"The Game Awards 2023: Record-Breaking Viewership, Unheard Winner Speeches, and Controversial Cut-Offs"
TL;DR
The Game Awards 2023 broke viewership records with an estimated 118 million global livestreams, a 15% increase from the previous year. The event was streamed across more than 30 platforms, including YouTube and Twitch, and over 17,000 content creators co-streamed the show. Larian Studios' "Baldur's Gate 3" was the big winner, taking home six trophies, including Game of the Year. The show also featured first-looks at upcoming projects, including "Exodus" and "God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla," and Sega announced plans to reboot retro franchises.
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- The Game Awards 2023 Breaks Viewership Record, Notching 118 Million Livestreams Variety
- The Game Awards Winner Speeches We Didn't Get to Hear IGN
- Baldur's Gate 3 Director Thanks D&D Team Following Layoffs Kotaku
- In cutting off Baldur's Gate 3's GOTY speech, the Game Awards cut the show's only real mention of mass layoffs Rock Paper Shotgun
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