Game Awards 2016 – Tonight’s Confirmed Game Reveals
Actual 100% Confirmed Titles That Will be Appearing
Mass Effect: Andromeda – As confirmed by the conclusion of the
recent ‘Cinematic’ trailer, there will be a “gameplay reveal” from the next
Mass Effect title at the show.
Prey – Confirmed by
his holiness the Keighley. Arkane’s next first person project will be getting a gameplay outing at The Game Awards too. Let’s hope the PC version turns out better than
Dishonored 2.
The Walking Dead: A New Frontier (Season Three) – Telltale will be giving an “extended” look at the third season of
The Walking Dead. This was
confirmed in the same press release that gave the release date for Episode One as 20 December.
Lawbreakers – CliffyB’s first person multiplayer shooter will be turning up with some “killer reveals”, according to
the official Lawbreakers site. And they should know, really.
Halo Wars 2 – The “latest Halo Wars 2 trailer” will be present tonight, as confirmed by
this tweet from 343 Industries. Keighley had previously hinted at something related to Microsoft, and this would fit that description.
Rocket League (Next Update) – The next update for
Rocket League will be shown,
as confirmed by the developers themselves. This might appear in the ‘pre-show’ between 5:30pm and 6:00pm (Pacific).
Shovel Knight: Specter of Torment – Strictly speaking, only about 99% confirmed. But when Yacht Club Games are tweeting things like “
reap what we show” in reference to an appearance at the Game Awards, it’s pretty certain to be their
Specter of Torment campaign for
Shovel Knight.
The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild – There’s a 0.0% chance of this game ever coming anywhere near the PC, but, in the spirit of completeness, Nintendo
have confirmed “an exclusive look” for this evening.
More Speculative Stuff Based on Developers Saying ‘We’re Doing a Thing!’
A Thing from Gearbox Software – Randy Pitchford
has said the studio is announcing something on 1 December, in reply to somebody musing about a
Duke Nukem/Gears of War crossover. Pitchford claims the announcement will be something that person “might really enjoy”.
A Thing from Phoenix Labs – The Vancouver-based indie studio comprised of former Riot Games employees will be showing their “debut title”. They’ve
tweeted this gif of a serene looking landscape.
Outright Rumour
Telltale’s Guardians of the Galaxy – The much-rumoured (and
seemingly confirmed)
Guardians of the Galaxyproject from Telltale may be getting a reveal tonight. They have previous form for showing a pair of projects at this event (previously it was
Tales From the Borderlands and
Game of Thrones), but this supposed reveal is otherwise based largely on speculation.
Maximum Hideo Kojima
Memorably barred by Konami from attending the Game Awards in 2015, Kojima will be showing up to receive the Industry Icon Award. He probably won’t show anything from
Death Stranding, but I guess you never know.
