The Game Awardshas become one of the biggest annual events for the entire video game industry. Though its origins as the Spike Video Game Awards are perhaps best forgotten, Geoff Keighley has managed to makeThe Game Awardsa classy, exciting affair for anyone and everyone even tangentially involved in the gaming industry, and it only continues to get better every year. A night solely dedicated to celebrating the video game industry, The Game Awards isn’t just about praising the year’s best titles, but also about getting fans excited about what’s going to come next.
Announcements and reveals have become an integral part of The Game Awards, essentially making it anE3 or Summer Game Festfor the end of the year. And with The Game Awards taking place right before the end of the year, it’s the perfect place to remind gamers of what they can look forward to in the coming months. This is the 10th anniversary of The Game Awards, and it’ll likely be bigger and better than ever before, with a few pretty big reveals already rumored to be on the table.
Everything listed below is just pure speculation, all coming from various rumors and leaks. Everything that follows should be taken with a huge pinch of salt.
The Biggest Leaked Game Announcements for The Game Awards 2023
Xbox Game Pass Might Have Some News
Xbox has had a pretty major presence at the last few Game Awards ceremonies, and it’s a pattern that’s likely going to repeat this year. After Game Awards ads started popping up on the Xbox Game Pass dashboard, fans were quick to assume that the subscription service would receive some kind of big announcement in Thursday’s show. It’s confirmed thatBaldur’s Gate 3will announce its Xbox release date, so between that and Game Pass, it’s already shaping up to be a big night for Xbox fans.
EA Might Have Something to Reveal
It’s been leaked thata brand new EA Originalwill make its debut appearance at this year’s Game Awards. Allegedly titledTales of Kenzara: ZAU, this EA Original will apparently be a 2.5D action platformer in a similar vein toTrineand is being developed by Surgent Studios. Even ifTales of Kenzaraisn’t seen, it’s likely that EA will still make some kind of announcement at this year’s Game Awards.
SEGA Could Be Teasing a New Virtua Fighter
Just a few days ago, SEGA sent out a letter to a number of online content creators. The letter read, “New Era. New Energy,” and told them to tune into The Game Awards this Thursday. While this could be any number of unannounced SEGA projects, many fans believe that it could be teasingthe revival ofVirtua Fighter, with the font used in the letter being similar to the one previously used forVirtua Fighter 5’s reveal.
A God of War Half-Sequel Could Be Announced
Half-sequels likeUncharted: Lost LegacyandSpider-Man: Miles Moraleshave become all the rage recently, and it’s heavily rumored thatGod of Warwill be the next franchise jumping on the trend. While rumors of aGod of Warhalf-sequel or DLChave been circulating for a while now, things really heated up at the start of November, with a leak from the site Areajugones alleging that aGod of Warhalf-sequel would be announced before the end of 2023, putting The Game Awards in a likely position for its reveal.
Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC Could Get a Release Date
First announced all the way back in March,Elden Ring’s Shadow of the Erdtree DLC still needs a release date, and many fans are convinced that that’s going to happen at this year’s Game Awards. Though recentcomments by FromSoftware’s Community Manager Yashuhiro Kitaoimply that the DLC is still some ways off, that doesn’t mean that some kind ofElden RingShadow of the Erdtree reveal won’t be at The Game Awards.
Death Stranding 2 Might Be Shown Again
First announced at last year’s Game Awards, it would make complete sense forDeath Stranding 2to appear at this year’s Game Awards ceremony as well.Keighley and Kojima’s friendshiphas long been an important undercurrent of The Game Awards, and with Kojima recently tweeting about editing a trailer for some project, it’s got a ton of fans speculating.
