Game Awards 2022: The Game Awards open with ‘Hades 2,’ Hozier performance of ‘God of War Ragnarok’ song, Kevin Conroy tribute
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The 2022 Game Awards are live. The ceremony, an hours-long celebration of video games and their surrounding communities, also serves as a promotional vehicle for upcoming games: Much of the event’s runtime is devoted to trailer reveals and game announcements. Video game industry figures including developers, esports athletes, actors, executives and streamers attend the event as guests, presenters and nominees. In the past few years, celebrities have joined the proceedings as well. Daniel Craig, the actor, Hozier, the musician, and Animal, the muppet, are all expected to appear in this year’s show, which will be held Dec. 8 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern time at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles.
The Game Awards will be available to watch on all major social media platforms, including YouTube, Twitch, Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The show will also be streamed in a public Game Awards Discord server.
Geoff Keighley, the former journalist who created and produces the Game Awards, will once again host the event; content producer Sydnee Goodman will host the pre-show ceremony.
Before the awards ceremony, the Game Awards announced its third list of Future Class members. Future Class comprises 50 individuals from across the games industry — including developers, influencers and accessibility consultants, among others — who represent the industry at its most thoughtful and inclusive. The full list of members can be found here.
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Our writers and editors are watching the live broadcast remotely, highlighting the biggest news from the show below. Shannon Liao is reporting from the event’s venue in Los Angeles.
10:16 PM: Analysis from Jonathan Lee
“Warhammer 40,000: Space Marine 2” drops another impressive trailer. Mark Strong’s performance as Titus is missed but the best part of this series is how well it nails the feeling of being a Space Marine. They are eight-foot tall walking tanks that use grenade launchers as pistols and make the ground shake with every step.
10:16 PM: The Life is Strange creators are making a ghost game
“Banishers: Ghosts of New Eden” is an upcoming game from Life is Strange creator Dontnod. In the trailer, we got fantasy, ghosts and a lot of people sighing sadly. Looks fun. (I mean it!) It comes out “end of 2023.”
By: Riley MacLeod
10:14 PM: Here are all of tonight’s Game Awards winners so far
The Game Awards has 31 categories, from best narrative to best esports team. While all eyes may be on the highly anticipated game of the year award, contests for best game direction, indie, score and performance are sure to generate plenty of buzz. New to the lineup this year is the best adaptation award for video game-inspired shows and movies. Here’s who won Thursday night so far:
Best mobile game: Marvel Snap (Second Dinner Studios/Nuverse)
Best fighting game: Multiversus (Player First Games/WB Games)
Best esports game: Valorant (Riot Games)
Best esports athlete: Jacob “Yay” Whiteaker (Cloud9, Valorant)
Best esports team: Loud, Valorant
Best esports coach: Matheus “bzkA” Tarasconi (Loud, Valorant)
Best esports event: 2022 League of Legends World Championship
Best family game: Kirby and the Forgotten Land (HAL Laboratory/Nintendo)
Best performance: Christopher Judge, God of War Ragnarok
Best debut indie: Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna)
Best adaptation: Arcane: League of Legends
Best narrative: God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Best art direction: Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
Best VR/AR: Moss: Book II (Polyarc)
Best sim/strategy: Mario + Rabbids Sparks of Hope (Ubisoft Milan/Paris/Ubisoft)
Best community support: Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
Games for impact: As Dusk Falls (Interior Night/Xbox Game Studio)
Best sports/racing game: Gran Turismo 7 (Polyphony Digital/SIE)
Best multiplayer: Splatoon 3 (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best audio design: God of War Ragnarok (Sony Santa Monica/SIE)
Best content creator: Ludwig
Most anticipated game: The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
Best action game: Bayonetta 3 (Platinum Games/Nintendo)
Best score/music: Bear McCreary, God of War Ragnarok
By: Alyse Stanley
10:14 PM: Analysis from Alyse Stanley
Toad’s voice actor in the upcoming “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” Keegan-Michael Key, weighed in on a long-running debate in the Mario community: Is Toad’s mushroom a hat, or part of his anatomy? He clarified it’s a cap — a play on words. A cap is both a part of a mushroom and another word for a hat.
10:11 PM: ‘The Super Mario Bros. Movie’ gets new trailer
Keegan-Michael Key, who plays Toad in the upcoming “Super Mario Bros. Movie,” took the stage to present a trailer for the upcoming film. In it, we watched Mario (voiced by Chris Pratt) navigating through the thriving crowds and floating bricks of the Mushroom Kingdom. He gets a painful orientation to the pipe travel system, ultimately arriving in front of the royal palace.
