The event security at The Game Awards 2023 is being ramped up in order to avoid the unforeseen incident from last year’s show.
During a live Q&A session, The Game Awards producer and host Geoff Keighley was asked whether he is taking more security measures for the 2023 event in order to prevent stage crashers. Keighley responded by saying that he didn’t want to discuss this matter much publicly because it concerns security. That said, he assured that him and his team definitely have plans and are trying to do all they can to ensure the safety of everyone, including himself, everyone watching the show in the audience, as well as people participating in the show.
Keighley appreciated the concern and stated that this matter is something that is at the top of his and his team’s mind, but they also want to put on a great show that celebrates the games of 2023 as well as the community’s love of video games. So, that’s an important thing to keep in mind as well, he added.
Earlier this month, Keighley took to social media to reveal the 2023 nominees for a variety of categories, including overall Game of the Year, Best Game Direction, Best Narrative, Best Art Direction, Best Score and Music, Best Audio Design, Best Performance, Innovation in Accessibility, Games for Impact, and more.
Nominated for Best Game are Remedy Entertainment’s Alan Wake 2, Larian Studios’ Baldur’s Gate 3, Insomniac Games’ Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Capcom’s Resident Evil 4, Nintendo’s Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom.
Meanwhile, nominations for Best Performance are Ben Starr (Final Fantasy XVI), Cameron Monaghan (Star Wars: Jedi Survivor), Idris Elba (Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty), Melanie Liburd (Alan Wake 2), Neil Newbon (Baldur’s Gate 3), and Yuri Lowenthal (Marvel’s Spider-Man 2).
In the category of Most Anticipated Game, the games nominated are Final Fantasy VII Rebirth, Hades II, Like a Dragon: Infinite Wealth, Star Wars Outlaws, and Tekken 8.
