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This is your hub for theThe Game Awardsof 2023. For those unfamiliar, this is the closest thing the game industry has to an Academy Awards equivalent. You’ll find our thoughts on the festivities leading up to the show, our predictions, and, finally, we’ll wrap it all up with a series of editorials discussing the results.
If you are looking for news on the event itself, more information about the announcements made at the show, or just want to hear what a knowledgeable staff of passionate game journalists have to say about whole event, this is the place for you.
The Game Awards Editorials And News
The Game Awards come but once a year. We’renotgoing to miss the opportunity to talk about them at length. This section has every piece of relevant news leading up to the event, a healthy helping of opinion pieces spanning a number of related topics, as well as some of our parting thoughts.
Post Awards Editorials
Who Should Win Game Of The Year?
These articles will present our best arguments for why each of the six nominated titles deserves to take home the Game Of The Year award.
Spider-Man 2
Is the pure gameplay bliss that Spider-Man 2 brings to the table enough to web-swing it to the top of the pack? Editor-in-Chief of TheGamer Stacey Henley sure thinks so. Hear her out in this spirited argument for Insomniac’s third installment in the Spider-Man franchise.
Alan Wake 2
Will Alan Wake 2 triumph over this year’s stiff competition? Will The Game Awards set the stage for this moody masterpiece’s underdog story? Features Editor for TheGamer Eric Switzer believes it should. Find out why Remedy Entertainment’s newest nightmare deserves to take home the gold.
Super Mario Bros. Wonder
Super Mario Bros. Wonder is a game defined by one thing more than anything else: fun. But during such a competitive year, is being fun enough? George Foster, TheGamer’s Lead News Editor, argues it is. Find out why 2023 is the year to embrace whimsy and character with everyone’s favorite plumber.
Baldur’s Gate 3
Many believe Baldur’s Gate 3 is the front runner for The Game Awards' top honour, but is that distinction deserved? Deputy News Lead and Chief Reporter for TheGamer Rhiannon Bevan stands firm that is. Find out why Baldurs Gate 3 has set a new standard for the RPG genre and is theonlychoice for GOTY in 2023.
Resident Evil 4
Can a remake of Resident Evil 4reallystand above the titans of 2023? TheGamer’s Lead Features Editor Jade King is here to emphatically tell you that it is. Dig into her piece on this reimagined horror classic and find outexactlywhy Resident Evil 4 deserves the crown the second time around.
The Legend Of Zelda: The Tears Of The Kingdom
Is Tears of the Kingdom going to be 2023’s Breath of the Wild? Features Editor Andrew King is convinced that it is. Delve into his in-depth breakdown of what makes this next entry in the storied Zelda franchisesospecial and the natural winner for The Game Awards GOTY.
TheGamer Chooses The Game Awards
With The Game Awards just around the corner, it is time for the wizened elders of TheGamer to weigh in and decide what games they think are most deserving in each category present at The Game Awards. As we like to go the extra mile, not only did our team of experts vote for their picks in each category, but they even voted for their choices in categories that don’t exist.
Who Won At The Game Awards
Now that the dust has settled, the time for speculation is over, and the time for discussion has arrived. The pieces below will delve into the various awards given out during The Game Awards.
What Was Announced At The Game Awards
With another year of The Game Awards in the rear-view mirror, we have once again been given an impressive number of exciting new trailers. Take a gander down below for our extensive coverage on everything that was announced this year.
