Great Expectations: what was announced at The Game Awards

This is the event that gamers around the world look forward to more than presents under the Christmas tree. The annual The Game Awards ceremony took place at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. In addition to awarding Game of the Year and other nominations, the event traditionally announces numerous trailers of upcoming projects. About the main projects - in the article of Izvestia.

The Witcher 4

CD Projekt Red presented perhaps one of the biggest announcements of The Game Awards, showing a cinematic trailer of The Witcher 4. The story centers around Geralt's daughter "the witch" Ciri. Several years have passed since the events of The Witcher 3, and now it's her turn to take on the role of head witch and the skills and burdens associated with it.

Elden Ring: Nightreign

From Software surprised the public with a trailer for the co-op spin-off action-RPG Elden Ring: Nightreign, which shows several Tarnished fighting huge bosses in the Betweenworld.

Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound

Dotemu Studios, along with Koei Tecmo and metroidvania developers Blasphemous, will release a new installment of the Ninja Gaiden action game - the first in a long time. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound will combine the classic story and gameplay of the series with the depth and tension of today's games. Judging by the trailer, gamers are promised action in side-scroller genre and rich pixel graphics. The release is scheduled for the summer of 2025.

Slay The Spire 2

A sequel to the cult indie RPG game with card mechanics from Megacrit studio. The new installment will be released in early access in 2025. The sequel is being created on a new engine, and the entire structure is being built in advance with modding in mind.

Thick As Thieves

A new multiplayer stealth action game from Warren Spector, one of the creators of the legendary Thief and Deus Ex games. Players will be able to choose from several character archetypes and compete with other thieves in the criminal world of shadows. The action is set in a metropolis of the 1910s. Beware, the city is full of intrigue.

Shadow Labyrinth

Metroidvania is a new game from Bandai Namco studio. The player will explore a dangerous world as a cloak-wrapped character named Swordsman #8, accompanied by a robot that resembles Pacman. It is scheduled for release in 2025 for PC and consoles.

Kyora

A multiplayer game from the developers of Core Keeper. The trailer shows characters exploring the depths of antiquity. Each pixel can become a tool to create something new. The player will have to mine valuable resources, create magic wands, fight powerful enemies and change the world around him. Time will tell whether Kyora will be a worthy competitor to Terraria.

Re/Match

Sloclap studio announced a new project - arcade soccer simulator with a playing field surrounded by walls. The user has to perform spectacular stunts. Looks like a fresh take on online soccer with exciting action.

Solasta 2

Solasta 2 will immerse players in a battle against dark forces led by the evil sorceress Shadwin. This turn-based tactical RPG will be released next year.

Fumito Ueda's project

Fumito Ueda, the creator of Ico, Shadow Of The Colossus, and The Last Guardian, to everyone's amazement, has unveiled a short announcement of his next game. The untitled project looks like it will be a sci-fi adventure where you'll have to climb huge structures and escape a giant wave.

The Outer Worlds 2

Obsidian Entertainment, the studio that released Alpha Protocol and Fallout: New Vegas, announced a sequel to its space RPG. The player's task is to get to the bottom of the cause of destructive rifts, which threaten the complete destruction of mankind. The investigation leads to Arcadia, where the jump drive technology originated, and now the fate of the entire colony - and ultimately the galaxy - depends on you. The game will be released on PC, Xbox Series, and PS5.

Split Fiction

A new project from Hazelight Studios and Yusef Fares and another cooperative adventure in the spirit of It Takes Two and No Way Out. This time players will be in charge of two writers: one writes science fiction, the other fantasy. The heroes must traverse levels, switching between genres to get out of the simulation they're stuck in.

Steel Hunters

The authors of World of Tanks, not unknown studio Wargaming, are working on Steel Hunters. This is a 12-player multiplayer action game that combines elements of battle royal and action-shooter. Players control massive robomech hunters and fight for Starfall, a rare substance that powers a post-apocalyptic world.

New Virtua Fighter

Sega has confirmed the release of a new installment of the fighting game Virtua Fighter. Development will be handled by Ryu Ga Gotoku Studios, known for the Yakuza/Like A Dragon franchise.

Project Century

Ryu Ga Gotoku also unveiled a gameplay trailer for Project Century, a third-person action game set in Japan in 1915. Judging by the trailer, the game will be darker than the latest installments of Yakuza, the universe where the studio's games were previously set.

Turok: Origins

The classic first-person shooter series from the Nintendo 64, Turok, returns thanks to Saber Interactive and Universal. The debut trailer showed three warriors battling hordes of assorted dinosaurs.

Screamer

One of the most surprising announcements of the ceremony was the revival of the classic racing series Screamer. The new game will have an anime style and will be released in 2026.

Onimusha: Way Of The Sword

Capcom surprised the audience with the return of the hero Samanosuke in Onimusha: Way Of The Sword. The ominous clouds of Malice have enveloped Kyoto, the capital of Edo period Japan. The player will have to show skillful mastery of the sword on a merciless battlefield. The project will be released in 2026.

Stage Fright

The next game from the developers of Overcooked. This is a cooperative adventure in which two characters must avoid hostile aliens in different worlds. One character's actions can help or hinder the other.

Intergalactic

Legendary studio Naughty Dog presented its next game - Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. The action game will tell about a bounty hunter stuck on an inhospitable planet. Neil Druckmann will be the game director, and Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will be the composers. The game has been in development since almost 2020, but no release date has been announced yet.

Mafia: The Old Country

The first gameplay trailer for Mafia: The Old Country, offering a look at the shootouts as well as the initiation ceremony for the "family" around which the story will unfold.

Okami sequel

Capcom Studios has confirmed the development of a sequel to Okami. The project is being handled by Hideki Kamiya, the author of the original game. The action adventure about the divine wolf is in the early stages of production.

Dave The Diver In The Jungle

Dave The Diver is one of the most ironic games of the year. The new installment will take players to the jungle. It is still unclear whether In The Jungle is an add-on or a full-fledged sequel. The release is scheduled for the end of 2025.

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