Game Awards 2023, the video game industry’s year-end extravaganza, was bigger than ever this year, according to the producers of kudosfest.
According to The Game Awards, the 10th annual awards show, held on December 7, 2023, generated an estimated 118 million livestreams worldwide, 15% more than the 2022 showcase. % increased. The festivities will be streamed live from the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on more than 30 platforms including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, TikTok Live, X (Twitter), Steam, WeChat, Bilibili, Huya, DouYu, Xiaohongshu, and Instagram Live. it was done. In addition, over 17,000 individual content creators and influencers online co-streamed the show to their fans.
By comparison, the inaugural Game Awards in 2014 recorded 1.9 million livestreams.
On YouTube, the number of concurrent live streams of the Game Awards 4K feed increased 53% year over year, peaking at over 900,000. Across YouTube (including 4,000 concurrent streams), the awards show increased by 35%, with peak concurrent streams exceeding 1.7 million. Twitch saw a 24% year-over-year increase in collaborative streaming, with over 13,680 creators co-streaming shows. His peak concurrent viewers on Twitch reached 1.94 million, and his total live viewing time increased by 10% compared to 2022.
Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3 was a big winner at this year’s Game Awards, taking home six trophies, including Game of the Year. It also won awards for Best Community Support, Best RPG, Best Multiplayer, Player’s Voice, and Best Performance (for “Astallion” actor Neil Newbon). Remedy Entertainment and Epic Games Publishing’s Alan Wake 2 won three awards, including Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, and Best Art Direction.
This year’s Game Awards include Anthony Mackie, Ed Boone, Hideo Kojima, Jordan Peele, Matthew McConaughey, Simu Liu, Timothée Chalamet, Vince Zampella, Caroline Marshall, DJ and producer Zedd, and Prime・Video starring the cast of Fallout (Aaron) Morten, Ella Purnell, Walton Goggins).
The show will feature upcoming projects such as “Exodus” (Archetype Entertainment), “Big Walk” (House House), Marvel’s “Blade” (Arkane Lyon/Bethesda) and “God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla” (Santa). The first public release was also featured. Monica Studio and Sony Interactive Entertainment), Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom), Light No Fire (Hello Games), OD (Kojima Productions/Xbox Game Studios), Tales of Kenzera: ZAU (Surgent Studios) and EA Original). Additionally, Sega announced plans to reboot retro franchises such as “Crazy Taxi” and “Streets of Rage.”
The Game Awards is executive produced by Geoff Keighley and Kimmie Kim. Richard Preuss is the director, Leroy Bennett is the creative director, and Michael Peter is the co-executive producer.
Photo above: Amazon Prime Video’s “Fallout” cast members Aaron Moten, Ella Purnell and Walton Goggins on stage at The Game Awards 2023.