The Game Awards (10/12/2020)

Mr Crispy

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Geoff is back, despite 2020's best efforts. Eddie Vedder will perform. Christopher Nolan will present an award (hopefully for Best Audio Design, ha) on a streaming platform he doesn't hate. Other presenters/guests include Tom Holland, Brie Larson, and Gal Gadot. Your favourite games of the year will likely miss out because it's all a stupid popularity contest. And the whole thing will take up the best part of three hours.

So yeah, I won't be watching! :pac: But I will be hoping for some nice game announcements, surprises, trailers etc. Keighley said in a reddit AMA that 12-15 previously unannounced games will be revealed at the show. He also said that none of the reveals had been leaked to the best of his knowledge, potentially ruling out the Silent Hill game and The Wolf Among Us sequel rumours. Booo. But who knows? We may even get that long overdue Elden Ring trailer. Hahaha, yeah.

It starts at 23:30 our time.

Gunmonkey

Well I got an email from Fatshark (Vermintide devs) saying the first gameplay of their upcoming Darktide game will be shown at the Game Awards, so thats somewhat piqued my interest.

Not in a "staying up till all hours trudging through Best Streamer categories" way, but something nice to watch Friday morning.

CatInABox

Mr Crispy wrote: »

Geoff is back, despite 2020's best efforts. Eddie Vedder will perform. Christopher Nolan will present an award (hopefully for Best Audio Design, ha) on a streaming platform he doesn't hate. Other presenters/guests include Tom Holland, Brie Larson, and Gal Gadot. Your favourite games of the year will likely miss out because it's all a stupid popularity contest. And the whole thing will take up the best part of three hours.

I can see it now, Nolan arrives on stage, forgets to take his mask off:

"Mrphm mrphm mrphm mrphm mrphm, mrphm!!"

J. Marston

Yeah yeah Keighley, you've got a-list celebrities, whatever. Now show Elden Ring.

dreamers75

Along with Darktide is gameplay from Elite Dangerous Odyssey

B.A._Baracus

Let's be honest we only watch it for the new games getting revealed

Wonder if Kojima will have something to show off as Death Stranding was revealed back in December 2016. Only a year and a bit after MGSV was released.
Sure, it should be noted that Kojima left Konami a couple of months before MGSV release so maybe DS was in development for a year and a half at the point of revealing.
All in all while death stranding has been out in shops for 13 months now. Bit quick to show something else. But Kojima loves to show off his games years before you can buy them!

Not to mention he was attached to the new rumored Silent Hills game.

CastorTroy

Zelda!
Metroid!

Mr Crispy

A few more confirmations ahead of the show;

https://twitter.com/dragonage/status/1336052990428508162?s=20

https://twitter.com/GlenSchofield/status/1336427614668349440?s=20

https://twitter.com/HazelightGames/status/1336656486970351618?s=20

Zero-Cool

Mass effect trilogy remaster, MGS remake and days gone 2 are the ones I'm hoping to see most.

Mr Crispy

Zero-Cool wrote: »

Mass effect trilogy remaster, MGS remake and days gone 2 are the ones I'm hoping to see most.

Did I read somewhere that the head of the DG studio has left, but more or less confirmed DG2 existed by saying the game was in good hands? I may have imagined the whole thing!

Zero-Cool

Mr Crispy wrote: »

Did I read somewhere that the head of the DG studio has left, but more or less confirmed DG2 existed by saying the game was in good hands? I may have imagined the whole thing!

The 2 top guys left which is a bit worrying but when asked about the sequel, one said "stay tuned". I'm sure it's being made but would love confirmation or any news on it.

Mr Crispy

Zero-Cool wrote: »

The 2 top guys left which is a bit worrying but when asked about the sequel, one said "stay tuned". I'm sure it's being made but would love confirmation or any news on it.

The original is on my play list for the Christmas break. I know you were a big fan of it!

Jordan 199

Zero-Cool wrote: »

days gone 2

That will be Retr0gamers game of the year

Zero-Cool

Jordan 199 wrote: »

That will be Retr0gamers game of the year

And Ace Combat 7 will be mine

super_furry

Would love to think that we might get a Switch hardware revision reveal. I think the console has been pushed as far as it can go with Doom Eternal and it's starting to really look it's age.

We're roughly at the life cycle where the New 3DS XL and the DSI were launched and this with the current Xbox Series X and PS5 shortages, this has got to be the last Christmas season where the Switch will enjoy a pretty much free run of the market.

Nintendo have a history of big enough reveals at the Game Awards, so you never know*.


