Everything announced at The Game Awards 2023
All the announcements, award winners, and more from this year's Game Awards
That's a wrap on the The Game Awards 2023. In between a whole host of new trailers, world premieres, and new game debuts, some excellent developers and humans won some excellent awards.
We've recapped every announcement below, and otherwise you can follow below for the live blow by blow of everything that happened.
Everything Announced at the Game Awards 2023
- It Takes Two director's fantastic single-player co-op game gets a full remake next year
- Pony Island 2: Panda Circus is the next game from the Inscryption developer
- The Rise of the Golden Idol coming to PS5 / Xbox Series X
- Usual June is the next Finji game
- Arknight: Endfield got a new trailer showing off the strategy RPG
- Warhammer 40k: Rogue Trader got a new trailer
- Thrasher is the new game from Thumper dev and it's coming in 2024
- Persona 3 Reload got a new trailer ahead of its February release date
- Dredge and Dave the Diver, easily my favorite indie games of 2023, are releasing a collab expansion next week
- After 15 years, one of the greatest indie puzzle games ever made is getting a long-awaited sequel in World of Goo 2
- Persona creators reveal new gameplay and release window for fantasy RPG Metaphor: ReFantazio
- Exodus is a new time-dilating RPG from Halo, The Last of Us, and Baldur's Gate veterans that oozes Mass Effect energy
- God of War Ragnarok: Valhalla is a free roguelike DLC coming next week, and it's also an epilogue story for Kratos
- The Untitled Goose Game dev's next game is a "cooperative online walker-talker," and it looks as weirdly ingenious as you'd expect
- Kemuri is the new game from the studio headed up by Ikumi Nakamura of Ghostwire Tokyo fame
- Ori and the Blind Forest dev jumps from Metroidvanias to action RPGs with another gorgeous game called No Rest for the Wicked
- Sega gives retro fans a heart attack with 5 game reveals at once: Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi, "and more"
- Dragonball Sparking Zero is the new Budokai Tenkaichi game
- The first trailer for Supermassive's single-player Dead by Daylight spin-off, The Casting of Frank Stone, reveals its brand new killer and survivors
- Rise of the Ronin from Koei Techmo and Team Ninja gets March 22, 2024 release date
- Outlast Trials console release is happening March 5
- Hideo Kojima and director Jordan Peele announce new horror game for Xbox: it's "unlike any other game"
- Jurassic Park: Survival looks like the game I've been dreaming of for 30 years
- Fortnite Rocket Racing launches December 8, aka tomorrow
- Black Myth Wukong gets August 20, 2024 release date
- Warframe Whispers in the Wall is coming December 13, 2023
- Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden got a new trailer ahead of its Feburary 13 release
- Tales of Kenzera Zau is a brand new EA Originals starring a hero voiced by Abubakar Salim
- Lost Records Bloom and Rage is the next Dontnod game and it's a timey wimey teen drama set across two timelines
- Action RPG First Berserker Kezhan got revealed
- Dishonored devs announce "immersive, third-person" Blade game, but it sounds like we won't be playing it for a while: "Sit back, let us cook"
- Open-world game Last Sentinel from GTA 5 and Red Dead Redemption 2 vet's new studio looks like a slick Tokyo dystopia
- This post-apocalyptic open-world game with mech suits and grappling hooks is the next extraction shooter to watch
- Mechabreak has a closed alpha coming soon
- Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2 gets September 9, 2024 date
- Payday co-creator's new cyberpunk heist FPS Den of Wolves is "more Payday 2," less hardcore than co-op hit GTFO, and deliberately different from Cyberpunk 2077
- Exoborne is an open-world tactical extraction shooter from some ex-Division people
- Asgard's Wrath 2 gets epic new gameplay trailer ahead of next week's launch
- Light No Fire is the No Man's Sky devs blurring the lines between Valheim, Death Stranding, and the open adventure of Lord of the Rings
- Stormgate is on Kickstarter now and gets Summer 2024 Early Access window
- Final Fantasy 16 DLC is out today, and there's more coming in 2024
- The Finals is out... now!
