Gayming Awards 2023 unveils its nominations

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The 2023 Gayming Awards have revealed their nominations for awards celebrating LGBTQ+ video games.

Wylde Flowers, Signalis and the Borderlands franchise led the way with three nominations each for the awards show, which will take place on Broadway in New York in April 2023.

Logitech G and Streamlabs will present the awards. Other titles with multiple nominations include Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, Cult of the Lamb, and ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area.

Four games were nominated in the prestigious Game of the Year category, including Arcade Spirits: The New Challengers, Cult of the Lamb, Elden Ring and God of War Ragnarök.

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While Cult of the Lamb, Disney Dreamlight Valley, Elden Ring, Ghostwire Tokyo, Horizon Forbidden West, Stray, Tunic and Wylde Flowers were nominated by the public for the Gayming Magazine Readers'Award, sponsored by Devolver Digital.< /p>

Other categories include Best LGBTQ+ Indie Game, which celebrates hard work in the indie space, with games such as ValiDate: Struggling Singles in Your Area, Wylde Flowers, and We Are OFKnominated. The Best LGBTQ+ Character, sponsored by Rocksteady Studios, includes nominees such as Catalyst from Apex Legends, Lor from New Tales from the Borderlands, and Bridget from Guilty Gear Strive.

In addition to games, the Industry Diversity Award recognizes LGBTQ+ contributions to improving the industry with Code Coven, GaymerX, Girls Run These Worlds, GLITCH and Qweerty Gamers being nominated for their work .

Similarly, in esports, Team Overture, XSET, Chicago Metropolitan Sports Association (CMSA), and Valorant Game Changers are all nominated for the LGBTQ+ Contribution to Esports award.

In the streaming world, 10 LGBTQ+ streamers have been nominated along with a diverse list of content creators from around the world who were vetted before a public vote for LGBTQ+ Streamer of the Year, sponsored by Streamlabs.

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The Gayming Awards are the world's first and only awards show celebrating all that is great about LGBTQ+ gaming. Launching in 2021, the awards aim to celebrate achievements within global gaming culture that represent and champion the LGBTQ experience.

The Gayming Awards are an initiative of Gayming Magazine, the LGBTQ+ video game magazine launched in 2019 in the UK

The nominees for the 2023 Gayming Awards.

Winners in two categories, Gayming Icon, sponsored by Facebook Gaming, and LGBTQ+ Streamer Risin...