The Game Awards 2023, which is an annual awards ceremony to celebrate achievements in the video game industry, was held in Los Angeles, California for the second year in a row. However, gaming fans were left baffled after Spider-Man 2 failed to win a single award despite being nominated in seven categories including Game of the Year and Best Action/Adventure Game.
Larian Studios' Baldur's Gate 3 won the Game of the Year award at the Game Awards 2023 beating the likes of " Alan Wake 2" by Epic Games, " Super Mario Bros. Wonder" by Nintendo, " The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom" by Nintendo, " Resident Evil 4" by Capcom, and Marvel's "Spider-Man 2" by Insomniac Games.
Spider-Man 2 has been a huge success since its release, becoming the fastest-selling video game made by PlayStation. However, the game failed to win a single award as many fans felt the game was robbed at the annual awards.
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Famous influencer Kai Cenat also reacted to Baldur's Gate 3 winning the Game of the Year award over his favorite game Spider-Man 2.
Apart from that, Nintendo's "Super Mario Bros. Wonder" beat games like Pikmin 4 and Sonic Superstars to win the Best Family Game award. Meanwhile, the developers also revealed the latest entry to the popular Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi series of video games at the Game Awards 2023.