“The Super Mario Bros. Movie” is set to release April 7, 2023.
By: Jonathan Lee
10:09 PM: Analysis from Mikhail Klimentov, Assignment editor for Launcher, focusing on video games, esports and the Internet
The big “Mario” movie reveal, to me, is that I’m going to be listening to that movie’s soundtrack a lot.
10:04 PM: Analysis from Mikhail Klimentov, Assignment editor for Launcher, focusing on video games, esports and the Internet
We were just treated to a very cool trailer for a game called “Behemoth.” But when the url at the end revealed that the game was a virtual reality title, the reaction in The Post’s gaming Slack was unanimous: “Oh it’s a VR game.”
10:04 PM: Analysis from Jonathan Lee
Anyone else think it’s funny that Keegan-Michael Key is probably the tallest person on the “Mario” movie cast but playing the shortest character?
9:59 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
Amazon is partnering with Bandai Namco to make a weeb game called “Blue Protocol.” (Amazon is owned by Jeff Bezos, who also owns The Washington Post).
9:56 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
Nintendo’s presence at the Game Awards was mostly represented by Doug Bowser, who appeared onstage to accept multiple awards. The Japanese console maker had minor news to share at the event so far, choosing to keep bigger game announcements to its own online events, and giving the Game Awards some smaller updates to series like Fire Emblem.
9:55 PM: The Last of Us HBO show cast presents award in unison
The Last of Us cast tried to speak in unison, to crowd laughter. They nailed it — mostly — crowning “Bayonetta 3” winner of the best action game award.
Doug Bowser, president of Nintendo of America, came onstage to accept the award. “For the third time, thank you very much,” he said.
9:50 PM: ‘Diablo IV’ gets new trailer
Activision Blizzard shared a new trailer for its upcoming “Diablo IV,” showing off the game’s dark vibes and a release date of June 6, 2023. It was introduced by a moody musical performance.
“Diablo IV” will be the latest entry in the popular, long-running series, and one fans have eagerly awaited. The game’s development has been rocky, with some employees saying they’ve worked long hours while enduring scattered leadership and many changes to the game and its script. Developers say they’ve been offered stock incentives and DoorDash credits in exchange for crunching, but the team still faces attrition as it works to finish the game.
Activision Blizzard has brought on games industry veterans and an additional studio to help finish the game, but, as one employee told The Washington Post, “At a certain point, throwing bodies at the problem does not solve the problem.”
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By: Riley MacLeod
9:48 PM: ‘Fire Emblem Engage’ expansion pass adds ‘Three Houses’ protagonists
“Fire Emblem Engage” will launch with paid DLC in the form of an expansion pass that adds new in-game accessories, maps and characters from other Fire Emblem games. Extra content will be released to pass holders across four waves throughout 2023, according to a trailer at Thursday’s Game Awards.
The first wave will bring Edelgard, Dimitri and Claude from “Fire Emblem: Three Houses” to the game, as well as the dragon princess Tiki, a reoccurring character in the series. The price of the pass was not included in the reveal. “Fire Emblem Engage” releases on Nintendo Switch on Jan. 20.
By: Alyse Stanley
9:46 PM: Halsey performs as part of ‘Diablo IV’ presentation
The musician Halsey took the stage to sing one of her songs, titled “Lilith,” while Lilith, “Diablo IV’s” main antagonist, simmered in the background. Halsey is dressed demonically, on theme with the Diablo announcement we’re just about to get.
Everyone pulled out their phones to record her performance — an honor they did not show Hozier earlier.
By: Shannon Liao
9:39 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
The last presentation and some others before it highlight the casualness of the game industry’s version of the Oscars. People swear and improvise onstage a lot.
The musician Aurora Aksnes just apologized while presenting: “Sorry my voice is [messed] up, I was singing karaoke last night,” using a more profane word than “messed.” People in the crowd laughed.
9:35 PM: ‘Baldur’s Gate III’ finally has a release date: August 2023
“Baldur’s Gate III” will officially release August 2023, according to a new high-fantasy trailer for the highly-anticipated title. The has been available as an early access title since 2020, adding features such as more playable races and a multiplayer mode over time. While the first two Baldur’s Gate games were developed by BioWare, the upcoming title is being made by Larian Studios, creator of the acclaimed Divine Divinity series.
