#The Game Awards 2023: Das sind die Gewinner

Heute Nacht fanden die Game Awards 2023 statt. Moderator und
Organisator Geoff Keighley führte abermals durch die mehrstündige
Veranstaltung und kürte die besten Spiele des Jahres in verschiedenen
Kategorien. Selbstverständlich durften auch prominente Gäste und einige
Neuankündigungen auf der Bühne nicht fehlen.
In der begehrten „Game of the Year“-Kategorie konnte sich
Baldur’s Gate III gegen die namhafte Konkurrenz aus
Spielen wie Spider-Man 2, The Legend of Zelda:
Tears of the Kingdom oder Super Mario
Bros. Wonder durchsetzen. Das Rollenspiel von Larian Studios
erhielt außerdem den Preis für „Best Performance“, für die Darstellung
von Neil Newbon, „Best Community Support“, „Best Role-Playing Game“,
„Best Multiplayer“ und „Player’s Voice“.
Auch wenn sich Alan Wake II nicht gegen
Baldur’s Gate III durchsetzen konnte, zählte das Spiel
von Remedy mit drei Auszeichnungen zu den Gewinner des Abends. Das
narrative Adventure gewann in der Kategorie „Best Game Direction“, „Best
Narrative“ und „Best Art Direction“.
Der erfolgreiche Nachfolger „The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the
Kingdom“ beanspruchte die Kategorie „Best Action / Adventure“ für sich
während Super Mario Bros. Wonder in der Kategorie „Best
Family Game“ ausgezeichnet wurde. Leer gingen die ebenfalls in der
Kategorie „Game of the Year“ nominierten Spiele Resident Evil
4 und Spider-Man 2 aus.
Zum besten „Independent Game“ wurde das Rollenspiel Sea of
Stars gekrönt. Die Kategorie hatte im Vorfeld durch die
Nominierung von Dave the Diver zu einer Diskussion über
die Definition von Indie-Spielen geführt.
Die vollständige Liste mit allen Kategorien und Gewinnern findet ihr
folgend.
Game of the Year
Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across
all creative and technical fields.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy
  Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate
  III (Larian
  Studios)
• The
  Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo
  EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s
  Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac
  Games / Sony
  Interactive Entertainment)
• Resident Evil
  4 (Capcom)
• Super Mario
  Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Game Direction
Awarded for outstanding creative vision and innovation in game
direction and design.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD /
  Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive
  Entertainment)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Narrative
For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077:
  Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt
  RED)
• Final Fantasy
  XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square
  Enix)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive
  Entertainment)

Best Art Direction
For outstanding creative and/or technical achievement in artistic
design and animation.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango
  Gameworks / Bethesda
  Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD /
  Nintendo)
• Lies of P (Round8
  Studio / Neowiz)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Score and Music
For outstanding music, inclusive of score, original song and/or
licensed soundtrack.

• Alan Wake II Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment /
  Epic Games Publishing)
• Baldur’s Gate III Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian
  Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI Composer Masayoshi Soken
  (Creative Business Unit III / Square Enix)
• Hi-Fi RUSH Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks /
  Bethesda Softworks)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom Composer Nintendo
  Sound Team (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Audio Design
Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• Dead
  Space (Motive / Electronic
  Arts)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda
  Softworks)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive
  Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)

Best Performance
Awarded to an individual for voice-over acting, motion and/or
performance capture.

• Ben Starr in Final Fantasy XVI
• Cameron Monaghan in Star Wars
  Jedi: Survivor
• Idris Elba in Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
• Melanie Liburd in Alan Wake II
• Neil Newbon in Baldur’s Gate III
• Yuri Lowenthal in Marvel’s Spider-Man 2

Innovation in Accessibility
Recognizing software and / or hardware that is pushing the medium
forward by adding features, technology and content to help games be
played and enjoyed by an even wider audience.

• 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 / Sony Interactive
  Entertainment)
• Mortal Kombat
  1 (NetherRealm
  Studios / Warner
  Bros. Games)
• Street Fighter
  6 (Capcom)

Games for Impact
For a thought-provoking game with a pro-social meaning or
message.

• A Space for the
  Unbound (Mojiken
  Studio / Toge
  Productions / Chorus
  Worldwide)
• 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
Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that
evolves the player experience over time.

• Apex Legends (Respawn
  Entertainment / Electronic Arts)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Final Fantasy
  XIV (Square Enix)
• Fortnite (Epic Games)
• Genshin
  Impact (miHoYo)

Best Community Support
Recognizing a game for outstanding community support, transparency
and responsiveness, inclusive of social media activity and game updates
/ patches.

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt RED)
• Destiny 2 (Bungie)
• Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
• No Man’s
  Sky (Hello Games)

Best Independent Game
For outstanding creative and technical achievement in a game made
outside the traditional publisher system.

• COCOON (Geometric
  Interactive / Annapurna
  Interactive)
• DAVE THE
  DIVER (MINTROCKET)
• DREDGE (Black Salt
  Games / Team17)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage
  Studio)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl
  Studios / Thunderful
  Games)

Best Debut Indie Game
For the best debut game created by a new independent studio.

