The 2022 vintage Game Awards ceremony was particularly rich in terms of announcements. Idris Elba in the Cyberpunk 2077 universe, Star Wars Jedi Survivor, Hideo Kojima presenting Death Stranding 2… Small summary.
The 2022 vintage Game Awards evening therefore took place last night, and saw the triumph of God of War Ragnarokthe latest game developed by Santa Monica Studio, which has been awarded no less than six awards, including one awarded by Al Pacino to Christopher Judge, who lends his features and his imposing voice to Kratos in the extraordinary sequel to the released game in 2018.
The other big winner of the evening was the hypnotic and fascinating Elden Ring with four awards, including Game of the Year. We told you here all the good that we thought of it. Big disappointment on the other hand for the formidable A Plague Tale – Requiem, developed by the Bordeaux studio Asobo, which leaves empty-handed. Arcane, from the Fortiche studio, received the statuette for the best series adaptation of a video game, League of Legends.
As expected, the ceremony was also rich in announcements of titles unveiled with great fanfare from Trailers. If it is obviously not a question of approaching everything here, we can still already point out the arrival of Idris Elba in the universe of Cyberpunk 2077 !
After Keanu Reeves, the Polish studio CD Projekt Red therefore offers the services of the actor, who will indeed be an important character in the expansion. Phantom Libertysupposed to be released next year, without further details for the moment.
Released in November 2019, Star Wars: Jedi Fallen Order, developed by the Respawn Entertainment studio, was a big hit. If its publisher, Electronic Arts, trusted the talented teams of the Respawn Entertainment studio led by Vince Zampella, its CEO, and its Game Director Stieg Asmussen, to whom we owe the extraordinary God of War III, its success was all the more deserved as it went against the logic adopted by EA in recent years, Game as a Service. Here, no multiplayer components, no loot box, an exclusively solo game.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor takes place five years after the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, as Cal Kestis (Cameron Monaghan) continues to evolve as a Jedi and escape the grip of the Empire. Accompanied by his trusty sidekick BD-1, he teams up with new and old allies to aid him in his quest, including mercenary Bode Akuna (Noshir Dalal) and former crew member Cere Junda (Debra Wilson).
With new movement options, like an ascension cable to reach new heights and the ability to tame and ride creatures, Cal has plenty of ways to navigate the obstacles he’ll encounter as he explores. new and familiar worlds across the galaxy.
Star Wars Jedi: Survivor also introduces many gameplay-enhancing combat stances, including dual lightsabers for fast-paced gameplay, and a new Guard Stance that brings a measured yet powerful combat option to help Cal defeat his enemies, ranging from Imperial stormtroopers and sentry droids to powerful characters.
The trailer is in any case salivating!
In August 2021, comedian Norman Reedus mentioned a potential second opus to the game death stranding of which he is the headliner, released in 2019 and developed by Hideo Kojima.
A truly amazing game, set in a post-apo universe as fascinating as it is contemplative, which was also quite divided when it was released, in which the theme of death and its relationship to the living is approached in a very original way. Very “Kojimesque” too. Understand, for the uninitiated: tortuous as possible. You play as Sam Bridges (Norman Reedus), and your mission is to restore hope to Humanity by connecting the last survivors of a decimated America.
It was on the Game Awards stage that Kojima formalized death stranding 2, PS5 exclusive, in which Léa Seydoux appears again, but also Elle Fanning, Shioli Kutsuna and Troy Baker. Pictures!
After the first teaser of the game at gamescom 2022, the Funcom studio has unveiled the first video taken from the pre-alpha of Dune: Awakening, their new open-world survival MMO. Inspired by the sci-fi masterpiece Dune, written by Franck Herbert, and the film by Denis Villeneuve, Dune: Awakening is developed by Funcom veterans for both Dune fans and survival game enthusiasts.
Here is the trailer…
In Dune: Awakening, the player will have to face the dangers of Arrakis alongside thousands of other players, in addition to experiencing a great personal journey by exploring his role and identity in this vast world. From finding water to building storm shelters to controlling spice at the highest levels of the planet, players will have plenty to do.
The spice is at the center of conflict, progress and power in Dune: Awakening. Wherever the spice appears, players converge. Combat can range from quick skirmishes to big battles with infantry, vehicles and ornithopters each providing a vital role. Exploration, trade, gaining influence within the Big Houses… The sleepless nights are likely to follow… The game is expected on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. However, you will have to be patient to play it… Maybe Denis Villeneuve will have time to release his sequel by then.
Rocksteady Studios Responded to The Game Awards, Revealing First Look at (Corrupted) Batman in Their Game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League, expected May 26, 2023.
The video features the team members’ first encounter with the legendary Dark Knight as they realize the great threat he now poses. The cutscene ends with a tribute to Kevin Conroy, the recently deceased actor who is reprising his iconic role one last time as the voice of Batman in Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice Leaguethe same role he had taken on in the series Batman: Arkham from critically acclaimed Rocksteady, but also on many other DC projects.
Transformers: Rise of The Beasts, scheduled to hit theaters in June 2023, will obviously not be alone. A Transformers game was announced yesterday, under the title Transformers: Reactivate. This is the Splash Damage studio, which notably had its heyday with the brilliant Wolfenstein: enemy Territory, who is in charge of development.
To support it, the studio has just acquired another studio, Bulkhead, based in Great Britain. A team of 500 people in total. Something to help and work hard for a title scheduled for 2023. We know almost nothing about this game, except that it is a cooperative game for 1 to 4 players. To see joystick in hand.
It’s an understatement to say that we didn’t really see a title like Crime Boss: Rockay City. A title that presents itself as an FPS set in the 1990s in a city largely inspired by Miami.
And you have to see the Hollywood cast behind: Kim Basinger, a rejuvenated Michael Madsen, Danny Glover, Michael Rooker, Danny Trejo, and even Chuck Norris! We just hope that all the budget is not gone in the pay of these stars… The game is scheduled for March 2023.
If the famous Game Designer Ken Levine has dropped the controllers of the license for a while Bioshockeven though a 4th part was formalized by the publisher 2K in December 2019, the person concerned left to found a studio on a more human scale and games in the same vein, Ghost Story Games.
But games that are not necessarily less ambitious, like this Judas, a Sci Fi Shooter unveiled last night, which clearly seems to have its glorious elder in its DNA Bioshock precisely, like elemental powers combined with firearms, not to mention the moral dilemmas that were found there.