The game takes place over 120 years after the events of “Baldur’s Gate II: Shadows of Amn,” as the player fights against an invasion campaign by a space horror race called the illithids. The finale of the trailer reveals that Minsc, a human ranger and fan favorite character from the previous titles, is appearing in the game.
By: Riley MacLeod and Jonathan Lee
9:35 PM: ‘God of War Ragnarok,’ with 10 nominations, is a must-play game
At tonight’s awards, “God of War Ragnarok” leads with 10 nominations in nine categories (the game’s two protagonists, Atreus, played by Sunny Suljic, and Kratos, played by Christopher Judge, were both up for the best performance award, which Judge took home). In his November review, writer Gene Park said “Ragnarok,” the sequel to 2018′s “God of War,” “improves on its predecessor in every way.”
The game just won the best narrative award.
“When it comes to gameplay, [‘Ragnarok’] is an iterative sequel to the 2018 PlayStation 4 smash hit, but that doesn’t tell the whole story,” Park wrote. “ ‘Ragnarok’ by Santa Monica Studio is the best told story in a video game in 2022.”
Read the full review below.
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By: Mikhail Klimentov
9:33 PM: Narrative game ‘As Dusk Falls’ wins games for impact award
Narrative adventure title “As Dusk Falls” from developer Interior Night took home the games for impact award. “As Dusk Falls” features a story about two Arizona families in the 1990s, featuring normal people who go through intense situations. CEO and Director Caroline Marchal spoke about the importance of making the game inclusive and approachable to foster empathy among players.
“Super thrilled to be here tonight,” said Marchal. “It means that the game resonated with some of you, very happy, so thankful.”
Adventure game trailblazers Ken and Roberta Williams presented the award.
By: Jonathan Lee
9:27 PM: Analysis from Riley MacLeod, Assignment Editor, Launcher
We just got another look at “Nightingale,” a survival/crafting/Victorian/sci-fi game. I recently remembered this game when I saw it in my Twitter feed and forgot I followed it, then got excited about it again. I am now excited again, again.
9:26 PM: Kojima re-wrote “Death Stranding 2” out of fear of predicting even more
As soon as the crowd saw the names of Sony and legendary gamemaker Hideo Kojima on-screen, they start freaking out. Compared to every other name that had been announced so far (including actor Al Pacino) at the Game Awards, the crowd has a real reverence for Kojima’s name; even industry luminaries like Nintendo of America President Doug Bowser looked surprised. After a trailer for “Death Stranding 2” was revealed, Kojima said he had already begun writing the script for the highly anticipated sequel when the covid-19 pandemic hit. He said that draft was scrapped because “I didn’t want to predict anymore future, so I re-wrote it.”
It wouldn’t be the first time the auteur’s work turned into a trippy cautionary tale about our own reality. Speaking to The Washington Post, Kojima spoke about how his dystopian future has become our current reality.
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By: Shannon Liao
9:25 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
Matt Sophos, a game designer at Sony Santa Monica, credited quality assurance testers and even information technology support workers and facilities staff for the help in winning best narrative for “God of War Ragnarok” — a rarity in the industry.
9:17 PM: ‘Death Stranding 2’ announced by Kojima Productions
Kojima Productions revealed a trailer for “Death Stranding 2,” the hotly anticipated sequel to 2019′s “Death Stranding.”
The trailer depicts Fragile (played by Léa Seydoux) running with a child in tow, presumably the baby BB-28 from the first game. Norman Reedus reprises his role as Sam Bridges, the protagonist of “Death Stranding.” A massive towing mech (this is the best way to describe it) built by an organization named Drawbridge appears out of the muck, followed by a mysterious new character in a red mask and suit.
Kojima came on stage and encouraged everyone to pick apart all the hints about the upcoming game inside the trailer. Kojima, whose games have been impressively prescient with future events, joked that he rewrote “Death Stranding 2′s” story to prevent another global disaster.
By: Jonathan Lee
9:12 PM: Hideo Kojima, famous game developer, makes appearance onstage
At this year’s Game Awards, Hideo Kojima makes an in person appearance.
Kojima says he can’t really talk about details of his upcoming game, “Death Stranding 2,” but he invites people to figure it out based on clues from the trailer. His comment is met with immediate laughter. In fact, every line he delivers is met with laughter.
Kojima also confirmed he is working on another unannounced game besides “Death Stranding 2.”
By: Shannon Liao
9:06 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
People are really dressed to the nines at this year’s Game Awards, compared to last year’s typical T-shirt and jeans with a suit garb. (Kotaku’s fashion shaming worked!)
