Tag: The Game Awards
News Catly Developer Says Game Does Not Use Generative AI, Blockchain Tech, Or NFTs
Update: SuperAuthenti releases gameplay trailer
If you love cats (and there are plenty of us here at Nintendo Life who do), then you might be interested in checking out this upcoming open-world title known as Catly. There's no release date just yet, but during The Game Awards this year it was confirmed for the Nintendo Switch and multiple other...
Reaction The Game Awards Left Us With One Big Question: Will Any Of This Run On Switch 2?
How would you rate the show?
It was never going to be a Nintendo night and, as predicted, Switch announcements were thin on the ground during last night's TGA 2024 presentation. Nintendo failed to win a single award, but looking back on 2024's first-party releases, you could argue that if there's a year Nintendo didn't deserve to win
News Nintendo Shares Special Message: "Thank You For Joining Us Now And Into The Future"
The Switch might be winding down, but more games are on the way
Nintendo may not have really been present at this year's Game Awards, but there was one brief Switch trailer featured during the event. While the company is in the process of signing off from the current Switch generation, this trailer was still busy hyping up the many third-party...
Random PlayStation's Astro Bot Director Pays Tribute To Mario And Nintendo In GOTY Speech
"I didn't plan to say it, but I'm going to say it anyway"
There have been a lot of comparisons this year suggesting the PlayStation hit Astro Bot is more like a Super Mario or Nintendo game than a Sony one. With this in mind, it seems the game's director Nicolas Doucet might have finally put all of this debate to rest. In a surprising moment during...
News The Game Awards GOTY For 2024 Is Astro Bot
Here's the full list of winners
The Game Awards for 2024 is now over and Asobi's Astro Bot has officially won Game of the Year. It was up against Black Myth: Wukong, Elden Ring: Shadow of the Erdtree, Final Fantasy VII Rebirth,
Video Here's Your First Look At The Witcher 4's Cinematic Reveal Trailer
"A new saga begins"
At The Game Awards this year, CD Projekt Red lifted the lid on its next big game The Witcher IV with an action-packed cinematic trailer focused on Ciri. It will continue the legendary video game adaptation of the Polish fantasy series with "a new saga". No platforms or release date have been announced just yet, but the previous...
News Bandai Namco Unveils New Pac-Man Game, And It's Probably Not What You Expect
What the...?
One of the earlier announcements during this year's Game Awards show was Bandai Namco lifting the lid on a new Pac-Man game, and well...it's not exactly the regular outing for the famous pellet eater. This new game is officially called Shadow Labyrinth and is described as a "genre-twisting alternate take" on the iconic mascot. As many...
News New Side-Scroller Entry In Legendary Ninja Gaiden Series Announced For Switch
"Coming summer 2025"
To kick off this year's Game Awards, Koei Tecmo, Dotemu (TMNT: Shredder's Revenge) and The Game Kitchen (Blasphemous) announced a new entry in the legendary Ninja Gaiden series. Ninja Gaiden: Ragebound is coming to the Switch and multiple other platforms in Summer 2025 and is a brand new 2D side-scroller
Watch The Game Awards 2024 - Live!
Gong show
It's time for The Game Awards, the annual bash that sees a load of industry people head to LA to showcase their upcoming games and accept awards in the company of their peers (and sometimes some random who managed to get on stage). Geoff Keighley's main show officially kicks off at 5pm PST / 8pm EST / 1am GMT (Fri) / 2am CET (Fri) / 10am...
Guide The Game Awards 2024: Time, Date - How And When To Watch
Glitz, glamour, games, even gongs
Well, folks, Geoff Keighley is back once again with another round of The Game Awards. This year's event marks the 10th Anniversary of The Game Awards, so we're expecting some big surprises (not necessarily game announcements, mind) and spectacular celebrations. Naturally, with a boatload of sponsored ads sprinkled...
Round Up Day Of The Devs The Game Awards Edition 2024 - Every Announcement, Confirmed Switch Games
Hyper Light Breaker! inKonbini! Demon Tides!
Day of the Devs returns for its second showcase of the year, The Game Awards Edition. Taking place the day before the big ceremony, Double Fine Productions and iam8bit return with their non-profit to show us the very best of the indie game scene. And what a selection we have this time around, ranging...
Round Up Every Game From Wholesome Snack 2024 Coming To Nintendo Switch
Preparing for a cosy 2025
With The Game Awards just two days away, we're getting a deluge of new game announcements and showcases, and one of today's headliners is the Wholesome Snack: The Game Awards Edition. The 35-minute presentation showcased tons of cuddly, cosy games, alongside a couple of tearjerkers and some surprise DLC announcements...
