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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 US$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.
Top-rated games
Major awards
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. This year was comparable to the slate of highly praised releases in 1992, 1997 and 2008. 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, leading to greater quality in gaming overall, and that the ninth generation of consoles had become entrenched for developers.
The following table lists the top-rated games released in 2023 based on Metacritic, which generally considers expansions as separate entities.
| Title | Developer(s) | Publisher(s) | Release | Platform(s) | Average score |
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| The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | May 12, 2023 | NS | 96 |
| Baldur's Gate 3 | Larian Studios | August 3, 2023 | PC | 96 | |
| Metroid Prime Remastered | Retro Studios | Nintendo | February 8, 2023 | NS | 94 |
| Resident Evil 4 | Capcom | March 24, 2023 | PS5 | 93 | |
| Xenoblade Chronicles 3: Expansion Pass Wave 4 - Future Redeemed | Monolith Soft | Nintendo | April 25, 2023 | NS | 92 |
| Street Fighter 6 | Capcom | June 2, 2023 | PC | 92 | |
| Super Mario Bros. Wonder | Nintendo EPD | Nintendo | October 20, 2023 | NS | 92 |
| Against the Storm | Eremite Games | Hooded Horse | December 8, 2023 | PC | 91 |
| Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty | CD Projekt Red | CD Projekt | September 26, 2023 | XSX | 90 |
| Slay the Princess | Black Tabby Games | October 23, 2023 | PC | 90 | |
| Dave the Diver | Mintrocket | June 28, 2023 | PC | 90 | |
| Ghost Trick: Phantom Detective | Capcom | June 30, 2023 | PC | 90 | |
| Videoverse | Kinmoku | August 7, 2023 | PC | 90 | |
| Quake II - Enhanced Edition | Nightdive Studios | Bethesda Softworks | August 10, 2023 | PC | 90 |
| The Making of Karateka | Digital Eclipse | August 29, 2023 | PC | 90 | |
| Jack Jeanne | Broccoli | Aksys Games | June 15, 2023 | NS | 90 |
| Marvel's Spider-Man 2 | Insomniac Games | Sony Interactive Entertainment | October 20, 2023 | PS5 | 90 |
| Tents & Trees | Frozax Games | March 14, 2023 | NS | 90 | |
| Walkabout Mini Golf | Mighty Coconut, LLC | May 11, 2023 | PS5 | 90 | |
Major events
| Month | Day(s) | Event | ||||
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| January | 6 | NetEase Games acquired SkyBox Labs. | ||||
| 17 | Unity Technologies laid off 284 employees. | |||||
| 18 | Google's cloud streaming service Stadia closed, with all hardware and software purchases being refunded. | |||||
| February | 17 | Super Nintendo World opened to the public in Universal Studios Hollywood in California. | ||||
| 21-23 | Academy of Interactive Arts & Sciences hosted the 2023 D.I.C.E. Summit and the 26th Annual D.I.C.E. Awards at the Resorts World Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada, Tim Schafer inducted into the AIAS Hall of Fame. | |||||
| Gran Turismo | August 25, 2023 | Feature film | Sony Pictures | Gran Turismo | Sony Interactive Entertainment | |
| Pokémon: Paldean Winds | September 6, 2023 | Limited animated webseries | YouTube | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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| Castlevania: Nocturne | September 28, 2023 | Animated television series | Netflix | Castlevania | Konami | |
| Shangri-La Frontier | October 1, 2023 | Anime television series | TBS (Japan) Crunchyroll (worldwide) |
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| Arknights: Perish in Frost | October 6, 2023 | TV Tokyo (Japan) Crunchyroll (worldwide) |
Arknights | Hypergryph (China) Yostar (worldwide) |
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| Good Night World | October 12, 2023 | Anime series | Netflix | — | — | |
| Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match | October 17, 2023 | Animated film | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment | Mortal Kombat | Midway Games | |
| Captain Laserhawk: A Blood Dragon Remix | October 19, 2023 | Anime series | Netflix | Far Cry | Ubisoft | |
| Fill Your Pocket with Adventure | Television series | TV Tokyo (Japan) | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
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| Detective Pikachu & the Mystery of the Missing Flan | October 25, 2023 | Animated short film | YouTube | Detective Pikachu Pokémon |
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| Five Nights at Freddy's | October 27, 2023 | Feature film | Universal Pictures | Five Nights at Freddy's | Scott Cawthon | |
| Onimusha | November 2, 2023 | Anime series | Netflix | Onimusha | Capcom | |
| Pokémon Concierge | December 28, 2023 | Stop-motion animated series | Pokémon | Nintendo The Pokémon Company |
Cancelled games
- Battlefield Mobile, Electronic Arts (iOS, Droid)
- The Day Before, Fntastic (Win)
- Evil Dead: The Game, Saber Interactive (NS)
- Hyenas, Sega (Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX)
- Just Cause Mobile, Square Enix (iOS, Droid)
- The Last of Us Online, Naughty Dog (PS5)
- Marvel's Midnight Suns, 2K (NS)
- Metal Black S-Tribute, City Connection (NS, PS4)
- Quantamancy: The Purgatory, Corecell Technology (Win, PS4, PS5, XBO, XSX)
- Revenant Hill, Finji (Win, PS4, PS5)
- Second Extinction, Avalanche Studios (Win, XBO, XSX)
Notes
References
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A release date of October 17, 2023.
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- Romano, Sal (November 7, 2023). "Revenant Hill cancelled". Gematsu. Retrieved November 7, 2023.
- "Second Extinction to be delisted, servers to go offline in 2024". Gematsu. October 17, 2023. Retrieved October 17, 2023.
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