The Game Awards 2024 has concluded. As is the case every year, The Game Awards served as a celebration of all the games that came out this year while also teasing what’s to come for the industry in the future. Those who tuned into The Game Awards 2024 just for its announcement will not have come away disappointed. In addition to the teased appearances of games like Borderlands 4 and Mafia: The Old Country, plenty of new games were revealed. The includes new entries in the Okami, Onimusha, The Witcher, Elden Ring, Ninja Gaiden, and Virtua Fighter franchises, and original IPs like Naughty Dog’s Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet.
That all makes The Game Awards 2024 a must-watch event for fans of video games. If you missed it live or just want a recap of what was shown off, we’re here to help. Here’s an overview of everything announced at The Game Awards 2024, from the first reveal of its Opening Act to the “one more thing” of the main show. Read through it, and you’ll get a better idea of what you should expect from the video game industry in the coming years.
Warren Spector’s OtherSide Entertainment announces spiritual successor to Thief
Warren Spector is a legendary game designer best known for trailblazing the immersive sim style of video games through titles like Ultima Underworld, System Shock, Deus Ex, and Thief: The Dark Project. His studio, OtherSide Entertainment, previously worked on an Underworld Ascendant, a spiritual successor to Ultima Underworld, and revealed a spiritual successor to Thief during The Game Awards’ Opening Act. Titled Thick as Thieves, OtherSide’s new game is a PvPvE immersive sim where four players compete to steal treasure simultaneously. It will come out sometime in 2026 on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
The Witcher IV was announced by CD Projekt Red
As the first announcement of The Game Awards 2024’s main show, CD Projekt Red released the first trailer for The Witcher IV, the next game in its critically acclaimed RPG series. It was a long cinematic trailer that shows Ciri, now an adult and full-blown Witcher, saving a girl meant to be sacrificed. To do that, she has to fight a giant monster in a cave that messes with her mind. She eventually kills the monster, only to find the woman she tried to protect was killed. There’s no release date yet, but I’m sure The Witcher IV has just shot to the top of a lot of most anticipated games lists.
A multiplayer Elden Ring game is coming out next year
Elden Ring was a gigantic hit for FromSoftware, as was its Shadow of the Erdtree expansion. FromSoftware and Bandai Namco Entertainment are following it up with a standalone multiplayer Elden Ring spinoff. It looks like it contains the same intense FromSoftware gameplay we’ve all come to love but is much more explicitly a cooperative multiplayer experience as players work together to fight monsters. Elden Ring: Nightreign launches for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X/S in 2025.
Josef Fares announces new co-op game Split Fiction
Josef Fares is an icon of The Game Awards at this point, so it’s not surprising that he showed up this year to unveil a new game. That game is Split Fiction, a co-op action-adventure game where two writers venture through simulations of the respective sci-fi and fantasy worlds that they’ve created. It looks to have all of the creative charm and clever co-op play of Hazelight’s previous titles. During a hilarious conversation with Geoff Keighley, Fares confirmed that Split Fiction launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S on March 6, meaning it isn’t far away at all.
Borderlands 4 impresses in its first gameplay trailer
We finally got our first real look at Borderlands 4 following an initial teaser at Gamescom Opening Night Live. It kicked off with a cinematic showcasing a massive battle between Psychos and some meaning aliens that are all led by a mysterious being called the Timekeeper. We then got a look at some gameplay, which seems to retain the vibrant cel-shaded art style and looter shooter nature of its predecessors. Borderlands 4 launches for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S next year.
RGG and Sega announce two new games, including a new Virtua Fighter
RGG Studio and Sega, the developers behind the Like a Dragon series, showed up in a big way at The Game Awards this year. However, they weren’t promoting Like a Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii. Instead, they revealed two new games. First was a new Virtua Fighter title, a new entry in a historic 3D fighting game series that has been dormant for some time. Next, it showed a teaser trailer for Project Century, a new action game with more brutal combat than the Like a Dragon games. Fans of RGG Studio definitely have a lot to look forward to in the coming years.
Mafia: The Old Country bring the crime series to Italy next summer
After showing off Borderlands 4 earlier on in the show, 2K returned to show off Mafia: The Old Country. The first entry in this crime series since 2016, The Old Country is technically a prequel that brings the series back to Italy. More specifically, we got a more in-depth look at Mafia: The Old Country’s take on Sicily in its new cinematic trailer. Some in-engine clips also showed a little bit of combat and driving. We won’t have to wait too much longer to check this game out, as its trailer confirmed a summer 2025 release window. The whole Mafia series is on sale at massive discounts to celebrate.
Okami is getting a sequel directed by Hideki Kamiya
At The Game Awards 2024, Capcom confirmed it is finally making another game in the Okami series. We don’t know much about it, as its reveal consisted of an orchestral performance over footage of Amaterasu running. We did learn that Hideki Kamiya, a famed developer who worked on the original Okami, has returned to Capcom to reform Clover Studio and create a sequel to Okami. No word on a release date or platforms for this one just yet, but fans of classic Capcom series should be happy that Okami and Onimusha are coming back.
Naughty Dog revealed Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet
As the “one more thing” reveal of The Game Awards, Naughty Dog unveiled its new IP. It’s a sci-fi game called Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet. While its reveal trailer was purely cinematic, it’s awesome to see this studio take a swing at a sci-fi game for the first time since Jak and Daxter. Tati Gabrielle will play the main character, while Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross will compose its soundtrack. Not much more is known about Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet at this time, but it’s nice to know what Naughty Dog has been working on since 2020.
