Tag: The Game Awards
Feature The Best (And Worst) Of Nintendo At The Game Awards - Zelda, Smash, And More Zelda
Two Nintendo franchises are top of the Keighley tree
Nintendo often marches to the beat of its own DK bongos, hoarding its own first-party announcements for sporadic Nintendo Direct presentations – bar one exception, that is: Geoff Keighley’s yearly awards bash, The Game Awards. Over the years we’ve seen some surprising announcements and...
News The Summer Game Fest Returns In 2022
More will be shared at The Game Awards
It's been announced the Summer Game Fest will be returning in 2022...next Summer. There are no other details just yet, but apparently, more information will be revealed during The Game Awards. Geoff Keighley - the host and organiser of both events - shared the following message (below) on Twitter as part of...
News Reggie Fils-Aimé Will Be A Presenter At This Year's Game Awards
To reveal Moth– no, let's not go there
Looking for more reasons to sit through the tediously long Game Awards show this year? Well, in a bit of good news for Nintendo fans, it's been revealed that former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé will be a presenter at the show. The event will be hosted once again by Geoff Keighley, but will...
News Marvel's Shang-Chi Star Simu Liu Will Be A Presenter At The Game Awards 2021
A fellow Canadian joins Geoff
Next week The Game Awards is taking place, and in the lead-up, event organiser and host Geoff Keighley has been hyping the event on social media. If you weren't already excited about Metroid Dread being up for a game of the year nomination or Sting making an appearance (no, not that one), perhaps you're more of a fan...
Guide The Game Awards 2021: Where And When To Watch The Game Awards
Will we get to see BOTW 2?
We know a few things about Geoff Keighley's pet project, The Game Awards, already — like the fact it'll be an in-person event, with a musical performance by Sting, and an exciting world premiere that's been in
News The Game Awards Will Feature A 'League Of Legends' Musical Performance By Sting
That's the singer and not the wrestler, by the way
The Game Awards has announced that this year's show will feature a live musical performance by 17-time Grammy Award-winning musician Sting (no, not that Sting). The commercially and critically-acclaimed musician will perform “What Could Have Been” from the original soundtrack of Riot Games and...
"Zelda has a Game Awards history"
The Game Awards is just around the corner and a number of Nintendo titles across multiple categories are in the running to win awards. Perhaps the highlight of the lot is Metroid Dread, which is up for Game of the Year. The show isn't just about awards, though. It's also about the announcements and once again, host...
News Metroid Dread In The Running With The Game Awards GOTY Nomination
Other Switch games could be winners, too
The Game Awards are coming, airing on 9th December to grace us with game trailers, adverts for PC gear and occasionally some game awards. Ok, we've been a tad snarky there, but it is a big annual event in the gaming calendar and the Switch has some notable nominees this time around. The most exciting is...
News The Game Awards 2021 Will Be An In-Person Event This December
Hideo Kojima slated to win "Best Friend"
The Game Awards are like nerd Christmas, and Geoff Keighley is Santa Claus. He's also the Easter Bunny and the Tooth Fairy, and he's replacing your dad, and the voice in your head, too. He's everywhere these days, after all: Summer Game Fest, Gamescom, that one
Reminder Nintendo's Game Awards Switch Sale Ends Today – Zelda, Mario Odyssey And More Reduced
North America only!
Update: Nintendo of America's The Game Awards sale is coming to an end, so consider this your final warning if you're hoping to pick up some of the tasty digital discounts shown below. All deals seen in the following image will expire at 11:59pm PT on Thursday, 17th December. Jump onto the eShop and save some pennies while you...
Video Check Out The Latest Trailer For Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury
Straight from The Game Awards
There was plenty to take in during The Game Awards presentation yesterday, but Nintendo managed to squeeze in a new spot for Super Mario 3D World + Bowser's Fury – which was very welcome indeed. Aiming to remind us that the new, revamped release will be heading to Switch in February, the short trailer gives us...
Video Listen To The London Philharmonic's Super Mario Medley From Abbey Road
A tiny 35th anniversary treat from The Game Awards
The Game Awards has showcased a variety of musical acts over the years and the 2020 edition of Geoff Keighley's annual gaming event was certainly no exception. Keighley was able to enlist the talents of the London Philharmonic Orchestra this year, and they performed a brief celebratory medley of...
News The Game Awards GOTY Is The Last Of Us Part 2
Animal Crossing wins best family game award
The Game Awards has just wrapped up for another year and the winner is the PlayStation exclusive The Last of Us Part 2. Although Animal Crossing: New Horizons has sold more than 26 million units and been labelled a "phenomenon" since its release in March, it seems it still wasn't enough for it to take out...
