Google Play best of 2023 awards: Google Play, the official app marketplace for Android smartphones, smartwatches, and tablets, has announced its annual awards for the best apps and games. The entire list has been divided into several categories as well as Users' Choice awards. These awards are listed for the US, but they are also curated locally for your country. For India, the best app of 2023 is Level SuperMind, the meditation app by YouTuber and influencer Ranveer Allahbadia, whereas the Users' Choice winner is THAP: Your Happiness Gym, a self-care app for mental health. Below, we have shared the best apps and games for both the US and India. Let us take a closer look.
Starfield's been left out to dry at The Game Awards—and even dedicated fans are 'not terribly surprised'
14.11.2023 - 12:42 / pcgamer.com
Starfield was primed to go galactic in the steady countdown to its launch. It was the first big mainline Bethesda RPG in a while. It was big and ambitious—one small step for Bethesda as a studio, one giant leap for gamer kind.
Post launch, though, and that hype's cooled significantly. What we got was more Bethesda standing in place, while gamer kind just… shuffled around in a circle, wondering how the studio still hadn't put together a good inventory system, again.
That's not to say Starfield's a bad game, or anything. It's one of the more stable Bethesda launches by far. I enjoyed my couple dozen hours with it, and our own Christopher Livingston gave it a 74 in his Starfield review—meaning it's a game we actively like.
Still, it's been left to drift in space at The Game Awards—only scoring one nomination among its 31 categories—which feels like it should be more of an upset than it actually is. After all, this was meant to be a genre-defining RPG. 'Skyrim but in space' sounds like prime GOTY material. But it never broke the atmosphere.
What's more, no-one even seems all that surprised—least of all the people who like it. In the Starfield subreddit, a thread announcing the game's absence from the Game of the Year category with over 8,000 upvotes is flooded with shrugged shoulders and sad sighs. «I really enjoy and love Starfield, but [I'm] not terribly surprised,» writes user InitialQuote000. Further comments sing the same sorry tune.
Things are just as nonchalant over on Twitter as well. In a series of quote tweets to Kotaku's story on the game only nudging into one category, most people who enjoyed the game weren't shocked. Granted, there are more dissenting voices to be heard here—since Twitter doesn't really bother to organise quote tweets based on likes—but the ones gaining any sort of traction are joining the unbothered chorus.
«I put a lot of hours into Starfield. I like it fine. It is not a GOTY contender by a very wide mile,» writes Eric Ravenscraft of WIRED. User DanticsOfficial also wrote: «I love Starfield in a lot of ways but it does not deserve any awards when compared to the hard hitters this year. It's not a conspiracy.»
Even when it comes to its one nomination—best RPG—I'm not feeling optimistic. Starfield's a big, fun sandbox that's nice to blast around in for a bit, but a lot of the game's RPG customisation (weapon and armour mods) are arbitrarily locked behind a crafting I can't bring myself to engage with, with the rest of its skill trees leaving a lot to be desired. 'I would like to use my boost pack' isn't a build choice, it's unlocking a core feature.
When it comes to the narrative side of the RPG coin (as per Bethesda's usual strategy) there are very few story choices which
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destructoid.com
28.11.2023 / 11:11
Players’ Voice voting opens for The Game Awards 2023
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wccftech.com
27.11.2023 / 18:33
The Game Awards is Dropping “World Premiere” Branding and Beefing Up Stage Security
What are the first words that come to mind when The Game Awards are mentioned? Well, aside from Doritos and Mountain Dew. “World Premiere,” right? For years, Geoff Keighley’s awards show has somewhat pretentiously referred to any new trailer shown during the show as a World Premiere, with the title card popping up constantly throughout the proceedings. Most people kind of roll their eyes at it, but what would The Game Awards be without the constant World Premiere talk? Well, it seems we’re about to find out.
gamingbolt.com
27.11.2023 / 15:03
The Game Awards 2023 Will be About as Long as Last Year’s Show
We’re a little over a week away from this year’s The Game Awards, and as excitement surrounding the showcase continues to build, new details on it are beginning to emerge.
videogameschronicle.com
27.11.2023 / 15:01
The Game Awards has considered adding Best Remake and Best Supporting Actor awards
The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley says he’s been considering other awards to add to the show, including Best Remake and Best Supporting Actor.
thegamer.com
27.11.2023 / 13:47
The Game Awards Is Ramping Up Security To Stop Stage Invaders
In 2022, Elden Ring won Game of the Year, but the acceptance speech was hijacked at the last minute by a stage invader who 'nominated' his "Orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton". Unfortunately, that wasn't the end of Geoff Keighley's events being interrupted. Earlier this year, during Gamescom Opening Night Live, a member of the stage ran up to Keighley and started yelling about Clinton wanting GTA 6.
videogameschronicle.com
27.11.2023 / 11:13
The Game Awards security will be tightened to prevent another stage invasion, Geoff Keighley says
The Game Awards host and producer Geoff Keighley says security will be tightened at this year’s show to prevent another stage invasion.
screenrant.com
26.11.2023 / 22:30
Rumored GTA 6 Cut Content Is Better Left Out Of The Game
After over a decade since the last entry in the franchise was first released, some official information surrounding 's release finally seems to be on the horizon. A huge leak of 90 early-development videos gave players their first look at Rockstar's upcoming title in September 2022, confirming the return to Vice City as a location, and the game's dual protagonists, Jason and Lucia. Now, in the build-up to Rockstar's official reveal, further details seem to be spreading online about the game's content and what has been cut during its development.
screenrant.com
26.11.2023 / 17:16
Changing This Starfield Weapon Feature Would Make The Game A Lot More Fun
Although has a decent variety of weapons, one particular type of weapon feels like an afterthought compared to the rest — the melee weapons. Like other Bethesda RPGs before it, offers players the option to choose between a number of different melee or ranged weapons which, in combination with the game's Skill system, should allow them to define a certain play style for their character. Unfortunately, 's melee weapons are monotonous, one-note, and unsatisfying to use, with different melee weapon types being hardly distinguishable from each other outside pure numbers.
gameranx.com
24.11.2023 / 09:12
Kojima Will Likely Be At The Game Awards This Year
Hideo Kojima’s Twitter activity indicates that he will be at The Game Awards. But will he actually be showing us a new game there?
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22.11.2023 / 00:45
Randy Pitchford to speak at GamesBeat at The Game Awards
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gameranx.com
20.11.2023 / 14:25
Xbox Will Be Appearing At The Game Awards After All
Xbox is expected to make an appearance at this year’s The Game Awards.