Screen Rant's Every 5-Star Game Of 2023

With GTA 6 generating buzz for its gripping single-player storyline, the spotlight is increasingly turning toward the highly anticipated online component. The success of GTA 5's online experience, particularly the meteoric rise of GTA Online RP servers, has captured the imagination of gamers worldwide, paving the way for a call for dedicated support in the upcoming GTA 6.

A few hours ago, Valve closed the Steam Awards 2023 polls to announce the winners in each of the ten categories. Unsurprisingly, Larian's Baldur's Gate 3 brought home another Game of the Year award after the previous wins at the Golden Joystick and The Game Awards, beating finalists Resident Evil 4, EA Sports FC 24, Lethal Company (the runaway early access smash hit of the last couple of months), and Hogwarts Legacy.

Grand Theft Auto 6's first trailer has gone down as one of the best in recent memory, racking up millions of views in the first week, becoming one of the fastest-viewed YouTube videos of all time. With a trailer that iconic, you know full well that it's going to be recreated in some capacity, and GTA fans are passing the time until GTA 6's release by trying to recreate the trailer in as many other Rockstar games as physically possible.

Steam has revealed its "Best of 2023" list that reveals the best-selling games on the platform alongside which titles were played the most on PC, Steam Deck, VR, Controller, and more.

On a summer day in New York City, thousands of people gathered in Union Square and spilled out onto the streets. Video footage and images show the crowd vandalizing nearby businesses and setting off fireworks. The New York Police Department showed up and started arresting people. All this commotion was motivated by one person: Kai Cenat. People gathered because he had planned an event to give away PlayStation 5 consoles and gaming computers.

As 2023 comes to an end, cybercrime has become a critical issue. Insomniac Games, the famed developer of Marvel's Spider-Man and its sequel Spider-Man 2 became the latest victim of a lack recently. Nearly 1.6TB of information including developer builds of the upcoming Marvel's Wolverine, timeline of upcoming games, as well as personal data of employees were put online by hackers. While this hack was shocking, it isn't the only one suffered by a major gaming developer in recent years. Just last year, Rockstar Games was hacked and 90 early development videos of GTA 6 were leaked online. Sometime later, it was concluded that a teen was behind the hack, and now he has been sentenced to life in hospital prison.

By virtually any measure the quality of games, movies, and television shows released in 2023 has been outstanding (aside from the treatment of the industry workers who create them). That banner year is reflected in the diverse collection of 10 out of 10 scores IGN has awarded, totaling 17 for the year. It’s a mix of new and old, exciting premieres and grand finales, remakes, adaptations, sequels, and spiritual successors to some all-time greats across all mediums. Action, drama, horror, anime, sci-fi, and fantasy are all represented – and while there are no full-on comedies on the list, there are plenty of laughs to be found among them. And to have Metroid, Castlevania, Resident Evil, Zelda, and Baldur’s Gate representing our highest-scoring games of 2023 makes it feel like a year that celebrates gaming history, but with decidedly modern takes on the classics.

2023 picked up where 2022 left off when it comes to video game releases. Just like the year prior, there were no shortage of excellent launches; unlike last year, however, 2023 features a slew of Game of the Year contenders. The selection is so strong that taking the five most popular choices for 2023 GotY and stacking it against any 5-year span of actual winners might not look out of place. In a year that began with a bang in and ended with an even bigger one-two punch of and, one game stood tall: , Screen Rant's 2023 Game of the Year.

Marvel fans have a lot of video games to look forward to in the future, with and a Black Panthergame serving as three of the biggest confirmed titles so far. Information on most upcoming titles is fairly slim, although they've all been teased in some form or another. The fluctuating nature of game development means that some of these projects could still be years away, but fans should see some satisfaction in the near future. Most of the games announced have showcased which heroes will lead their adventures, except for one title that's known to be in development without any specific information yet revealed.

Santa Clauses are coming to Final Fantasy XIV in droves!

The Grand Theft Auto 6 trailer parodies several viral clips that have surfed around social media, as is series tradition, but one man now believes that his likeness inspired a certain in-game character and is demanding $1-2 million from Rockstar Games.

The hype is real for Grand Theft Auto VI. Fans were waiting for Rockstar Games developers to bring out the next installment to the beloved franchise. While it was initially set to release yesterday, the developers were forced to drop it a day early. That was all due to some leaks of the trailer getting out ahead of time. Regardless, the first trailer was quickly viewed over a hundred million times, and it’s still getting new reactions and breakdowns from fans. However, one particular reaction video might offer a bit more insight into what we could see in this game.