Watch The Game Awards 2020 Live - A New Smash Ultimate Fighter Is Revealed
Can we expect any other Switch reveals?
The Game Awards 2020 is taking place today and you can watch the entire event unfold right here. As well as the awards themselves, we know that there will be 12 to 15 brand new game announcements to look forward to, as well as the grand reveal of Super Smash Bros. Ultimate's next fighter. The pre-show starts...
News The Next Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Fighter Will Be Revealed During The Game Awards
It's time!
Nintendo has revealed that the next DLC fighter coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate will be revealed in today's The Game Awards presentation. Here's the tease from Nintendo – of course, there's no indication of who the fighter might be just yet: The Game Awards starts at 3:30pm PT / 6:30pm ET / 11:30pm GMT today, 10th December...
News Pokémon GO Announces Special Event For The Game Awards 2020
Extra benefits during the show
Pokémon GO players will be able to take part in a special in-game event in celebration of today's The Game Awards presentation. Starting at 4pm PST on 10th December and running until 4pm PST the following day, the new event will help you to get more out of your Pokémon catching antics as you watch the show. Expect...
News The Game Awards 2020 Will Feature '12 To 15' New Game Reveals, Geoff Keighley Confirms
From AAA games to indies
As has now become tradition, The Game Awards 2020 will have lots more to look forward to than just the awards themselves, as Geoff Keighley teases plenty of world premiere announcements. The event's producer has confirmed that the show – taking place online on Thursday 10th December at 4pm PT – will feature '12 to 15'...
News Former NoA President Reggie Returns To The Game Awards As A Presenter
Streaming live on December 10
Although Reggie Fils-Aimé has moved on from Nintendo, he's still got plenty of ties with the video game industry. With this in mind, he'll be returning once again to The Game Awards as a presenter. While there's no word on what he'll be presenting, we do know he'll be appearing alongside various other presenters such...
News Geoff Keighley Shares "Hype Trailer" For The Game Awards 2020
"this is our December"
Next week, marks the final presentation on the gaming calendar - The Game Awards hosted by the one and only Geoff Keighley. Ahead of the big event, the man himself has "personally edited" a special "hype trailer" to well...get everyone hyped about next week's live stream taking place on 10th December. Here it is in all its...
News Game Awards "Player's Voice" Nominations Now Open
Hyrule Warriors, Animal Crossing and Xenoblade all feature
The Game Awards has shared its "Player's Voice" nominations for 2020. There are a total of three Nintendo Switch first-party exclusives on this list. They include Animal Crossing: New Horizons, Hyrule Warriors: Age of Calamity and Xenoblade Chronicles: Definitive Edition. All up, there are...
News Animal Crossing: New Horizons Nominated For Game Awards 2020 GOTY
Will it be the game of the year?
The nominations for this year's Game Awards have been revealed and Animal Crossing: New Horizons is in the running to take out the game of the year. It's up against, Doom Eternal, Final Fantasy VII Remake, Ghost of Tsushima, the indie hit Hades, and The Last of Us Part II. An
News The Game Awards 2020 Takes Place This December Without A Live Audience
To be streamed from three cities
Annual gaming ceremony The Game Awards will return for 2020, it's been confirmed. The show is set to take place on 10th December as an all-digital event. This year's event will actually be streamed live from three different cities – Los Angeles, London and Tokyo – and will be shown across 45 global video...
News Geoff Keighley Joins Reggie's Podcast To Talk The Game Awards And That Wii Sports Match
Update: And it's live!
Update (Mon 1st Jun, 2020 17:05 BST): And it's live! You can catch the episode right now over on the podcast's Soundcloud page. Enjoy! Original Article (Fri 29th May, 2020 11:35 BST): The newest episode of Talking Games with Reggie & Harold, a podcast set up by ex-Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé and...
News Former Nintendo Of America President Reggie Says The Future Of Games Is In The Cloud
Streaming is the way
Although Reggie Fils-Aimé is no longer Nintendo of America's president, he was still able to score an invite to this year's Game Awards as a special guest and presenter. Before taking to the stage, he walked the red carpet of the sixth annual event. Here he was asked by The Hollywood Reporter about "game-changing" moments in...
Random Xbox Series X? That's Just A Tall GameCube, The Twitter Masses Say
"Gamecube + Gamecube = Xbox Series X"
Microsoft used The Game Awards 2019 to show off its new home console, revealing not just its name but what it looks like, too. Project Scarlett is no more; long live the Xbox Series X, the fourth game box from Microsoft. In case you hadn't seen it already – which would be understandable, as this is a...
