Game Developer's 2023 wrap-up: The events that defined the year

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[Future Class members call Game Awards' silence a "collective disappointment"]( The Game Awards' Future Class members feel this year's ceremony failed them and made them question the program's real intentions. [2023 Wrap-Up: Chris Kerr's top five games]( Game Developer news editor Chris Kerr discusses his favorite titles of 2023. [Hackers dump personal data, game files, in calamitous Insomniac Games leak]( Current and former Insomniac Games employees must now grapple with the exposure of deeply sensitive personal information. [Game Developer's 2023 Wrap-Up: 10 Must-Read Deep Dives]( This year, our deep dives and postmortems reflected not only the modern games that affect our current lives but also delved into game history and beyond. 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