Game Awards

Video game industry figures including developers, esports athletes, actors, executives and streamers attend the event as guests, presenters and nominees. In the ...

[“Elden Ring”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/04/13/elden-ring-nyt-pandemic/?itid=lk_inline_manual_34) will win game of the year tonight. Industry veterans Reggie Fils-Aimé (the source of the [“my body is ready”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Gc5cuekQto) meme), Ken and Roberta Williams (the husband-and-wife duo who [blazed a trail for the adventure game genre](https://kotaku.com/sierra-roberta-williams-kings-quest-interview-feature-1849192779)) and Josef Fares (the video game developer who memorably declared [“F--- The Oscars”](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K21gbE30Cj0) during the 2017 Game Awards) are all returning. It’s also [great](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/reviews/elden-ring-review/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). “God of War Ragnarok” dominated the lineup this year with 10 nominations, followed by “Elden Ring” and “Horizon Forbidden West” tied with seven each. It’s also [confusing](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/03/14/elden-ring-story/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [hard](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2022/02/23/elden-ring-difficulty-souls/?itid=lk_inline_manual_14). [“The Oscars for gaming,”](https://www.washingtonpost.com/video-games/2019/12/11/game-awards-how-geoff-keighley-helped-create-oscars-gaming/?itid=lk_inline_manual_38) and a popular venue for video game developers to reveal and promote upcoming projects. At tonight’s awards, “God of War Ragnarok” leads with 10 nominations in nine categories (the actors for Kratos and Atreus, the game’s two protagonists, are both up for the best performance award). Also available is “Mineko’s Night Market,” a highly anticipated adventure game/social simulator themed around cats and Japanese culture. “ ‘Ragnarok’ by Santa Monica Studio is the best told story in a video game in 2022.” “Innocence” told the story of Amicia and her little brother Hugo navigating a plague-ridden 14th-century France. The ceremony, a several-hour long celebration of video games and their surrounding communities, also serves as a promotional vehicle for upcoming games: much of the Awards’ runtime is devoted to trailer reveals and game announcements.

The Game Awards, Geoff Keighley's annual awards show that doubles as a major news event, promises brand-new game reveals and world premiere trailers when ...

The Game Awards 2022 will take places on Dec. 8, 2022, in Los Angeles at the Microsoft Theater. The Game Awards. The Game Awards is ...

[The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild](/tech/gaming/three-years-on-im-still-recovering-from-breath-of-the-wild/), [Death Stranding](/tech/gaming/death-stranding-directors-cut-gives-2019s-strangest-game-a-second-life-in-2021/) and Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2. Below is a list of every game nominated. A teaser site is live that showcases the [fictional beach side town of Rockay City](https://visitrockaycity.com/). Presenters will include [HBO's The Last of Us'](/culture/entertainment/new-last-of-us-trailer-gives-further-look-at-hbos-creepy-upcoming-series/) Pedro Pascal and Bella Ramsey, [Final Fantasy VXI](/news/final-fantasy-16-trailer-reveals-summer-2023-release-date-on-ps5/) producer Naoki "Yoshi-P" Yoshida and Animal from [The Muppets](/culture/entertainment/disney-is-making-a-documentary-about-jim-henson-muppets-creator/). PT / 7:30 p.m. ET / 12:30 a.m.

The Game Awards 2022 featured a range of major surprises, including fresh World Premiere game reveals, flashy trailers, and more.

In addition to lightsaber gameplay, the new look showed off a rideable eagle-like creature, and plenty of high drama. It launches for PlayStation 5 and Windows PC on 24 January 2023, and now has a demo available for everyone to play. It’s the long-awaited Judas, a Bioshock-like adventure game starring strange creatures, a guilded world, and plenty of post-apocalyptic action. This showed off a futuristic world to romp through, plenty of neon glow, and new high-powered attacks. The cinematic trailer for the upcoming title showed off a lithe warrior facing off against a witch creature, all in gorgeous chiaroscuro lighting. This storybook-like game features a whimsical, isometric art style, and follows Cereza (a young Bayonetta) on her earliest adventures. In the trailer, Hellboy was seen fighting a were-beast in brawling, cinematic combat. In future, the game’s protagonist, The Beheaded, will be joined by Castlevania protagonists Alucard and Richter Belmont in a fight against Dracula. It’s time for the industry to recognise the games of the year – the successes, triumphs, and major delights we all enjoyed along the way. In After Us, you play as an ethereal young girl roaming a vast, post-apocalyptic world filled with strange environments, giant ghost animals, and plenty of beauty. With 2022 now fading into the rearview, it’s officially (and thankfully) time to focus on the future. You can follow along with The Game Awards 2022 on

