Here are the eight biggest announcements from the 2024 Game Awards
The 2024 Game Awards, held live at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles on Thursday, honored the year’s best games across all genres and celebrated developers and creators in the industry. Team Asobi’s PS5 exclusive Astro Bot was named Game of the Year at the ceremony, while roguelike deckbuilder Balatro won in three categories, including best debut indie game, best independent game and best mobile game.
We covered the show’s full list of winners separately, but in addition to the awards themselves, the event also featured several major announcements, game reveals, and world premiere trailers. In addition to some expected updates, The Game Awards presented some truly surprising announcements, including a new Elden Ring co-op title from FromSoftware, the reveal trailer for The Witcher 4, and a first look at Naughty Dog’s next game.
As 2K had promised prior to the event, Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country were shown off with first-look trailers; both games are scheduled for release in 2025. Hazelight Studios’ Josef Fares also revealed his next game, Split Fiction. Like It Takes Two, the game is a co-op action adventure and is scheduled for release on March 6. Here are the biggest announcements from The Game Awards 2024:
The Witcher 4
The Witcher 4 finally got a first-look trailer at the Game Awards 2024. Developer CD Projekt Red has been working on a new The Witcher saga for several years and the cinematic trailer finally provided a glimpse into the new chapter of the franchise. As previously rumored, Ciri was confirmed as the main character in The Witcher 4. But towards the end of the trailer, you can hear Geralt’s voice, suggesting that the Butcher of Blaviken might play a role. There is no release date for the game yet, but it is expected to appear on PC and current-gen consoles.
Elden Ring Night Reign
Hidetaka Miyazaki recently said that FromSoftware had no plans for Elden Ring 2. Turns out he was right – somewhat. Bandai Namco and FromSoftware have announced Elden Ring Nightreign, a standalone multiplayer co-op action survival game that challenges players to work together to defeat the Nightlord. The game features co-op PvE battles set in the familiar world of Elden Ring. Players can work together in squads of three or can also choose to take on tough bosses solo. Bandai Namco is already calling the game’s world “harsh and unforgiving”; Bring back memories of walking to Limgrave and coming across the Tree Sentinel. Elden Ring Nightreign will launch in 2025 on PS5, PS4, Xbox Series S/X, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.
The outside worlds 2
The Outer Worlds 2 was announced back in 2021 during Xbox and Bethesda’s E3 showcase. At The Game Awards 2024, the highly anticipated sequel finally received its first gameplay trailer, which promised “more action, more weapons, and more graphics.” The Obsidian RPG is set in a brand new colony, Arcadia. Players can also enlist a group of companions to help them on quests. The Outer Worlds 2 arrives on Xbox Series S/X, PC (via Steam and Xbox app on Windows), and PS5. The game will be available with Game Pass from day one.
Split fiction
Hazelight Studios founder Josef Fares took the stage at The Game Awards 2024, dropped expletives and unveiled his next game in his own style. Split Fiction is a two-player co-op title where players switch between science fiction and fantasy worlds and work together to complete various challenges. As always, Fares promised that each level would have unique game mechanics and abilities, making Split Fiction’s gameplay a varied experience. Split Fiction will be released on March 6, 2025 for PC, PlayStation and Xbox.
Project Century
Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio is quite busy these days. The Japanese developer is gearing up to release Yakuza spin-off Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii in February 2025. But the studio doesn’t stop after that. During The Game Awards, RGG Studio announced two new games in development: a new Virtua Fighter game and an action game, titled Project Century. The trailer showed a Yakuza-style action game with lots of blood, a dense game world and a 1915 setting. The gameplay trailer showed a grittier, darker game than RGG’s Yakuza series. There is no release date for Project Century yet.
Onimusha: Away from the sword
Capcom’s renowned Onimusha series is making a comeback. The Japanese studio surprised everyone with an announcement trailer for Onimusha: Way of the Sword. The trailer for the action title showed off brutal sword fights, challenging enemy encounters and the rich setting of Japan’s historic Edo-era capital Kyoto. Onimusha: Way of the Sword will be released in 2026 on PC (via Steam), PS5 and Xbox Series S/X.
Okami sequel
Eighteen years after the release of Okami on the PlayStation 2, Capcom and director Hideki Kamiya return for the sequel. Okami Sequel got a surprise reveal at The Game Awards, with its signature beautiful ink wash art style, vibrant colors, evocative music and the iconic white wolf Amaterasu. Okami Sequel doesn’t have a release date yet, and the teaser trailer suggests the game will be released in a few years.
Intergalactic: The Heretical Prophet
Naughty Dog is back with its next project, and no, it’s not a remake or remaster of an older title. During The Game Awards, the studio first announced The Last of Us Part 2 Remastered for PC, which would be released on April 3. But then the show’s latest announcement turned out to be a surprise reveal for the Sony-owned studio’s next game. Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, a brand new franchise currently in development for the PS5, is a sci-fi action game with a retro-futuristic aesthetic. And to top it all off, Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will score the game.
There were a whole host of other reveals and announcements at The Game Awards 2024, with show producer, creator and presenter Geoff Keighley showcasing a packed line-up of upcoming games. The ceremony also featured trailers for sequels to Slay the Spire and Dave the Diver. Square Enix, on the other hand, has announced Final Fantasy VII: Rebirth for PC, coming January 23, 2025. We also got a teaser for the next game from Fumito Ueda, the lead designer and director of Ico, Shadow of the Colossus and The Last Guardian. Although the game has no title, the credits suggest a possible codename: “Project Robot”.
