While excitement and discussion about The Game Awards 2023 is ongoing in the gaming community, XTQZZZ has asked to be removed from his category. The Game Awards 2023 will be hosted on December 7, celebrating the year's greatest achievements in the gaming space.
This year, there have been some notable exclusions that have gotten the community talking, like Starfield's exclusion from the Game of the Year category. It's certainly a game that players feel strongly about, both positively and negatively, so its omission here was always going to generate some discussion. However, there's one publisher that has emerged way ahead of the pack. Nintendo has the most nominations at The Game Awards 2023, a reward for titles such as Super Mario Bros. Wonder, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, and Pikmin 4.
The Game Awards 2023 Nominees Announced
Geoff Keighley officially reveals the nominees for The Game Awards 2023, including the six games nominated for Game of the Year.
While being nominated for an award at The Game Awards is highly prestigious, the current coach of Team Vitality's Counter-Strike team, XTQZZ, has requested to be removed from the category of Best eSports Coach. Team Vitality has been one of the most successful Counter-Strike teams in the world in 2023, even winning the BLAST.tv Paris Major 2023. However, that was under the coaching of zonic, who is also nominated for the award.
In 2023, XTQZZZ oversaw Team SoloMid's return to the Counter-Strike eSports scene, before leaving for Team Vitality two months into the project. In fact, he's yet to even take charge of an official match with the team. His arrival had been confirmed ahead of the recent IEM Sydney 2023 tournament, but the team played with assistant coach MaT there instead. With this in mind, it's understandable that XTQZZZ is confused about his inclusion on this list. Given the strength of the current Team Vitality Counter-Strike 2 roster, he could certainly be in the running next year, but it's unlikely he'll take home the prize at The Game Awards 2023.
Whether XTQZZZ is up for the award or not, there's plenty for gamers to get excited about at The Game Awards 2023. The show has traditionally played host to a ton of high-profile trailers and reveals over the years, making itself a must-watch in the gaming calendar. With the news that Rockstar is planning to release a GTA 6 trailer in December, it's possible that The Game Awards 2023 is where the studio is planning to make that reveal, though that has yet to be clarified. If that's the case, then it will go down as by far one of the biggest events of the year.