The Game Awards 2018, hosted by Geoff Keighley, just concluded. Along with numerous awards being given out, several new game announcements were spliced in throughout the show. That being said, the announcements that left the greatest impact were theWorld Premieresfor new games that took place during the event.
While some of the PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch titles were teased or leaked beforehand, others were great surprises. So, out of all the awesome announcements that came out of The Game Awards 2018, here are the the World Premieres for new games that took place:
Sayonara: Wild HeartsAnnounced for Nintendo Switch by Annapurna
The Game Awards 2018’s first announcement wasSayonara: Wild Heartsfrom Annapurna Interactive. This title is described as a “pop album video game” developed by Simogo, and seems to mix auto-runner and rhythm action gameplay.Sayonara: Wild Heartswill be a Nintendo Switch exclusive that releases in 2019.
Journey to the Savage PlanetAnnounced by Typhoon Studios
The second announcement of the night wasJourney to the Savage Planetfrom Typhoon Studios. Published by 505 Games and developed with some help from Epic Games,Journey to the Savage Planetis an adventure game where players explore an alien world and discover its secrets.
While gameplay won’t be shown until 2019, the teaser trailer does look promising. When it launches,Journey to the Savage Planetwill be available for PC, PS4, and Xbox One. Whilewe knew the game was in development, its announcement was a nice surprise and helped kick The Game Awards 2018 off in an interesting way.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black OrderAnnounced Exclusively for Nintendo Switch
I don’t even know what to say. I loved theMarvel: Ultimate Alliancegames as a kid and can’t believe the series is finally returning next year withMarvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Order. Interestingly, the game is exclusive to Nintendo Switch, which makes sense considering the series is very co-op friendly.
Marvel Ultimate Alliance 3: The Black Orderclearly seems to be taking a lot of inspiration from the recent Marvel Cinematic Universe filmAvengers: Infinity Waras Thanos and the Black Order are the main villains. That being said, it doesn’t seem like Marvel games will be locked to only MCU characters anymore (looking at youMarvel vs. Capcom Infinite), as the X-Men were prominently featured in the trailer.
ScavengersRevealed by Midwinter Studios
During The Game Awards, the small Seattle-based studio Midwinter Studios unveiledScavengers.According to the developers, who spoke just after the reveal trailer, Scavengerswill be a multiplayer survival game that will launch in 2019 for unspecified platforms.
HadesAnnounced and Released by Supergiant Games
While Supergiant Games has only released three titles, all of them have been great. Tonight at The Game Awards 2018, they announcedHades, an isometric action game inspired by Greek mythology. We only have one short story and gameplay trailer to go on, but it looks like it will be just as fun and tight as the developer’s other games.Hadesis now available in Early Access now on the Epic Games Store.
Far Cry New DawnDrops Players in a Post-Apocalypse
Yesterday,Ubisoft teaseda post-apocalypticFar Cryannouncement for The Game Awards. Following that tease, several industry insiders as well as Kotaku’sJason Schreierconfirmed that Ubisoft was working on a post-apocalypticFar Cry 5spin-off that follows up that game’s bombastic (pun intended) ending. Following in the footsteps ofBlood DragonandPrimal, this seemed like a good move for the large developer and publisher.
Ubisoft pulled back the curtain on the project fully during The Game Awards, as promised. We learned that its full title isFar Cry New Dawnand that it will be releasing for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on July 23, 2025. Next year looks like it will be chock-full of titles set after the end of the world, asFar Cry New Dawnwill be releasing alongside titles likeRage 2andMetro: Exodus.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxeis Coming to Consoles in 2019
Galactic Cafe and Crows Crows Crows, which are both made up of developers ofThe Stanley Parable,announcedThe Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxefor consoles today. Its announcement trailer was really funny, joking about how the developers “forgot” to releaseThe Stanley Parableon consoles and how the game was snubbed by awards in 2013.
The Stanley Parable: Ultra Deluxewill include new content and new endings for the comedic game, and will launch on consoles in 2019. All of the new content fromUltra Deluxewill be making its way to PC as well, likely through an update.
Among TreesTeased Prior to 2019 Early Access Release
Small indie developer Fjrd Interactive announcedAmong Treeswith a beautiful trailer during The Game Awards 2018 tonight.Among Treesseems to be a first person sandbox survival game set in the wild and in tune with nature.Among Treeswill hit Steam Early Access in 2019.
