting
Combat that rewards creativity
Flexible navigation around the map
Stunning cinematics
No microtransactions or always-online requirement

Bad
Performance issues in Act 3

Read detailed Larian Studios Baldur's Gate III review

Genre RPG

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5), PC: Windows, PC: macOS

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series Baldur's Gate

PEGI Rating 18+

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Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 5n715b

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
A faithful Spider-Man story
Excellent visuals
Kinetic combat
Engaging exploration and traversal
Attention to side characters, villains
Great music and audio design
Immersive New York City open world

Bad
Story pacing suffers at times
Risk-averse narrative decisions
Short campaign
Side activities lack inspiration

Read detailed Sony Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 review

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform PlayStation 5 (PS5)

Modes Single-player

Series Marvel’s Spider-Man

PEGI Rating 16+

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Resident Evil 4 (2023) 36z1u

REVIEW
KEY SPECS
NEWS

Good
Looks amazing and is well-optimised
Massively improved controls
Characters are more suited to the times
You can parry incoming attacks now
Knife durability adds a sense of resourcefulness
Over-the-top action sequences
Gory combat

Bad
Ada Wong's voice acting feels off
Shadows can get too dark
Some bonus modes have been scrapped

Read detailed Capcom Resident Evil 4 (2023) review

Genre Survival horror

Platform PlayStation 4 (PS4), PlayStation 5 (PS5), Xbox Series S/X, PC: Windows

Modes Single-player

Series Resident Evil

PEGI Rating 18+

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Super Mario Bros. Wonder q264a

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Genre Platformer

Platform Nintendo Switch

Modes Single-player, Multiplayer

Series Super Mario

PEGI Rating 3+

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The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom 5f4xo

KEY SPECS
NEWS

Genre Action-Adventure

Platform Nintendo Switch

Modes Single-player

Series The Legend of Zelda

PEGI Rating 7+

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