Just after I thought I used to be out, The Game Awards pull me again in.Screenshot: The Game Awards / Kotaku
Gaming’s greatest night time has come and gone, leaving with it a set of discourse and a pile of recent trailers for us to observe and re-watch over the vacations. The Game Awards 2022 continued on with the ceremony’s storied custom of handing out the occasional award in between “world premiere” trailers, sport bulletins, and awkward on-stage convos between Geoff Keighley and a sport developer.
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This yr, we had been certainly consuming. After what’s felt like a little bit of a drought by way of releases and bulletins, the longer term is trying pretty brilliant. We bought an opportunity to see a extra Diablo IV, Street Fighter 6, some DLC, and had been even stunned with the announcement of a set of two massive sequels: Hades II and Death Stranding 2.
Here’s every little thing we noticed at The Game Awards 2022. I imply, moreover Al Pacino.
Dead Cells: Return to Castlevania DLC
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Dead Cells is getting some DLC, and never simply any DLC, however Castlevania-themed DLC. You’ll work by Dracula’s Castle all the best way as much as his Throne Room. If you’re a fan of both factor, this will likely be one thing to take a look at, and should you’re a fan of each, you’re consuming effectively. It’s out subsequent yr.
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Hellboy Web of Wyrd
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Hellboy Web of Wyrd will put you proper in a 3D model of the long-lasting Hellboy comedian world. That could also be Lance Reddick doing his voice, too.
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Vampire Survivors goes cell, free
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Surprise! It’s coming to cell at no cost.
Horizon: Call of the Mountain
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A greater take a look at the PSVR2 Horizon sport, which gives you a bow and different goodies whilst you struggle machines in loopy 3D environments.
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Post Trauma
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Post Trauma was giving us severe Silent Hill vibes, so control this should you’re into horror video games.
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Viewfinder
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A puzzler that permits you to reshape the world round you with an on the spot digicam. It performs with perspective and offers some mind-bending Portal vibes for positive.
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Atomic Heart
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Atomic Heart, which is like Fallout however should you made it Russian, gave us some new footage to chew on at The Game Awards. It’s out early subsequent yr, so that you received’t have to attend for much longer for it.
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Scars Above
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Scars Above is a challenging-looking sci-fi motion journey shooter popping out early subsequent yr, and we noticed some extra of it earlier than The Game Awards formally kicked off.
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Relic Hunters Legend
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It’s a web based looter-shooter motion RPG that’s brilliant and colourful with barely grating characters. You know the type.
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Among Us will get new Hide and Seek mode
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A brand new Among Us mode! Will Benoit Blanc play this one? Maybe, however not effectively, as we discovered in Glass Onion.
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After Us
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A world-premiere trailer for After Us, which appears like a platformer with an environmentalist story, debuted early on within the night time.
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Replaced
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We bought one other take a look at Replaced, a sci-fi platformer with a retro-futuristic vibe. There’s pixel artwork, fight, and platforming. It appears cool. Beautiful even.
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Street Fighter 6
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We bought a superb take a look at the brand new Street Fighter 6 and its 2v2 mode, in addition to a confirmed June launch date. Looks like these character leaks had been proper on the cash.
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Read More: Street Fighter 6 Drops In June With Cool 2v2 Mode
Hades II
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Holy. Fucking. Shit. Supergiant Games’ first sequel is Hades II, which is giving us Zagreus’ sister, Melinoe, and a wholly new story, new weapons, and new villains. Oh lord. Or, oh Hades.
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Judas
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Ken Levine, the person behind BioShock, is giving us a really BioShock-y new sport within the type of Judas. There’s the BioShock palms, the bizarre BioShock enemies hopped up on a bizarre drug, and equipment. This appears good. I really like Lady Gaga.
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Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon
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Maybe Bayonetta will be homosexual on this one.
Destiny 2: Lightfall
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I really like Destiny 2 and I really like cyberpunk-y stuff, so it was nice to get our first stable take a look at the upcoming Lightfall DLC. New weapons, new armor, and an entire new world is ready for us subsequent yr, and I’m absolutely ready to get sucked again into Destiny once more. Are you?
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Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
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The upcoming Rocksteady sport’s trailer turned surprisingly candy, because it featured Kevin Conroy, who just lately handed away. He would be the voice of Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, which is sweet to know, even it’s it a bit bizarre to see it offered like this.
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Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
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Cal Kestis is again! He’s bought a beard! He’s being chased by Jedi hunters! Cameron Monaghan confirmed up!
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Read More: Star Wars Jedi: Survivor Gameplay Shows Cal Is Back And More Badass Than Ever
Earthblade
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The creators of Celeste are making a brand new sport and, after all, it appears stunning. And platform-y! Earthblade isn’t coming till 2024.
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Dune: Awakening
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We bought a superb take a look at Dune: Awakening, the upcoming survival MMO, and the lovely Muad’Dib mice of Arrakis.
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Death Stranding 2
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Well, we didn’t know this was coming, however boy did it get a reveal. A full trailer stuffed with Hollywood elite, and after, Hideo Kojima walked on stage. Death Stranding 2 is coming, and it appears like there will likely be some freaky shit together with it.