- Monster Hunter Wilds has been announced and it looks like the Monster Hunter World follow-up fans have been waiting for
- Oh, and Surprise! Baldur's Gate 3 is out on Xbox right now (that wasn't technically in the show but the trailer dropped right as it finished so I'm throwing it in)
- Best Esports Event
- Best Esports Coach
- Best Esports Team
- Best Esports Athlete
- Best Esports Game
- Content Creator of the Year
- Most Anticipated Game
- Best Adaptation
- Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord
- Best Sports/Racing
- Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Best Family Game
- Best Fighting Game
- Best RPG
- Best Action/Adventure Game
- Best Action Game
- Best VR/AR Game
- Best Mobile Game
- Best Debut Indie Game
- Best Independent Game
- Best Community Support
- Best Ongoing Game
- Games for Impact
- Innovation in Accessibility
- Best Performance
- Best Audio Design
- Best Score and Music
- Best Art Direction
- Best Narrative
- Best Game Direction
- Game of the Year
Well here we go folks, are we all ready for the last big gaming event of the year?
So many people have flown over to LA for the event to celebrate the culmination of the gaming year, and oh boy has it been a good one - as our own Golden Joystick Awards can attest to.
It's always an odd feeling the night before #TheGameAwards -- our team has worked for almost an entire year on this show. So many amazing creators have come from around the world to share their work.Some of them are nervous. Unsure. But hopefully you LOVE what you see.December 7, 2023
It turns out it's also the Game Awards' 10-year anniversary. Does that mean we should expect anything extra special?
Before we get into what else we could see at tonight's event, let's have a recap of all the nominees shall we?
Game of the Year
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2(Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)Empty list
Best Narrative
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Art Direction
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Score and Music
- Alan Wake 2, Composer Petri Alanko (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Baldur’s Gate 3, Composer Borislav Slavov (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI, Composer Masayoshi Soken (Square Enix)
- Hi-Fi Rush, Audio Director Shuichi Kobori (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom, Composed by Nintendo Sound Team (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Audio Design
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Dead Space (Motive Studio/EA)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
Best Performance
- Ben Starr, Final Fantasy XVI
- Cameron Monaghan, STAR WARS Jedi: Survivor
- Idris Elba, Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty
- Melanie Liburd, Alan Wake 2
- Neil Newbon, Baldur’s Gate 3
- Yuri Lowenthal, Marvel’s Spider-Man 2
Innovation in Accessibility
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Games for Impact
- A Space for the Unbound (Mojiken Studio/Toge Productions/Chorus)
- Chants of Sennaar (Rundisc/Focus Entertainment)
- Goodbye Volcano High (KO_OP)
- Tchia (Awaceb/Kepler Interactive)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver Digital/Netflix)
- Venba (Visai Games)
Best Ongoing Game
- Apex Legends (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Genshin Impact (HoYoverse)
Best Community Support
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Cyberpunk 2077 (CD Projekt Red)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie)
- Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
- No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)
Best Independent Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dave the Diver (MINTROCKET)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Debut Indie Game
- Cocoon (Geometric Interactive/Annapurna Interactive)
- Dredge (Black Salt Games/Team 17)
- Pizza Tower (Tour de Pizza)
- Venba (Visai Games)
- Viewfinder (Sad Owl Studios/Thunderful Publishing)
Best Mobile Game
- Final Fantasy VII: Ever Crisis (Applibot/Square Enix)
- Honkai: Star Rail (HoYoverse)
- Hello Kitty Island Adventure (Sunblink Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter Now (Niantic/Capcom)
- Terra Nil (Free Lives/Devolver/Netflix)
Best VR/AR Game
- Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
- Humanity (tha LTD/Enhance Games)
- Horizon Call of the Mountain (Guerrilla Games/Firesprite/SIE)
- Resident Evil Village VR Mode (Capcom)
- Synapse (nDreams)
Best Action Game
- Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
