Everything announced at The Game Awards 2023
Dec. 7, 2023All the announcements, award winners, and more from this year’s Game Awards
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We’ve recapped every announcement below, and otherwise you can follow below for the live blow by blow of everything that happened.
Well here we go folks, are we all ready for the last big gaming event of the year?
So many people have flown over to LA for the event to celebrate the culmination of the gaming year, and oh boy has it been a good one - as our ownGolden Joystick Awardscan attest to.
It turns out it’s also the Game Awards' 10-year anniversary. Does that mean we should expect anything extra special?
Before we get into what else we could see at tonight’s event, let’s have a recap of all the nominees shall we?
So there we go. Now you understand why the event has to be three hours long.. that’s a lot of awards eh?
Aside from the Awards though there is always big reveals and announcements. More of those are kept distinctly under wraps, but Keighley has been teasing some of the announcements via his Twitter (X whatever) feed.
Geoff is known for running a very tight ship when it comes to leaks, but there is one thing that we’re expecting to see this evening. A trailer for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown went up early from Ubisoft Brazil, revealing that the new Metroidvania-style platformer is getting a demo in January. That likely means we’ll learn a little more about thePrince of Persia: The Lost Crown demolater tonight.
Of course, that’s not the only thing we know is set to appear at the awards this evening. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new JRPG from Persona creators Atlus, would offer a new look during the show.
We’re also expecting to see Life is Strange dev Dontnod at tonight’s show, and Respawn and its parent company EA are both seemingly planning to make some appearances, with the former’s Vince Zampella confirmed as a presenter for tonight’s show!
Zampella is far from the only presenter already confirmed for the awards. As well as Gonzo (yes, Gonzo the muppet, from The Muppets), Baldur’s Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon will be taking the stage.
But the most exciting presenter is surely none other than acclaimed Xbox360 controller modder Timothee Chalamet, who has also dabbled in acting over the years.
Insomniac Games is also encouraging fans to keep an eye on this evening’s awards. Of course, that could simply be because Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 is up for several awards, but as a person who’s currently playing through the studio’s latest superhero caper (I held out for a birthday gift, I’m not just very slow), I’m personally hoping that rumors of a New Game+ mode might just come true tonight.
Still a good little bit to go before The Game Awards kicks off in earnest, but we’d say Remedy’s Sam Lake does, in fact, look ready.
In addition to the whole “giving 100 Steam Deck OLEDs away” thing, The Game Awards is also apparently playing host to a giveaway for a trip to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood.
Wouldn’t be The Game Awards without me having to squint real hard at any and all tweets from Hideo Kojima, now would it? Anyway, here he is with Elijah Wood:
Excuse me, sir. Geoffrey, sir. You are not allowed to do this, sir.
It’s not news at this point, but I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how long God of War’s Christopher Judge manages to stay on the stage when he’s just a presenter tonight.
2 hours until the main show and just 1.5 until the pre-show! Time to really start settling in, folks.
Not long to go now! We’ll find out shortly whether any ofour predictions this yearcome to pass. Buckle in for a long night, Hollow Knight: Silksong fans.
Under 15-minute warning! To the pre-show, anyway. The placeholder stream should convert to an actual one at any moment
All right, folks. One last chance… What do you think we’ll actually see tonight? Will Silksong folks finally get to take off their clown makeup? Is Arkane really cooking up what folks think it is? Is there a major surprise coming?
And here… we… go…
Quickly followed by Super Mario Bros. Wonder winning Best Family Game!
And that was a surprise reveal for Pony Island 2 from the developer behind Inscryption!
Curse of the Golden Idol is now also coming to consoles at last.
A new Finji game there called Unusual June. Looks very colorful and neon!
Well I lost a bit there, but we had a new trailer for Endfield Pass, and then a very long section for a samurai game.
And now we’ve got a trailer for Assassin’s Creed Nexus, the VR Game that launched last month.
Here’s the trailer for Unusual June if you wanna take a look.
Innovation in Accessibility award won by the Forza Motorsport team.
The Odd Gentlemen up now with an already endearing game featuring two deaf children, one of which is learning the drums complete with confetti.
It’s an accessible music journey that feels very Disney.
Harmonium the Musical is it’s name. No release date though.
Best eSports Athelete won by Faker.
Lots of eSports awards now!
League of Legends World Championships wins the Best eSports Event.
Best eSports game goes to Valorant.
Best eSports team goes to JD Gaming.
From the artist and composer behind Thumper comes a new game! Oh my. That’s dangerous for me.
Now we’ve got a shiny new trailer for Persona 3 Reloaded, but as far as I can tell there’s no new info here.
Surprise team up!!!
Dave the Diver and….
Dave the Diver Dredge!!! What?! Coming December 15. That’s so soon!
Content Creator of the Year winner is IronMouse.
World of Goo?!
Is it coming back as a remake / remaster or are we getting something new?
