The Game Awards 2023: I followed the minute by minute of the largest awards ceremony in gaming
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Twisted Metal series lead actor Anthony Mackie takes the stage to present the award for Best Game in Progress: Cyberpunk 2077.
Bethesda presents a new trailer for a game from the Arkane studio: Blade, based on Marvel comics to celebrate the character’s 50th anniversary.
Once again Keighley presents a string of awards: Best Soundtrack and Music for Final Fantasy XVI, Best Community Support for Baldur’s Gate 3, Best Independent Game for Sea of Stars, Best Independent Game Debut for Cocoon and Most Anticipated Game for Final Fantasy VII : .Rebirth
Apex Legends announces an unexpected collaboration with Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth, which will begin on January 9.
From the Dungeon Fighter Online universe and from Nexon comes The First Berserk: Khazan, which will be released for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC. It still has no confirmed release date.
Don’t Nod, the studio behind Life is Strange, presents Lost Records: Bloom & Rage, which will be released in late 2024.
As part of the EA Originals initiative, Surgent Studios presents the game Tales of Kenzera: Zau, launching on April 23, 2024.
One of the winners of last year’s Game For Impact shortlist, Caroline Marchal from the INTERIOR/NIGHT studio, presents this year’s award, which goes to Tchia. Shuhei Yoshida, the well-known figure in the industry, comes up to receive the award.
Void Interactive shows a trailer for Ready or Not, a realistic first-person shooter that will currently only be available on PC.
Warner Bros. Games is present with a new trailer for Suicide Squad, which will be available on February 2, 2024.
Black Myth: Wukong presents its new trailer and announces its release date: August 20, 2024.
Rocket Racing, the racing mode coming to Fortnite tomorrow, presents its first trailer, from Rocket League developers, Psyonix.
Content creator Zedd takes the stage to present the award for Best Audio Design: Hi-Fi Rush.
Jurassic Park returns to the world of video games with Jurassic Park Survival, which will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC.
One of the most important trailers of the night comes from the legendary Hideo Kojima, who makes a triumphant entrance to the stage to present OD, a new game in collaboration with Xbox and which will feature famous actors such as Udo Kier, and will have the collaboration of Jordan Peele.
Keighley presents a new round of awards: Best art direction goes to Alan Wake 2, Best VR/AR game goes to Resident Evil Village VR Mode, Best action game goes to Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon and Best mobile game goes to carries Honkai: Star Rail.
Team Ninja, the developers of Nioh, announce the release date of their next game: Rise of the Roning, which will be available on March 22, 2024.
Square Enix presents a new RPG: Visions of Mana, a new installment of the Legend of Mana series, which will be available in 2024.
Dragon Ball fans are in luck: the next Budokai Tenkaichi will be called Dragon Ball Sparking! Zero, and will be available for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC.
SEGA goes all out and instead of announcing one game, it announces five: Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Ax, Streets of Rage and Crazy Taxi have new games in development.
The Muppets once again join The Game Awards, with the presence of Gonzo before presenting the award for Best Independent Game Debut: Cocoon.
From Private Division, distributors of Kerbal Space Program 2 and several other indies, comes the next trailer: No Rest for the Wicked, which will be released on March 1.
Ikumi Nakamura, who worked on Ghostwire: Tokyo, arrives at the event to present his next game: Kemuri from the Unseen studio.
Ed Boon, the creator of Mortal Kombat, takes the stage to present the award for Best Narrative, which goes to Alan Wake 2.
After a musical performance, we see a new trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, which will be available in 2024 for Xbox Series X, Xbox Series S and PC.
Lego is present with an ambitious project: the Lego universe will come to Fortnite, the popular Epic Games game.
Ubisoft brings the next trailer: Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown, which will be released on January 18, 2024 and will have a free demo.
From the creators of Untitled Goose Game comes the next trailer: Big Walk, which will be available in the year 2025.
The next trailer of the night comes from Santa Monica Studio, who present the game’s first DLC: God of War Ragnarok Valhalla, which will be released on December 12 and will be free for those who own the game.
The film actor famous for films like Interstellar, Matthew McConaughey, takes the stage to present a new video game of which he is a part: Exodus, from Archetype Entertainment.
The first presenter of the night is Christopher Judge, the voice of Kratos, who presents the Best Performance award to Baldur’s Gate 3’s Neil Newbon.
Geoff Keighley takes the stage to start the main show, the big ceremony of The Game Awards 2023.
Atlus presents a new trailer for the highly anticipated Metaphor: ReFantazio, from the creators of Persona 3, Persona 4 and Persona 5, which closes the pre-show.
One of the last pre-show trailers is for a sequel that was more than ten years in the making: World of Goo 2, which will be available in 2024.
The Content Creator of the Year award has an owner: Ironmouse, the virtual YouTuber from the Vshojo agency, who gave a speech virtually to receive the award.
Dave the Diver, which is nominated for Best Independent Game of the Year, will have a new DLC: Dave the Diver: Dredge.
The rhythm game that was a hit at the time, Thumper, will have a spiritual sequel, which will be released in 2024.
The creator of Dead Cells has just presented a trailer for his new game: Windblown.
The esports categories have just announced all their winners: Best esports game is Valorant, Best esports athlete is Faker, Best esports team is JD Gaming, Best esports coach is Potter and Best esports event is 2023 League of Legends World Championship.
Continuing with the announcements, The odd Gentlemen studio presents a rather unique game: Harmonium The Musical, a game full of songs reminiscent of Disney movies.
The next award of the night is Accessibility Innovation, and the winner of the night is Forza Motorsport.
The Matchless Kung Fu is the next game to be shown at the pre-show, an open-world RPG inspired by Chinese culture.
It’s the turn of Arknights, the popular cell phone game that will arrive on consoles with Arknights: Endfield and has just shown a new trailer.
The next trailer presented at The Game Awards pre-show is for a new independent game, Usual June, which will be released in 2025.
The announcements continue with The Rise of the Golden Idol, a sequel to one of the best independent games of 2022: The Case of the Golden Idol.
Daniel Mullins, independent developer of titles such as Inscryption and Pony Island, presents a trailer for his next game: Pony Island 2: Panda Circus. The game will be available in 2025.
The Best Family Game award is the first of the night, and it goes to Super Mario Bros. Wonder!
The first announcement of the night is a remake of Brothers: A Tale of Two Song, from the well-known developer Joseph Fares. The game will be available on February 28, 2024.
The Game Awards pre-show begins with Sydnee Goodman hosting, where several announcements and some award winners are promised.
The Game Awards 2023 begins in minutes, the annual awards ceremony that crowns the best video games of the year. In addition to the main prize, Game of the Year, awards will also be given for various other aspects, such as Best Direction, Best Narrative and Best Art Direction.
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