Crash Team Racing: Nitro FueledRemakes the PS1 Classic for PS4 Next June
Crash Bandicoot,love it or hate it, is one of the most notable franchises from the early days of the PlayStation. In addition to the original trilogy, Naughty Dog also brought usCrash Team Racingin 1999 as their final soirée with the orange Bandicoot. After a long period of dormancy, Activision is finally utilizing this classic property once more. Following in the footsteps of theCrash Bandicoot N. Sane Trilogy, atease earlier this weekhinted thatCrash Team Racingwas set to be remade next.
This all came to fruition during The Game Awards, withCrash Team Racing: Nitro Fueledbeing formally announced by Activision.Crash Team Racing: Nitro Fueledwill arrive for PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch on July 14, 2025. While many rememberMario Kart 64fondly,Crash Team Racingis my personal favorite kart racer from that era so I’m happy to see it remade.
The Outer Worldsfrom Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division Announced
One of the first world premieresto be officially teasedwas a brand new game from Obsidian Entertainment and Private Division. While Obsidian was recently acquired by Microsoft, this deal actually predates that purchase by quite a while. The tease seemed to hint a sci-fi setting, and that turned out to be accurate with the announcement ofThe Outer Worldsat The Game Awards 2018 tonight.
The Outer Worldsis a first-person RPG, and will come to PC, PS4, and Xbox One in, so no, it isn’t Microsoft exclusive. That being said, it will likely be their final game that is.
Hello Games Announces Narrative-FocusedThe Last Campfire
Hello Games, best known for the controversialNo Man’s Sky, announcedThe Last Campfireduring The Game Awards today. According to Hello Games,The Last Campfirewill be a short narrative-focused title, which is much different than anything Hello Games has worked on before
AtlasUnveiled byArk: Survival EvolvedDevelopers
Ark: Survival Evolveddevelopers Studio Wildcard announcedAtlas,an open world survival MMO with world much larger than the aforementioned games, during The Game Awards 2018. While the gameplay trailer only gave us a brief look at what to expect, it definitely reminded me of Sea of Thieves, hopefully with more content at launch.Atlaswill launch for PC next week, followed by an Xbox Game Preview launch sometime in 2019.
Dragon Age 4Teased by EA, Still a Ways Off
Back in November, BioWare’s Casey Hudson mentioned that we’d be getting aDragon Agerelated announcementsometime this month. That was followed up by areport from VentureBeatthat claimedDragon Age 4was set to be unveiled at The Game Awards 2018. This report turned out too be true, as a teaser for a what is likely a newDragon Agegame was revelaed during the Game Awards
That being said, the teaser for the game was brief and didn’t even include a title; instead it featured the hastag #TheDreadWolfRises. We don’t know what consoles it’s coming to yet, nor when it will release. Maybe VentureBeat’s claim that the game is three out is correct. For those fans were worried that BioWare was straying from their roots withAnthem(which also got a trailer), the confirmation of what will likely becomeDragon Age 4should be a relief.
The PathlessRevealed byABZUDevelopers Giant Squid Games
Giant Squid games announcedThe Pathlessat The Game Awards, and it looks quite different than their last titleABZU. WhileABZUwas a tranquil underwater exploration game that recently game to Switch,That Pathlesslooks like it will be a much more action heavy experience.
The Pathlessis published by Annapurna Interactive, who already made this article withSayonara: Wild Hearts. The Pathlessis poised for launch in 2019 for both PS4 and PC via the Epic Games Store.
Stranger Things 3Getting a 16-Bit Co-Op Game
During The Game Awards 2018, The Duffer Bros. came on stage to reveal thatStranger Things 3, the third season of the 80s nostalgia filled Netflix series, will be receiving a tie-in game.Stranger Things 3: The Gamewill be an isometric 16-bit game with a focus on co-op. While a release date was not given,Stranger Things 3: The Gamewill be coming to PC, PS4, Xbox One, and Nintendo Switch.
Mortal Kombat 11Finally Announced by NeatherRealm
Ed Boon came out on stage to reveal the best Sports/Racing Game, but instead decided to reveal the highly anticipatedMortal Kombat 11.The reveal trailer features a fierce and bloody fight between Raiden, who now sports Red Lightning, and Scorpion.
While actual gameplay wasn’t shown off today, that reveal is likely coming during a community event taking place on January 17. That being said, the game does already have a release date.Mortal Kombat 11will release for PC, PS4, and Xbox One on June 17, 2025.