News The Game Awards 2024 Players' Voice Nominees Have Been Revealed - Zelda, Sonic And More
Voting is now open
Ahead of The Game Awards next week, the 'players' voice' nominees have now been revealed. This is a "100% fan voted award" that takes place across three rounds. Round one requires players to vote for their 10 favourite games from a list of 30, and ends on 4th December 2024 (aka tomorrow). On the Nintendo front, The Legend of...
News The Game Awards 2024 Nominees Have Been Revealed - Zelda, Mario And Metroid Nominated
And DLC is up for 'GOTY'
We're fast approaching 'The Game Awards' for 2024 and the nominees across each category have now been revealed by the show's creator and host Geoff Keighley. Starting with the 'Game of the Year' contenders, the nominees include Astro Bot, Balatro, Black Myth: Wukong,
News Expansion Packs And DLC Are Now "Eligible In All Categories" At The Game Awards
This also includes remakes, remasters and new seasons
Ahead of the nominees being revealed for The Game Awards this year, it seems there's some debate online about the new eligibility rules. According to the FAQ on the official website, "expansion packs, new game seasons, DLCs, remakes and remasters" are now eligible to be nominated across "all...
News Ex-Nintendo President Reggie Fils-Aimé Is Keen To Discuss The State Of The Industry
"Let’s talk"
It's safe to say that the games industry is in somewhat of a volatile state at the moment. Projects are taking longer to complete, budgets are becoming unsustainable, and development staff worldwide are being made redundant left, right, and centre. Indeed, it seems as though Nintendo is really one of the only major companies...
Soapbox This Year, The Game Awards Failed The Industry
Please Wrap It Up
Soapbox features enable our individual writers and contributors to voice their opinions on hot topics and random stuff they've been chewing over. Today, Zion speaks about his feelings after attending The Game Awards 2023, and why the show needs to do better at celebrating game developers. When you first hear the name of the...
News Geoff Keighley Agrees Music Was Played "Too Fast" For TGA Winners This Year
"It's something to address going forward"
The Game Awards 2023 was a huge success for Geoff Keighley this year, but he has received some feedback about the show's treatment of winners, asking them to wrap up their speeches before some of them even got underway. Nintendo's very own Legend of Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma was seemingly on the receiving...
Random The Game Awards Urged Eiji Aonuma To 'Wrap Up' Zelda Acceptance Speech
And fans aren't too happy
In case you missed it, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom won Best Action/Adventure Game at this year's Game Awards event in Los Angeles. Fans, however, are a bit miffed at the organisers of the show as it appears that during Eiji Aonuma's acceptance speech, a teleprompter urged the long-time Zelda producer to "wrap...
News Pikmin 4 Picks Up Best Sim/Strategy Game At The Game Awards 2023
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The Game Awards 2023 turned out to be a pretty big night for Nintendo, with Switch announcements coming left, right and centre (you can find them all in our round-up). It was also a big one for wins. We have covered a few of those on the site already, but let's all give a big cheer for Pikmin 4, which managed to take home the award for Best...
Round Up Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2023 - All Switch Game Reveals & Trailers
The "World Premieres" are back
That's it, folks. Another year, another Game Awards ceremony has come and gone. And what a night, hey? It was a pretty good night for Nintendo at The Game Awards 2023, with Super Mario Bros. Wonder taking home Best Family Game, The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom winning Best Action / Adventure, and Pikmin 4...
News Capcom Unveils Monster Hunter Wilds, Coming In 2025
But there's no mention of Nintendo platforms
To end The Game Awards, Capcom unveiled the next major entry in the Monster Hunter series. It's called Monster Hunter Wilds and it will be released on multiple next-generation platforms in 2025. The unfortunate catch here is that there's no mention of Nintendo platforms, but given the series' history,...
News The Game Awards GOTY For 2023 Is Baldur's Gate 3
Here is the full list of winners
The Game Awards has just wrapped and Larian's epic role-playing game Baldur's Gate 3 won Game of the Year. It was up against Marvel's Spider-Man 2, Resident Evil 4, Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom. Baldur's Gate 3 also took out multiple other awards on the night.
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Wins Best Action/Adventure Game At TGA 2023
Eiji Aonuma accepts the award
The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom was up for multiple nominations at The Game Awards this year including "Game of the Year", and the one it's taken out in the end is the best "action/adventure" game. Zelda producer Eiji Aonuma went up to receive the award, thanking everyone for their support. It managed to top...
News Final Fantasy VII Rebirth Comes To Apex Legends Early Next Year
A surprise crossover
In yet another surprise collaboration announcement at this year's Game Awards, Apex Legends has announced a crossover with Square Enix's action role-playing game Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth. It will be taking place next year in EA's battle royale shooter on 9th January 2024. Here's a first look: <related...
