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The Game Awards 2023 played host to a ton of big game reveals, from Dishonored 3 to Resident Evil 4.
Geoff Keighley’s The Game Awards 2023 was a big one this year, delivering awards to the best titles in the industry across multiple categories - ranging from Best Esports Event to Game of the Year. However, the awards aren’t the only thing people tune into this show for year after year. The Game Awards is also known to pack in a ton of big reveals and announcements for upcoming videogames, and this year’s iteration was no different.
The Game Awards 2023 saw the announcement of Monster Hunter Wilds and a release date reveal for The Finals. We also got trailers for Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth and Hideo Kojima's next game. Here’s every big game reveal and announcement from The Game Awards 2023:
Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons remake
It Takes Two and A Way Out director Josef Fares’ very first co-op game was Brothers: A Tale of Two Sons, an adventure game where we play as two siblings setting out on a quest to cure their dying father. Players control each brother individually using two controller thumbsticks, though we might see adjustments to gameplay in this gorgeous-looking remake.
Pony Island 2: Panda Circus
The creator of Inscryption has revealed his next creepy-looking game, and it stars YouTuber Sungwon ‘ProZD’ Cho no less! This point-and-click game seems to involve a lot of experimentation and adventuring through different morbid environments, while ProZD laughs at the player’s efforts heartily.
Persona 3: Reload
Get hype! We got another trailer for Persona 3’s upcoming remake during the show, showing off the party and a few big combat encounters. We also got to hear some of the game’s remade music and locations, all of which look and sound right in line with Persona 5.
Metaphor: ReFantazio
The creative team behind Persona 3, 4 and 5 is back for a fantasy game that follows a fairly different formula: Metaphor: ReFantazio. The visuals are undoubtedly Persona-adjacent, but the story seems to follow a very different group of characters in a gritty fantasy universe.
Exodus
Matthew McConaughey came onstage to reveal Exodus, a sci-fi game centered around time manipulation in space.
God of War: Ragnarok Valhalla
God of War: Ragnarok is getting a free DLC expansion called Valhalla, which sees Kratos and Mimir head into a strange new environment filled with new threats. This is a roguelike mode that sees Kratos take on enemies, die, and repeat the journey with better gear.
Big Walk
House House, the developer behind Untitled Goose Game has revealed a new multiplayer co-op game centered around exploration in an open-world environment.
Price of Persia: The Lost Crown
Ubisoft's new action-adventure 2D Prince of Persia game has released a new story trailer, revealing that a demo for the game is coming on January 11, 2024.
Senua’s Saga: Hellblade 2
Ninja Theory has finally released a new look at Hellblade 2, the nigh-photorealistic sequel to the 2017 action-adventure game Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. This trailer shows off Hellblade 2’s gorgeous environments, gory combat and a few new characters to boot.
Kemuri
Ikumi Nakamura’s new game studio Unseen Tokyo has revealed its first game Kemuri, a colourful supernatural game that seems to be about players battling demonic threats together.
No Rest for the Wicked
The creators of Ori and the Blind Forest have revealed their next game: No Rest for the Wicked, a grim platforming game set in a bygone era where players fight off pirates and soldiers in dangerous lands.
SEGA reveals Jet Set Radio, Shinobi and more
SEGA is diving into its catalogue of long-dormant IP for the announcement of a whopping five games in a row: Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage and Crazy Taxi. These classic franchises are returning with a new coat of paint, but it’s unknown if SEGA’s plans consist of sequels or remakes, or both.
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero
Dragon Ball Sparking Zero is the next instalment in the beloved Dragon Ball Z: Budokai Tenkaichi fighting game franchise.
The Casting of Frank Stone (Dead by Daylight)
Until Dawn maker Supermassive Games is making a single player spin-off to Dead by Daylight, following a killer committing heinous acts in an abandoned steel mill as a group of survivors attempt to investigate.
Visions of Mana
The classic Mana franchise of RPGs returns with a brand-new instalment: Visions of Mana. The trailer shows off what players can expect from Mana’s big comeback: gorgeous cosy visuals, real-time combat and great character designs.