Can’t believe it’s been 15 years since the original. Way to make me feel old.
New title from Persona studio, Atlus now.
Oh it’s a new trailer for Metaphor re Fantazio! Forgot about that one.
Right that was the preshow!! Now we’re onto the Game Awards proper, so here comes Keighley!
Geoff’s not wearing sneaks! Good suit though.
Geoff just casually showing off all his celeb dev guests.
Btw here’s the trailer for Dave the Dredge.
Uh oh they’re letting Chris Judge talk again…
Let’s hope it’s not a repeat of last year where they couldn’t stop him talking.
Haha, at least they’re making a joke out of it. They’re playing the exit music already!
“My speech last year was actually longer than this year’s Call of Duty campaign.”
“That’s a company I’d never work for”.
Wow Chris Judge delivering the SPICE.
Best Performer award up now, strong line-up for all of these awards.
And the winner is… Neil Newbon for his role in Astarian in Baldur’s Gate 3.
the music is comiiiing.
Matthew McConaughey is here and yes he said ‘alright alright alright’, followed by ‘pew pew pew’. What a hero.
And he’s in a video game!
It’s called Exodus.
No release date on that one yet, but that is a heck of trailer. Very Mass Effect vibes.
KRATOS?
Is this DLC for God of War Ragnarok?
Is this a Niflheim roguelike DLC?
And it’s free DLC.
It is a roguelike. I’m so here for this, because Niflheim in the God of War reboot was ace.
From the creators of Untitled Goose Game!
Omg what are they?
Why is it giving me HoHoKum vibes…
Exodus trailer real quick
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown trailer up now - this is the same one that leaked earlier.
Free demo coming January 11.
Lego Fortnite trailer now, and I am so hyped for this Lego Minecraft Fortnite madness.
I do really hope they release these are real minifigs.
Oh hey it’s Senua!
I hope this isn’t the only feature we get from Senua, but we’ve got some live music from the game.
Let’s catch up with some trailers.
Oh hello new Senua’s Saga 2 trailer!!
Do we think we’re going to get a release date?
Sorry, Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Cannot get over how impressive the faces look in this. You can tell it’s going to be quite the headfu*k.
Ed Boon up now, the man behind Mortal Kombat.
He’s presenting Best Narrative and the winner is…
Alan Wake 2!
Sam Lake in a dapper suit to take the award.
Don’t play the music for Sam Lake.
He’s not taking tunes for an answer.
Ikumi Nakamura back!! Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo lady who’s now started her own independent studio and is presenting her first game that doesn’t even have a platform or publisher attached.
Kemuri!!
This is the new title from Moon Studios - the people behind the Ori games.
It’s called Rest for the Wicked and more info is coming March 1.
Little ad break now, so let me have a scout for some trailer recaps
It’s Geoff and a muppet!
As much as I hate to admit it, this Gonzo vs Geoff bit is actually quite sweet.
Best Debut Indie Game award up now…
Cocoon wins it! What a game. Genuinely messed up my head.
No Rest for the Wicked trailer here too
Big bundle of Sega games??
Five new games in one trailer. Brand new games in development.
Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi… and more
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero trailer there. I think that’s new?
A new game from the folks behind Dead by Daylight.
Here’s that mad Sega announcement.
For a second there I thought it was Everwild.
Team Ninja game up now. Is this Rise of Ronin?
It is Rise of Ronin. Looks very cool.
Here comes some awards!
Best action game winner is… Armored Core 6
Best art direction goes to… Alan Wake 2
Best VR/AR game award taken by… Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Best mobile game goes to… Honkai Star Rail
If any of you haven’t played Venba, you absolutely should. It’s wonderful.
Outlast Trials isnota game for me.
Of course it’s Kojima.
Celeb alart - Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier…
It’s called OD. “For all players and screamers”
It’s the Xbox partnership game.
It looks… intense.
And here’s Kojima behind a creepy door.
Hunter Schafer also part of the project.
OD is:
Jordan Peele is involved. Oh heck.
Jordan Peele says Kojima’s craft “just hits different”.
Now Jordan Peele is flirting with Kojima.
“This collaboration will be awesome” promises Kojima.
“It’s not just Jordan, I have other creative collaborators on board for this project. But they are the legends… I call them the avengers”.
This project is very, very intriguing. Peele calls it “amazing” and “one-of-a-kind”.
JURASSIC
Oh I am so here for a fully immersive Jurassic Park game. I cannot tell you how many hours I’ve put into Jurassic World Evolution 1 and 2.
This is hitting so many beats from the original movie but with a whole new character.
Jurassic Park Survival!
Coming … TBC but to all new platforms bar Switch by the looks.
Best Audio Design Award goes to… Hi-Fi Rush
Cheeky trailer catch-up
First look at Psyonix’s Lego Fortnite racing game now.
Rocket Racing looks epic! Launching later this week.