- Dead Island 2 (Dambuster Studios/Deep Silver)
- Ghostrunner 2 (One More Level/505 Games)
- Hi-Fi Rush (Tango Gameworks/Bethesda Softworks)
- Remnant 2 (Gunfire Games/Gearbox Publishing)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Alan Wake 2 (Remedy Entertainment/Epic Games Publishing)
- Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (Insomniac Games/SIE)
- Resident Evil 4 (Capcom)
- Star Wars Jedi: Survivor (Respawn Entertainment/EA)
- The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best RPG
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy XVI (Square Enix)
- Lies of P (Round8 Studio/Neowiz Games)
- Sea of Stars (Sabotage Studio)
- Starfield (Bethesda Game Studios/Bethesda Softworks)
Best Fighting Game
- God of Rock (Modus Studios Brazil/Modus Games)
- Mortal Kombat 1 (NetherRealm Studios/WB Games)
- Nickelodeon All-Star Brawl 2 (Ludosity/Fair Play Labs/GameMill Entertainment)
- Pocket Bravery (Statera Studio/PQube)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
Best Family Game
- Disney Illusion Island (Dlala Studios/Disney)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
- Sonic Superstars (Arzest/Sonic Team/Sega)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sim/Strategy Game
- Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp (WayForward/Nintendo)
- Cities: Skylines II (Colossal Order/Paradox Interactive)
- Company of Heroes 3 (Relic Entertainment/Sega)
- Fire Emblem Engage (Intelligent Systems/Nintendo)
- Pikmin 4 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Sports/Racing
- EA Sports FC 24 (EA Vancouver/EA Romania/EA Sports)
- F1 23 (Codemasters/EA Sports)
- Forza Motorsport (Turn 10 Studios/Xbox Game Studios)
- Hot Wheels Unleashed 2: Turbocharged (Milestone)
- The Crew Motorfest (Ubisoft Ivory Tower/Ubisoft)
Best Multiplayer Presented by Discord
- Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
- Diablo IV (Blizzard Entertainment)
- Party Animals (Recreate Games)
- Street Fighter 6 (Capcom)
- Super Mario Bros. Wonder (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best Adaptation
- Castlevania: Nocturne (Powerhouse Animation/Netflix)
- Gran Turismo (PlayStation Productions/Sony Pictures)
- The Last of Us (PlayStation Productions/HBO)
- The Super Mario Bros. Movie (Illumination/Nintendo/Universal Pictures)
- Twisted Metal (PlayStation Productions/Peacock)
Most Anticipated Game
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth (Square Enix)
- Hades II (Supergiant Games)
- Like A Dragon: Infinite Wealth (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)
- Star Wars Outlaws (Massive Entertainment/Ubisoft)
- Tekken 8 (Bandai Namco/Arika)
Content Creator of the Year
- IronMouse
- PeopleMakeGames
- Quackity
- Spreen
- SypherPK
Best Esports Game
- Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot Games)
- PUBG Mobile (LightSpeed Studios/Tencent Games)
- Valorant (Riot Games)
Best Esports Athlete
- Lee “Faker” Sang-hyeok (League of Legends)
- Mathieu “ZywOo” Herbaut (CS:GO)
- Max “Demon1” Mazanov (Valorant)
- Paco “HyDra” Rusiewiez (Call of Duty)
- Park “Ruler” Jae-hyuk (League of Legends)
- Phillip ”ImperialHal” Dosen (Apex Legends)
Best Esports Team
- Evil Geniuses (Valorant)
- Fnatic (Valorant)
- Gaimin Gladiators (Dota 2)
- JD Gaming (League of Legends)
- Team Vitality (Counter-Strike)
Best Esports Coach
- Christine “potter” Chi (Evil Geniuses - Valorant)
- Danny “zonic” Sorensen (Team Falcons - Counter-Strike)
- Jordan “Gunba” Graham (Florida Mayhem - Overwatch)
- Remy “XTQZZZ” Quoniam (Team Vitality - Counter-Strike)
- Yoon “Homme” Sung-young (JD Gaming - League of Legends)
Best Esports Event
- 2023 League of Legends World Championship
- Blast.tv Paris Major 2023
- EVO 2023
- The International Dota 2 Championships 2023
- VALORANT Champions 2023
So there we go. Now you understand why the event has to be three hours long.. that's a lot of awards eh?
Aside from the Awards though there is always big reveals and announcements. More of those are kept distinctly under wraps, but Keighley has been teasing some of the announcements via his Twitter (X whatever) feed.
Geoff is known for running a very tight ship when it comes to leaks, but there is one thing that we're expecting to see this evening. A trailer for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown went up early from Ubisoft Brazil, revealing that the new Metroidvania-style platformer is getting a demo in January. That likely means we'll learn a little more about the Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown demo later tonight.
