The Game Awards 2023 Nominations See Baldur's Gate 3 and Alan Wake 2 Leading With 8 Nominations Each

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Nominees for The Game Awards 2023 have been revealed, with Alan Wake 2 and Baldur's Gate 3 leading the way with eight nominations each.

Alan Wake 2's nominations include Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Sound Design, Best Performance (from Melanie Liburd), and Best Action/Adventure Game.

Baldur's Gate 3 saw a number of similar nominations including Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Score and Music, Best Performance (from Neil Newbon), Best Community Support, Best RPG, and Best Multiplayer.

Marvel's Spider-Man 2 received seven nominations, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom received five alongside Super Mario Bros. Wonder, and Starfield received one.

The full list of categories and nominations for The Game Awards 2022 are as follows.

Recognizing a game that delivers the absolute best experience across all creative and technical fields.

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

For outstanding storytelling and narrative development in a game.

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

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

Recognizing the best in-game audio and sound design.

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

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

Awarded to a game for outstanding development of ongoing content that evolves the player experience over time.

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

For the best debut game created by a new