News Electronic Arts Is Bringing A New 'EA Originals' Title To Switch In April Next Year
Introducing Tales of Kenzera: ZAU
EA's 'Originals' line continues with the company revealing Tales of Kenzera: ZAU at this year's Game Awards show. It will be launching on all platforms including the Nintendo Switch on 23rd April 2024. This is a new single-player action-adventure platformer that brings a "new experience of finding hope and courage...
News Visions Of Mana Announced By Square Enix, But Not For Switch
Update: Revealed at The Game Awards 2023
Update [Fri 8th Dec, 2023 02:00 GMT]: Today's trademark has been confirmed — Visions of Mana is a brand new action RPG in the Mana series. Revealed at The Game Awards 2023, the trailer showcased some gorgeous new visuals and more open combat, seemingly inspired by the Trials of Mana remake. However, the...
News Sega Announces New Games In Development For Classic Franchises
Jet Set Radio, Crazy Taxi, Golden Axe & more!
Update [Fri 8th Dec, 2023 01:50 GMT]: Sega dropped a bombshell at this year's Game Awards confirming it's reviving five of its classic franchises for a new generation. This includes Jet Set Radio, Shinobi, Golden Axe, Streets of Rage, Crazy Taxi and there's apparently "more" to come! No platforms or...
News Dave The Diver Teams Up With Dredge For An Epic New Crossover
Arriving next week
After a crossover with Dredge, it's now Dave The Diver's turn to get some collaboration content. Again, it's the other way round this time - with the treacherous seas of Dredge coming to Dave's world. This exclusive content will make its debut next week on 15th December and is coming to both the Nintendo Switch and Steam versions...
News Prince Of Persia: The Lost Crown Demo Confirmed, Story Trailer Also Revealed
Launching early next year
Following a leak earlier today, a new action-packed story trailer for Prince of Persia: The Lost Crown has just debuted at this year's Game Awards show. Ahead of the game's launch on 15th January 2024, it's also been confirmed there will be a Warior Within pre-order bonus outfit as well as a demo, which will be released on...
News World Of Goo Is Getting A Sequel In 2024
The physics-based construction puzzler is back
In some surprise news at this year's Game Awards show, a sequel for the famous physics-based construction puzzler World of Goo was announced. It will be released in 2024 and is simply titled World of Goo 2. The original game by 2D Boy and Tomorrow Corporation was originally released on the Nintendo...
News Super Mario Bros. Wonder Scores Best Family Game At The Game Awards
One of Switch's best releases of 2023
To kick off The Game Awards, Nintendo's recent release Super Mario Bros. Wonder took out the Best Family Game award. Nintendo of America president Doug Bowser took to the stage and thanked everyone for their support. Wonder managed to beat out other Nintendo titles like Pikmin 4 as well as third-party games...
News Geoff Keighley Reminds Everyone To Get Their Votes In For The Game Awards
"It is going to be a great showcase"
We're so close to The Game Awards now and although the show's creator and host Geoff Keighley is an incredibly busy man, he's taken time out of his action-packed schedule to share one last update on how everything is going. In his latest video (shared via X), he can be seen standing on the actual set of this...
Round Up Wholesome Snack Indie Game Showcase 2023 - Every Switch Announcement & Trailer
All seven Nintendo Switch games featured
Wholesome Games brings its bite-sized indie game showcase to The Game Awards 2023 with Wholesome Snack. The 30-minute presentation returns from last year and brings us a plethora of cute, cuddly, and cosy titles coming to multiple platforms. A handful of these games are coming to Switch, so we wanted to...
Round Up Every Switch Announcement At Day Of The Devs - The Game Awards 2023 Edition
A handful of indies to look forward to in 2024
Geoff Keighley's The Game Awards kick off on 7th/8th December but the celebrations have got underway early this year. Today, the Day of the Devs Digital Showcase popped up to reveal a handful of indie goodies that will be coming our way soon enough and a few of them are even coming to Switch! Yes,...
News Eastward's Farm Sim DLC Will Sprout Onto Switch January 2024
"Welcome to a parallel world of Eastward: population... growing!?"
Pixpil's gorgeous adventure game Eastward is getting farming DLC, and it's out on 31st January 2024 on Nintendo Switch. The date was revealed during the Wholesome Snack presentation, which followed Day of the Devs Game Awards showcase. Eastward: Octopia was announced earlier this...
News Zelda: Tears Of The Kingdom Makes The Final 5 Of "Players' Voice" At The Game Awards
But it's got stiff competition
We all know that The Game Awards 2023 is coming on 7th December and that the hotly-contested Game of the Year crown has two Nintendo reps in the top six. But one of those representatives is also duking it out for the Players' Voice award. The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom has made it to the final round of the...
