The Game Awards 2022: all the announcements and trailers – The Verge

A guy playing an alto flute in The Game Awards orchestra won the night

2022-12-08T23:46:33-05:00

Tonight's Game Awards was probably one of the more entertaining showcases in the event's 10-year history and it has nothing to do with any of the games that swept the awards and everything to do with a guy and his flute.

Al Pacino started the show, not with a bang but with a poorly legible whimper as the celebrated actor struggled to read the no-doubt tiny words of the teleprompter. Then Christopher Judge, in accepting the award for Best Performance for his incredible, soulful, and heartening performance as Kratos, rambled for a good handful of minutes longer than he should have. Though his speech was a bit awkward and long-winded, I firmly …

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The biggest announcements and trailers from the Game Awards 2022

2022-12-08T23:17:31-05:00

Death Stranding 2. | Image: Kojima Productions

It's that time of the year when we all gather 'round Twitch to watch three hours of video game announcements punctuated by some awards. Yes, it's The Game Awards 2022. As always, this year's edition of the annual event was full of big reveals and lots and lots of trailers (there were a few awards as well). If you didn't manage to sit through the whole thing, don't worry, we have you covered. Here are the biggest things you might've missed.

Some more Final Fantasy XVI

The trailers for Final Fantasy XVI keep on coming, and the latest - as always - is full of gigantic monster battles and political intrigue. We even got a proper release date: th …

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FromSoftware’s next game is Armored Core VI

2022-12-08T23:09:21-05:00

FromSoftware only just released Elden Ring in February of this year, in a trailer at The Game Awards, the famed developer's revealed that its next big project is Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon. It's set to be released in 2023.

It's difficult to know exactly what to expect based on the Armored Core VI's esoteric trailer, which featured a lot of lingering shots of giant mechs. But the trailer definitely creates an awesome mood that I hope captures what it's like to play the game itself. Armored Core VI will be available on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X / S, Xbox One, and PC via Steam when it's released next year.

We are pleased to announce that …

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Naoki Yoshida presents a new Final Fantasy XVI trailer at The Game Awards

2022-12-08T22:56:25-05:00

To cap-off the barrage of announcements and trailers unleashed during The Game Awards was a new trailer and release date for the latest single-player installment of the Final Fantasy series. Game director Naoki Yoshida made his first ever appearance at The Game Awards to present Final Fantasy XVI's newest trailer and shared the game's release date - June 22nd.

The Revenge trailer was very short but very bloody, revisiting one of the first moments of Final Fantasy XVI fans got to see. Because of all the blood, the trailer's been slapped with a content warning meaning you'll have to go to YouTube to watch.

Because of the covid-19 pandemic, u …

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Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will feature Idris Elba

2022-12-08T22:51:06-05:00

Elba plays a new character named Solomon Reed. | Image: CD Projekt Red

Cyberpunk 2077 is getting a major expansion next year, and it will include a major addition to the cast: Idris Elba. His appearance was confirmed as part of a new Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty trailer released during The Game Awards 2022 on Thursday.

Elba will play a character named Solomon Reed, as noted in a tweet from developer CD Projekt Red (CDPR). That tweet also included a few details about the new content in Phantom Liberty: it will take place in an "all new district" of the game's Night City setting, and it will be a "spy-thriller expansion." And don't worry, the new trailer also featured the voice of Keanu Reeves, who will be ba …

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In the new Super Mario Bros. Movie clip Toad is a fun guy

2022-12-08T22:14:54-05:00

The Super Mario Bros. Movie was once a mystery, with no more information except the handful of Hollywood hottest stars - and Chris Pratt - who landed a role. But after a new trailer reveal just last week, we're getting yet another extended look at the movie, this time courtesy of The Game Awards. Keegan-Michael Key came out to introduce the brief clip with an extended bit about Toad's white and red cap. It was a bit awkward, underscored by the sudden cut to Game Awards audience members who looked bewildered and confused. Funny, but for what feels like the wrong reasons.

Mushroom Kingdom's top tour guide gives Mario an exclusive look at the …

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Amazon’s next game is an anime MMO called Blue Protocol

2022-12-08T21:56:59-05:00

The next major release from Amazon Games is an anime-style online title called Blue Protocol. Developed by Bandai Namco, the game is slated to launch on the PS5, Xbox Series X / S, and PC in the second half of 2023 - and you can check out the debut trailer above, which debuted at The Game Awards.

The game is described as a multiplayer action RPG, where players can take on various roles and play either with others or experience the story as a single-player-style campaign. Here's the basic premise, according to Amazon:

Blue Protocol… takes players on a heroic journey through Regnas, a world teetering on the brink of destruction after millenn …

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Horizon Forbidden West is getting a PS5-exclusive expansion, Burning Shores

2022-12-08T21:53:53-05:00

Horizon Forbidden West, one of PlayStation's biggest games of the year, is getting its first major expansion, Burning Shores, as revealed The Game Awards 2022 on Thursday. The expansion hits on April 19th, 2023, but you'll only be able to play it on PlayStation 5, Sony said in a blog post.

The new trailer showed off some beautiful-looking landscapes - including the Hollywood sign in Los Angeles - and revealed that some areas will be filled with flowing lava. But it won't be playable within Horizon Forbidden West on PlayStation 4. "To achieve this grand vision technically and creatively, we've made the difficult decision to focus all our eff …

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Diablo IV finally gets a release date and performance by Halsey

2022-12-08T21:47:20-05:00

Days after the first impressions of Diablo IV hit the internet, Activision Blizzard has announced the game will release on June 6th. The game also got a brand new trailer premiering during tonight's Game Awards broadcast featuring a brief performance by Halsey. Unfortunately, because of all the blood and demons, you're only going to be able to watch the trailer directly on YouTube.

The June 6th date was leaked prior to tonight's announcement in a report by The Washington Post that also covered Blizzard employees' concerns that they would have to crunch in order to meet that deadline. Diablo IV, along with Overwatch 2, was one of the most an …

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Kevin Conroy will be Batman one last time in upcoming Suicide Squad game

2022-12-08T21:33:29-05:00

Among the many surprises of the early minutes of The Game Awards, was a new trailer for the delayed Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League. The short trailer featured Captain Boomerang yelling at the propped up body of a dead Flash while Harley Quinn, Deadshot, and King Shark look on the shadows in horror as Batman kills a hapless police officer. The screen then cuts to black as the late Kevin Conroy shouts his most famous line as Batman, "I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman."

The trailer ends on a touching tribute thanking Conroy for his iconic performance of the caped crusader. Conroy, who passed away earlier this month, will voic …

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