The Game Awards 2021: The biggest announcements

Geoff Keighley hosts The Game Awards. The show is best known for its award-winning programs, but it’s also for the fact that its program features world premieres. That hasn’t changed. On Thursday evening’s broadcast, more than half of the three-hour show consisted of new game announcements — everything from game updates and release dates to reveals of big games coming well into the future.

Still, awards These areA large part of the event also featured live streaming from Los Angeles’ Microsoft Theater. The top prize — game of the year — out of The Game Awards’ 30 categories went to Hazelight Studios’ It only takes two.

Did you miss the event? Here’s the biggest news coming out of the Game Awards.

Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad

Oh! That’s a surprise. Amanda Waller showed up at The Game Awards to show some “classified,” new footage from Rocksteady Games’ Killing the Justice League: Suicide Squad. This looks great, even though it is chaotic. The Justice League must be killedRelease date is set for 2022.

Star Wars Eclipse

Detroit: Become HumanQuantic Dream has begun work on Star Wars: A New Game. Star Wars Eclipse, In collaboration with Lucasfilm Games. Set in the High Republic. Star Wars EclipseIt will include multiple characters playable and a story that branches. This one’s still in early development, so it might be a while until it’s out.

Wonder Woman

A Wonder Woman game — called Wonder Woman, naturally — is coming from the Shadow of War: Middle-earth Monolith Productions is the developer. A short teaser of Monolith Productions showed very little information about the game except for a closeup shot of the lead lady.

Alan Wake 2

Alan Wake 2The trailer for the 2023 Alan Wake game scared us all. It’s been 10 years since the last Alan Wake game, which was an action game; Alan Wake 2 will be Remedy’s first a survival horror game.

Bespoken

Bespoken continues to look pretty incredible — plus its now got a release date: May 24, 2022. During The Game Awards, a new trailer was displayed with lots of explosions.

Texas Chainsaw Massacre

It was hard to believe that Leatherface would appear at The Game Awards. Texas Chainsaw MassacreIt is the creation of Friday 13th: The Game, was revealed during the event’s preshow, with a short teaser trailer.

Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2

Ninja Theory’s Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2The Game Awards featured an incredible trailer for cinematic gameplay. It looks stunning and incredible.

HaloThe television show

The new Paramount+ TV program is also available. Halo The Game Awards: A First Look Trailer Halo stars Pablo Schreiber (American Gods) as Master Chief, Natascha McElhone (CalifornicationJen Taylor (Halo), as Cortana, and Jeremy Halsey (Dr. Halsey).

Elden Ring

A pot with legs — and arms! — delivered a new lore trailer for Elden RingTo the Game Awards Stage.

Sonic Frontiers

Sega announced Sonic Frontiers, the “first-ever open-zone-inspired” game in the franchise. First teased in May, Sonic Team’s new game is expected out in late 2022 for Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X.

Slitterhead

There was a spider with a horrifying human face shown during The Game Awards, thanks to Bohek Game Studios’ Slitterhead.

The Lord of the RingsGollum

Daedalic Entertainment presents a stealth-action title, NACON. The Lord of the Rings: Gollum is slated for release in 2022 — finally lets players enter the Lord of the Rings world as both Gollum And Sméagol.

Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands

Ashley Burch and Will Arnett were both present at the event in order to showcase a trailer for a new series. Tiny Tina’s Wonderlands. It’s coming March 25, 2022.

There are many of us

There are many of usVirtual reality versions are available, such as the one shown in a Thank youA brief teaser of the mode.

Star Trek: Resurrection

Star Trek: Resurgence is “third-person choice driven” game set in the Star Trek universe, coming in 2022 from Dramatic Labs, a studio made up of Telltale Games veterans.

ARC Raiders

Embark Studios was founded by DICE and Battlefield designers. Arc Raiders is a player-vs-environment shooter coming in 2022.

New “creator-safe” music from Riot Games

Riot Games Announced Sessions: DianaStreamers and content creators have the option to use the album without obtaining DMCA approval.

The MatrixResurrections + Awakens

Keanu Reeves was at The Game Awards Thursday. He also brought along a trailer. Resurrections by The Matrix. Plus, a look at The Matrix awakens, an interactive experience set in The Matrix’s world.

Rumbleverse

A colorful pro wrestling battle royale game, called RumbleverseThe next consoles will get the newest version of. It’s coming to PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Windows PC via the Epic Games Store, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X. It looks really fun.

The Expanse: Telltale Series

Amazon Prime series The ExpanseWhat is the best way to get a game? The Expanse – A Telltale Series. It’ll be developed by Telltale Games with Truly Amazing Colors: Life Is Strange studio Deck Nine.

Tunic

Super-cute Zelda-like TunicThe following information will be available on Mac, Windows (Xbox One and Xbox Series X): March 16, 2016.

Homeworld 3

Blackbird Interactive has revealed the first glimpse of gameplay details Homeworld 3The Game Awards: A Follow-Up Homeworld Homeworld 2Take the players out into open spaces.

CrossfireX

It looks like CrossfireXFinally, a release date has been set for February 10, 2022.

Nightingale

From Improbable’s Edmonton studio — now called Inflexion Games — comes NightingaleA survival game in fantasy Victorian times. Again, with the scary monsters with monstrous human faces in a “shared world.” Releasing in early access on Windows PC next year.

PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds

No longer do you have to spend money on your health. PlayerUnknown’s Battlegrounds! Yep, PUBGYou can now play for free.

Cuphead

Cuphead’s getting a new DLC, called Last Course: A Delicious Last CourseThe Game Awards presented the truth through a beautiful little song. The DLC — get it? Coming June 30, 2022.

Sonic the Hedgehog 2,

Ben Schwartz was at The Game Awards to present Sonic the Hedgehog 2,’s new movie trailer. The source of the greatest power seems to have been found by Mr. Robotic. Tails, Knuckles, and Knuckles, are also there.

Thirsty Suitors

Indie publisher Annapurna Games will release Outerloop Games’ next title, Thirsty SuitorsIt also addresses family dynamics and relationships. Frankly, it looks incredible — there’s fighting, skateboards, and cooking, among much, more more.

DuneSpice Wars

French company Shiro Games announces Dune: Spice Wars, a real-time strategy game with $X elements — meaning explore, expand, exploit, and exterminate.