The Game Awards 2023: The Biggest Trailers and Announcements

The Game Awards 2023 wrapped earlier in the present day, marking an epic conclusion to this 12 months’s online game season and celebrating one of the best video games launched up to now 12 months. The prolonged ceremony was as soon as once more hosted by Geoff Keighley, reside from Los Angeles, with Baldur’s Gate 3 taking residence the coveted Recreation of the 12 months award. As traditional, there have been just a few thrilling new bulletins, and whereas some expectations had been crushed, there’s nonetheless a bunch to stay up for. Standout reveals this 12 months embody a collaboration between Hideo Kojima and filmmaker Jordan Peele, a free DLC for God of Warfare Ragnarök, one more Skull and Bones launch date, and extra surprises.

With out additional ado, here is an inventory of the most important bulletins at The Recreation Awards 2023:

OD

Hideo Kojima’s presence at The Game Awards is all the time met with the utmost elation, although this time, he did not come on stage to indicate off extra Death Stranding 2. As a substitute, he is partnering with acclaimed movie director Jordan Peele (Nope) to create an immersive horror expertise, which the previous assures continues to be a online game, regardless of its cinematic influences. It is referred to as OD and the teaser merely exhibits some facial seize checks of recognized actors — Sophia Lillis (Sharp Objects), Hunter Schafer (Euphoria), and Udo Kier (Melancholia) — spouting some tongue tornado a couple of hungry purple dinosaur, as a Geiger counter ticks away within the background. As previously reported, it’s being developed for Xbox Game Studios and leverages cloud gaming expertise.

Blade

Arkane Lyon — finest recognized for the Dishonored franchise — is making a ‘mature’ single-player narrative on Marvel’s Blade aka Daywalker, the superhuman vampire hunter wielding a pointy titanium sword. Set in a quarantined zone in Paris, gamers are tasked with looking down bloodthirsty fiends at night time and stopping the unfold of an infection. This marks the second vampire-based online game try from Arkane, having beforehand labored on the disappointing Redfall, and marks their first third-person expertise. I simply hope it maintains the comic-book artwork type riddled with Ben-Day dots, as proven within the announcement trailer.

Cranium and Bones

Launch date: February 16, 2024
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X

Assuring this is not the same old dance, Ubisoft has set a hard and fast launch date for Skull and Bones, the naval fight sport that has you climb the ranks from a rookie pirate to a kingpin, while besting traitors and menacing foes tucked away within the waves. The studio has additionally deliberate one other closed beta occasion, operating between December 15–18. Ubisoft+ subscribers can play it three days early, too.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II

Ninja Concept dropped a ghastly trailer for Senua’s Saga: Hellblade II, showcasing its lifelike cinematics that just about appears like an acid journey, as our returning protagonist traverses Viking Iceland to avoid wasting those that’ve succumbed to darkness. With puzzles exhibited by way of psychotic visions, sturdy sound design, and ugly hand-to-hand fight, this one seems to be fairly thrilling. Want we knew extra concerning the narrative, although.

God of Warfare Ragnarök – Valhalla DLC

Launch date: December 12
Platform: PS4, PS5

Having defeated Odin, Kratos finds himself washed ashore in Valhalla, accompanied by the always-jabbering Mimir. Gamers will interact in a extremely risky roguelike expertise, overcoming trials by going through randomised swarms of enemies, culminating in a boss battle, the place every loss of life will take you again to the start line. It is unclear how this ties again to God of War Ragnarök’s primary lore, but it surely seems as if he’ll face some enemies from his previous life in Greek mythology whereas experimenting with new builds blessed by the traditional gods. And yeah, it is a free DLC.

Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League

Launch date: February 2, 2024
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X

Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League obtained a brand new trailer introducing its varied supervillains — or quite, heroes who’ve fallen prey to the Brainiac’s thoughts management — and a glimpse at its high-octane looter-shooter gameplay, as we change between members of the Process Power X. Whereas initially the sport was an always-online affair, Rocksteady Studios has confirmed that it’ll add an offline story-focused mode after launch. The sport additionally serves as one of many late Kevin Conroy’s remaining voice-acting performances earlier than his loss of life.

