If you tune in yearly to observe the Game Awards ceremony, you in all probability do it for the sport reveals, trailers, and different surprises and final evening’s the Game Awards 2017 present positively didn’t disappoint.
You can argue in regards to the deserves of the Game Awards, or award ceremonies generally, however you may’t deny that the present actually is all back-to-back trailers. And trailers we now have been given.
Many Game Awards 2017 nominees become winners ultimately evening’s present, too, clearly, although some awards acquired extra grandiose remedies than different. Since most elements of the world had been asleep when all of it came about, we’ve rounded up the largest trailers, reveals and bulletins in a single story to your comfort.
There had been loads of high-profile bulletins at the Game Awards 2017 show, and since we knew stepping into that Hideo Kojima, and Guillermo del Toro shall be there, it was simple to guess that we’re getting a brand new trailer for Kojima’s child. Your needs got here true when the present aired an eight-minute cryptic trailer for Death Stranding.
It too had Norman Reedus in a weird state of affairs, and it’s actually not going to make any extra sense than the opposite two trailers. While we’re with reference to issues we knew we’ll be getting, PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds dropped a trailer for Miramar, the sport’s desert map.
But what we didn’t anticipate is for the map to be accessible so quickly after the announcement on check servers. This was our first take a look at gameplay from the anticipated map, however be ready for a lot of extra because the neighborhood will get its arms on it.
The Metro Exodus trailer was one other anticipated one, but it surely appeared nice nonetheless. Sadly, we didn’t get any hints a couple of launch date.
There had been a few massive surprises on the present, the Bayonetta 3 announcement for Switch must be the largest. The recreation doesn’t but have a launch date, however Nintendo can be releasing each Bayonetta, and Bayonetta 2 on Switch subsequent yr.
Keeping the Switch prepare going, Nintendo launched the Champions Ballad DLC for Zelda: Breath of the Wild. The coolest factor about it’s that it provides a motorbike, which is bound to turn out to be useful when exploring the sport’s huge open world.
From Software’s subsequent mission, which we’re undecided what the identify of is de facto, acquired a very short teaser. The trailer featured the studio’s brand, and the phrases Shadows Die Twice, which could possibly be the secret, but it surely was actually so temporary it’s exhausting to say.
Rounding up the checklist of shock bulletins is the Soulcalibur 6 reveal. The recreation is in growth for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Like Tekken 7, it’s utilizing Unreal Engine four and shall be launched someday subsequent yr.
Moving on from massive surprises, the Game Awards 2017 showcase was filled with smaller bulletins from varied indie groups. These had been no much less spectacular than their AAA counterparts. Campo Santo, builders of Firewatch, revealed their subsequent recreation on the present. It’s referred to as In the Valley of Gods, and it’ll take us on an journey to Egypt.
A Way Out, the formidable co-op recreation from the creator of Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, had a reasonably lengthy section on the present. We did get a release date, a new trailer and the reveal of friends pass – a co-op trial that lets a participant who owns the sport invite a pal who doesn’t to play. Director Josef Fares had a little bit of a bizarre, lengthy monologue, although it didn’t have a lot to do with the sport.
One of essentially the most spectacular reveals on the present got here from indie studio 10 Chambers Collective, a staff made up of former Payday builders, and an ex-Naughty Dog designer. The identify GTFO is a bit foolish, but it surely’s an amazing wanting co-op horror shooter. The GTFO reveal trailer confirmed 4 gamers making their method via a monster-infested advanced.
Fade to Silence is one other promising indie hit confirmed off final evening. The recreation options a mix of survival gameplay with Lovecraftian monsters. It’ll be out first via Steam Early Access on December 14.
Microsoft and Rare dropped a brand new trailer for Sea of Thieves, and eventually revealed the release date. The recreation shall be out in March.
The mysterious, long-in-development Media Molecule recreation, Dreams, confirmed up on the Game Awards. We had been beforehand promised it could have a distinguished presence at PSX this weekend, so it was good additionally seeing it right here. As you’d anticipate, we acquired a creative new trailer and a 2018 release target. Hopefully it doesn’t get pushed.
The Game Awards 2017 nominees and winners
Game of the Year
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Game Direction
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Resident Evil 7: biohazard (Capcom)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda)
Best Narrative
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games / Square Enix)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda)
Best Art Direction
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
Best Score / Music
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games / Square Enix)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Audio Design
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Resident Evil 7: biohazard (Capcom)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Performance
- Ashly Burch as Aloy in Horizon: Zero Dawn
- Brian Bloom as BJ Blazkowicz in Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus
- Claudia Black as Chloe Frazer in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Laura Bailey as Nadine Ross in Uncharted: The Lost Legacy
- Melina Juergens as Senua in Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice
Games for Impact Award
- Bury Me, My Love (The Pixel Hunt / Figs, ARTE)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Life is Strange: Before the Storm (Deck Nine / Square Enix)
- Night within the Woods (Infinite Fall)
- Please Knock on my Door (Levall Games)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Ongoing Game
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- GTA Online (Rockstar Games)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.)
- Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Warframe (Digital Extremes)
Best Mobile Game
- Fire Emblem Heroes (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Hidden Folks (Adriaan de Jongh / Sylvain Tegroeg)
- Monument Valley 2 (Ustwo Games)
- Old Man’s Journey (Broken Rules)
- Super Mario Run (Nintendo)
Best Handheld Game
- Ever Oasis (Grezzo / Nintendo)
- Fire Emblem Echoes: Shadows of Valentia (Intelligent Systems / Nintendo)
- Metroid: Samus Returns (MercurySteam / Nintendo)
- Monster Hunter Stories (Capcom / Nintendo)
- Poochy and Yoshi’s Woolly World (Good-Feel / Nintendo)
Best VR Game
- Farpoint (Impulse Gear / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Lone Echo / Echo Arena (Ready at Dawn / Oculus Studios)
- Resident Evil 7: Biohazard (Capcom)
- Star Trek: Bridge Crew (Red Storm Entertainment / Ubisoft)
- Superhot VR (Superhot Team)
Best Action Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activison)
- Nioh (Team Ninja / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Prey (Arkane Studios / Bethesda Softworks)
- Wolfenstein 2: The New Colossus (MachineGames / Bethesda Softworks)
Best Action/Adventure Game
- Assassin’s Creed: Origins (Ubisoft Montreal / Ubisoft)
- Horizon: Zero Dawn (Guerrilla Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Uncharted: The Lost Legacy (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best RPG
- Divinity: Original Sin 2 (Larian Studios)
- Final Fantasy 15 (Square Enix Business Division 2 / Square Enix)
- Nier: Automata (Platinum Games / Square Enix)
- Persona 5 (Atlus)
- South Park: The Fractured But Whole (Ubisoft San Francisco / Ubisot)
Best Fighting Game
- ARMS (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Injustice 2 (NetherRealm Studios / Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment)
- Marvel vs Capcom: Infinite (Capcom)
- Nidhogg 2 (Messhof Games)
- Tekken 7 (Bandai Namco Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family Game
- Mario Kart eight Deluxe (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft)
- Sonic Mania (PagodaWest Games + Headcannon / Sega)
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- Super Mario Odyssey (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Best Strategy Game
- Halo Wars 2 (Creative Assembly + 343 Industries / Microsoft Studios)
- Mario + Rabbids Kingdom Battle (Ubisoft Paris + Milan / Ubisoft)
- Total War: Warhammer 2(Creative Assembly / Sega)
- Tooth and Tail (Pocketwatch Games)
- XCOM 2: War of the Chosen (Firaxis Games / 2K Games)
Best Sports / Racing Game
- Gran Turismo Sport (Polyphony Digital / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- FIFA 18 (EA Vancouver / EA)
- Forza Motorsport 7 (Turn 10 Studios / Microsoft Studios)
- NBA 2K18 (Visual Concepts / 2K Sports)
- Pro Evolution Soccer 2018 (PES Productions / Konami)
- Project Cars 2 (Slightly Mad Studios / Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Multiplayer Game [TBA]
- Call of Duty: WW2 (Sledgehammer Games / Activision)
- Destiny 2 (Bungie / Activision)
- Fortnite (Epic Games)
- Mario Kart eight Deluxe (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
- PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG Corp.)
- Splatoon 2 (Nintendo EPD / Nintendo)
Most Anticipated Game
- God of War (SIE Santa Monica Studio / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- The Last of Us Part 2 (Naughty Dog / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
- Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
- Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
- Spider-Man (Insomniac Games / Sony Interactive Entertainment)
Best Independent Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice (Ninja Theory)
- Night within the Woods (Infinite Fall)
- Pyre (Supergiant Games)
- What Remains of Edith Finch (Giant Sparrow / Annapurna Interactive)
Best Student Game
- Falling Sky (Jonathan Nielssen, Nikolay Savov, Mohsen Shah; National Film and Television School)
- From Light (Alejandro Grossman, Steven Li, Sherveen Uduwana; University of Southern California)
- Hollowed (Erin Marek, Jerrick Flores, Charley Choucard; University of Central Florida – Florida Interactive Entertainment Academy)
- Impulsuon (Hugo Verger, Rémi Bertrand, Maxime Lupinski; IIM – Institut de l’Internet et du Multimédia)
- Level Squared (Kip Brennan, Stephen Scoglio, Dane Perry Svendsen; Swinburne University of Technology)
- Meaning (Hariz Yet; DigiPen Institute of Technology Singapore)
Trending Gamer
- Andrea Rene (What’s Good Games)
- Clint Lexa (“Halfcoordinated”)
- Guy Beahm (Dr. Disrespect)
- Mike Grzesiek (Shroud)
- Steve Spohn (In a positionGamers)
Best eSports Game
- Counter-Strike: Global Offensive (Valve)
- Dota 2 (Valve)
- League of Legends (Riot)
- Overwatch (Blizzard)
- Rocket League (Psyonix)
Best eSpots Player
- Je-hong “ryujehong” Ryu (Seoul Dynasty, Overwatch)
- Kuro “KuroKy” Salehi Takhasomi (Team Liquid, Dota 2)
- Lee sang-hyeok “Faker” (SK Telecom 1, League of Legends)
- Marcelo ‘coldzera’ David (SK Gaming, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
- Nikola ‘NiKo’ Kovac (FaZE Clan, Counter-Strike: Global Offensive)
Best eSports Team
- Cloud 9
- FaZE Clan
- Lunatic-Hai
- SK Telecom 1
- Team Liquid
Best Debut Indie Game
- Cuphead (Studio MDHR)
- Golf Story (Sidebar Games)
- Hollow Knight (Team Cherry)
- Mr. Shifty (Team Shifty)
- Slime Rancher (Monomi Park)
Best Chinese Game
- Gumballs (QcPlay Limited)
- Icey (FantaBlade Network)
- Jx3 HD (Kingsoft Corporation)
- King of Glory (Timi Studio Group)
- Monument Valley 2 (Ustwo)
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