The Game Awards 2024, held dwell on the Peacock Theatre in Los Angeles Thursday, honored the most effective video games of the yr throughout genres, celebrating builders and creators within the trade. Team Asobi’s PS5 unique Astro Bot was named Game of the Year on the ceremony, whereas breakout roguelike deckbuilder Balatro received in three classes, together with Best Debut Indie Game, Best Independent Game and Best Mobile Game.
We’ve coated the full checklist of winners from the present individually, however other than the awards themselves, the occasion additionally featured a number of main bulletins, sport reveals and world premiere trailers. In addition to some anticipated updates, The Game Awards offered just a few really stunning bulletins, together with a brand new Elden Ring co-op title from FromSoftware, the reveal trailer for The Witcher 4 and a primary have a look at Naughty Dog’s subsequent sport.
As 2K had promised forward of the occasion, Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country had been showcased with first-look trailers; each video games are set for launch in 2025. Hazelight Studios’ Josef Fares additionally revealed his subsequent sport, Split Fiction. Just like It Takes Two, the sport is a co-op action-adventure, and it is set for launch on March 6. Here are the most important bulletins from The Game Awards 2024:
The Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 lastly obtained a first-look trailer on the Game Awards 2024. Developer CD Projekt Red has been engaged on a brand new The Witcher saga for some years now, and the cinematic trailer lastly supplied a glimpse into the brand new chapter of the franchise. As was beforehand rumoured, Ciri was confirmed because the protagonist for The Witcher 4. But you’ll be able to hear Geralt’s voice in the direction of the top of the trailer, advised the Butcher of Blaviken may need position to play. There’s no launch date for the sport but, however it’s anticipated to reach on PC and current-gen consoles.
Elden Ring Nightreign
Hidetaka Miyazaki just lately stated that FromSoftware did not have plans for Elden Ring 2. Turns out he was a proper — considerably. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware introduced Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone multiplayer co-op motion survival sport that challenges gamers to crew as much as defeat the Nightlord. The sport options co-op PvE fight set within the acquainted world of Elden Ring. Players can crew up in squads of three or can even select to tackle powerful bosses solo. Bandai Namco is already calling the sport’s world “harsh and unforgiving”; cue recollections of strolling out into Limgrave and working into the Tree Sentinel. Elden Ring Nightreign will launch in 2025 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One and PC by way of Steam.
The Outer Worlds 2
The Outer Worlds 2 was introduced manner again in 2021 at Xbox and Bethesda’s E3 showcase. At The Game Awards 2024, the long-awaited sequel lastly obtained its first gameplay trailer, promising “more action, more weapons, and more graphics.” The Obsidian RPG will probably be set in a brand-new colony, Arcadia. Players can even enlist a crew of companions to assist them in quests. The Outer Worlds 2 arrives on Xbox Series S/X, PC (by way of Steam and Xbox app on Windows), and PS5. The sport will probably be out there on day one with Game Pass.
Split Fiction
Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares took the stage at The Game Awards 2024, dropped expletives and revealed his subsequent sport in his personal model. Split Fiction is a two-player co-op title the place gamers change between sci-fi and fantasy worlds and work collectively to tackle distinct challenges. As all the time, Fares promised that every stage would include distinctive sport mechanics and talents, making Split Fiction’s gameplay a various expertise. Split Fiction arrives on PC, PlayStation and Xbox on March 6, 2025.
Project Century
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is sort of busy nowadays. The Japanese developer is gearing as much as launch Yakuza spinoff Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii in February 2025. But the studio just isn’t hitting pause after that. At The Game Awards, RGG Studio introduced two new video games in improvement — a brand new Virtua Fighter sport and an motion sport, titled Project Century. The trailer confirmed off a Yakuza-style motion sport with loads of gore, a dense sport world and a 1915 interval setting. The gameplay trailer showcased a grittier, darker sport than RGG’s Yakuza sequence. There’s no launch date for Project Century but.
Onimusha: Way of the Sword
The reverred Onimusha sequence from Capcom is making a comeback. The Japanese studio stunned everybody with an announcement trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The trailer for the motion title confirmed off brutal sword fight, difficult enemy encounters and the wealthy setting of the historic Japanese capital of Edo-era Kyoto. Onimusha: Way of the Sword arrives on PC (by way of Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X in 2026.
Okami Sequel
Eighteen years after the discharge of Okami on the PlayStation 2, Capcom and director Hideki Kamiya are returning for the sequel. Okami Sequel acquired a shock reveal at The Game Awards, showcasing the trademark lovely ink wash artwork model, vibrant colors, evocative music and the enduring white wolf Amaterasu. Okami Sequel doesn’t but have a launch date, and the teaser trailer suggests the sport is just a few years away.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
Naughty Dog is again with its subsequent challenge, and no it isn’t a remake or a remaster of an older title. At The Game Awards, the studio first introduced The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PC, arriving April 3. But then, the present’s closing announcement turned out to be a shock reveal for the Sony-owned studio’s subsequent sport. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a brand-new franchise presently in improvement for the PS5, is a sci-fi motion sport with a retro-futuristic aesthetic. And for the icing on the cake, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will probably be scoring the sport.
There had been a ton of different reveals and bulletins at The Game Awards 2024, with present producer, creator and host Geoff Keighley presenting a packed lineup of upcoming video games. The ceremony additionally noticed trailers for sequels to Slay the Spire and Dave the Diver. Square Enix, alternatively, introduced Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth for PC, coming January 23, 2025. We additionally acquired a teaser for the subsequent sport from Fumito Ueda, the lead designer and director of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. While the sport stays untitled, credit recommend a doable codename — “Project Robot”.