9:02 PM: Analysis from Jonathan Lee
Trailer for the upcoming Dune survival MMO title dropped and I can’t wait to manage exciting mechanics like making sure I’m drinking all my sweat recycled through my stillsuit. Hydrating — the Fremen way!
9:01 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
Actor Cameron Monaghan, who plays Cal Kestis in the upcoming “Star Wars Jedi: Survivor” was met with whoops when he brandished a lightsaber and kissed it. When he said the new, highly anticipated sequel to “Jedi: Fallen Order” will be the best, one person in the crowd shouted, “Yessir!”
9:01 PM: ‘Celeste’ studio shows new game
“Earthblade” will be the next game from Extremely OK Games, the studio behind “Celeste.” It looks like a platformer, and there’s jumping — all the good stuff you’ve come to know and love. It’s coming in 2024.
By: Riley MacLeod
8:59 PM: ‘Star Wars Jedi: Survivor’ debuts gameplay and next villain
Respawn Entertainment shared new gameplay from “Star Wars: Jedi Survivor,” the highly anticipated sequel to 2019′s “Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order.” “Jedi Survivor” is set five years after “Fallen Order” and continues the story of Cal Kestis, a Jedi fugitive portrayed by actor Cameron Monaghan who is waging a personal war against the Galactic Empire.
It looks like Cal’s been through a lot in the interim; he now sports a light beard and several battle scars, seemingly having parted ways with his mentor, Cere Junda. An even darker tone than the previous game, Cal is dodging bounty hunters and Imperial troops as he faces down the mysterious new villain we saw in the original teaser. Monaghan stepped out onto the stage, kissing a lightsaber.
“We’ll see you all when the game releases in March 17 2023 and until then,” Monaghan said. “May the Force be with you.”
By: Jonathan Lee
8:53 PM: Analysis from Jonathan Lee
Now that “The Last of Us” has an official PC release date of March 3, 2023, I, and the three other people on this planet who haven’t played it yet, can finally see what all the fuss has been about.
8:50 PM: Analysis from Shannon Liao, Video games reporter focused on investigative features
This year’s Game Awards audience is a lot more easygoing and entertained than last year’s audience. Perhaps it’s because the Game Awards sold tickets on StubHub and AXS, and fans have filled the back rows. Jokes made in trailers and ads seem to land, unlike last year. Last year, folks sat stone-faced at times or glanced at their phones.
8:50 PM: Kevin Conroy will be Batman in ‘Suicide Squad: Kill the Justice League’
Rocksteady Studios, the creators of the critically acclaimed Batman: Arkham series, revealed a new trailer featuring the Suicide Squad facing off against Batman.
The late Kevin Conroy, who played the caped crusader in “Batman: The Animated Series,” lent his voice one last time for the upcoming Rocksteady title. Geoff Keighley and Rocksteady both offered heartfelt tributes to Conroy, who defined the role of Batman to an entire generation of fans.
By: Jonathan Lee
8:43 PM: ‘Stray’ wins best debut indie game of the year
The indie hit “Stray” from French studio BlueTwelve just won best debut indie game of the year.
“I want to thank everyone involved in making this game,” said Producer Swann Martin-Raget. “It was really a work of love and passion.”
Martin-Raget went on to specifically thank “Stray’s” publisher Annapurna Interactive and the team’s partners, families, dogs and, of course, their cats.
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By: Jonathan Lee
8:43 PM: Chris Judge’s heartfelt acceptance speech highlights the early moments
Chris Judge, who took home the first major award for his performance as Kratos in “God of War: Ragnarok,” threw a wonderful, heartfelt change-up into the early quick pace of this year’s Game Awards.
After winning, Judge took the stage, tracked down Al Pacino to hug him, swore into the microphone and then proceeded to issue a stream of thank yous that started with his mother and brother and then rolled on … and on … and on. In full, from the time Judge took the stage, the acceptance speech ran nearly nine minutes — a veritable eternity in Game Awards time. And Al Pacino was waiting on the stage in the background all the while.
It was sweet, it was warm, it was wholesome and it never ever ever ever ever would have happened at the Oscars. Eventually, around the 8:30 mark of the speech, music slowly started to play him off the stage. In all, he thanked his mother, brother, his children, Santa Monica Studios (the maker of the game), studio head Yumi Yang, God of War lead Cory Barlog, “Matt, Rich, Dorrie, Bruno, Erica, Bea, everyone who made that volume so special and so sacred, everyone at every level,” “Ragnarok” director Eric Williams … and there were still four more minutes to the speech.
