Alex's 2023 Game of the Year: Baldur's Gate III
I mean, come on. Is anyone really surprised?
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Alex Hopley
Ben's 2023 Game of the Year: Alan Wake 2
With The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Baldur's Gate III, Alan Wake 2, and more leading the fray, which game do I regard as the best of 2023?
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Ben Lyons
Game of the Year 2023: Best Action Game
The action genre came out swinging this year. We've picked our five favourites.
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Ben Lyons
Game of the Year 2023: Best Adventure Game
In one of the trickiest categories to actually define, we've listed the top 5 best adventure games from this past year.
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Alex Hopley
Screen Time - 2024
With 2023 behind us, the film industry has plenty in store for fans this year.
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Games to Look For - 2024
With 2023 in the books, here's what we can look forward to this year.
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Hardware Awards 2023: Best Smartphone
What a year it has been for smartphones!
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Game of the Year 2023: Best RPG
Perhaps the genre that has seen the most love this past year makes for tricky pickings, but here are our top 5.
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Alex Hopley
Game of the Year 2023: Best Soundtrack
There have been some corkers of soundtracks this year, but which stood out to us the most?
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Game of the Year 2023: Best Performance
There have been some outstanding performances this year, and even though we can't highlight them all, here are a few of our favourites.
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Alex Hopley
Game of the Year 2023: Best Simulation/Strategy Game
2023 might not have been the best year for armchair generals, but it has had some great experiences.
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Alex Hopley
Hardware Awards 2023: Editor's Favourites
Reviewing is one thing, but which gadgets have just stuck in the editorial team's collective cerebral cortex?
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Game of the Year 2023: Best Family Game
Whether you've got youngsters you want to game with, or just want a more relaxing time, here are our best family games.
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Alex Hopley
Game of the Year 2023: Best Racing Game
With a broad list of racers all making their debut this year, we've picked out our favourites.
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Ben Lyons
Hardware Awards 2023: Best Innovative Hardware
Which gadgets have really impressed us with innovative new features?
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Game of the Year 2023: Best Fighting Game
2023 gave us a lot of ways to beat up our friends, family, and strangers online, but which was the best?
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Alex Hopley
Game of the Year 2023: Best Multiplayer Game
2023 has been a great year for single player experiences, but multiplayer has come out of the gates sprinting too.
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Ben Lyons
Game of the Year 2023: Best Horror Game
It's been a steadier year for horror, with remakes largely leading the fray, but what else makes the cut for our list?
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Ben Lyons
Game of the Year 2023: Best Indie Game
It's been a big year for AAA, but arguably a bigger year for the indie space.
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Ben Lyons
How should Gamereactor respond to the Insomniac leak?
Tons of information is flooding the web from a malicious hack. How should the news media respond?
Game of the Year 2023: Best Adaptation
From blockbusters to acclaimed TV series, this year has been one for the ages for the adaptation space.
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Ben Lyons
On sports, inspiration and challenge: An interview with Sitapha Savané
Former basket legend and CB Gran Canaria president talked with us about the story of his life and the crossover between real sports and video games during Arucas Gaming Fest.
Warhammer 40,000: Darktide Anniversary Update Deep Dive
New bosses, missions, and foldable shovels have brought new, pox-riddled life to Tertium.
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Alex Hopley
eFootball Version 3.2: All the Details
There will be a penalty shootout mini-game for rewards, revamped matchmaking and facilities to connect and express yourself online.
Five Tips for Getting Started in Avatar: Frontiers of Pandora
We've come up with five useful tricks to help people adapt to the hostile environment of Pandora.
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Ben Lyons
Grand Theft Auto VI analysis: The top 6 highlights from the trailer
Rockstar has previewed the most anticipated title of the decade with 91 seconds of clues that prepare us for 2025.
Netflix: What to watch in December 2023
Various massive movies and TV series are making their debut this month.
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Ben Lyons
Disney+: What to watch in December 2023
Plenty of Christmas films and TV series are making their debut on the streamer this month.
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Ben Lyons
Screen Time - December 2023
For one final time in 2023, we look at which movies and TV shows you should be checking out in cinemas and on streamers.
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Ben Lyons
Games To Look For - December 2023
It's a much more concise and less busy month than anything else we've seen in 2023, but December does still have a few exciting projects to keep an eye out for.
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Ben Lyons
Black Friday 2023: The Best Offers and Deals
Snag some great games and hardware while they are on offer.
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Ben Lyons
The history of the Richard Burns Rally
A small Swedish 15-man team in Helsingborg put together the most celebrated rally game of all time 19 years ago, and today it's more popular than ever. We at Gamereactor contacted the old team to find out how the Richard Burns Rally was created.
Championing Talent at the 15th Unity Awards
With a variety of developers and creators being celebrated for their efforts, we look at the winners of this year's awards ceremony.
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Showing the GTA VI trailer at The Game Awards is dumb
Rockstar says we'll see Grand Theft Auto VI in early December, but let's hope it's not during TGA.
Grand Theft Auto VI: Can it Meet the Hype?
Rockstar have a momentous task ahead of them in meeting the worldwide expectations for this game.
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Alex Hopley
Geeked Week: Netflix is doubling down on gaming
The streamer told us all about its grand plans in the gaming space, as part of Geeked Week.
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Ben Lyons
Talking about the Nordic update with Flight Simulator boss Jorg Neumann
The 2020 Game of the Year has finally come to the Nordics and a handful of cities in each Nordic country have been upgraded in a big way. Petter talked about this with big boss Jorg ...
BlizzCon 2023 Wrap-Up: Has Blizzard Entered its Redemption Arc?
There was a lot riding on this year's BlizzCon, but did it meet expectations?
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Alex Hopley
World of Warcraft: The Worldsoul Saga Explained
World of Warcraft is heading into its very own Endgame-level event, but what does this mean for players new and old?
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Alex Hopley
Diablo IV: Vessel of Hatred - Who is Mephisto?
The Lord of Hatred is back! But what does that mean for Diablo IV's first expansion?
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Alex Hopley
Overwatch 2: Mauga Hands-On - Big Personality, Big Potential
How will this Samoan beefcake change the game?
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Alex Hopley
Netflix: What to watch in November 2023
Anime, animated family films, documentaries, action flicks, live sports, and drama. There's plenty in store for Netflix fans.
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Ben Lyons
Disney+: What to watch in November 2023
There's plenty of festive goodies coming to the streamer this month, as well as new animated seasons, and different comedy flicks.
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Ben Lyons
Who will be the main villain in Marvel's Spider-Man 3?
If Insomniac does want to make a trilogy, there are a lot of bad guys to round out Peter and Miles' story.
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Alex Hopley
Screen Time - November 2023
November has something for everyone, be it cinemagoer or streaming service fanatic.
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Ben Lyons
Games To Look For - November 2023
Racers, mini-games, RPGs, and FPS titles are just a few that make up this exciting month.
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Ben Lyons
The Ear is a Muscle
AceZone. A new start-up company, with huge roots in the gaming business. Our reporter ZtryDar has visited this little company who already has an enormous impact on the competitive gaming scene.
Marvel's Spider-Man 2: Across the Spider-Verse cameo explained
Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is full of interesting sidequests, with one tying into the other big Spider-Man thing out right now.
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Alex Hopley
Warhammer: Vermintide 2's final career option was worth the wait
We've been messing around with the Necromancer subclass in Warhammer: Vermintide 2 and are very happy with our new skeletal friends.
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Alex Hopley
Spoiler-free tips and tricks for Marvel's Spider-Man 2
Want to know how to make Insomniac's game easier for yourself and get an easy platinum?