This year's Game Awards sees an increase of title announcements
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The Game Awards 2023 saw an uptick in its game announcements when compared to 2022’s show.
Per data from Fancensus, the event revealed 61 new titles, up more than 50% year-over-year.
When broken down by genre, 51% of the announcements were action/adventure games, and RPG was second, comprising 16%.
Given the volume of reveals, AAA titles only comprised 18% of the games that debuted last night.
Most games shown were AA efforts at 31%, and mid-tier developed games accounted for 30% of new announcements.
Regarding press coverage within six hours after their reveals, Fancensus says that Capcom’s Monster Hunter Wilds made up 74% of media headlines.
Meanwhile, Ninja Theory's Senuas Saga: Hellblade II trailed behind, and Jurassic Park: Survival made 68% of headlines.
You can read GamesIndustry.biz's recap of The Game Awards here.
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