Everything else
- Final Fantasy VII Rebirth is coming to PC on January 23, 2025.
- Indiana Jones and the Great Circle got a trailer celebrating its release.
- A weird-looking cat game called Catly was announced for PC, Nintendo Switch, and Apple Watch.
- Path of Exile II got a trailer promoting its recent early access launch.
- gen Design, a studio created by the developer behind games like Ico, Shadow of the Colossus, and The Last Guardian, released a teaser trailer for their next, still untitled, game.
- The Outer Worlds 2 finally got a new trailer, which showed some of the RPG’s first-person action gameplay and confirmed a 2025 release on not just PC and Xbox but PS5 as well.
- Nintendo showed off a sizzle reel of games that came out on Nintendo Switch this year.
- Fragpunk got a new trailer showing many different card effects players can use during gameplay. It also got a March 6, 2025, release date.
- Killing Floor 3 will launch in March 2025.
- World of Tanks developer Wargaming revealed a new mecha extraction shooter called Steel Hunters.
- Blackfrost: The Long Dark II was announced.
- Clive from Final Fantasy XVI is the next DLC fighter for Tekken 8. He’ll be added to the game on December 16.
- Splitgate 2’s latest trailer confirmed PS4 and Xbox One ports.
- Dragon Age: The Veilguard got an accolades trailer.
- Mecha Break got a spring 2025 release window and showcased a PvPvE mode in a new trailer.
- Star Wars Outlaws got a new trailer advertising recent updates and a holiday sale.
- An ad for Fortnite: OG aired.
- A new Turok game was announced by Saber Interactive. It’s a third-person shooter called Turok: Origins, and it’s in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.
- Helldivers 2 teased a new enemy faction and vehicles coming to the game as part of a new update.
- Warframe: 1999’s new trailer confirmed it’s out tomorrow, December 13.
- Palworld showed off its next update, titled Feybreak, in a new trailer ahead of its launch later this month.
- Wuthering Waves comes to PS5 on January 2.
- Onimusha: Way of the Sword was revealed by Capcom with a cinematic trailer. It will launch sometime in 2026.
- The First Berzerker: Khazan’s latest trailer confirmed a March 27, 2025, release date.
- Nexon Games revealed an Unreal Engine 5-powered open-world RPG in the DNF series called Arad.
- Dying Light: The Beast got a new trailer and summer 2025 release window.
- Hunt: Showdown got a new trailer starring Post Malone advertising his in-game event.
- Fortnite showed off its new 5v5 FPS mode Ballistic with a trailer.
- Squid Game: Unleashed, a mobile game based on the hit Netflix show, got a December 17 release date. That places it just ahead of the show’s second season on December 26.
- Overcooked developer Ghost Town Games announced Stage Fright, a new co-op game published by Hello Games of No Man’s Sky fame.
- A Game of Thrones mobile game called Game of Thrones: Kingsroad was announced.
- A trailer for Season 4 of Monster Hunter Now was released.
- Double Dragon Revive got a new trailer confirming an October 23, 2025, release date.
- Solo Leveling Arise got a new trailer.
- Racing game developer Milestone revealed a new anime-inspired racer titled Screamer. It will launch sometime in 2026.
- The Last of Us Part II Remastered comes to PC on April 3, 2025.
- Den of Wolves got a new trailer that showed off some gameplay.
- Zenless Zone Zero revealed a new character called Astra, and we also got a look at Honkai Star Rail’s next major update.
- Lego Fortnite’s Odyssey update got a new trailer.
- Batman: Arkham Shadow received an accolades trailer.
- Sonic Racing: Cross Worlds was teased by Sega.
- Infinity Nikki showed off a new trailer, with Geoff Keighley confirming that the game has already amassed 20 million players.
- Google Play Games aired an advertisement to promote its PC gaming beta.
- Aaron Paul and Laura Bailey came on stage to reveal Dispatch, a new game about playing dispatcher for superheroes that they both star in. It will be released sometime in 2025.
- Crimson Desert received a new gameplay trailer and a late 2025 release window.
Every Opening Act announcement
- Dotemu and The Game Kitchen, the duo behind the Metroidvania Blasphemous, announced Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound. It will come out next summer.
- One Move Away, a cozy game about moving, was announced. It launches in 2025.
- Slay the Spire 2 got a new trailer that gave us a deeper look at gameplay and reaffirmed an early access release in 2025.
- Dave the Diver: In the Jungle was announced by Mintrocket. It launches in late 2025.
- Bandai Namco announced Shadow Labyrinth, a more dark and violent Pac-Man game reminiscent of its Secret Level episode.
- Shenmue’s creator announced Steel Paws, which will be added to Netflix’s subscription service next year.
- Tales of the Shire: A The Lord of the Rings Game got a new trailer showcasing its gameplay loop.
- Co-op shooter Stalcraft Operations was revealed. It launches in 2025.
- Velan showcased a new gameplay video for its tense first-person shooter Midnight Murder Club. It will enter early access in February 2025.
- The developers of Core Keeper revealed a new game called Kyora.
- Sifu developer Sloclap announced multiplayer soccer game Rematch. It enters beta on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox in summer 2025.
- Solasta: Crown of the Magister is getting a sequel, aptly titled Solasta II. It will enter early access in 2025, with a free demo coming soon.