Oooh new badass trailer for Black Myth: Wukong
Apologies missed the Warframe stuff there. It was called Whispers in the Wall.
Random Starfield accolades trailer in there for a second.
New trailer for Dontnod’s Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
ah we already knew the release date.
Ready or Not version 1.0 coming December 13.
Games for Impact Award goes to… Tchia!
Abubakar Salim talking incredibly passionately about games and his father here now.
This is an EA Originals game here and it’s called Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Oooh Life is Strange vibes on this one. But horror?
The First Beserker: Kahzan is up now. Another world premiere.
Music from the Game Awards Orchestra for a game that hasn’t been announced yet….
Oh released yet? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has clearly been announced.
trailer catch up time!
Best Score and Music award goes to… Final Fantasy 16
Best Independent Game goes to… Sea of Stars
Best Community Support… Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Fighting Game… Street Fighter 6
Most Anticipated Game… Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Honkai Star Rail new character?
Few trailers here for Fortnite and Warzone.
Skull and Bones got another release date. February 16. Can’t believe it’s actually coming out to be honest.
ARKANE
ARKANE LYON
Rumors suggested Dishonored 3 but this doesn’t look like that.
With all the crosses and mention of biting it’s vampires
OMG IT’S MARVEL BLADE
Mature, action adventure game, single-player where you get to play Blade your way.
“It’s a dream to be making a game about Blade in Paris - my hometown” says Arkane Lyon’s Dinga Bakaba.
“The entire team is pouring love into this third person adventure… Please sit back and let us cook.”
Anthony Mackie aka Captain America is here now.
Twisted Metal is getting a season 2 on Peacock too.
Best Ongoing Game winner is… Cyberpunk 2077.
Here’s that epic Blade trailer
Lightspeed Studios with a ‘futuristic open-world game’ sneak peek here.
Well this looks terrifying.
Futuristic Japan and it looks badass.
It’s called Last Sentinal. No more info than that now though.
More robots, this time massive and really really mean.
Zenless Zone Zero up now.
MechaBreak trailer there.
Helldivers 2 up now with a new trailer.
omg here comes the Gods of Asgard with Herald of Darkness.
Oh wow they’re literally doing the dancing and vocals live from the game. This is so good. Will Sam Lake dance?
This song is such a tune.
SAM LAKE DANCING LIVE
Quick trailer catch-up though
GTFO trailer, free weekend on steam coming…
GTFO team at 10 Chambers are also working on something new… A sci-fi thing
Den of Wolves. No release date. Steam only.
What is this then eh? Looks like The Surge
Exoborne: Master the Apocalypse - tactical open world action shooter.
Den of Wolves trailer for you
New trailer for Asgard’s Wrath 2 - upcoming VR game that does look pretty epic.
Coming December 15.
Fallout TV show time!
There’s a Power Armor on stage and it’s badass
Todd Howard in the rooooom…
Best Adaptation Award goes to… The Last of Us!
Little ads here now - Palia coming to Switch, Monster Hunter Now.
Oh hello… What’s going on with No Man’s Sky and Hello Games
Can’t believe it’s been 10 years since No Man’s Sky was announced.
Sean Murray is looking well bless him
“For the last five years we’ve been working on something new” - Sean Murray
“We wanted to make an Earth that’s as varied as a universe”.
The “first real open-world” “without boundaries” that everyone can play in together.
A dozen of devs working on it right now….
“A procedural Earth”
“A fantasy Earth”
Okay this looks very impressive and all multiplayer.
Oh well there are tiny rabbit warriors so now I’m extra in.
Similar vibe artwork to No Man’s Sky, but this one is called Light No Fire.
Simu Liu here now with his broken leg
Liu’s here to talk Stormgate from Frost Giant Games.
Trailer for Light No Fire here. Just look at it.
Best Action/Adventure Game award goes to… Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
You did great Sean!
Best RPG… Baldur’s Gate 3
Best Sim/Strategy… Pikmin 4
Best Sports/Racing… Forza Motorsport
Best Multiplayer… Baldur’s Gate 3
Players' Voice… Baldur’s Gate 3
Now that those awards are outta the way, pesky things, back to an ad
Guilty Gear Strive getting Elephant Valentine and other updates
Final Fantasy 16 DLC sizzle reel now - Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide.
Out tonight is a shadow drop!
Vince Zampella in the hoooouse
“The best game design is always part chaos” - Vince Zampella.
Best Game Direction winner is…. Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2 New Game Plus coming December 11. New story content.
The Finals is getting a release date
The Finals is getting a release date!
Oh here we go, a new game
Monster Hunter World 2?
Game of the Year being presented by Timothée Chalamet and a badass musical number by the orchestra.
Flute man absolutely rocking it.
And the winner is… Baldur’s Gate 3!
Here comes Sven in his armor haha
Do we think there’s going to be one more announcement?
Oh that’s it! Well, color me surprised.
Let’s round-up everything we saw in that shall we? Please hold.
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