The Game Awards they comply ten years with the 2023 edition. It has been less than a month since the organization announced to the nominees and, therefore, the favorites. This time they are Alan Wake 2 and Baldur’s Gate 3 those who start as favorites for Best game of the year. These titles also compete against Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, as the organization revealed on its website.
Alan Wake 2developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Epic Games Publishing, accumulates this year seven nominations, in addition to the best game of the year category, has also been nominated for Best Art Direction, Best Soundtrack and Music, as well as Best Action Game. As to Baldur’s Gate 3developed by Larian Studios, as Keighley shared, has also been crowned with seven nominationsamong which the categories of Best Direction, Best Narrative, Best Soundtrack and Music, Best Role-Playing Game (RPG) and Best Multiplayer stand out.
The same has happened with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, developed by Insomniac Games and published by Sony Interactive Entertainment, which has achieved another seven nominations in categories such as Best Sound, Best Performance, Innovation in Accessibility, and Best Action Game. Finally, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4 has achieved four nominations and Super Mario Bros. Nintendo Wonder It has won five nominations in categories such as Best Multiplayer and Best Family Game. For its part, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom – also from Nintendo – has also received five nominations, such as Best Art Direction and Best Action Game.
How the winners are voted
The unknowns will be revealed next Thursday December 7 in it Peacock Theater in Los Angeles (United States), where the best video games will be awarded in more than 30 categories. Until then, followers of this gala will be able to vote and choose their favorites through the thegameawards.com page or through the server. Game Awards Discord.
In addition to the awards, the Game Awards 2023 gala will also have world premieres and news about upcoming video games that will be shown during the ceremony, as Keighley recalled. The Game Awards were born in 2014 as a recognition by fans and the press of the video game industry. In last year’s 2022 edition, up to 32 prizes were awardedincluding Best Mobile Game and different categories for ‘eSports’.
In this context, the winner of the best video game of the year was the role-playing title (RPG) set in the Middle Earths Elden Ring, developed by FromSoftware. However, the GOTY was also contested by God of War Ragnarok, developed by Santa Monica Studio and published by Sony, which was another of the favorite video games of the gala and which was the most awarded title with up to six categories. This year’s gala can be followed live through the organization’s website on December 7 at 7:30PM ET. That is, at 1:30 on Friday, December 8, Spain.
Source: Lasexta
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