The Game Awards 2022 have officially arrived and we're here to gather each and every announcement, trailer, and moments from one of the biggest nights in ...

Here's how the Resident Evil 4 Remake compares to the original RE4.](/videos/resident-evil-4-remake-vs-original-graphics-comparison) [Assassin's Creed Codename Red - Reveal TrailerCheck out the reveal trailer for one of the many new Assassin's Creed games that will live under the Assassin's Creed: Infinity umbrella. [Blizzard has officially announced that Diablo 4 will be released on June 6, 2023,](/articles/diablo-4-arrives-in-june-2023) and a public beta will take place sometime before then. The DLC will add new enemies, 14 weapons, 2 new biomes, a new storyline, 3 bosses, and 20 outfits. [Star Wars Jedi: Survivor will be released on March 17, 2023,](/articles/new-star-wars-jedi-survivor-trailer-confirms-march-release) The Game Awards gave us a brand new gameplay trailer that shows more of Cal Kestis' next adventure. Throughout the game, players will need to salvage the souls of extinct animals and revive them after learning their fate. This title is also an EA Original and comes from a group of devs that have previously worked on Dead Space, Halo, and BioShock. The game is said to be a roguelite action adventure with an original story. We also get a good look at how combat will feel and the new iterations of King, Paul, Lars, Marshall Law, and Jack-8. A mission that, if not completed successfully, could quite possibly lead to the end of the Guardians as we know them.](/videos/marvel-studios-guardian-of-the-galaxy-volume-3-official-trailer) [Resident Evil 4: Remake VS. Unfortunately, the Empire has gotten stronger as well. A desperate escape plan," The official press release shares. "A disintegrating starship.

Supergiant Games has revealed their first direct sequel at The Game Awards 2022, Hades 2, a follow-up to their 2018 hit.

News on the release for Hades 2 will come in 2023. Hades 2 is the followup to the studio’s 2018 hit, and will feature a new protagonist fighting against Chronos, the Greek god of time. [The Game Awards 2022](https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/the-game-awards-2022-major-game-announcements-trailers-reveals-35776/), and it’s their first sequel.

The news was a delightful surprise for the Game Awards crowd, as Supergiant hadn't previously committed to releasing a sequel for their beloved dungeon crawler.

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The categories at The Game Awards are decided with a mix of community voting, as well as the votes of a variety of games media publications from around the ...

[Read the complete list of finalists and winners at The Game Awards 2022](https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/the-game-awards-2022-complete-winners-list-35740/). Elden Ring was up against some tough competition for the Game of the Year category. [A Plague Tale: Requiem](https://www.gameshub.com/news/reviews/a-plague-tale-requiem-game-review-xbox-series-x-31606/), [God of War Ragnarok](https://www.gameshub.com/news/reviews/god-of-war-ragnarok-ps5-game-review-32838/), [Horizon Forbidden West](https://www.gameshub.com/news/reviews/horizon-forbidden-west-review-ps5-12941/), [Stray](https://www.gameshub.com/news/reviews/stray-review-pc-ps5-ps4-24184/), and [Xenoblade Chronicles 3](https://www.gameshub.com/news/reviews/xenoblade-chronicles-3-review-nintendo-switch-25747/). The finalists ranged across all consoles, featuring mostly blockbusters, but also an independent title, too. [The Game Awards 2022: Complete list of winners](https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/the-game-awards-2022-complete-winners-list-35740/) [The Game Awards 2022](https://www.gameshub.com/news/news/the-game-awards-2022-major-game-announcements-trailers-reveals-35776/) has crowned its Game of the Year, and the award goes to Elden Ring, developed by [FromSoftware](https://www.fromsoftware.jp/ww/) and Bandai Namco.

