The Game Awards ceremony happened earlier tonight, bringing us hours of game reveal🅘s, new trailers, award speeches, and a few wild moments. Over 50 trailers premiered during the livestream, and nearly half of them were for never-before-seen games coming in the next few years. If you missed the show or need a recap, here are all the games announced for the first time during The Game Awards this year.
Dead Cells: Return To Castlevania DLC - Q1 2023
The first trailer of the night revealed The Beheaded is teaming up with th🌊e Belmonts to take on Dracula and his dark army in an upcoming Dead C♉ells DLC pack. Return to Castlevania is scheduled to launch on console and PC in Q1 2023.
Hellboy: Web of Wyrd
Developed by Upstream Arcade and published by Good Shephard Entertainment, Hellboy: Web of Wyrd is a roguelite action adventure 🅘coming to Xbox and PC. The comic book game has a cell-shaded art style and an original story created "in partnership" with Dark Horse and creator Mike Mignola.
Among Us: Hide and Seek Out Now
One of several surprise launches during The Game Awards, Hide n Seek is a new game mode just added to Among Us that trad𝔉es the traditional who-dun-it gameplay for a more spine-tingling Dead By Daylight-esque experience. The imposter is on the loose aဣnd the survivors will need to work quickly and quietly to avoid getting caught and killed.
Hades 2
Supergiant's hit roguelike is getting a surprise sequel - a first for the fan-favorite studio. Hades 2 follows Zagreus' sister Melinoë, AKA the Princess of the Underworld on a mission to defeat the Titan Chronos, God of Time. No releas𝄹e date was revealed, but Hades 2 will be following the original's model by first launching in Early Access.
After Us
After Us is a platform adven🎶ture ღgame from Piccolo Studio, the Barcelona-based studio best known for Arise: A Simple Story. Players take on the role of Gaia on a journey to restore nature to the world after an ecological collapse.
Judas
Ken Levine, creative director o🦂f System Shock, BioShock, and BioShock Infinite🦂, finally revealed his independent studio's new game. Ghost Story Games is developed Judas for PC and current-gen consoles. Judas is a single-player, narrative first-person shooter that seems to share a lot of DNA with the games Levine is best known for.
Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon - March 17, 2023
Perhaps one of the most surprising reveals of the night, Platinum's next Bayonetta game is already on the way. Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon is a prequel story that will explore how Cereza summoned her first demon and became the Umbra Witch. Bayonetta Origins mixes third-person ღand isometric perspectives with a new art sty👍le and a greater focus on puzzle-solving.
Returnal And The Last Of Us Part 1 PC Ports
Sony will continue💖 to bring its first-party titles to PC next year, starting with Returnal and The Last of Us Part 1, this year's remake of the first The Last of Us. You can look for Returnal on PC in early 2023, while The Last Of Us Part 1 is launching March 3, 2023.
Earthblade - 2024
Extremely OK Games, the creator of Metroidvania mega-hit Celeste, revealed Earthblade, a pixel-art platformer set in a massive, interconnected fantasy world. Earthblade isn't set👍 to launch until 2024.
Kevin Conroy's Batman Is In Suicide Squad: Kill The Justice League
Kevin Conroy, who for decades provided the voice of Batman in video games and animations, passed away last month at the age of 66. A new trailer for Rocksteady's upcoming Arkhamverse game, Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, p𓂃aid tribute to the late actor and revealed that we will hear Conroy's voice as Batman in the game - possibly for the last time.
