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These are the nominees of the gamescom award 2023

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08/21/2023 - The nominees for the gamescom awards 2023 have been determined: The jury of German and international games journalists and creators has selected the most promising titles from a large number of submissions. The big favorite is Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon by Bandai Namco Entertainment with a total of seven nominations.

Another hot award candidate is Nintendo's The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom with four nominations, followed by REKA (Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games) and The Wandering Village (Stray Fawn Studio) with three nominations each.

This year, the gamescom award will be presented in a total of 16 categories. Fans and visitors of the gamescom will decide together with the jury of experts who will receive the coveted trophies. Voting will begin at gamescom: Opening Night Live on Tuesday, August 22. Until Thursday, August 24 at 2:00 p.m. (CEST), fans and gamescom visitors can vote for their favorites in the Arts and Platform categories as well as the Best of Show Floor and Best Trailer/Announcement categories on the official Gamescom website or on-site using the QR code.

The winner of the gamescom Green Studio of the Year category will already be announced during gamescom: Opening Night Live. All other winners will be honored during the gamescom award show on Friday, August 25 from 14:00 - 16:00 (CEST) in the gamescom studio hosted by IGN (Hall 8).

These are the nominees of the gamescom awards 2023

Category group Arts:

Best Visuals
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology
 REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
 Sand Land, ILCA, Inc. / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 The Many Pieces of Mr. Coo, Gammera Nest / Meridiem Games

Best Audio
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Glee-Cheese / Team17 Digital
 REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
 Savant - Ascent Remix, D-Pad Studio
 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

Best Gameplay
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Mimimi Games
 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
 The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio

Most Entertaining
 AK-xolotl, 2Awesome Studio / Playstack
 Core Keeper, Pugstorm / Fireshine Games
 Headbangers: Rhythm Royale, Glee-Cheese / Team17 Digital
 PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
 Pizza Possum, Cosy Computer / Raw Fury

Most Epic
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Black Myth: Wukong, Game Science Interactive Technology
 Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12 Games / Kitfox Games
 Sand Land, ILCA / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo

Most Wholesome
 Pikmin 4, Nintendo
 Pioneers of Pagonia, Envision Entertainment
 Smushi Come Home, Mooneye Publishing
 The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio
 Tiny Booskhop, neoludic games

Games for Impact
 A Space for the Unbound, Mojiken / Toge Productions
 Belonging, Farbspiel Interactive
 Dead Pets Unleashed, Triple Topping Games
 Fall of Porcupine, Critical Rabbit / Assemble Entertainment
 Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany

Category Group Platform

Best Microsoft Xbox Game
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Enotria: The Last Song, Jyamma Games
 Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Entertainment
 The Wandering Village, Stray Fawn Studio
 Towerborne, Stoic / Xbox Game Studios

Best Nintendo Switch Game
 Fall of Porcupine, Critical Rabbit / Assemble Entertainment
 Figment 2: Creed Valley, Bedtime Digital Games
 Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
 The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Nintendo
 The Smurfs 2 - The Prisoner of the Green Stone, Osome Studio / Microids

Best PC Game
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12 Games / Kitfox Games
 PAYDAY 3, Starbreeze Studios / Plaion
 REKA, Emberstorm Entertainment / Fireshine Games
 Shadow Gambit: The Cursed Crew, Mimimi Games

Best Sony PlayStation Game
 Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon, From Software / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Enotria: The Last Song, Jyamma Games
 Mortal Kombat 1, NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Entertainment
 Sand Land, ILCA / Bandai Namco Entertainment
 Tekken 8, Bandai Namco Entertainment

Best Mobile Game
 Genshin Impact, HoYoverse
 Marvel Snap, Second Dinner Studios / Nuverse
 Monster Hunter Now, Niantic / Capcom
 Paper Trail, Newfangled Games
 Sky: Children of the Light, thatgamecompany

Category Group Global

Best Trailer / Announcement
Fans and visitors of gamescom and the jury vote on the coolest game trailer or the best new announcement of a game during gamescom. All trailers and announcements shown during the Opening Night Live are eligible for voting.

Best of Show Floor
This category honors the most convincing trade fair presentation in the entertainment area.

HEART OF GAMING Award
All gamescom highlights are eligible for this special jury award: in addition to games, expansions and technologies, also persons, institutions, companies, concepts or terms.

gamescom Green Studio of the Year
 Frontier Developments
 Ubisoft
 Xbox

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