All The Big Announcements At The 2020 Game Awards

Finally, after the longest year in recorded history, we did it: We reached the light at the end of the tunnel. I speak, of course, of The Keighleys, which some of you call The Game Awards for some reason. It’s that magical time of the year when Geoff Keighley makes eye contact with Hideo Kojima for three consecutive hours and also people sporadically receive awards. Oh, and there are announcements. Can’t forget those.

Microsoft revealed a new Perfect Dark

It’s from a new Santa Monica-based studio called The Initiative—rather than series originator Rare—and takes place in a world shaped by ecological disaster. Corporations provided “solutions” and “a better world” (not very realistic), but that doesn’t look like it’s going to turn out so well, in the end. Microsoft plans to share more information “in the future.”

Sephiroth is coming to Smash!!

For his first act as a playable Super Smash Bros character, he murdered Mario.

Master Chief is coming to Fortnite

Halo is coming to Fortnite before it comes to Xbox Series X. That sure is…something! The Master Chief skin is available starting tonight, and a new Blood Gulch creative mode map is coming tomorrow.

BioWare showed a brief Dragon Age 4 cinematic

It was extremely short. Solas made an appearance. Fuck that guy

Mass Effect will continue

Get a sneak peek at a new chapter… @BioWare is now in early production on the next #MassEffect! pic.twitter.com/dPxS6zHRmx

— Mass Effect (@masseffect) December 11, 2020

In another remarkably brief trailer, BioWare teased a new Mass Effect. Between these insubstantial “reveals” and recent high-profile departures from the studio, it’s hard not to wonder what the heck’s going on over there.

Dead Space’s creator is making a new sci-fi horror game

It’s called The Callisto Protocol, and it’s, uh, apparently set in the PUBG universe, somehow. Glenn Schofield, creator and executive producer of Dead Space, said he wants to make the “single most scariest game” for PC and consoles. In the trailer, a space zombie barfed on a dude. Not necessarily scary, but definitely gross!

Ark: Survival Evolved is getting a sequel…starring Vin Diesel

Ark 2 debuted with a lengthy cinematic trailer in which Diesel and other characters fended off dinosaurs and fled into a cave. There, they found a sci-fi pod-type object that revealed Diesel’s character’s identity. He seemingly wiped the data. “Lights out, old friend,” he said. To be honest I was hoping it was going to turn out to be a new Riddick game—you can’t tell me Riddick wouldn’t jump at the opportunity to fight dinosaurs—but this will do, I guess.

The studio behind Gone Home and Tacoma announced a new game

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bGngJgAXM6Y

The game is called Open Roads, and it’s about a mom and daughter searching for the truth about the latter’s deceased grandmother, whose past apparently included a mysterious man (not grandpa), a burglary ring, and a lost fortune. It looks like it’s going to be a road trip game, and I believe that all games should be road trip games, so that’s fine with me. Speaking of…

Season is a serene-looking bicycle roadtrip game

It looks neat! Oh, and…

Road 96 is another roadtrip game

It’s about escaping from “a country in turmoil” and looks pretty intense.

Original Left 4 Dead studio Turtle Rock showed off its new zombie game, Back 4 Blood

The goal is to make a game like co-op zombie basher Left 4 Dead, but “more and bigger.” Based on a brief gameplay demo, it looks like that’s exactly what it’s going to be.

Disco Elysium is getting a “final cut” update

It’s coming in March 2021 and will add new quests and voice acting to what is, no hyperbole, one of the best PC RPGs of all time. If you haven’t played it yet, now’s your chance, given that it will be on PC, PS4, and PS5, and apparently Xbox and Switch a little later, as well. (The PC update will be free for all preexisting owners.)

Among Us is getting a new map set on an airship

☀️ THE AIRSHIP – A new map coming early 2021 ☀️

Prepare yourselves, crewmates. This upcoming (free!) map will include:
🔹 all new tasks
🔹 your choice of what room to start in
🔹 ladders?!
🔹 and more?

But don't forget about those Impostors lurking around… pic.twitter.com/IU2HJGuyEY

— Among Us (@AmongUsGame) December 11, 2020

It’s coming alongside a new update that will include new tasks, ladders, and more.

A new Evil Dead game is coming out next year

There was a short trailer. Ash and others cut up and shot zombies. Seems about right!

Century: Age of Ashes is a dragon combat game

It looks kind of like Panzer Dragoon, but it appears to be focused on multiplayer dogfight-style combat.

Returnal is coming out in March

The Groundhog Day-esque sci-fi horror game from the developers of Resogun is not far off, assuming we don’t all wake up tomorrow and realize that it’s today again.

Super Meat Boy Forever is coming out in two weeks!

Told you it would happen in 2020! Super Meat Boy Forever coming to the Epic Games Store December 23rd! pic.twitter.com/acxkrqfwl0

— Team Meat (@SuperMeatBoy) December 11, 2020

The looooooooooong-awaited meatquel is finally coming out on December 23.

Fall Guys’ third season is coming even sooner than that

It’ll kick off with a bunch of wintery new content on December 15.

Yakuza! PC!

We’re excited to announce that the entire mainline Kiryu Yakuza saga will soon be available on Xbox Game Pass, Windows 10, and Steam!

🐉 The Yakuza Remastered Collection (Yakuza 3, 4, and 5 also available separately) – Jan 28, 2021

🐉 Yakuza 6: The Song of Life – Mar 25, 2021 pic.twitter.com/Xg1ORNE6xv

— RGG Studio | Like a Dragon & Yakuza Series (@RGGStudio) December 11, 2020

Yesssssssssssssssss.

FIST is a game about a bunny with a giant arm

The rabbit punches people in what appears to be a dystopian cityscape. What else do you need, really?

Evil West is an occult cowboy shooter

You’re a cowboy. You shoot vampires. You know, like all cowboys used to. It’s from Flying Wild Hog, the studio that made Hard Reset and the new Shadow Warrior games, so I’m in.