Black Delusion: Wukong

Launch date: August 20, 2024
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X

Black Myth: Wukong, the souls-like title impressed by ‘Journey to the West,’ lastly obtained a launch date. Enterprise into the darkish fantastical realm of historic China because the titular heroic Monkey King and partake in punishing however beautiful boss battles in opposition to corrupted creatures and humanoid enemies to seal your destiny as the last word saviour. Experiment with spells, weapon arts, and particular upgrades to make sure you reside lengthy sufficient to see the tip and uncover the reality beneath your title. It is out August 20 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series S/X.

Rise of the Ronin

Launch date: March 22, 2024
Platform: PS5

Team Ninja is exploring the late Edo interval of Japan on this open-world samurai entry, because the nation falls right into a state of turmoil. As a anonymous warrior, discover the determined panorama or glide by way of the skies to reshape historical past by working with real-life figures like Ryōma Sakamoto and the mental Shoin Yoshida — with penalties ruled solely by the alternatives you make. Battle foes utilizing quite a lot of swords and spears, along with deflecting flaming arrows with an oiled-up katana to imbue your weaponry with added warmth. Rise of the Ronin launches March 22, solely on the PS5.

Monster Hunter Wilds

Launch date: 2025
Platform: PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X

Whereas not explicitly talked about, Monster Hunter Wilds seems to be the franchise’s open-world take, set within the huge deserts populated by herds of armadillo-looking creatures, lightning storms, and a few beautiful ecosystems harking back to spore-spouting coral reefs. There is not a lot to glean from the brief reveal trailer, but it surely does promise a 2025 launch window — let’s examine whether or not it releases earlier than GTA VI!

Closing Fantasy XVI DLC

Comply with Clive and his get together on two new chapters within the lands of Valisthea, as Sq. Enix reveals paid DLC additions for Final Fantasy XVI. One of many additions, The Echoes of the Fallen, is now obtainable on the PS5 and is about earlier than the bottom sport’s remaining battle, forcing gamers to analyze the surge of some bizarre black crystals being bought available in the market and its suspicious sellers. In the meantime, The Rising Tide DLC is slated for an American Spring 2024 launch, and guarantees ‘new challenges.’ The title itself received the Recreation Award for finest rating and music, composed by the legendary musician Masayoshi Soken.

The Recreation Awards 2023 Bulletins — the total listing

Past the highlights, here is the whole listing of sport reveals and updates we noticed at The Recreation Awards 2023:

• Mild No Fireplace (new title from no Man’s Sky developer Hi there Video games)
• Rise of the Ronin (March 22, 2024 | PS5)
• Fortnite Rocket Racing (December 8 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One)
• No Relaxation for the Depraved (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Exodus (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Large Stroll (2025 | PC)
• Blade (TBA | PC, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• God of Warfare Ragnarök – Valhalla DLC (December 12 | PS4, PS5)
• OD (TBA | TBA)
• Suicide Squad Kill the Justice League (February 2, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• The Finals (December 8 | PC)
• Misplaced Information: Bloom and Rage (Late 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Black Delusion: Wukong (August 20, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Monster Hunter Wilds (2025 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• The Casting of Frank Stone (2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2 (2024 | PC, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Brothers: A Story of Two Sons Remake (February 28, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Cranium and Bones (February 16, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Closing Fantasy XVI: Echoes of the Fallen DLC (December 8 | PS5)
• Closing Fantasy XVI: The Rising Tide DLC (Spring 2024 | PS5)
• Dragon Ball: Glowing Zero (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Kemuri (TBA | TBA)
• Jurassic Park Survival (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Final Sentinel (TBA | TBA)
• Warhammer 40,000: Area Marine 2 (September 9, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• The First Descendant (Summer time 2024 | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Prepared or Not comes out of early entry (December 13 | PC)
• Asgard’s Wrath 2 (December 15 | Meta Quest)
• Stormgate early-access (Summer time 2024 | PC)
• Thrasher (2024 | Meta Quest, different digital actuality platforms | PC and console launch later)
• Windblown (2024 | PC)
• The First Berserker: Khazan (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Exoborne (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Mecha Break (TBA | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Zenless Zone Zero (2024, PC, MacOS)
• Tales of Kenzera: Zau (April 23, 2024 | PC, PS5, Xbox Sequence S/X)
• Pony Island 2: Panda Circus (2025 | PC)