News Reggie Resurrects 'Fils-A-Mech' For The Game Awards 2019
Also name-checks Miyamoto and Iwata
At last night's Game Awards 2019, former Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aime resurrected one of his most famous 'characters' for a brief moment before talking about the importance of indie gaming and handing over an award to the makers of Disco Elysium. Reggie marched on-stage wearing a pair of...
News The Game Awards GOTY Is Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
A surprising outcome
The Game Awards has just concluded for another year. So who won? Well, it wasn't Death Stranding or Super Smash Bros. Ultimate as predicted. In the end, the action-adventure game Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice for PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC took out the title. Here's a video replay of this "spectacular" win:
News Luigi's Mansion 3 Wins Best Family Game Of 2019
Nintendo dominated the category
Unsurprisingly, a Nintendo game won the best family game award at the 2019 Game Awards. The company filled every slot in this particular category, and in the end, Luigi's Mansion 3 took out the title. It beat Ring Fit Adventure, Super Mario Maker 2, Yoshi's Crafted World and the best-fighting game award-winner,
News Fire Emblem: Three Houses Crowned Strategy Game Of The Year
A critical hit
It's been a great year for the Nintendo Switch, with many top tier games released just about every month. One of the biggest highlights was Fire Emblem: Three Houses, developed by the talented team at Intelligent systems. We praised the game itself when it arrived in July and we're glad to say it's now been recognised at this year's...
News Bravely Default II Is Coming Exclusively To Nintendo Switch Next Year
Didn't we already get a sequel?
Geoff Keighley surprised JRPG fans at this year's Game Awards with the announcement Square Enix would be bringing Bravely Default II exclusively to the Nintendo Switch in 2020. It's a successor to the original 3DS outing, despite the fact Bravely Second: End Layer on the 3DS already exists. This next entry in the...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Awarded Best Fighting Game Of 2019
Bowser takes to the stage
Nintendo's all-star brawler Super Smash Bros. Ultimate might not have taken out GOTY at this year's Game Awards, but it's at least picked up the best fighting game award. Doug Bowser, Nintendo of America's president, took to the stage to receive this award on behalf of Nintendo and thanked Masahiro Sakurai and his team for...
Video No More Heroes 3 Gets An Extended Cut Trailer, Introduces Alien Space Baddie
Still on-target for a 2020 release
At this year's Game Awards, we got a look at an extended cut of the upcoming Switch exclusive, No More Heroes 3. Thankfully, it's still on track for a 2020 release. The clip caught a lot of viewers off-guard when it was first shown because as you can see above, the beam wielding assassin Travis Touchdown doesn't...
Watch The Game Awards 2019 - Live!
Will Nintendo reveal anything special?
The Game Awards 2019 is taking place today and you can watch the entire event unfold right here. As well as the awards themselves, we know that "around 10 new games" will be revealed and Nintendo has been hinting to us that we should watch the show. We don't know about you, but we think that means there's a...
News Top Nintendo Switch Games Are Now Up To 50% Off To Celebrate The Game Awards (North America)
Discounts aplenty!
The Game Awards 2019 is just hours away from kicking off at the time of writing - you'll be able to watch it live right here on our very site - and to celebrate, Nintendo is offering discounts on several critically acclaimed Switch games. From now until 18th December at 11:59pm PT, you can save money on the following games:...
News Nintendo Reminds Us To Watch The Game Awards
We'll try not to get too excited
We're now roughly 24 hours out from the start of this year's Game Awards hosted by the one and only Geoff Keighley. It's a time where the industry comes together and reflects on the year that was, along with all the amazing games released. Nintendo will, of course, be in attendance, and like everyone else en route...
News Reggie Is Returning To The Game Awards As A Presenter
He's back!
Later this week, the 2019 Game Awards are taking place at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Although Reggie Fils-Aimé has now officially moved on from his role as Nintendo of America's president, it turns out he'll still be making an appearance at this year's show. After all, he's been a huge part of the industry since he walked out...
News Sonic "May Make An Appearance" At The Game Awards 2019, Says Geoff Keighley
"There could be something fun"
As we get ever closer to The Game Awards 2019 taking place later this week, more and more news seems to be spilling out about the event. This time, the show's creator has noted that Sonic the Hedgehog may be making an appearance. The news comes from a Periscope video hosted by the man himself, Geoff Keighley, which...
