The Game Awards 2018

[AlexanderMBush]

The time has come upon us all once again, The Game Awards is near; as this year's show will come live on December 6th.

This year brings more to the table, in premieres; awards; and more. To give some highlights on award's:

Game of The Year

• God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Assassins Creed: Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)
• Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games)
• Monster Hunter: World (Capcom)
• Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)

Best Ongoing Game

• Destiny 2: Forsaken (Bungie)
• No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
• FortNite (Epic Games)
• Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)
• Rainbow Six: Siege (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)

Game's for Impact

• 11-11 Memories Retold (Digixart/Aardman Animations/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
• Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
• Florence (Mountains)
  
• Life is Strange 2: Episode One (Dotnod Entertainment/Square Enix)
• The Missing: JJ. Macfield and The Island of Memories (White Owl's/Arc System Works)

There are various other awards being given, such as Best RPG; Best Independent Game; and more.

Awards - The Game Awards

What are you hoping for this year? What do you want to see revealed publicly? Comment down below!

...My guesses:

Spoiler: My guessing list

GoTY: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar)
Best Ongoing Game: No Man's Sky (Hello Games)
Best Game Direction: A Way Out (Hazelight Studios/EA)
Best Narrative: Red Dead Redemption 2 (Rockstar Games)
Best Art Direction: God of War (Sony Santa Monica)
Best Score/Music: God of War (Bear McCreary)
Best Audio Design: Marvel's Spider-Man (Insomniac Games/SIE)
Best Performance: Melissanthi Mahut (Assassins Creed: Odyssey, Kassandra)
Games for Impact: Florence (Mountains)
Best Independent Game: Celeste (Matt Makes Games)
Best Mobile Game: FortNite (Epic Games)
Best VR/AR Game: Tetris Effect (Resonair and Monstars Inc./Enhance, Inc.)
Best Action Game: Far Cry 5 (Ubisoft Montreal/Ubisoft)
Best Action/Adventure Game: Assassins Creed: Odyssey (Ubisoft Quebec/Ubisoft)
Best Role Playing Game: Octopath Traveller (Square Enix/Aquire/Nintendo)
Best Fighting Game: Dragon Ball Fighterz (Arc System Works/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
Best Family Game: Overcooked 2 (Ghost Town Games/Team 17)
Best Strategy Game: The Banner Saga 3 (Stoic Studio/Versus Evil)
Best Sport's/Racing Game: Forza Horizon 4 (Playground Games/Turn 10/Microsoft Studios)
Best Multiplayer Game: FortNite (Epic Games)
Best Debut Game: Florence (Mountains)
Best Student Game: Everyone Wins, as they are all talented individuals to get to that level
Best ESports Game: Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment)

And just to give some reveal predictions..

Nintendo

• Metroid Prime: 4 Reveal, Bandai Namco officially involved
• A special Zelda reveal (something DLC oriented, or a surprise)

Sony

• Death Stranding release window, new trailer
• Dreams trailer, Release Date revealed

E.T.C.

• Cyberpunk 2077 gets a special The Game Awards trailer
• The Avengers Project given a trailer
• Fox reveals their Alien game from Cold Iron Studios

 

[AlexanderMBush]

Some notes so-far in news..

Presenters

• The Russo Brothers (Avengers Infinity War, Captain America: Civil War/The Winter Soldier)
• Pepe' The King Prawn (Arlo's Brother (Just kidding) (Muppet))
• Christoph Waltz
• JackSepticEye
• Ninja
• Aisha Tyler (The lady who we all love and hate who did the Ubisoft E3 conferences back in the day)
• Josef Fares (A Way Out)

Big Moments

• A Live Performance by Devil May Cry
• Obsidian Entertainment/Private Division New RPG
• New Anthem Trailer

Composer

• Lorne Balfe (Modern Warfare 2, Mission Impossible, E.T.C.)

As far as Speculation going around..

• The Avengers Project reveal
• Dragon Age (Tease from BioWare's Casey Hudson of new information on the series in the month)

 

[AlexanderMBush]

More has been talked about for the impending awards.

Presenters

• Jeff Kaplain
• Pokimane
• Duffer Brothers
• Rosa Salazar
• Rivers Cuomos
• Lenaraine
• Jonah Hill

No Shows

• CD Projekt Red (Cyberpunk 2077)
• Naughty Dog (The Last of Us: Part Two)
• Rocksteady

The Game Awards Orchestra

• Harry Gregson Williams
  
• Hans Zimmer
• Sarah Schachner

Teasing









Report: Dragon Age 4 Will Be Revealed At The Game Awards, But Is Several Years From Release - Game Informer

 

[AlexanderMBush]

On the night before, we still have news..

Presenters

• Phil Spencer
• Shawn Layden

Teases







Streaming Platforms:

 

[Magic-Man]

Can't wait!

 

[drumset333]

Looks like this will be the biggest game awards yet! Looking forward to seeing all the announcements, performances and awards.

 

[rhino4evr]

I"m thinking we will get another Smash DLC character announcement.

I hope God of War wins everything it's nominated for.

Fornite will win a lot of awards as well.

 

[Mike S]

Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 exclusive to Switch!!!

Were the first 2 games good?

 

[AlexanderMBush]

The MUA series, was my childhood.

That is..that's something.

Edit: Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3 will be made by Team Ninja.

 

[Magic-Man]

So, the new Far Cry game is super-similar to Rage 2. Why in Gods name is it coming out so early?! The fifth game just released a couple of months ago.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

So, The Dread Wolf has taken me.

For context,

 

[Magic-Man]

I'm loving this so far, holy crap! I want Crash and Outer Worlds immediately!

 

[quinnmac000]

Stranger Things for GOTY 2019..../sarcasm/

 

[AlexanderMBush]

So, should someone check @Joe?

 

[Mike S]

Metroid seems to be the only big rumor that hasn’t come true.

Feels bad man.

 

[rhino4evr]

Seems like all my predictions came through

New smash character
God of war for GOTY
fortnight for OGOTY

What was this about a Metroid trilogy again?

 

[Mike S]

Seems like all my predictions came through

New smash character
God of war for GOTY
fortnight for OGOTY

What was this about a Metroid trilogy again?

Don’t rub it in.

 

[rhino4evr]

That stranger things game looked really reallly terrrible .

 

[Legacy]

So, the new Far Cry game is super-similar to Rage 2. Why in Gods name is it coming out so early?! The fifth game just released a couple of months ago.

It’s continuing Ubi’s “interstitial” sort of games between proper Far Cry games. Far Cry 3 had Blood Dragon, 4 had Primal, and 5 now has New Dawn.

Each game uses the same map, just with a new textures loaded. They also use them to experiment with new ideas without risking their numerical sequels. I REALLY enjoyed Blood Dragon, and I’m intrigued by New Dawn since it’s a continuation of 5.

 

[AlexanderMBush]

So in the span of a night,

• ATLUS Ltd. has a character for Smash Bros
• Bioware teases the return to Dragon Age
• Annapurna kicks ass
• Marvel Ultimate Alliance rises from it's 10 year tombstone
• Epic is kicking ass
• RDR 2 lost the Game of The Year award to Dad of War

That's..that's a good night.