It’s that time of year again! We’re recognizing the most outstanding members of our community and celebrating them for all they do to create a positive atmosphere here at IGN. From users who comment daily to those who visit sparingly, we are grateful for your passion for and dedication to having spirited conversations with your fellow community members.

To celebrate our second year of fostering a positive and inclusive environment for all members, we’re paying tribute to our top users based on their accounts and how they interact with others in the community. These users have or are near a 100% approval rate across their thousands of comments as an IGN users. Please give it up for the winners of this year’s IGN Community Awards!

This year we celebrate these 10 users:

Midori85 – Most Comments in 2023 with a 100% approval rate (0 comments rejected)

1track – Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

wuzzgoodhommy – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

tenken8 – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

ForceStream – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

CurryLova – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

Doctor_MG – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

NDWest14 – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

McGarnicle – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.

TAGibby4 – Runner up for Most Comments in 2023 with nearly a 100% approval rate.
Real Frowns – 10K+ comments in 2023 with the highest approval rate.

Please join us in congratulating this year’s winners.

The winners will all be receiving a gift of IGN Plus as a way of saying thank you, so keep an eye out for an email detailing how to redeem your gift.

IGN Community Voted Awards

Now, for those who live vicariously through their favorite games, movies, TV shows, and more, here are results for each category that the IGN Community voted on:

Best Comic Book Series of 2023

Dardevil (28% of the votes)

Best Open-World Game of 2023

The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (50.8% of the votes)

Best Horror Movie of 2023

Talk to Me (31.7% of the votes)

Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Movie of 2023

Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (39.7% of the votes)

Favorite TV Show of 2023

The Last of Us (40.4% of the votes)

Most Disastrous Game Launch

The Day Before (75.3% of the votes)

Best Horror Game of 2023

Alan Wake 2 (44.9% of the votes)

Best Soulslike of 2023

Lies of P (65% of the votes)

Best Stunt of 2023

John Wick: Chapter 4: Overhead Shootout (42.4% of the votes)

Best Anime of 2023

Vinland Saga Season 2 (48.5% of the votes)

Best Action Game of 2023

Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (39.2% of the votes)

Best PC Game and Best RPG of 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 (57.8% of the votes) and (54.9% of the votes)

Best Character of 2023

Astarion (Baldur’s Gate 3) (14.8% of the votes)

Biggest Holy F**k Moment of 2023

The Incredible GTA 6 Trailer Fiasco (32.7% of the votes)

Best Movie of 2023

Oppenheimer (37.5% of the votes)

Best Game of 2023

Baldur’s Gate 3 (31.7% of the votes)

Thank you to everyone who participated in our community-voted awards categories this year. In 12 of the 16 categories, the winners garnered over a third of the total votes, so while some of you may be prone to spirited debates, a large portion of you agreed on your 2023 favorites. The closest category you voted on was the Best Character of 2023 which was decided by a mere 32 votes, once again leaving Loki in a familiar yet unceremonious secondary position to this year’s most charming vampire companion, Baldur’s Gate 3’s Astarion. Meanwhile, your most-voted category this year was for Most Disastrous Game Launch, and The Day Before won that with a staggering 13,308 votes. Again, thank you to everyone who joined in on the fun; we look forward to seeing how 2024 turns out.

Keepin’ it Clean

Throughout the year, we have also been monitoring those on the opposite end of the spectrum who do not foster a positive experience. We remove the most problematic users regularly to improve everyone’s overall experience. But we also use this time before the end of the year as an opportunity to remove those who were given more time to see if their infractions throughout the year created a pattern or were potentially just someone having a bad day or week. So, in addition to recognizing the users who uplifted our community, we have also removed several users who have consistently violated our community guidelines. These banned accounts are those who have engaged in hate speech, harassment, or other toxic behaviors. We know these actions are not always popular, but they are necessary in our commitment to creating a safe and welcoming space for everyone at IGN.

As we continue to build upon our community, we will continue to monitor and address any problematic behavior to ensure that our community remains a positive and inclusive place for everyone. We can create a respectful, supportive, and enjoyable community by working together.

We appreciate our readers who regularly make us their home for gaming, entertainment, and more. We are excited to continue building and improving together in the coming months and years. Once again, thank you to all of you who regularly do your best to create a positive experience on IGN.