Hideo Kojima’s next game OD (with Jordan Peele)
Sophia Lillis, Udo Kier and Hunter Schafer star in Hideo Kojima’s new horror game OD! The enigmatic teaser had these three stars deliver rather eerie monologues before an unknown threat approached Lillis, causing her to scream in terror. We don’t know much about this game, other than the fact that it uses cloud gaming technology and is a game, a movie and a new form of media all at the same time.
Jurassic Park Survival
A horror-survival game where players have to fend off dinosaurs in a broken-down Jurassic Park in Isla Nubar? Say less. This first-person game has players enter the classic park from the first film in the franchise, only it looks like they won’t have Alan Grant or Ian Malcom around to help them out. You’re on your own this time!
Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League
A new gameplay trailer for Rocksteady Studios’ next game Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League shows off the Squad’s combat abilities and a boss fight against the Green Lantern. Wonder Woman appears to be the Squad’s ally against her friends in the League, who have been brainwashed by Braniac - but for how long?
Warframe: Whispers in the Walls
Digital Extremes dropped a new trailer for Whispers in the Walls, Warframe’s next big expansion that adds more new locations to bullet-jump through, story content to discover and enemies to loot.
Lost Records: Bloom & Rage
Life is Strange creator Don’t Nod has revealed its next game: Lost Records, and it looks a lot like Life is Strange. The trailer follows a group of rebellious teenagers who survive a disaster in a forest before stumbling upon something otherworldly. A time skip happens, and we see their adult counterparts come back together under mysterious circumstances.
Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth
A musical performance for Final Fantasy 7: Rebirth revealed an original song composed by Nobuo Uematsu, the legendary composer behind the franchise’s most iconic music. A music video accompanying the trailer also gave us a better look at upcoming characters we’ll meet in Rebirth, from Vincent Valentine to the pilot Cid.
Apex Legends x Final Fantasy
Apex Legends is getting a Final Fantasy 7 crossover! Talk about unexpected game reveals.
Marvel’s Blade
On Blade’s 50th anniversary in Marvel Comics, we got a surprising Blade-related announcement at The Game Awards: Blade is getting his own video game! Arkane Lyon (Deathloop) is developing this new take on the Daywalker - a half-man, half-vampire - who takes on vampires when the sun goes down. The third-person action-adventure game is set in Paris. Check out our coverage of this reveal here.
Asgard’s Wrath 2
This VR game stars Matthew Mercer (Critical Role), set in a fantasy world where players can fish, shop, fight and parkour to their hearts’ delight.
Den of Wolves
The team behind GTFO has come up with a new co-op multiplayer shooter that has players team up to commit heists together. Players will have to gear up and plan out a heist as criminals for hire in Midway City.
Exoborne
Vampire: The Masquerade - Bloodhunt developer Sharkmob has announced a new open-world extraction shooter called Exoborne.
Light No Fire
The creators of the 10-year spanning sci-fi game No Man’s Sky have revealed their next title: Light No Fire. Light No Fire is set in a fantasy world, where players can explore what the developers claim is a truly open world - meaning that the game features an actual planet with no borders.
Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
Electronic Arts and Surgent Studios unveiled this new singleplayer action-adventure platformer, which follows its protagonist’s quest to find hope and courage after a devastating loss.
Stormgate
Frost Giant Studios’ new RTS Stormgate is being developed by ex-Blizzard developers with writing from Chris Metzen, and we got fresh gameplay to check out today. Shang-Chi lead Simu Liu stars in the RTS as well.
Final Fantasy 16: Echoes of the Fallen and the Rising Tide
Final Fantasy 16 has unveiled its two new expansions: Echoes of the Fallen and the Rising Tide. Echoes of the Fallen is already out and playable, while the Rising Tide features a missing Eikon only mentioned in the main story: Leviathan.
The Finals’ release date trailer
A new trailer for The Finals shows off more multiplayer destruction physics in the game’s stylised maps. Steam’s most-wishlisted game looks just as exciting it's always been, with Season 1 launching soon with more skins and colourful chaos. The game is out tonight!
Monster Hunter Wilds
A brand-new open-world Monster Hunter game was revealed today! The game’s first trailer revealed a 2025 release date for the Monster Hunter World follow-up, which looks to provide fans with more of the adventures and monster-slaying delights they love. We’ll hear more about the game in Summer 2024.