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Tekken 8
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Tekken 8 is coming, preventing sport followers, and it’s bringing again some outdated favorites like Paul, Law, and Jack-8. Idk who these individuals are, however should you’re a Tekken fan, you’re in all probability psyched.
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Immortals of Aevum
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Ascendant Studios is comprised of people that labored on Call of Duty and Dead Space, and it exhibits. Immortals of Aevum is a first-person magic-based shooters that has tremendous quick fight and, ya know, magic. It actually appears totally different, however will it catch on?
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Nightingale
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People bought fairly amped when Nightingale debuted at Summer Game Fest earlier within the yr and now we’re getting a greater take a look at it. As our personal Sisi Jiang requested in the summertime, this trailer is giving us a greater reply to the query: “What if you could shoot fairies with a gun?”
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Baldur’s Gate III
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Larian Studios gave us an official launch window for Baldur’s Gate III: August 2023. Still fairly far out.
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Wayfinder
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Wayfinder is an upcoming on-line, free-to-play action-RPG from Airship Syndicate. It was revealed at The Game Awards, and it appears like you possibly can choose from a forged of characters and customise them to journey with pals.
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Diablo IV
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Guys, Halsey confirmed up. I forgot every little thing else after that.
Read More: Diablo IV Release Date Announced At The Game Awards
Fire Emblem Engage
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New characters, new maps, new equipment, and extra Fire Emblem generally.
Horizon Forbidden West: Burning Shores
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LA is a volcanic archipelago, and no, that’s not an exaggeration. The upcoming DLC for Horizon Forbidden West debuted at The Game Awards. Get prepared to make use of all of Aloy’s instruments and skills to get by this new problem.
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Blue Protocol
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The action-MMO Blue Protocol is popping out subsequent yr, and we bought a trailer for it. It’s a coproduction between Bandai Namco and Amazon Games, and has a surprisingly traditional anime look to its characters. Charming.
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Transformers Reactivate
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Transformers: Reactivate is a brand-new new 1-4 participant on-line motion sport, and nobody will decide you should you thought that this was a trailer for a brand new Titanfall sport for a break up second.
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The Super Mario Bros. Movie, First Full Scene
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We bought one other take a look at the upcoming Super Mario Bros. film and no, Chris Pratt’s Mario voice isn’t getting any simpler for this Italian to abdomen. Lots of enjoyable game-related jokes although, as you’d hope.
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Remnant 2
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A Remnant: From The Ashes sequel was introduced, displaying off some extra third-person cooperative taking pictures and looting in creepy, lethal worlds.
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Behemoth
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It’s a Meta Quest VR sport that permits you to be a Viking! The Northman is quaking.
Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden
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This is giving Game of Thrones vibes, not simply due to the Northern English accents however as a result of none of us at Kotaku may see a god rattling factor.
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Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2
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“Strategically placed space marine trailer to save me from death.” —Kotaku’s Luke Plunkett, two hours into The Game Awards
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Meet Your Maker
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“Get ready to build and raid the most brutal Outposts in the wasteland,” says Meet Your Maker’s official Twitter account. Lots of character on show. Looks enjoyable.
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Crash Team Rumble
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Crash Bandicoot descended from the sky to debut Crash Team Rumble, a 4v4 struggle for fruit.
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The Lords of the Fallen
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Dark fantasy action-RPG The Lords of the Fallen dropped a brand new trailer, and it was very darkish and really RPG-y.
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Crime Boss: Rockay City
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This is essentially the most ‘90s game I’ve ever seen. De-aged Michael Madsen, Danny Glover, and Kim Basinger star in a sport that appears decided to scrub the style of Saints Row out of your mouth. Shout-out to Vanilla Ice!
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Call of Duty’s getting a Raid mode
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The first-ever Call of Duty raid mode is coming, so get able to staff up with your folks when the Season 1 Reloaded replace drops.
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Read More: Call Of Duty Gets Its First Raid, Which Makes Sense
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty DLC
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Two phrases: Idris Elba.
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Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon
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We thought we had been getting Elden Ring DLC and as an alternative FromSoftware hit us with the Uno reverse. Instead we bought an Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon trailer, and individuals are very enthusiastic about it. It’s wild to look again on the first few Armored Core video games on the unique PlayStation, and evaluate ‘em to this. Wow.
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Final Fantasy XVI
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Yoshi-P confirmed as much as The Game Awards for the primary time and introduced the trailer for Final Fantasy XVI with him. I’m nonetheless actually interested by that hate crimes ranking, however you possibly can’t deny that that is positively one of many greater trailers of the night time, and a superb send-off for The Game Awards 2022.
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So that was it, and it was rather a lot. The Game Awards didn’t skimp on the trailers this yr, and that’s even with God of War’s Christopher Judge giving a really, very lengthy speech and that random child sneaking onto the stage throughout the Elden Ring sport of the yr award.
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What had been you most enthusiastic about? It’s Hades II for me. And did you win a Steam Deck? You know, like Milf Hunter did? Lmao.