Of course, that's not the only thing we know is set to appear at the awards this evening. Yesterday, it was confirmed that Metaphor: ReFantazio, the new JRPG from Persona creators Atlus, would offer a new look during the show.
Confirmed for #TheGameAwards tomorrow: Get the latest look at Metaphor: ReFantazio, the upcoming fantasy RPG from @Atlus_West! pic.twitter.com/cCCXNPeIsFDecember 6, 2023
We're also expecting to see Life is Strange dev Dontnod at tonight's show, and Respawn and its parent company EA are both seemingly planning to make some appearances, with the former's Vince Zampella confirmed as a presenter for tonight's show!
📼👀 @thegameawardsDecember 7, 2023
Zampella is far from the only presenter already confirmed for the awards. As well as Gonzo (yes, Gonzo the muppet, from The Muppets), Baldur's Gate 3 actor Neil Newbon will be taking the stage.
But the most exciting presenter is surely none other than acclaimed Xbox360 controller modder Timothee Chalamet, who has also dabbled in acting over the years.
Tonight, #TheGameAwards welcomes @WonkaMovie and @DuneMovie star Timothée Chalamet to video game's biggest night as a presenter. Watch the free global livestream at https://t.co/Cp7TpPPTKv⏰ 4:30p PT / 7:30p ET / 12:30a GMT pic.twitter.com/ar6N0VBwGDDecember 7, 2023
Insomniac Games is also encouraging fans to keep an eye on this evening's awards. Of course, that could simply be because Marvel's Spider-Man 2 is up for several awards, but as a person who's currently playing through the studio's latest superhero caper (I held out for a birthday gift, I'm not just very slow), I'm personally hoping that rumors of a New Game+ mode might just come true tonight.
Catch The Game Awards tonight! https://t.co/BM1CxtmvyVDecember 7, 2023
Still a good little bit to go before The Game Awards kicks off in earnest, but we'd say Remedy's Sam Lake does, in fact, look ready.
Are you ready for tonight? Do I look ready? @thegameawards #TheGameAwards @alanwake @remedygames @PoetsOfTheFall @oldgodsofasgard @EpicPublishing @geoffkeighley pic.twitter.com/cp06Di98pWDecember 7, 2023
In addition to the whole "giving 100 Steam Deck OLEDs away" thing, The Game Awards is also apparently playing host to a giveaway for a trip to Super Nintendo World at Universal Studios Hollywood.
#TheGameAwards is giving you the chance to win a trip for 4 to Universal Studios Hollywood to experience the new SUPER NINTENDO WORLD™, more details at https://t.co/fBrgk9dlXy pic.twitter.com/Y5RjwRverFDecember 7, 2023
Wouldn't be The Game Awards without me having to squint real hard at any and all tweets from Hideo Kojima, now would it? Anyway, here he is with Elijah Wood:
With Elijah Wood. pic.twitter.com/clSlNhAN5UDecember 7, 2023
Excuse me, sir. Geoffrey, sir. You are not allowed to do this, sir.
Ok so you are in LA for sure then. I’m having a thing tonight, lmk if ur free.December 7, 2023
It's not news at this point, but I, for one, am looking forward to seeing how long God of War's Christopher Judge manages to stay on the stage when he's just a presenter tonight.
We're thrilled to welcome last year's best performance winner CHRISTOPHER JUDGE (@iamchrisjudge) back to #TheGameAwards to present an award this year.Live THURSDAY, streaming everywhere! pic.twitter.com/wHDj6az3AhDecember 3, 2023
2 hours until the main show and just 1.5 until the pre-show! Time to really start settling in, folks.
Not long to go now! We'll find out shortly whether any of our predictions this year come to pass. Buckle in for a long night, Hollow Knight: Silksong fans.
Under 15-minute warning! To the pre-show, anyway. The placeholder stream should convert to an actual one at any moment
All right, folks. One last chance... What do you think we'll actually see tonight? Will Silksong folks finally get to take off their clown makeup? Is Arkane really cooking up what folks think it is? Is there a major surprise coming?
And here... we... go...
Fast and furious here in the pre-show! First up is confirmation of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake, out on February 28, 2024.
Quickly followed by Super Mario Bros. Wonder winning Best Family Game!