From Death Stranding 2 to Hades II, The Game Awards 2022 gave us a ton to get excited about.

[Hades II](https://kotaku.com/hades-2-early-access-release-date-supergiant-chronos-1849872741) for me. The Game Awards didn’t skimp on the trailers this year, and that’s even with Instead we got an Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon trailer, and people are very excited about it. We got another look at the upcoming Super Mario Bros. It’s a coproduction between Bandai Namco and Amazon Games, and has a surprisingly classic anime look to its characters. Get ready to use all of Aloy’s tools and abilities to get through this new challenge. Tekken 8 is coming, fighting game fans, and it’s bringing back some old favorites like Paul, Law, and Jack-8. New weapons, new armor, and a whole new world is waiting for us next year, and I’m fully prepared to get sucked back into Destiny again. There’s the BioShock hands, the weird BioShock enemies hopped up on a weird drug, and machinery. It plays with perspective and gives some mind-bending Portal vibes for sure. If you’re a fan of either thing, this will be something to check out, and if you’re a fan of both, you are eating well. Gaming’s biggest night has come and gone, leaving with it a collection of discourse and a pile of new trailers for us to watch and re-watch over the holidays.

The 2022 Game Awards featured news and trailers from some of the biggest games for PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and Xbox.

The Game Awards returned to the Microsoft Theater in downtown Los Angeles on Thursday. Here's which games took home the night's biggest prizes.

While "God of War Ragnarok" led the nominations, "Elden Ring" ultimately took home the night's biggest prize for game of the year.

Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco) Crashers aside, the ninth annual ceremony was packed with surprises, including first looks at “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor,” “The Super Mario Bros. The FromSoftware team’s winning moment was derailed slightly when a crasher took to the stage, thanking “reformed orthodox rabbi Bill Clinton.”

The Geoff Keighley-hosted The Game Awards will host a night of music at the Hollywood Bowl in 2023. The concert will celebrate 10 years of The Game Awards.

It’s very similar to The Game Awards in that way -- this will be a cross-industry concert with a lot of big games represented.” The Hollywood Bowl show won’t be the first time the Los Angeles Philharmonic has toyed with video game music. “If there can be movie nights at the Bowl, there should be game nights too.

The singer made the announcement at this year's Game Awards following her performance of "Lilith."

In “Diablo IV,” players will experience a dark storyline while having the ability to forge their own path through the game’s hellscape. “As soon as ‘Diablo IV’ was announced, I knew I wanted to be a part of the lead-up and launch. The singer made the announcement at The Game Awards on Thursday night following her performance of “Lilith,” which is named after the character of the same name featured in the “Diablo” franchise.

This year's Game Awards concluded in unexpected fashion, with an attendee gaining access to the stage during its climac…

It also contained the longest award acceptance speech of all time, thanks to God of War's Christopher Judge. The incident capped an eventful show, with world premiere trailers for Final Fantasy 16, Death Stranding 2, Armoured Core 6, Ken Levine's Judas, and a look at the Super Mario Bros. The Game Awards stage invader arrested"I want to nominate this award to my Reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton."

It faced a strong rival in Cyberpunk Edgerunners but the favourite won out.

Hopefully we will see a strong field of contenders for next year, and with the number of games-related media in development this should be an exciting category for future The Game Awards. Among those who'd been following The Game Awards it'd been a two-horse race, with many believing it was between Arcane and Cyberpunk Edgerunners to take the award. It was a hotly contested one even though it was the debut for this category in 2022.

A star-studded ceremony in Los Angeles sees dark fantasy Elden Ring win the event's biggest prize.