News Reggie's Game Awards Appearance With Xbox And PlayStation Bosses Almost Didn't Happen
"I thought it had fallen apart"
One of the highlights of last year's Game Awards was right at the very beginning of the show, as Nintendo of America's president at the time, Reggie Fils-Aimé, shared the stage with Xbox’s Phil Spencer, and ex-PlayStation boss Shawn Layden. It was a humbling display of solidarity between gaming's major rivals,...
News A Special Warframe Announcement Is Happening At This Year's Game Awards
What could it be?
Yesterday, we heard from Geoff Keighley how there would be "around 10 new games" revealed at The Game Awards next week that no one has supposedly heard about yet. Now, in related news, Digital Extremes – the creator of the free-to-play co-op action shooter Warframe – has announced it will have a special announcement to share...
News "Around 10 New Games" Will Be Revealed At The Game Awards 2019
Could we see some exciting Switch reveals?
The Game Awards 2019 is only a week away, and we now know that "around 10 new games" are set to be revealed during the show. Geoff Keighley, the show's creator and host, recently sat down for an 'Ask Me Anything' discussion on Reddit. Plenty of non-serious questions came flooding in - "Do you think you...
News Super Smash Bros. Ultimate Leads Nintendo's Nominations For The Game Awards 2019
Plenty of Nintendo nom nom noms
The nominations for this year's Game Awards, the annual show hosted and organised by Geoff Keighley, have been posted and Nintendo has a good showing with Super Smash Bros. Ultimate gaining a nomination for Game of the Year. One of six games to receive a nomination, the others are Remedy's Control, Hideo Kojima's...
News Here Are The Game Awards 2018 Winners For Nintendo Switch
Celeste and Overcooked 2 walk away with awards
We hope you were able to join us during our live-stream of The Game Awards last night. If you had to miss it, for reasons such as your beauty sleep, fear not – we've got a lovely round-up of all the winners for you below, along with the nominated games for each category so you can tell us they were...
News Reggie And Geoff Thank Fans For Watching This Year's Game Awards
"We hope everyone had as much fun watching"
Following the conclusion of The Game Awards 2018, the show's host Geoff Keighley and Nintendo of America president Reggie Fils-Aimé have shared a post thanking fans far and wide for watching this year's show. You can view the message in the tweet below: What did you think of the announcements at this...
Watch The Game Awards 2018 - Live!
Will Nintendo be showing off anything special?
The fifth Game Awards event takes place today, and you can watch it right here. We're bound to see new games, but will any of these be big Nintendo announcements? The Big N certainly seems to be dropping hints... Stick with us to find out, and be sure to have a natter in the chat section! <liveblog...
News Nintendo Tells Fans To Tune Into The Game Awards Tomorrow, Reveals Incoming?
Surely?
Nintendo has posted a message to social media urging fans to tune into The Game Awards tomorrow, adding even more fuel to the rumours and speculation that an announcement or two could well be headed our way. Rumours surrounding all sorts of potential Nintendo-based reveals at these awards have been circulating for some time now; back in...
News More Than Ten Games Are Being Announced At The 2018 Game Awards
Geoff isn't holding back
This year will be the fifth edition of The Game Awards and the focus is on making it bigger and better. The event organisers intend to do this by expanding the show's reach across multiple digital platforms, bringing back the live orchestra and allowing new ways for viewers to vote and interact. That's not all, though. In a...
News Switch Nindies Nominated Across Multiple Categories At The Game Awards
Will Celeste be the best?
It's that time of year again where you can now vote for your favourite games. Yes, this year's Game Awards have arrived. Once again, Nintendo releases dominate the family category along with Ubisoft's Starlink: Battle for Atlas and Team 17's Overcooked 2. Square Enix's Switch exclusive
News The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild Wins Game of the Year at The Game Awards
Not much of a surprise there
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild is one of the most critically acclaimed games ever, let alone this year, so it was a foregone conclusion that it’d be scooping up plenty Game of the Year awards at years’ end. Then Super Mario Odyssey came out and received similar acclaim, making it a tough pick between two of...
Will Nintendo be big winners?
The Game Awards are here, a rather enjoyable annual event in which lots of games are praised, we roll our eyes at some annoying commercials, and many jokes are made in the live chat. It's a tradition we wouldn't miss for the world, and Nintendo has a good chance of winning lots of awards; perhaps there'll be a reveal or...
News Nintendo Scoops Plenty of Nominations for The Game Awards
Summing up a big year for Switch
The nominations for The Game Awards are out, and unsurprisingly Nintendo has fared pretty well. The Big N has often played a prominent role in the event over recent years, and this year is in the running for a broad range of awards. The announcements are in the video below, and we've also picked out the relevant...
