The Game Awards heeft de genomineerde games voor 2023 bekendgemaakt. Het is een bijzonder goede jaar voor gaming, dus de categorieën zijn meer competitief dan normaal. Opvallend daarbij is dat bijvoorbeeld Starfield niet genomineerd is voor Game of the Year en slechts één nominatie in de wacht heeft gesleept (beste RPG).
De genomineerden en winnaars van The Game Awards worden voor negentig procent bepaald door een juri van meer dan honderd media- en influencer-platforms wereldwijd. De overgebleven tien procent wordt bepaald door de stemmen van fans. The Game Awards, die alweer toe is aan zijn tiende edtie, wordt op 8 december om 1:30 Nederlandse tijd uitgezonden op YoutTube en Twitch.
Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.
Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game direction and design.
Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.
Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic design and animation.
Best Score and Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or licensed soundtrack.
Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.
Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or performance capture.
Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and / or hardware that is pushing the medium forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.
Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or message.
Best Ongoing Game
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.
Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates / patches.
Best Independent Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made outside the traditional publisher system.
Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.
Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.
Best Virtual Reality / Augmented Reality
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented reality, irrespective of platform.
Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on combat.
Best Action / Adventure
For the best action / adventure game, combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.
Best Role-Playing
For the best game designed with rich player character customization and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.
Best Fighting
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.
Best Family
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre or platform.
Best Simulation / Strategy
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay, irrespective of platform.
Best Sports / Racing
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing game.
Best Multiplayer
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay and design, including co-op and massively multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.
Best Adaptation
Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium.
Most Anticipated Game
Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated potential to push the gaming medium forward.
Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and positive impact on the community in 2021.
Best eSports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content updates), irrespective of genre or platform.
Best eSports Athlete
The eSports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.
Best eSports Team
Recognizing a specific eSports team (not the full organization) judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
Best eSports Coach
The eSports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.
Best eSports Event
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast audience.
Source: Fok frontpage