And that was a surprise reveal for Pony Island 2 from the developer behind Inscryption!
Curse of the Golden Idol is now also coming to consoles at last.
A new Finji game there called Unusual June. Looks very colorful and neon!
Well I lost a bit there, but we had a new trailer for Endfield Pass, and then a very long section for a samurai game.
And now we've got a trailer for Assassin's Creed Nexus, the VR Game that launched last month.
Here's the trailer for Unusual June if you wanna take a look.
Innovation in Accessibility award won by the Forza Motorsport team.
The Odd Gentlemen up now with an already endearing game featuring two deaf children, one of which is learning the drums complete with confetti.
It's an accessible music journey that feels very Disney.
Harmonium the Musical is it's name. No release date though.
Best eSports Athelete won by Faker.
Lots of eSports awards now!
League of Legends World Championships wins the Best eSports Event.
Best eSports game goes to Valorant.
Best eSports team goes to JD Gaming.
Windblown out in 2024 in Early Access.
From the artist and composer behind Thumper comes a new game! Oh my. That's dangerous for me.
It's called Thrasher and it's out in 2024!
Now we've got a shiny new trailer for Persona 3 Reloaded, but as far as I can tell there's no new info here.
Surprise team up!!!
Dave the Diver and....
Dave the Diver Dredge!!! What?! Coming December 15. That's so soon!
Content Creator of the Year winner is IronMouse.
World of Goo?!
Is it coming back as a remake / remaster or are we getting something new?
World of Goo 2!! Wheeee. 2024 release date.
Can't believe it's been 15 years since the original. Way to make me feel old.
New title from Persona studio, Atlus now.
Oh it's a new trailer for Metaphor re Fantazio! Forgot about that one.
Right that was the preshow!! Now we're onto the Game Awards proper, so here comes Keighley!
Geoff's not wearing sneaks! Good suit though.
Geoff just casually showing off all his celeb dev guests.
Btw here's the trailer for Dave the Dredge.
Uh oh they're letting Chris Judge talk again...
Let's hope it's not a repeat of last year where they couldn't stop him talking.
Haha, at least they're making a joke out of it. They're playing the exit music already!
"My speech last year was actually longer than this year's Call of Duty campaign."
"That's a company I'd never work for".
Wow Chris Judge delivering the SPICE.
Best Performer award up now, strong line-up for all of these awards.
And the winner is... Neil Newbon for his role in Astarian in Baldur's Gate 3.
the music is comiiiing.
Matthew McConaughey is here and yes he said 'alright alright alright', followed by 'pew pew pew'. What a hero.
And he's in a video game!
Archetype Entertainment is the developer for this one.... and from his description it sounds like Interstellar.
It's called Exodus.
No release date on that one yet, but that is a heck of trailer. Very Mass Effect vibes.
KRATOS?
Is this DLC for God of War Ragnarok?
Is this a Niflheim roguelike DLC?
God of War Rangarok: Valhalla. December 12, 2023.
And it's free DLC.
It is a roguelike. I'm so here for this, because Niflheim in the God of War reboot was ace.
From the creators of Untitled Goose Game!
Omg what are they?
Why is it giving me HoHoKum vibes...
Exodus trailer real quick
Big Walk is coming 2025 and it looks brilliantly bizarre.
Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown trailer up now - this is the same one that leaked earlier.
Free demo coming January 11.
Lego Fortnite trailer now, and I am so hyped for this Lego Minecraft Fortnite madness.
I do really hope they release these are real minifigs.
Oh hey it's Senua!
I hope this isn't the only feature we get from Senua, but we've got some live music from the game.
Let's catch up with some trailers.
Oh hello new Senua's Saga 2 trailer!!
Do we think we're going to get a release date?
Sorry, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2
Cannot get over how impressive the faces look in this. You can tell it's going to be quite the headfu*k.
2024 release date....
Ed Boon up now, the man behind Mortal Kombat.
He's presenting Best Narrative and the winner is...
Alan Wake 2!
Sam Lake in a dapper suit to take the award.
Don't play the music for Sam Lake.
He's not taking tunes for an answer.
Ikumi Nakamura back!! Tango Gameworks' Ghostwire: Tokyo lady who's now started her own independent studio and is presenting her first game that doesn't even have a platform or publisher attached.