• COCOON (Geometric Interactive / Annapurna
  Interactive)
• DREDGE (Black Salt Games / Team17)
• Pizza Tower (Tour De Pizza)
• Venba (Visai Games)
• Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios / Thunderful Games)

Best Mobile Game
For the best game playable on a mobile device.

• Final
  Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot / Square Enix)
• Hello Kitty
  Island Adventure (Sunblink)
• Honkai: Star
  Rail (miHoYo)
• Monster Hunter
  Now (Niantic / Capcom)
• Terra Nil (Free Lives / Netflix)

Best Virtual Reality /
Augmented Reality
For the best game experience playable in virtual or augmented
reality, irrespective of platform.

• Gran Turismo
  7 (Polyphony
  Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
• Horizon
  Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla
  Games / Firesprite / Sony
  Interactive Entertainment)
• HUMANITY (tha ltd. / Enhance Games)
• Resident Evil
  Village VR Mode (Capcom)
• Synapse (nDreams)

Best Action Game
For the best game in the action genre focused primarily on
combat.

• Armored
  Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware / Bandai
  Namco Entertainment)
• Dead Island
  2 (Dambuster
  Studios / Deep Silver)
• Ghostrunner
  II (One More
  Level / 505 Games)
• Hi-Fi RUSH (Tango Gameworks / Bethesda Softworks)
• Remnant II (Gunfire
  Games / Gearbox
  Publishing)

Best Action / Adventure
For the best action / adventure game,
combining combat with traversal and puzzle solving.

• Alan Wake II (Remedy Entertainment / Epic Games
  Publishing)
• The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo
  EPD / Nintendo)
• Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive
  Entertainment)
• Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
• Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment /
  Electronic Arts)

Best Role-Playing
For the best game designed with rich player character customization
and progression, including massively multiplayer experiences.

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Final Fantasy XVI (Creative Business Unit III / Square
  Enix)
• Lies of P (Round8 Studio / Neowiz)
• Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
• Starfield (Bethesda
  Game Studios / Bethesda Softworks)

Best Fighting
For the best game designed primarily around head-to-head combat.

• God of Rock (Modus Studios
  Brazil / Modus Games)
• Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner
  Bros. Games)
• Nickelodeon
  All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity / Fair Play
  Labs / GameMill
  Entertainment)
• Pocket
  Bravery (Statera
  Studio / PQube)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)

Best Family
For the best game appropriate for family play, irrespective of genre
or platform.

• 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 Simulation /
Strategy
Best game focused on real time or turn-based simulation or strategy gameplay,
irrespective of platform.

• Advance
  Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward
  Technologies / 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
For the best traditional and non-traditional sports and racing
game.

• The Crew
  Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory
  Tower / Ubisoft)
• EA Sports FC
  24 (Electronic Arts Vancouver / Electronic Arts Romania /
  Electronic Arts)
• F1 23 (Codemasters /
  Electronic Arts)
• Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios / Xbox Game
  Studios)
• Hot
  Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)

Best Multiplayer
For outstanding online multiplayer gameplay
and design, including co-op and massively
multiplayer experiences, irrespective of game genre or platform.

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)
• Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Party Animals (Recreate Games)
• Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
• Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)

Best Adaptation
Recognizing outstanding creative work that faithfully and
authentically adapts a video game to another entertainment medium.

• 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
Recognizing an announced game that has demonstrably illustrated
potential to push the gaming medium forward.

• 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 (Arika / Bandai Namco
  Entertainment)

Content Creator of the Year
For a streamer or content creator who has made an important and
positive impact on the community in 2021.

• Ironmouse
• People Make Games
• Quackity
• Spreen
• Sypherpk

Best eSports Game
For the game that has delivered the best overall esports experience
to players (inclusive of tournaments, community support and content
updates), irrespective of genre or platform.

• Counter-Strike
  2 (Valve)
• Dota 2 (Valve)
• League of Legends (Riot Games)
• PUBG Mobile (Lightspeed Studios)
• Valorant (Riot Games)

Best eSports Athlete
The eSports athlete judged to be the most outstanding for performance
and conduct in 2021, irrespective of game.

• Lee “Faker” Sang-Hyeok (League of
  Legends)
• Mathieu “Zywoo” Herbaut (Counter-Striker: Global
  Offensive)
• 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
Recognizing a specific eSports team (not the full organization)
judged the most outstanding for performance and conduct in 2021.

• Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
• Fnatic (Valorant)
• Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
• JD Gaming (League of Legends)
• Team Vitality
  (Counter-Strike)

Best eSports Coach
The eSports coach judged to be the most outstanding for performance
and conduct in 2021.

• 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
Recognizing an event (across single or multiple days) that delivered
a best-of-class experience for participants and the broadcast
audience.

• 2023 League of Legends World
  Championship
• BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023
• EVO 2023
• The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
• Valorant Champions 2023

Player’s Voice

• Baldur’s Gate III (Larian Studios)