Host Geoff Keighley has already caught on to the appeal, referencing it with a pair of one-liners after it concluded (including that Judge was trying to give away some free Steam Decks, which Valve is randomly giving away every minute during the live airing to viewers watching on Steam). Safe to say, it’ll be among the top moments of the night when all is said and done.
By: Mike Hume
8:40 PM: Analysis from Jonathan Lee
Bear McCreary is killing it on the hurdy gurdy during this live performance of “Blood Upon The Snow” from “God of War” with Hozier. Fun fact, McCreary used this same instrument for the killer intro song of the pirate show “Black Sails!”
8:30 PM: The next Bayonetta game is a prequel, ‘Bayonetta Origins’
Platinum Games announced “Bayonetta Origins: Cereza and the Lost Demon,” which depicts the eponymous hero as a child on a quest to save her mother. Before she was the witch known as Bayonetta, she was named Cereza. The upcoming prequel is a top-down action adventure game, unlike the mainline games which are in third-person.
The game is set to release March 17, 2023 on the Nintendo Switch.
By: Jonathan Lee
8:28 PM: Kratos means a lot to fans, no more so than actor Christopher Judge
The actor behind Kratos, Christopher Judge, got emotional during his acceptance speech for best performance at this year’s Game Awards, talking about the work that went into “God of War: Ragnarok,” particularly its themes of fatherhood.
Judge, a father himself, played the demigod in “Ragnarok” and the 2018 series reboot. During his speech, he thanked Cory Barlog and Eric Williams, two of the leads behind God of War from day one, who spoke with The Washington Post last month about the trajectory of Kratos’s character development over the course of the decades-long series.
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By: Alyse Stanley
8:27 PM: ‘Judas,’ from Bioshock creator Ken Levine, teased
Keighley just teased “Judas,” a new game from Ghost Story, a studio founded by Ken Levine, the creator of the BioShock franchise.
No additional information around platforms or release date were shared.
By: Shannon Liao
8:24 PM: Supergiant Games announces ‘Hades II’
Indie developer Supergiant Games announced “Hades II.” The reveal trailer depicted a woman with a wreath crown fighting against a shadowy opponent in witch’s robes. The protagonist is on a quest to kill Kronos, the primordial Greek god of time, and to save her unnamed father.
As with the first game, “Hades II” will be developed in early access.
Review: ‘Hades’ is a storytelling masterclass with ample lessons for other games
By: Jonathan Lee
8:20 PM: Christopher Judge takes home best performance of the year
Christopher Judge won best performance of the year for his role as the vengeful demigod Kratos in “God of War: Ragnarok,” receiving his trophy from none other than Al Pacino. Pacino arrived as a surprised guest and presenter for the category.
“S—,” said Judge, in shock. “Now I see why I couldn’t get more than a plus one.”
Judge, who came dripped out in a gold blazer and bleached blonde locks, profusely thanked his mother and his children. He also thanked the team at Santa Monica Studio, specifically shouting out directors Cory Balrog and Eric Williams. He quipped that his opportunity to play Kratos was the first time that trickle-down economics worked and told co-star Sunny Suljic (who played Kratos’ son, Atreus) that he had voted for him to win.
Review: ‘God of War Ragnarok’ improves on its predecessor in every way
By: Jonathan Lee
8:15 PM: Al Pacino presents award for best performance
As actor Al Pacino gets onstage, the crowd cheers and even game developers are drawn into the spectacle. They guffaw at his jokes.
“In truth, I don’t play a whole lot of video games,” Pacino said, while adding that his children play and he’s impressed.
Pacino added that he’s entertained by the unique and immersive way that video games tell their stories. Pacino said that as an actor, he’s learned that fundamentally, regardless of the platform an actor uses, it’s about storytelling. He said he was here to celebrate actors in video games.
By: Shannon Liao
8:13 PM: Phil Spencer, head of Xbox, is here, after a day of bad news for Microsoft
Phil Spencer is in the audience of The Game Awards. It’s not that surprising — you might’ve heard that it’s video games’ biggest night — but it’s probably a rough day for the head of Xbox. Earlier, the Federal Trade Commission sued to block Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision Blizzard. If you’ve got questions about what that all means, we’ve got answers at the link below.
