The Margin: The Game Awards: ‘Alan Wake 2,’ ‘Baldur’s Gate 3,’ ‘The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom’ score game-of-the-year nods

Looks like 2023 is the year that videogame sequels and remakes dominated.  The Game Awards nominees were announced on Monday, and the Dungeons & Dragons-inspired “Baldur’s Gate 3” and survival-horror sequel “Alan Wake 2” tied with the most nods at eight apiece — including the game-of-the-year prize. 

Many of the other game-of-the-year nominees were also sequels and new installments from beloved franchises, including Nintendo’s
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“The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom” and “Super Mario Bros. Wonder,” “Marvel’s Spider-Man 2” from Insomniac Games and the remade “Resident Evil 4” from Capcom
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It’s been an exciting year for videogames. Fans got to live out their dreams of going to wizarding school with “Hogwarts Legacy” from Warner Bros. Games
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master swinging a lightsaber with Electronics Arts’
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“Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” go on an epic fantasy adventure in Square Enix’s
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“Final Fantasy XVI,” live out football fantasies with “Madden NFL 24” and undertake a vision quest across the universe with Microsoft’s
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“Starfield.”  Americans spent $4.5 billion on videogames, hardware and accessories in September alone, according to Circana videogame analysts, which was up 1 …

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