The Game Awards is concurrently an awards present and a trailer extravaganza during which recreation studios and publishers exhibit their upcoming slates. Some of those trailers are for video games which have already been introduced; others are what TGA host Geoff Keighley calls “world premieres.” We already know from official bulletins about what’s confirmed to point out up, however we even have some knowledgeable guesses as to what titles and franchises might get trailers, launch date reveals, or different updates — plus some far-flung needs about what ought to seem.
What we all know: Mecha Break will get “a particular announcement.” Bandai Namco will reveal a brand new fighter for Tekken 8. Borderlands 4 will get its very first trailer, together with Mafia: The Old Country. Plus, there’s some form of replace approaching Warframe: 1999.
Now,it’s time for some educated guesses and a few barely much less possible hopes and goals. Share your personal predictions within the feedback.
Hideo Kojima will seem with stuff to really present
We knew Kojima would present up even earlier than The Game Awards affirmation final week. Kojima will all the time present up. The solely remaining query is which of Kojima’s three initiatives appear probably to get an enormous splashy showcase this yr. There are Death Stranding 2: On the Beach and OD, however there’s additionally Physint, described as a non secular successor to Metal Gear. I’m guessing that Death Stranding 2 would be the important occasion right here, because it wants an precise launch date moreover simply “2025.” Why not reveal that date at TGAs? —Maddy Myers
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They gained’t be “world premieres,” nevertheless it’s possible we’ll see upcoming 2025 video games on the present — particularly the February 2025 lineup, which incorporates Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Civilization 7, Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Avowed, Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Monster Hunter Wilds. With all of these launch dates quick approaching, these video games will in all probability get some closing trailers so folks keep in mind to play them in two months. —MM
Max Payne 1 and a pair of remakes
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Remedy Entertainment has had a strong yr, all in all. In 2024, Alan Wake 2 grew to become the fastest-selling recreation within the firm’s historical past; the bodily Deluxe Edition of the sport launched in October alongside the sport’s second and closing enlargement; and in between all of that pleasure, Remedy introduced FBC: Firebreak, the corporate’s first multiplayer recreation set within the universe of Control.
But there’s nonetheless another elephant within the room. In 2022, Remedy introduced it was remaking Max Payne and Max Payne 2: The Fall of Max Payne as a mixed expertise in partnership with Rockstar Games. We haven’t heard a lot concerning the venture since, except for a quick point out within the firm’s enterprise evaluation earlier this yr that the sport was about as far alongside in improvement as Codename Condor — which turned out to be FBC: Firebreak.
A Max Payne remake trailer debut at The Game Awards can be a serious coup for the corporate and a very good option to spherical an altogether profitable yr. It would additionally possible be a really emotional second, too, as James McCaffrey, the voice of Max Payne and a longtime buddy and collaborator of the studio, died in December 2023. —Toussaint Egan
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Stealthily introduced on social media in January 2024, Dawnwalker is a “AAA action-RPG set in medieval Europe” developed by Rebel Wolves, the studio co-founded in 2022 by Konrad Tomaszkiewicz, the director of The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt.
In October, Bandai Namco launched an announcement asserting that the corporate had agreed to a cope with Rebel Wolves to publish the sport, which is predicted to be the primary of a collection of titles set in what’s described because the “Dawnwalker Saga.” Not a lot else is understood concerning the title, except for the truth that the sport is being constructed with Unreal Engine 5 and that the corporate is predicted to disclose extra details about the venture “within the coming months.” Sounds like prime TGA announcement materials to me. –TE
It’s been 4 years since IO Entertainment introduced that it was engaged on a standalone 007 recreation in partnership with MGM. Since then, we’ve heard neither a peep nor a squeak from the developer as to the sport’s progress… That is, till October, when CEO Hakan Abrak spoke briefly however enthusiastically about Project 007’s improvement with IGN. It’s not a lot to go off of, however c’mon: Developers don’t sometimes speak publicly about in-development initiatives until they’ve one thing to say or they’re getting ready to say one thing. The flooring’s all yours, IO Interactive. –TE
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After it was revealed in 2019 and totally rebooted in 2021, Rare’s Xbox unique Everwild was lacking in motion for years — till Phil Spencer visited the studio in October 2024 and confirmed in a submit on Threads that the sport truly exists (“Great day at Rare, hanging out with the builders at their desks and enjoying Everwild”). When the staff mentioned in 2021 that the sport was getting a reboot, 2024 was the projected launch date, however clearly, that didn’t occur. This looks as if precisely the kind of Game Awards shock that would flip up, although. Seems extra possible than Silksong. —MM