News Geoff Keighley Reveals "Hype Trailer" For The Game Awards 2023
A mash-up of the year's best
The Game Awards 2023 are right around the corner and, just like clockwork, host and Mr Games himself, Geoff Keighley, has revealed this year's "hype trailer" to get us all, well, hyped. As is usually the case, Keighley takes to the editor's seat to showcase some of the year's best games (according to TGA, that is), over...
Guide The Game Awards 2023: Where And When To Watch The Game Awards
Showdown of the decade?
It's that time of year again, folks. No, not Christmas, though for many it may well be just as exciting. It's time for The Game Awards 2023! We're expecting a genuinely thrilling event in December following what may well have been one of the strongest years in gaming ever, with the likes of The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the...
News Nintendo Reminds Fans Zelda Is Up For Nomination At This Year's Game Awards
There's still time to vote for GOTY
Just weeks ago, The Game Awards announced its Game of the Year nominees, and a few Switch titles including The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are featured. If you haven't already shown your support for this game (or Super Mario Bros. Wonder), here's your chance, with Nintendo issuing a subtle reminder (and...
News Is Dave The Diver An Indie Game? The Game Awards' Host Weighs In
"Independent can mean different things to different people"
Earlier this month, we got our first look at the nominees for The Game Awards 2023. While we were pleased to see Nintendo getting some much-deserved love (including two titles in the GOTY category), much of the conversation online in the ensuing days has been around the Best Indie Game...
News Geoff Keighley And The Game Awards Are Now In Fortnite
Vote for your favourite creator island in-game
The insanely popular battle royale game Fortnite will be celebrating this year's Game Awards, with players able to vote for "The Best Creator Made Fortnite Island of the Year" in-game. This new update by 'Nighttimes' and 'Studio 568' is a hub world that links players to ten creator-made islands, which...
News Nintendo Thanks Everyone For The Support Ahead Of The Game Awards
It's honoured Mario & Zelda are in the running for GOTY
Earlier this week, The Game Awards revealed the nominees for each category and Super Mario Bros. Wonder and The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom are both in the running for Game of the Year. Nintendo has now officially responded to this on its social media accounts, mentioning how...
News Nintendo Is Most-Nominated Publisher At The Game Awards 2023
The Big N scoops 15 noms
Earlier today, Geoff Keighley announced the nominations for The Game Awards 2023, including the hotly-contested Game of the Year — where both The Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom and Super Mario Bros. Wonder are in contention. But perhaps more impressive is that Nintendo has secured the most nominations of any...
News Zelda: TOTK And Mario Wonder Land GOTY Nominations At The Game Awards 2023
Both games collect 5 noms each
The nominations have been officially announced for Geoff Keighley's night of razzle-dazzle, The Game Awards, which this year will take place on 7th December. Of course, the category on everyone's mind is the prestigious Game of the Year, which this time sees two Nintendo games in the running for top prize. Yes, both...
Video What's It Like Attending The Game Awards In Person?
Time for another preview
As far as our expectations for Nintendo content go, last week's The Game Awards was not half bad. We got first word of Bayonetta Origins, had a sneak peek at Hades II and Earthblade and much more besides (we broke it all down in our full round-up). But what was it like attending the event in person? Fortunately,
Round Up Everything Announced At The Game Awards 2022 - Every Game Reveal And Trailer
What was your favourite announcement?
Another year, another Game Awards event. It was a pretty good one though, right? There were plenty of cracking game announcements for all platforms, including the Switch, and for your convenience, we've compiled them all for you right here. You'll find all relevant game trailers below along with a link to our...
News The Game Awards GOTY For 2022 Is Elden Ring
Nintendo also took out a bunch of awards
The Game Awards has just concluded for another year and FromSoftware's Elden Ring has been crowned Game of the Year. It was up against A Plague Tale: Requiem, God of War Ragnarok, Horizon Forbidden West,
Video Super Mario Bros. Movie "Mushroom Kingdom" Official Reveal
A Game Awards exclusive
We've already seen a few trailers of the Super Mario Bros. Movie, and now at the Game Awards, the show's host Geoff Keighley has given Mario fans their very first look at some "direct" footage of the upcoming film. It was a brief scene showing off Mario's introduction to the Mushroom Kingdom as he makes his way up to...
News Nintendo Unveils Fire Emblem Engage Expansion Pass, Wave 1 DLC Launches 20th January 2023
"Four packs of additional content await"
During The Game Awards show today, Nintendo announced Fire Emblem Engage would be receiving Expansion Pass DLC. The first of four waves of DLC will be releasing alongside the game's launch on 20th January next year. Pre-orders for the full pass are now live on the Switch eShop for $29.99 USD (or your regional...