Patcay.com – Los Angeles, United States – The annual game awards show The Game Awards 2023 was held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, at the Microsoft Theater, Los Angeles, California, United States. The event was hosted by Geoff Keighley and broadcast live on various streaming platforms.
In the event, Alan Wake 2 won the Game of the Year award. The game is made by Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games Publishing.
Alan Wake 2 is a sequel game to the Alan Wake game released in 2010. The game tells the story of Alan Wake who returns to Bright Falls, Washington, to face a serial killer he recognizes.
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In addition to Game of the Year, here is the list of The Game Awards 2023 winners for other categories:
- Best Game Direction: Alan Wake 2
- Best Narrative: The Last of Us Part I
- Best Art Direction: Starfield
- Best Audio Design: Starfield
- Best Performance: Ashley Johnson (Ellie Williams, The Last of Us Part I)
- Ongoing Game: Fortnite
- Multiplayer: Fall Guys: Ultimate Knockout
- Mobile Game: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Community Support: Destiny 2
- Debut Indie Game: Stray
- VR/AR Game: Resident Evil 4 VR
- Content Creator: MrBeast
- Most Anticipated Game: The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild 2
- Action/Adventure: Starfield
- RPG: Baldur’s Gate 3
- Fighting: Street Fighter 6
- Action: Cuphead: The Delicious Last Course
- Accessibility: Life Is Strange: True Colors
- Family: Pokémon Scarlet and Violet
- Sim/Strategy: Age of Empires IV
- Sports/Racing: Forza Motorsport
- Esports Game: League of Legends
- Esports Athlete: Faker (Lee Sang-hyeok)
- Esports Team: T1
- Esports Coach: Kim “kkOma” Jeong-gyun
- Esports Event: LoL World Championship 2023
The Game Awards 2023 was a successful awards show with over 100 million viewers worldwide. The event also served as a platform to announce a number of new games that will be released in 2024 and beyond.