Kemuri!!
This is the new title from Moon Studios - the people behind the Ori games.
It's called Rest for the Wicked and more info is coming March 1.
Little ad break now, so let me have a scout for some trailer recaps
It's Geoff and a muppet!
As much as I hate to admit it, this Gonzo vs Geoff bit is actually quite sweet.
Best Debut Indie Game award up now...
Cocoon wins it! What a game. Genuinely messed up my head.
No Rest for the Wicked trailer here too
Big bundle of Sega games??
Five new games in one trailer. Brand new games in development.
Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi... and more
Dragon Ball: Sparking Zero trailer there. I think that's new?
A new game from the folks behind Dead by Daylight.
Here's that mad Sega announcement.
2024 release date for The Casting of Frank Stone - and it's a joint venture with Supermassive.
For a second there I thought it was Everwild.
It's Visions of Mana, it looks very pretty and it's coming in 2024.
Team Ninja game up now. Is this Rise of Ronin?
It is Rise of Ronin. Looks very cool.
March 22, 2024 release date for that one!
Here comes some awards!
Best action game winner is... Armored Core 6
Best art direction goes to... Alan Wake 2
Best VR/AR game award taken by... Resident Evil Village VR Mode
Best mobile game goes to... Honkai Star Rail
If any of you haven't played Venba, you absolutely should. It's wonderful.
Outlast Trials is not a game for me.
March 5 2024 for the console release for that one though, so you too can be as terrified as those streamers.
Of course it's Kojima.
Celeb alart - Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier...
It's called OD. "For all players and screamers"
It's the Xbox partnership game.
It looks... intense.
And here's Kojima behind a creepy door.
Hunter Schafer also part of the project.
OD is:
- A new, challenging groundbreaking thing
- Being made with help from Xbox Cloud gaming
- Aims to make immersive entertainment
- It's a game, but it's also a movie, and a new form of media
Jordan Peele is involved. Oh heck.
Jordan Peele says Kojima's craft "just hits different".
Now Jordan Peele is flirting with Kojima.
"This collaboration will be awesome" promises Kojima.
"It's not just Jordan, I have other creative collaborators on board for this project. But they are the legends... I call them the avengers".
This project is very, very intriguing. Peele calls it "amazing" and "one-of-a-kind".
JURASSIC
Oh I am so here for a fully immersive Jurassic Park game. I cannot tell you how many hours I've put into Jurassic World Evolution 1 and 2.
This is hitting so many beats from the original movie but with a whole new character.
Jurassic Park Survival!
Coming ... TBC but to all new platforms bar Switch by the looks.
Best Audio Design Award goes to... Hi-Fi Rush
Cheeky trailer catch-up
First look at Psyonix's Lego Fortnite racing game now.
Rocket Racing looks epic! Launching later this week.
Oooh new badass trailer for Black Myth: Wukong
Coming August 20, 2024.
New trailer for Suicide Squad there, release date unchanged as Feb 2, 2024
Apologies missed the Warframe stuff there. It was called Whispers in the Wall.
Random Starfield accolades trailer in there for a second.
New trailer for Dontnod's Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden.
Coming February 13, 2024
ah we already knew the release date.
Ready or Not version 1.0 coming December 13.
Games for Impact Award goes to... Tchia!
Abubakar Salim talking incredibly passionately about games and his father here now.
This is an EA Originals game here and it's called Tales of Kenzera: Zau
Oooh Life is Strange vibes on this one. But horror?
Lost Records Bloom and Rage coming late 2024. A brand new world from the Life is Strange team.
The First Beserker: Kahzan is up now. Another world premiere.
Music from the Game Awards Orchestra for a game that hasn't been announced yet....
Oh released yet? Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth has clearly been announced.
trailer catch up time!
Final Fantasy 7 is coming to Apex Legends, why not eh? January 9, 2024.
Best Score and Music award goes to... Final Fantasy 16
Best Independent Game goes to... Sea of Stars
Best Community Support... Baldur's Gate 3
Best Fighting Game... Street Fighter 6
Most Anticipated Game... Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth
Honkai Star Rail new character?
Few trailers here for Fortnite and Warzone.
Skull and Bones got another release date. February 16. Can't believe it's actually coming out to be honest.
