The 2022 Game Awards featured a heaping helping of the all the video game news and trailers that weren’t announced during Summer Game Fest. Geoff Keighley, host of the Game Awards, has been slowly teasing information on what fans can expect ahead the even, asking cryptic questions and tweeting pics of his bestie, Hideo Kojima. You never know what to expect from the Game Awards, what games will upset their categories, what musical guest will bewilder the audience, and which celebrities will make offhanded comments about their gamer son’s “alligator brides”. Here’s a roundup of all that this year’s Game Awards had to offer.
- SThat kid who crashed The Game Awards? It’s not his first rodeo.
Motherboard writes that the kid — who says his name is Matan Even — also famously flashed a pro-Hong Kong T-shirt at a Clippers game, crashed a Blizzcon World of Warcraft panel, and appeared on InfoWars when he was younger.
Oh, and the LAPD apparently didn’t actually arrest him for this latest stunt — a person was detained, not arrested, for “theatrical exhibition,” LAPD told Polygon’s Nicole Carpenter. Polygon has an interview with him too.
Dec 9, 2022, 4:46 AM UTCAsh Parrish
A guy playing an alto flute in The Game Awards orchestra won the night
Not Elden Ring, not God of War Ragnarok, but alto flute player Pedro Eustache is the real winner of the night.
Dec 9, 2022, 4:17 AM UTCAndrew Webster
The biggest announcements and trailers from the Game Awards 2022
Star Wars, Death Stranding, Street Fighter, Super Mario, and much more.
- AThat’s one way to end an awards show.
The 2022 edition of The Game Awards ended with Elden Ring taking home top honors, though the moment was interrupted by a mysterious person spouting a very bizarre rant. According to host Geoff Keighley, that person has now been arrested.
Dec 9, 2022, 4:09 AM UTCJay Peters
FromSoftware’s next game is Armored Core VI
Armored Core VI: Fires of Rubicon is set to be released in 2023.
Dec 9, 2022, 3:56 AM UTCAsh Parrish
Naoki Yoshida presents a new Final Fantasy XVI trailer at The Game Awards
The Revenge trailer is Final Fantasy XVI’s bloodiest trailer yet
Dec 9, 2022, 3:51 AM UTCJay Peters
Cyberpunk 2077: Phantom Liberty will feature Idris Elba
Another big-name actor is joining Cyberpunk 2077.
- AThe award for best cast reveal goes to...
The Game Awards is always full of new game announcements, and the generically-named Crime Boss is one that made its debut this year. I don’t want to say anything else about it, other than you should watch the trailer because this game’s cast gets increasingly stranger as the clip goes on.
Dec 9, 2022, 3:14 AM UTCAsh Parrish
In the new Super Mario Bros. Movie clip Toad is a fun guy
No (mushroom) cap.
Dec 9, 2022, 2:56 AM UTCAndrew Webster
Amazon’s next game is an anime MMO called Blue Protocol
Amazon is publishing the title, developed by Bandai Namco, with plans to launch in 2023.
Dec 9, 2022, 2:53 AM UTCJay Peters
Horizon Forbidden West is getting a PS5-exclusive expansion, Burning Shores
One of Sony’s biggest games of the year is getting its first major DLC in April, but it’s only for the company’s newest console.
Dec 9, 2022, 2:47 AM UTCAsh Parrish
Diablo IV finally gets a release date and performance by Halsey
Is Lilith the Blessed Mother or the Bae Mother?
Dec 9, 2022, 2:33 AM UTCAsh Parrish
Kevin Conroy will be Batman one last time in upcoming Suicide Squad game
“I am vengeance, I am the night, I am Batman.”
Dec 9, 2022, 2:15 AM UTCAndrew Webster
Hideo Kojima’s next game is Death Stranding 2
The bizarre sequel was officially unveiled at the 2022 Game Awards.
Dec 9, 2022, 2:10 AM UTCJay Peters
The developers of Celeste debut the first trailer for their next game, Earthblade
Earthblade is the newest game from Extremely OK Games. It’s set to launch sometime in 2024.
Dec 9, 2022, 1:58 AM UTCJay Peters
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor gets a March release date and a new trailer
Cal Kestis and BD-1 are back in the sequel to Jedi: Fallen Order. We won’t have to wait long to get to play it.
- JThe Last of Us remake is coming to PC on March 3rd, 2023.
We knew it was in development, and now, we know when you’ll be able to play it. The remake launched first on PS5 in September. You can read about my colleague Andrew Webster’s time with that version of the game here.
Dec 9, 2022, 1:45 AM UTCAsh Parrish
Street Fighter 6 debuts a release date and new characters
Dee Jay, Manon, JP, and Marisa are coming to the foundational fighting game’s latest installment
Dec 9, 2022, 1:37 AM UTCAndrew Webster
Ken Levine’s new game is a single-player shooter called Judas
Following reports of development hell, the new game was officially unveiled at The Game Awards 2022.
Dec 9, 2022, 1:30 AM UTCJay Peters
Hades is getting a sequel
It’s ‘now in development,’ and it, like Hades, will be developed in Early Access.
Dec 9, 2022, 1:01 AM UTCJay Peters
Among Us’s hide ‘n seek mode will be out on December 9th
You’ll be able to play Among Us with your pals in a whole new way very soon.
- JReturnal, my favorite PS5 game, is coming to PC in early 2023.
I’m happy more people will have a chance to play the excellent Returnal; I personally can’t wait to try it on Steam Deck. You can read more about the upcoming PC release on the PlayStation Blog.
Dec 8, 2022, 11:52 PM UTCJay Peters
How to watch The Game Awards 2022
Geoff Keighley’s awards and announcements extravaganza streams live on Thursday, December 8th.
- JIt’s almost time for The Game Awards.
Geoff Keighley’s big year-end gaming show kicks off in just a little over an hour 7:30PM ET / 4:30PM PT. We’ve got all the details on how you can watch right here, or you can watch from the video below. I can’t wait — it seems like the show will be packed with big announcements.
