The Game Awards – sometimes called “the Oscars of gaming” – is often criticised for spending more time showing commercials and trailers for new games than it does on handing out awards.
However, last year organisers claimed the event attracted 118 million livestream viewers, and those previews are one of the biggest draws for gaming fans.
In more recent years, bigger publishers have tended to save their biggest announcements for their own separate live events.
As expected, there was no new information on Grand Theft Auto 6 or Nintendo’s next console – two of the most anticipated upcoming releases.
But that did leave room for a brand new game from Naughty Dog, the PlayStation studio known for hits including The Last of Us, Uncharted and Crash Bandicoot.
Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet, launched with a glossy trailer mixed to It’s a Sin by the Pet Shop Boys.
A sequel to Capcom’s Okami was also revealed, and Polish developer CD Projekt Red confirmed The Witcher 4 was in development.