The Game Awards 2018 - Coverage Roundup - Crash Team Racing remaster announced
Amidst heavy hyping from video game developers and rampant rumors, this year's Video Game Awards is almost here. Major announcements are planned, with over 10 brand new game reveals slated for the show, and many industry professionals are in attendance, prepared to show off what's coming in 2019, while celebrating the best of 2018. Already, certain details have been leaked, such as a new Far Cry game, and that Devil May Cry V will have a console exclusive demo available later tonight. Obsidian will also be announcing their latest project, their first new game since being bought out by Microsoft. Are you ready to board the hype train? The show starts soon, so stay tuned to this thread, as we'll be summarizing the entire event and all the reveals.
Live Coverage
First world premier is a Nintendo Switch game. Pop album video game, with a very trippy musical neon effect. Appears to be called Sayonara World Hearts.
New game developed by Typhoon, published by 505 Games. Journey to a Savage Planet. Adventure game where you have to discover a mystery on an unknown planet. Gameplay will be shown next year.
Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe comes to consoles. New content included. PC version will get it as well.
Among Trees comes to Steam early access next year.
Reggie, Phil Spencer, and Shawn Layden are all on stage together. They congratulated all the nominees.
Hans Zimmer is performing on stage to showcase the theme song of TGA.
Marvel game for the Nintendo Switch. Stars all of the cast from Marvel movies. Seems to be an action game. Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3.
New Rocket League DLC. Mclaren 570S car will be added tonight.
Far Cry: New Dawn announced. It's Far Cry, but post apocalyptic.
Developers of Bastion and Transistor announce a new game. You fight gods to get more power. Titled Hades. Available now on Epic Games' store. Early access.
New game called Ancestors, where you play as generations of apes that evolve and grow more powerful.
Dead By Daylight is getting dedicated servers.
Crash Team Racing is back. Console exclusive.
Obsidian announces The Outer Worlds. First persion scifi RPG.
Hello Games is working on a new project. Puzzle game called The Last Campfire.
Wildcard Studios will be creating Atlas, a new MMO.
Dread Wolf Rises teased by Bioware.
Netflix's Stranger Things is getting a 16 bit styled game.
Mortal Kombat 11 teased. Coming to PS4/XB1/NS
Double Fine shows off a cinematic trailer for Psychonauts 2. 2019.
New DMC V trailer.
The Block is getting added to Fortnite. User created content will be put there.
Rage 2 trailer.
Awards
- Best RPG: Monster Hunter: World
- Best Action Game: Dead Cells
- Best eSports Team: Cloud9
- Best eSports Game: Overwatch
- Best eSports Host: Shokz
- Best eSports Coach: Repeared
- Best Narrative: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Best Performance: Roger Clark for RDR2
- Best Music: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Best Audio Mixing: Red Dead Redemption 2
- Best Art: Return of the Obra Dinn
- Best Mobile Game: Florence
- Best VR Game: Astro Bot
- Best content creator: Ninja
- Best eSports Player: SonicFox
- Best Debut Indie: The Messenger
- Best Fighter: Dragon Ball FighterZ
- Best Family Game: Overcooked 2
- Best Strategy Game: Into the Breach
- Games for Impact: Celeste
- Best Sports Game: Forza Horizon 4
- Best Action Adventure: God of War
- Best Direction: God of War
- Best Ongoing Game: Fornite
- GOTY: God of War
Summary
- Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxe announced. Gets a release on consoles and PC, will have new endings and new content.
- Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 hits next year as a Switch exclusive.
- Supergiantgames announces Hades. Isometric action game much like Bastion and Transistor.
- The post apocalyptic Far Cry: New Dawn has been revealed.
- Crash Team Racing gets a remake. Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueled. Will have online support. Switch, Xbox One, PS4.
- Fallout creators Obsidian Entertainment has announced a first person sci-fi RPG game. Will have sides and factions.
- Dread Wolf Rises is likely a new working Dragon Age game done by Bioware.
- Mortal Kombat 11 launches April 23
- Persona 5's Joker is the next Smash DLC character.
