It’s the time of the night where The Game Awards orchestra plays a medley of themes from all the nominees for Game of the Year. Of course, there’s Flute Guy, who was once again turnt the hell up playing the weirdest wind instruments you’ve ever seen including PVC pipes. Love that guy forever.
The Ace Combat series is back and it’s lit. Ace Combat 8: Wing of Theve will launch next year on Xbox, PS5, and PC. Though having never played the game, Verge writer Jay Peters was unwittingly able to sum the series up succinctly and accurately: “Is it like fighter jet, the anime?” Yes, Jay, and it rules.
Street Fighter...the movie (not that one) showed off its very first trailer at The Game Awards. We got a brief first-look at Ryu, Guile, Vega, and more including David Dastmalchian as M. Bison who looks kinda silly. Keighley also brought the cast out on stage, including Andrew Schulz (who’s playing Dan Hibiki) who decided troll Mortal Kombat fans and declare, “We care about money!” which is the most honest thing ever said on that stage.
If there’s one thing these video game streets need is a good old-fashioned mascot platformer. Bradley The Badger is a mascot that seems to know he’s in a platforming game. In the trailer that debuted during The Game Awards pre-show, he’s transported from his colorful world to one much less fun...then it gets weird.
Ahead of The Game Awards, Compulsion Games has announced that South of Midnight is going multi-platform. The southern gothic action-adventure game, first released on Xbox earlier this year, is coming to PlayStation and Nintendo Switch 2 in spring 2026. Come for the incredibly cool southern folklore inspired narrative, but stay for your adorable companion Crouton and the yarn-spinnin’ Catfish.
