The Game Awards 2023 is happening later today - or in the wee horus of the morning if you're like me in here in the UK. Along with all the winner reveals, host Geoff Keighley is known to drop some rather large and exclusive reveals, new trailers, and more so it's quite the event.
You'll be able to join in live right here with us as we bring you all the news, rumors, and confirmed appearances starting now, and throughout the Game Awards showcase so stay tuned!
What time are The Game Awards 2023?
The Game Awards start at 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT / 12:30AM GMT with a half-hour pre-show leading into circa 3 hours of awards.
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 own Golden Joystick Awards can attest to.
It's always an odd feeling the night before #TheGameAwards -- our team has worked for almost an entire year on this show. So many amazing creators have come from around the world to share their work.Some of them are nervous. Unsure. But hopefully you LOVE what you see.December 7, 2023
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?
Game of the Year
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)Empty list
Best Narrative
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
- Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Best Performance
- Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
- Cameron Monaghan, STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
- Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
- Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in Accessibility
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for Impact
- A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
- Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
- Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
- Venba (Visai Games)
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
- Venba (Visai Games)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
- Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best VR/AR Game
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
- Synapse (nDreams)
Best Action Game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
- Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Best Fighting Game
- God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
- Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Best Family Game
- Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
- Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
- Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sports/Racing
- EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
- F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
- The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Adaptation
- Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
- Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
- The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
- Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
- IronMouse
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
Best Esports Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
- Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
Best Esports Team
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorant)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- JD Gaming (League of Legends)
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best Esports Coach
- Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses - Valorant)
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons - Counter-Strike)
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem - Overwatch)
- Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality - Counter-Strike)
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming - League of Legends)
Best Esports Event
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023
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 the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown demo later 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.
Confirmed for #TheGameAwards tomorrow: Get the latest look at Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming fantasy RPG from @Atlus_West! pic.twitter.com/cCCXNPeIsFDecember 6, 2023
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!
📼👀 @thegameawardsDecember 7, 2023
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.
Tonight, #TheGameAwards welcomes @WonkaMovie and @DuneMovie star Timothée Chalamet to video game's biggest night as a presenter. Watch the free global livestream at https://t.co/Cp7TpPPTKv⏰ 4:30p PT / 7:30p ET / 12:30a GMT pic.twitter.com/ar6N0VBwGDDecember 7, 2023
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.
Catch The Game Awards tonight! https://t.co/BM1CxtmvyVDecember 7, 2023
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.
Are you ready for tonight? Do I look ready? @thegameawards #TheGameAwards @alanwake @remedygames @PoetsOfTheFall @oldgodsofasgard @EpicPublishing @geoffkeighley pic.twitter.com/cp06Di98pWDecember 7, 2023
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.
#TheGameAwards is giving you the chance to win a trip for 4 to Universal Studios Hollywood to experience the new SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™, more details at https://t.co/fBrgk9dlXy pic.twitter.com/Y5RjwRverFDecember 7, 2023
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:
With Elijah Wood. pic.twitter.com/clSlNhAN5UDecember 7, 2023
Excuse me, sir. Geoffrey, sir. You are not allowed to do this, sir.
Ok so you are in LA for sure then. I’m having a thing tonight, lmk if ur free.December 7, 2023
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.
We're thrilled to welcome last year's best performance winner CHRISTOPHER JUDGE (@iamchrisjudge) back to #TheGameAwards to present an award this year.Live THURSDAY, streaming everywhere! pic.twitter.com/wHDj6az3AhDecember 3, 2023
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 of our predictions this year come 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...
Fast and furious here in the pre-show! First up is confirmation of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, out on February 28, 2024.
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.
Windblown out in 2024 in Early Access.
From the artist and composer behind Thumper comes a new game! Oh my. That's dangerous for me.
It's called Thrasher and it's out in 2024!
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?
World of Goo 2!! Wheeee. 2024 release date.
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.