VG247’s Alternate Game Awards 2023

The bright lights are up, and the red carpet has been rolled out. We’ve all put on our best jeans, logo t-shirt, and blazer combo (or mums say we look lovely) – it’s time for The Game Awards. Not those ones, though. We mean the VG247 Alternate Game Awards.Sure, we vote on the real thing that’s lighting up the city of angels later this week. But unlike the rest of the voting panel, we can guarantee our picks are the correct ones - so we’re here to set the record straight.We described last year as a strange year for games, but this year has arguably been even more bizzare. It’s been a gross, dispiriting paradox: an incredible year for video games in terms of being the most stacked year for great games in at least a decade - but the year was also beset with lay-offs galore, and other such disasters that have made the industry a worse place to be. Read more