*Except we do. New Smash character and Donkey Kong Musou

Mr Crispy

Apparently Xbox fans shouldn't get too excited;

https://twitter.com/aarongreenberg/status/1336709324215734273?s=20

Mr Crispy

Gunmonkey wrote: »

Well I got an email from Fatshark (Vermintide devs) saying the first gameplay of their upcoming Darktide game will be shown at the Game Awards, so thats somewhat piqued my interest.

Not in a "staying up till all hours trudging through Best Streamer categories" way, but something nice to watch Friday morning.

Looking like the press for this is ramping up alright. The next issue of PC Gamer has an interview with Fatshark about "why Darktide is more than just Vermintide with guns".

Regarding TGA show itself, there's speculation (from that Dusk Golem guy) that we could see a new RE8 trailer and/or release date announcement as well.

super_furry

super_furry wrote: »

Nintendo have a history of big enough reveals at the Game Awards, so you never know*.


*Except we do. New Smash character and Donkey Kong Musou

Called it

https://twitter.com/NintendoAmerica/status/1337034342913216514

Retr0gamer

I'm going to do what I do for every games industry's self congratulatory **** Game awards ceremony and get up the morning after and look at the announcements that interest me.

B.A._Baracus

Ah, I remember a time where companies would wait until the actual show to reveal their games :pac:

Retr0gamer

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Ah, I remember a time where companies would wait until the actual show to reveal their games :pac:

Here's a teaser for the upcoming trailer announcing the trailer at the games awards.

*Games awards trailer not indicative of actual gameplay*

Mr Crispy

This looks lovely.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXR4iwaJJOA

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K7WZN-nkl14

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G3s8klXynoY

B.A._Baracus

Looks very Left 4 Dead.

EoinMcLovin

B.A._Baracus wrote: »

Looks very Left 4 Dead.

It's from the same guys who worked on the original games

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0VRDSjDazI

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2KR6h7_ugWc

Mr Crispy

It looks very L4D though. I thought they'd do something more than just an unofficial L4D3 (although I'm probably still down for that).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H0VWGKrvKLc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XcbYWVA3nac

ERG89

Hmmmm Dead Space and Left 4 Dead likes is not something I was expecting, pleasantly surprised. That pre recorded interview after was so badly done, Keighley was way off his cue.

God he's so disingenuous.

B.A._Baracus

ERG89 wrote: »

Hmmmm Dead Space and Left 4 Dead likes is not something I was expecting, pleasantly surprised. That pre recorded interview after was so badly done, Keighley was way off his cue.

God he's so disingenuous.

Not bad indeed. Interested to see more.

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rGJEcLxqTdU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-UifdRoC8I

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RpP7nvIv6SU

nix

Which game are you referring to that looks like L4D?

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SMV4Etp9Exo

Mr Crispy

nix wrote: »

Which game are you referring to that looks like L4D?

Back4Blood.

BTW, if I miss any trailers, please post them! My subscribed channels on YT are all over the shop with uploading them, so I'll probably miss a few.

Zero-Cool

Disco elysium in march nice!

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P-UY6IyI03Q

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Or1VYDy4gTk

Jordan 199

Those sneakers Geoff is wearing do stand out.

Mr Crispy

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Those sneakers Geoff is wearing do stand out.

Clearly using ray tracing on them!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUWw7uKQTFc

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiEQEUxSGWw

Jordan 199

Jordan 199 wrote: »

Those sneakers Geoff is wearing do stand out.

Apparently they cost over 5 thousand dollars so they should really stand out

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g7SUenNZOoI

ERG89

Crimson Desert is promising the world but will probably give you an Aran Islands level experience.

B.A._Baracus

Jaysus JDW, you're blatantly reading from a script.
Even then, the winners are too.

Mr Crispy

Fair play to Sean Murray and Hello Games btw.

ERG89

Geoff Keighley also can't do comedy despite being the biggest muppet on screen right now.

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mCqSQyRtuH8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBXOYtK5yA0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wF8v1YJNOzM

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGUB_tqrIR8

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZCMHnKpt4IM

ERG89

Looks a lot more impressive than the last game Vin Diesel was in at the Game Awards

Mr Crispy

Ark II was not expected, least not with Vincent Diesel Esq.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pUpbCL3HTNU

RedXIV

Retro is gonna enjoy this one

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ksqyofpR-4c

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SUK4is4QweM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wYwD23nIWJY

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=32TOkDiRMqw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohClxMmNLQQ

Mr Crispy

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nZ_A7ElEdXg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOuz3lQ4GPM

Jordan 199

Flight Simulator coming to xbox next summer. Awesome