A brand new Perfect Dark game from Microsoft, a first look at the next Mass Effect and a prehistoric take on Fast & Furious all featured in last night’s announcement-packed The Game Awards 2020, which I’m still telling myself wasn’t all just some 2020-induced dream.
If you’re catching up today, or would just like a reminder of all the weird reveals that really did actually happen, here’s everything unveiled in last night’s show.
Perhaps the biggest surprise of the night was of a big return for Perfect Dark, now in development at the recently-founded Microsoft studio The Initiative. We saw an early concept video for the game, which looks to be set in the near future, and got confirmation that agent Jo Dark would be back for the first time in over decade:
Perfect Dark – Official Announce Trailer – The Game Awards 2020 Watch on YouTube
Speaking of Microsoft, we also finally got confirmation that Master Chief was joining Fortnite, alongside a replica of the iconic Blood Gulch map for you to play a Capture the Flag-esque mode on.
And in other Xbox news, we got welcome confirmation the excellent Microsoft Flight Simulator would land on Xbox Series X/S next summer, while you can get the Cyberpunk 2077 car in Forza Horizon 4 today.
BioWare brought a couple of big – if rather vague – trailers to the show. Firstly, it once again teased its next Dragon Age in a stylish new cinematic. The video seemed to suggest the game may end up just being called , even though it clearly continues the saga’s story post-Inquisition.
The Next Dragon Age Official Teaser Trailer – 2020 Game Awards Watch on YouTube
Then, to round out the show, BioWare shared a first teaser for its next Mass Effect game. This video appears to confirm a return to the original trilogy’s Milky Way setting – and ends with the reveal of a very familiar blue face. Much more on what all this means here.
The Next Mass Effect – Official Teaser Trailer Watch on YouTube
Outside of appearing in some nice musical medleys, Nintendo was pretty light on announcements – though it did confirm Final Fantasy character Sephiroth was the next character coming to Super Smash Bros. Ultimate. Separately, Capcom confirmed a Ghosts n’ Goblins remake for Nintendo Switch and plans to re-release many classic retro games.