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2023 in video games

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In the video game industry, 2023 saw significant changes within larger publishers and developers. Microsoft, after having satisfied worldwide regulatory bodies, completed its $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard, making them the third largest game publisher in the world. Embracer Group, which had been in an acquisition spree over the previous few years, had an estimated $2 billion deal fall through, causing many of the studios under Embracer to either lay off staff or close entirely. Similar layoffs were seen at Unity, Amazon, ByteDance, Epic Games, Bungie, and Ubisoft, leading to over 9,000 jobs lost in the industry in 2023 and part of a larger trend of layoffs at technology companies in 2023.[1][2][3]

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Top-rated games

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Major awards

Baldur's Gate 3 was the first game to sweep the five major awards: the Golden Joystick Awards, the Game Awards, the D.I.C.E. Awards, the Game Developers Choice Awards, and the BAFTA Games Awards.[4]

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Critically acclaimed titles

The number of highly praised video games released in 2023 was considered unusually high compared to most years, with 25 games having a 90 out of 100 or better aggregate score on Metacritic by October 2023; this made it the best year by number of acclaimed games, the largest since 2004.[8] This year was comparable to the slate of highly praised releases in 1992, 1997 and 2008.[9] The reasons for this include the fact that most of the top games were delayed or not even developed until after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdowns, leading to greater quality in gaming overall, and that the ninth generation of consoles had become entrenched for developers.[8][10]

The following table lists the top-rated games released in 2023 based on Metacritic, which generally considers expansions as separate entities.

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Financial performance

Best-selling premium games by region

The following titles were 2023's top ten best-selling premium games by region (excluding microtransactions and free-to-play titles) on PC and console platforms, for Japan, the United States, and Europe.

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Major events

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Notable deaths

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Video game-based film and television releases

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Cancelled games

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Notes

    1. Not including digital sales
    2. A western or worldwide release of a previously regional exclusive game.
    3. The release date is for Japan only.
    4. The release date is for North America.
    5. The release date is for Europe.
    6. The release date is for Europe and Oceania.
    7. The release date is for Oceania.
    8. The release date is for South Korea only.
    9. The series made its VOD debut on March 7, 2024, on Netflix.[1082]

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