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gamescom: gamescom award 2023: „And the winners are...!“
» The winners of the gamescom awards 2023 have been announced. On Friday, August 25th, the coveted gamescom awards were presented in a total of 15 categories at the gamescom studio powered by IGN. The gamescom Green Studio of the Year Award was already awarded to Xbox on Tuesday evening and was received by Head of Xbox Phil Spencer during the Opening Night Live.
Both the gamescom awards jury and the fans and visitors of gamescom agree: The major winner of gamescom 2023 is Nintendo. The jury awarded the lavish action-adventure game „The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” for Best Audio, Best Gameplay, and Most Epic, while also naming it the Best Nintendo Switch Game. Also from Nintendo, „Pikmin 4“ was awarded Most Wholesome.
Once again, Bandai Namco Entertainment secured several awards, with its booth presentation being chosen as the Best of Show Floor for the second time after 2022. Additionally, „Little Nightmares 3”, developed by Supermassive Games and published by Bandai Namco Entertainment, received the Best Announcement award of gamescom 2023. In the battle between Best Microsoft Xbox Game and Best Sony PlayStation Game, a tie occurred between the two fighting games, „Mortal Kombat 1” and „Tekken 8”. „Payday 3” by Plaion claimed both the titles of Best PC Game and Most Entertaining. "Black Myth: Wukong" by Game Science Interactive Technology was recognized for its Best Visuals. Additionally, thatgamecompany celebrated two awards as their game „Sky: Children of the Light” was honored as Best Mobile Game and Game for Impact.
This year, the gamescom award jury honored the "GAME:IN" initiative, which promotes equality and advocates against sexism in the German gaming industry, with the HEART OF GAMING Award.
Category Group Platform:
Best Microsoft Xbox Game
* Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Entertainment
Best Nintendo Switch Game
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Best PC Game
* PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
Best Sony PlayStation Game
* Tekken 8, Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best Mobile Game
* Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany
Category Group Arts:
Best Visuals
* Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology
Best Audio
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Best Gameplay
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Most Entertaining
* PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
Most Epic
* The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
Most Wholesome
* Pikmin 4, Nintendo
Games for Impact
* Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany
Category Group Global:
Best Announcement
* Little Nightmares 3, Supermassive Games / Bandai Namco Entertainment
Best of Show Floor
* Bandai Namco Entertainment
HEART OF GAMING Award
* GAME:IN
gamescom Green Studio of the Year
* Xbox
The gamescom award honors the best games that are playable at gamescom.
For more information about the gamescom award, please visit:
https://www.gamescom.global/en/gamescom/gamescom-award «
Source: Press release of the award office gamescom award from 25 August 2023