Note that the nominees for the other categories – in particular that of the most anticipated game – have also been defined. We let you discover all this quietly by recalling that Geoff Keighley promised the presence of about fifty games during the ceremony.
GAME OF THE YEAR
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- stray
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
THE MOST ANTICIPATED GAME IN 2023
- Final Fantasy XVI
- Hogwarts Legacy
- Resident Evil 4
- Starfield
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
BEST ACHIEVEMENT
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- immortality
- stray
BEST STORYTELLING
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- stray
BEST ART DIRECTION
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon: Forbidden West
- Scorn
- stray
BEST SOUNDTRACK
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Metal: Hellsinger
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST SOUND DESIGN
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Elden Ring
- God of War Ragnarok
- Gran Turismo 7
- Horizon: Forbidden West
BEST PERFORMANCE
- Ashley Burch – Aloy in Horizon: Forbidden West
- Charlotte McBurney – Amicia in A Plague Tale: Requiem
- Christopher Judge – Kratos in God of War Ragnarök
- Manon Gage – Marissa in Immortality
- Sunny Suljic – Atreus in God of War Ragnarok
MOST IMPACTING GAME
- A Memoir Blue
- As Dusk Falls
- Citizen Sleeper
- Endling – Extinction is Forever
- Hindsight
- I Was a Teenage Exoconolist
GAME WITH THE MOST REGULAR CONTENT
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- Genshin Impact
BEST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Cult of the Lamb
- Neon White
- Sifu
- stray
- Tunic
BEST MOBILE GAME
- Apex Legends Mobile
- Diablo Immortal
- Genshin Impact
- marvel snap
- Tower of Fantasy
BEST COMMUNITY GAME
- Apex Legends
- Destiny 2
- Final Fantasy 14
- Fortnite
- No Man’s Sky
BEST VIRTUAL REALITY/AUGMENTED REALITY GAME
- After the Fall
- Among Us VR
- bonelab
- Moss: Book 2
- RedMatter 2
MOST INNOVATIVE GAME IN TERMS OF ACCESSIBILITY
- As Dusk Falls
- God of War Ragnarok
- Return to Monkey Island
- The Last of Us Part 1
- The Quarry
BEST ACTION GAME
- Bayonetta 3
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- Neon White
- Sifu
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
BEST ACTION-ADVENTURE GAME
- A Plague Tale: Requiem
- God of War Ragnarok
- Horizon Forbidden West
- stray
- Tunic
BEST RPG
- Elden Ring
- LIVE TO LIVE
- Pokemon Legends: Arceus
- Triangle Strategy
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3
BEST FIGHTING GAME
- DNF Dueling
- JoJo’s Bizzare Adventure: All Star Battle R
- The King of Fighters XV
- MultiVersus
- Sifu
MOST FRIENDLY GAME
- Kirby and the Forgotten Land
- LEGO Star Wars: The Skywalker Saga
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Nintendo Switch Sports
- Splatoon 3
BEST STRATEGY/SIMULATION GAME
- Dune: Spice Wars
- Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope
- Total War: Warhammer 3
- Two Point Campus
- Victoria 3
BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME
- F1 22
- FIFA 23
- NBA 2K23
- Gran Turismo 7
- OlliOlli World
BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME
- Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2
- MultiVersus
- Overwatch 2
- Splatoon 3
- Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Shredder’s Revenge
BEST FIRST INDEPENDENT GAME
- Neon White
- norco
- stray
- Tunic
- vampire survivors
CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR
- Karl Jacobs
- Ludwig
- nibellion
- nobru
- QTCinderella
BETTER ADAPTATION
- Arcane: League of Legends
- Cyberpunk: Edge Runners
- The Cuphead Show!
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2
- Uncharted
BEST ESPORT GAME
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive
- DOTA 2
- League of Legends
- Rocket League
- Valorant
BEST ESPORTS PLAYER
- Jeong “Chovy” Ji-hoon (Gen.G, League of Legends)
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (T1, League of Legends)
- Finn “Karrigan” Andersen (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Oleksandr “s1mple” Kostyliev (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
BEST ESPORTS TEAM
- DarkZero Esports (Apex Legends)
- FaZe Clan (Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Gen.G (League of Legends)
- LA Thieves (Call of Duty)
- LOUD (Valorant)
BEST ESPORT EVENT
- EVO 2022
- 2022 League of Legends World Championship
- PGL Major Antwerp 2022
- The 2022 Mid-Season Invitational
- Valorant Champions 2022
BEST ESPORT COACH
- Andrii “B1ad3” Horodenskyi (Natus Vincere, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (LOUD, Valorant)
- Erik “d00mbr0s” Sandgren (FPX, Valorant)
- Robert “RobbaN” Dahlström (FaZe Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Go “Score” Dong-bin (Gen.G, League of Legends)