How to Vote for Your Favorite Game in the “2023 Video Game Bracket”
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur’s Gate 3, Final Fantasy 16, Resident Evil 4 Remake, and so many more – 2023 has been a defining year for video games.
We want to know how you think these games stack up in the pantheon of the greatest games of all time. Across the year, our audience declared what they think are the most iconic games of the year as part of the IGN Icon Awards. This December, we’re tallying our followers’ votes through IGN’s Instagram to see which game from 2023 you think is worthy of the coveted title.
This is where great starts happen—in partnership with the USAF, we’ve selected 32 of the highest-rated games of 2023 and have placed them into a March Madness-style tournament bracket. The games were randomly sorted into four groups, and then ranked from one to eight to get their placement. Beginning December 5, you’ll vote on the winner of each match-up.
You can start voting on all of the first round’s 16 matchups via our social channels (Instagram Stories) on December 5! Polls close 24 hours after posting, and voting for the second round (featuring the 16 games with the top vote counts), will begin on December 7. The full schedule is as follows;
The first group includes heavy hitters like: Resident Evil 4 Remake, Super Mario Bros. Wonder, Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 3, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty, and Dead Space Remake. But don’t count out the indie hit Dave the Diver that took the world by storm with its combo of fishing and sushi restaurant simulation! Group one will also have to get past Remnant 2 and Wild Hearts.
Group two also features some serious contenders, like Link’s latest adventure: the Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Street Fighter 6, the sneaky Assassin’s Creed:
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