ARKANE
ARKANE LYON
Rumors suggested Dishonored 3 but this doesn't look like that.
With all the crosses and mention of biting it's vampires
OMG IT'S MARVEL BLADE
Mature, action adventure game, single-player where you get to play Blade your way.
"It's a dream to be making a game about Blade in Paris - my hometown" says Arkane Lyon's Dinga Bakaba.
"The entire team is pouring love into this third person adventure... Please sit back and let us cook."
Anthony Mackie aka Captain America is here now.
Twisted Metal is getting a season 2 on Peacock too.
Best Ongoing Game winner is... Cyberpunk 2077.
Here's that epic Blade trailer
Lightspeed Studios with a 'futuristic open-world game' sneak peek here.
Well this looks terrifying.
Futuristic Japan and it looks badass.
It's called Last Sentinal. No more info than that now though.
More robots, this time massive and really really mean.
First Descendent coming summer 2024 from Nexon.
Zenless Zone Zero up now.
MechaBreak trailer there.
Helldivers 2 up now with a new trailer.
omg here comes the Gods of Asgard with Herald of Darkness.
Oh wow they're literally doing the dancing and vocals live from the game. This is so good. Will Sam Lake dance?
This song is such a tune.
SAM LAKE DANCING LIVE
Quick trailer catch-up though
GTFO trailer, free weekend on steam coming...
GTFO team at 10 Chambers are also working on something new... A sci-fi thing
Den of Wolves. No release date. Steam only.
What is this then eh? Looks like The Surge
Exoborne: Master the Apocalypse - tactical open world action shooter.
Den of Wolves trailer for you
New trailer for Asgard's Wrath 2 - upcoming VR game that does look pretty epic.
Coming December 15.
Fallout TV show time!
There's a Power Armor on stage and it's badass
Todd Howard in the rooooom...
Best Adaptation Award goes to... The Last of Us!
Little ads here now - Palia coming to Switch, Monster Hunter Now.
Oh hello... What's going on with No Man's Sky and Hello Games
Can't believe it's been 10 years since No Man's Sky was announced.
Sean Murray is looking well bless him
"For the last five years we've been working on something new" - Sean Murray
"We wanted to make an Earth that's as varied as a universe".
The "first real open-world" "without boundaries" that everyone can play in together.
A dozen of devs working on it right now....
"A procedural Earth"
"A fantasy Earth"
Okay this looks very impressive and all multiplayer.
Oh well there are tiny rabbit warriors so now I'm extra in.
Similar vibe artwork to No Man's Sky, but this one is called Light No Fire.
Simu Liu here now with his broken leg
Liu's here to talk Stormgate from Frost Giant Games.
Trailer for Light No Fire here. Just look at it.
Stormgate is now on Kickstarter, Early Access coming 2024.
Best Action/Adventure Game award goes to... Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom
You did great Sean!
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Best RPG... Baldur's Gate 3
Best Sim/Strategy... Pikmin 4
Best Sports/Racing... Forza Motorsport
Best Multiplayer... Baldur's Gate 3
Players' Voice... Baldur's Gate 3
Now that those awards are outta the way, pesky things, back to an ad
Guilty Gear Strive getting Elephant Valentine and other updates
Final Fantasy 16 DLC sizzle reel now - Echoes of the Fallen and The Rising Tide.
One out today, one spring 2024.
Out tonight is a shadow drop!
Vince Zampella in the hoooouse
"The best game design is always part chaos" - Vince Zampella.
Best Game Direction winner is.... Alan Wake 2
Alan Wake 2 New Game Plus coming December 11. New story content.
The Finals is getting a release date
The Finals is getting a release date!
Season 1 December 2023 - Oh TONIGHT, aka now I guess
Oh here we go, a new game
Monster Hunter World 2?
Coming 2025 - Monster Hunter Wilds. PS5, Xbox Series X, Steam.
Summer 2024 for more info on this one. Summer Games Fest then eh?
Game of the Year being presented by Timothée Chalamet and a badass musical number by the orchestra.
Flute man absolutely rocking it.
And the winner is... Baldur's Gate 3!
Here comes Sven in his armor haha
Do we think there's going to be one more announcement?
Oh that's it! Well, color me surprised.
Let's round-up everything we saw in that shall we? Please hold.