There was also a moment for many gamers to savour when Ashley Johnson and Troy Baker, the original performers of Joel and Elle from The Last of Us games, were joined on stage by Bella Ramsey and Pedro Pascal. His ability to make a seemingly indestructible god seem vulnerable and uncertain, as he deals with the challenges of parenthood, has pleased critics. A massive congratulations to— The Game Awards (@thegameawards) You’ve never seen the Mushroom Kingdom quite like this! From Software's role-playing game amazed players with its scope, visuals and satisfying gameplay. He also briefly took to the microphone.

The next Supergiant game is a sequel to Hades. By Jenny Zheng on December 8, 2022 at 5:59PM PST. 5 Comments.

According to the Steam page, Supergiant game plans to develop Hades 2 in a similar way to Hades and incorporate player feedback. That means Hades 2 should enter Early Access at some point in the future. Supergiant's next game, Hades 2, a sequel to the hit Hades game, was revealed at The Game Awards. A few of the characters also refer to the protagonist as a witch--giving more hints as to what her arsenal of weapons may look like. The trailer opens with her training with a masked mentor, and it's revealed that their joint objective is to kill Chronos. Other new faces like Nemesis and Apollo make short appearances in the trailer.

Hades 2, Armored Core, and one unfortunate trip to the Aging Celebrities In Need Of A Paycheck Factory from gaming's biggest night.

We’re sticking to the “World Premieres” from the actual show proper tonight—otherwise, we’d just be losing our minds endlessly at (And which is also, annoyingly, the best games award show that the industry has so far managed to produce.) [Vampire Survivors](https://www.avclub.com/vampire-survivors-is-an-addictive-castlevania-parody-1848883748) finally going to mobile—and not commenting on the actual awards—because then, we’d just be losing our minds at Keighley dragging Actual Al Pacino out on stage to say “Hey, I don’t play these things, but they sure look neat!” This is all about the trailers, baby (or BB), and specifically those that are the best at kindling that tiny flame in our hearts called “hype.”

If you have over three hours to spare, feel free to watch the entire Game Awards presentation. If not, check out some of the best trailers below.

The Game Awards gave us a busy night for gaming news.. First up, Idris Elba will star in Cyberpunk 2077's first big DLC. Phantom Liberty is a spy thriller ...

We may have some answers about the Bill Clinton kid who interrupted Elden Ring's GOTW award.

Tickets for The Game Awards 10-Year Celebration on sale in early 2023. LOS ANGELES (December 8, 2022) — The Game Awards, the video game industry's annual ...

Unlike the first Hades game, Hades 2 features a female protagonist, Melinoë, who is Zagreus' sister and is called the Princess of the Underworld. The trailer ...

According to the Steam page, Supergiant game plans to develop Hades 2 in a similar way to Hades and incorporate player feedback. That means Hades 2 should enter Early Access at some point in the future. Supergiant's next game, Hades 2, a sequel to the hit Hades game, was revealed at The Game Awards. A few of the characters also refer to the protagonist as a witch--giving more hints as to what her arsenal of weapons may look like. The trailer opens with her training with a masked mentor, and it's revealed that their joint objective is to kill Chronos. Other new faces like Nemesis and Apollo make short appearances in the trailer.

By focusing on the near-future of the industry, the honours failed to adequately celebrate its present.

The Award acknowledges the game that offers the best overall experience regarding creativity and technology. The winner: Elden Ring by From Software. Hidetaka ...

Winning best performance for his role as Kratos in God of War Ragnarök, Judge thanked his family and talked about his first audition for the part.

Though had it not happened, Keighley might’ve had a bit more breathing room to introduce the next award, as Judge’s speech definitely went on longer than expected. Thanking Cory Barlog, God of War’s director, for the chance to audition for the role, Judge said that, had he known a bit more about it, he might not’ve tried out for it. “I was the last actor in California to read for [God of War]. It’s wild to think that such a subtle twist of fate could’ve denied us a remarkable performance, in which case Judge wouldn’t have been on stage accepting an award for it tonight. Judge’s performance brought Kratos to life in an electrifying and instantly recognizable way. “First off, I have to thank my momma, whose belief that I would amount to something good would never waver.

What was your favourite announcement? - Another year, another Game Awards event. It was a pretty good one though, right? T...

