A game called Baldur's Gate 3 won the best game of the year at a big show in Los Angeles. A famous actor, TimothΓ©e Chalamet, said it was the winner. The game, which is like playing a game of make-believe with dragons and magic, got six awards. People really liked it because it felt like they were inside a magical story.
At the show, they also showed new games and exciting videos of games that will come out soon. A company showed a space adventure game, and a famous game maker, Hideo Kojima, showed a sneak peek of his new game with a movie director, Jordan Peele. There were also updates on other games, but some people didn't like that the show focused too much on these previews instead of celebrating the winners more.
Even though the show was about how great games are, some game makers have lost their jobs this year. Big companies have said they can't keep all their workers. Some people think the show should have talked more about these game makers who are having a hard time. The show gives out 31 different awards, and both experts and fans help decide who wins.
Original news source: Game Awards 2023: Baldur's Gate 3 wins game of the year (BBC)
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Baldur's Gate 3 won the best game of the year award.
A famous actor named TimothΓ©e Chalamet said that Baldur's Gate 3 was the winner.
People really liked Baldur's Gate 3 because it felt like they were inside a magical story.
At the big show in Los Angeles, they showed new games and exciting videos of games that will come out soon.
A famous game maker named Hideo Kojima showed a sneak peek of his new game with a movie director named Jordan Peele.
Some people did not like that the show focused too much on previews of new games instead of celebrating the winners more.
Some people think the show should have talked more about game makers who are having a hard time because some game makers have lost their jobs this year and big companies have said they can't keep all their workers.
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A called Baldur's Gate 3 won the best game of the year at a big show in Los . A famous , TimothΓ©e Chalamet, said it was the winner. The game, which is like playing a game of make-believe with dragons and magic, got six awards. People really liked it because it felt like they were inside a magical story. At the , they also showed new and exciting videos of games that will come out soon. A company showed a space adventure game, and a game maker, Hideo Kojima, showed a sneak peek of his new game with a movie , Peele. There were also updates on other games, but some people didn't like that the show focused too much on these previews instead of the winners more. Even though the show was about how great games are, some game makers have lost their jobs this year. Big companies have said they can't keep all their . Some people think the show should have talked more about these game makers who are having a hard . The show out 31 different awards, and both experts and fans help decide who wins.
π¬ Discussion Questions:
1. What is Baldur's Gate 3?
2. How do you think it feels to play a game of make-believe with dragons and magic?
3. Do you like playing video games? Why or why not?
4. How would you feel if you won an award for something you did?
5. What do you think about the show focusing more on previews of new games instead of celebrating the winners?
6. Have you ever lost a job? How did it make you feel?
7. What do you think the show could have done to talk more about game makers who are having a hard time?
8. Do you think it's fair for experts and fans to help decide who wins the awards? Why or why not?
9. Have you ever played a space adventure game? What was it like?
10. What is your favorite video game and why do you like it?
11. How do you think the game makers who lost their jobs feel right now?
12. What do you think the show could do differently next year to make it better?
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