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By: Riley MacLeod
8:08 PM: ‘Among Us’ reveals gameplay of upcoming Hide ’n Seek mode
“Among Us” studio Innersloth announced in June 2021 that it is working on an official implementation of a hide-and-seek mode, a popular unofficial game mode created by players, and revealed gameplay for the first time today.
Hide-and-seek mode inverts the typical formula of the multiplayer social deduction game by having impostors announce their identity, giving the rest of the players a head start to first hide and then hunt them down before the crew members can finish their tasks. An official release date was not announced.
By: Jonathan Lee and Jonathan Lee
8:05 PM: Kirby just won an award. Learn about the character’s real-life inspiration
Did you know about Kirby’s real-life inspiration?
“John Joseph Kirby, a Washington, D.C., native, was an attorney who helped lay the foundation of equitable voting rights policies in the United States and who worked toward law enforcement accountability during social unrest,” wrote Gene Park in 2019. “Kirby … also spent time as a civil servant and activist who bore witness to modern democracy’s greatest and ongoing challenges.”
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By: Mikhail Klimentov
8:00 PM: ‘Horizon: Call of the Mountain’ gets new gameplay trailer
Guerrilla Games’ VR foray for its award-winning dystopian Horizon series, “Horizon: Call of the Mountain,” showed off some of the terrifying robo-critters the game’s protagonist will face in a new gameplay trailer.
Thunderjaws and Bellowbacks have always been huge critters to tackle with a bow and arrow, but they manage to look even more formidable from a first-person view. The game releases on PlayStation VR on Feb. 22, 2023.
Perspective: VR is funny. Why isn’t it pitched that way?
7:59 PM: Analysis from Mikhail Klimentov, Assignment editor for Launcher, focusing on video games, esports and the Internet
The pre-show has shown an admirably diverse set of games so far, but there is one commonality: There are a lot of trailers with dogs in them. Some are even pettable. I’m not complaining.
7:50 PM: Jacob ‘Yay’ Whiteaker just won best esports athlete. This one’s a no-brainer.
Jacob ‘Yay’ Whiteaker, a “Valorant” player on Cloud9, just won the best esports athlete award. We just about called this one in an interview in September, when we asked him what it was like being the best player at the game’s world championship.
“From a statistical standpoint, I’m definitely the best player,” Whiteaker said. “But in terms of how I feel about that, I don’t know. I don’t know if I feel a lot. … While I’m the best player in ‘Valorant’ … it’s just ‘Valorant.’ It’s a video game.”
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By: Mikhail Klimentov
7:45 PM: ‘MultiVersus’ wins Best Fighting Game
DC Comics’ competitor to the Smash Brothers franchise, “MultiVersus,” has won Best Fighting Game at Thursday’s Game Awards. It’s the first title from Player First Games.
In a heartfelt speech, director Tony Huynh thanked fans and publisher Warner Bros. Interactive Entertainment for taking a chance on his fledgling studio.
Read the full story here.
By: Jonathan Lee
7:43 PM: Dead Cells x Castlevania is coming
Dead Cells and Castlevania are teaming up. The Beheaded from “Dead Cells” is teaming up with Alucard and Simon Belmont of “Castlevania.” Seeing as how “Dead Cells” was heavily inspired by the Castlevania series, this is a fitting DLC for studio Motion Twin’s signature game.
“Return to Castlevania” is slated to release in early 2023.
By: Jonathan Lee
7:41 PM: ‘Marvel Snap,’ which won best mobile game, is great to play on the toilet
Card game “Marvel Snap” took the trophy for Best Mobile Game. “Marvel Snap” is the brainchild of Ben Brode, former game director of Blizzard Entertainment’s “Hearthstone.”
“We came up with the idea for ‘Marvel Snap’ pretty quickly,” Brode told The Washington Post. “In fact, it was so fun so fast, we actually put it on pause and said, ‘Look, we’ve got to explore some other stuff. We can’t have this good of an idea this quickly.’ ”
It’s also a great game to play on the toilet!
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By: Jonathan Lee
7:39 PM: People are bringing their best fashion to The Game Awards
The Game Awards this year look well dressed compared to previous years, after attendees noted a Kotaku article that called out game developers for their various states of dress.
One attendee, Dayna Eileen, executive editor for CG Magazine, told The Washington Post, “That article came out and everybody started panicking. And literally I was at the mall, we need to buy everything new.”
Eileen reconsidered her entire outfit after seeing the article and decided on a pair of fashionable tights paired with a black dress. Other stylish attendees told The Post that they had indeed seen the story and took it into consideration when dressing up.
By: Shannon Liao