From Al Pacino's existential crisis to a truly bizarre Bill Clinton reference, these are the strange moments from The 2022 Game Awards everyone is obsessed ...

Some guy—Al Pacino, is it?—showed up at the Game Awards, muttering, "I don't play a whole lotta video games!"

Geoff Keighley has succeeded in his mission. The Game Awards have been a worthy advocate for the games industry. So what's next?

The Game Awards 2022 honored Elden Ring, God of War Ragnarok and other popular games. Here are all of the winning games and where to buy them.

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Kotaku had everybody quaking and stepping their fashion game up this year.

The Game Awards is a chance to have fun with fashion and to lean into the themes that are so often in the games the night is celebrating, so it was great to see some people really doing that last night. [Other publications wrote about the discourse](https://twitter.com/Shannon_Liao/status/1601017480733806592), developers weighed in, and the lead-up to The Game Awards became less about speculation over which game would win GOTY (spoilers: it was Elden Ring) and more about whether or not Josef Fares would wear a skin-tight t-shirt again (spoilers: he didn’t). The presenters and on-stage talent at this year’s Game Awards were almost uniformly sharper-dressed than in previous years, and even Phil Spencer seemed to be wearing a slightly more formal outfit.

Thursday's broadcast of The Game Awards got crashed by a 15-year-old prankster named Matan Even. In a phone interview with Polygon, Even failed to justify ...

At some point in the past, Matan Even may have thought this too, when he was making YouTube videos about police brutality in Hong Kong – or perhaps he was always doing it for the clout, and the only reason he abandoned pro-Hong Kong activism in favor of this new bullshit is that he never really had any cause other than his own desire for attention. I asked Even whether he thought his words would have an impact on other people and their views, especially in light of the many anti-Semitic conspiracy theories that have circulated online, some of which involve Bill and Hillary Clinton. It was just a huge waste of time, and also, a statement that could lead to continued discrimination against Matan Even himself. But the difference is that I actually give a shit about saying something that matters – or at least something clever. And the fact that he was not even nominated, not won any of them – I was completely devastated.” But I think if we want to look at somebody who is very knowledgeable on politics, I think we should look at —” “And I think that, you know, we can look at him as somebody who should be running every government in the world.” The Los Angeles Police Department told Polygon that although a police report was taken, “there is no arrest related to this incident.” Even declined to comment on the specifics of his detention, admitting only to having been escorted offstage by security guards. This resulted in invitations to appear on the far-right, conspiracy-spreading broadcast InfoWars, hosted by Owen Shroyer, who [interviewed Even in 2019 and 2020](https://www.vice.com/en/article/y3pj5w/the-kid-who-crashed-the-game-awards-was-on-inforwars-when-he-was-12). When asked about his own political leanings, Even insisted that the only future candidate he would vote for is Bill Clinton, although Even is currently too young to register to vote and Clinton cannot run for president again, having already served two terms from 1992 to 2000. Or was it simply a wasted opportunity to tell millions of viewers something else that mattered – or even something that might be funny to anyone other than six of his friends on Discord? When reached by phone on Friday (and with his parents’ permission), Even refused to break character and dodged questions about everything from his political leanings to the circumstances of his removal from the Game Awards stage.

The Game Awards didn't disappoint GamesBeat's Rachel Kaser, surprisingly, and the night was filled with unexpected appearances.

We want to tell you how the news matters to you -- not just as a decision-maker at a game studio, but also as a fan of games. [a new game in the series](https://venturebeat.com/games/bayonetta-origins-revealed-launches-on-march-17-on-switch/) so soon, let alone an artsy puzzle platformer. Join the GamesBeat community in Los Angeles this May 22-23. The FTC is suing to block the acquisition on antitrust grounds. This year, it was the appearance of Al Pacino, of all people, to present the performance award, the genuinely enjoyable Animal cameo (and his back-and-forth with Bear McCreary, who seemed truly happy to see him), and finally a random kid who crashed Hidetaka Miyazaki’s acceptance speech. But let’s talk trailers — and speaking of Bayonetta, I was not expecting