Last night was the Games Awards, a gala where the awards stood out, with Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 being the big winner of the night. That doesn’t change the fact that for many people, what really happened was far from the awards. Much closer to another place more important than the fanfare and the recognitions: what is yet to come. And if nothing else, the gala was filled with interesting releases that are worth reviewing. That’s why we have selected the most interesting announcements from the gala, so you don’t miss the truly interesting announcements from it. There were quite a few, and some of them were really anticipated.
Bradley the Badger
The creator of Mario + Rabbids joins forces with the writer of games like Red Dead Redemption and Middle Earth: Shadow of Mordor to give us a very unique adventure. Evan Peter brings to life a very charming badger who one day wakes up and finds that his whole world has gone to pieces. And of course, what choice does he have but to save it?
Adventure and action game with a lot of charm, it seems that there will be a dark and metatextual background behind it, as these two minutes full of details suggest. Leaving us with a lot of curiosity about this Bradley the Badger, of which, unfortunately, we do not have a release date.
Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic
Star Wars fans are in for a treat, as there were some very interesting updates for them last night. Perhaps the most significant was Star Wars: Fate of the Old Republic, an RPG directed by Casey Hudson, who directed the Mass Effect trilogy and one of the most beloved games by Star Wars fans: the superb Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic.
And while the trailer is evocative and spectacular, for now we only have that. No dates, no gameplay, no more details. That’s why we fear that we will have to wait not only to play it but also to learn more details about the game.
Divinity
During the two weeks leading up to the Games Awards, a mysterious giant monolith appeared in the desert announcing an unknown game. This game was this: the new one from Larian Studios, creators of Baldur’s Gate 3. It is a new installment of Divinity, a franchise they have been working on for over 20 years, and they have promised that it will be their biggest game to date. Yes, even bigger than Baldur’s Gate 3.
Although without a date and without having shown us anything concrete yet, it is to be expected that they will return to the turn-based role. But considering that with previous Divinity games they have also touched on action role and strategy games, we can expect anything from this Divinity. So we will have to wait to learn more details about one of the, from now on, most anticipated video games of the coming years.
Ontos
Mixing philosophy and horror comes Frictional Games, creators of Soma and the Amnesia saga. In this case, they put us in the shoes of a girl who will have to delve into her father’s strange experiment to find out what has happened to him and challenge the known limits of reality. Which will probably not end very well for her.
With the main selling points being that Frictional Games makes excellent horror games and the presence of Stellan Skarsgård, a regular collaborator of Lars Von Trier and father of Alexander and Bill Skarsgård, this is one of those games that could very well end up taking the GOTY by surprise for many people. And it will do so very soon. Ontos will be released for Xbox, PS5, and PC in 2026.
Coven of the Chicken Foot
Wildflower Interactive is a studio founded by Bruce Straley, former Naughty Dog director of Uncharted 2: Among Thieves, The Last of Us, and Uncharted 4. What it offers us in its first game, Coven of the Chicken Foot, is an adventure similar to ICO or Shadow of the Colossus where we control an elderly woman who must cooperate with a kind of troll to progress in a hostile world.
With a precious aesthetic, reactive physics, and a confirmed focus on narrative, this game has all the potential in the world to become an obsession for many people. And who knows, it might even become the new The Last of Us. But to find out, we will still have to wait, as it does not have a release date yet, but we already know it will be available for PC.
Order of the Sinking Star
Jonathan Blow, the creator of unique games like Braid and The Witness, returns with a game that has been in development for ten years, Order of the Sinking Star. Starting from the premise of sokoban, box-moving games, his idea is to create a game of interconnected puzzles that is much more than the sum of its parts. As is characteristic of all his games.
With an attractive aesthetic and deep mechanics, given the rise of sokoban games in recent years, it remains to be seen whether it has truly managed to create something revolutionary or interesting, or if it has been left behind by the times. But we will find out when it arrives in 2026, still without confirmed platforms.
Warlock
Wizards of the Coast, the people behind Dungeons & Dragons and Magic: The Gathering, now have internal studios to develop their own video games. And the most interesting thing is that only the second of them is related to their most famous licenses. The first is Exodus, which was also at the gala but we already knew about it, and the other is this Warlock.
Warlock will be a third-person action adventure set in the Dungeons & Dragons universe. We do not yet know specific details, neither in setting nor gameplay nor platforms nor release year, but the trailer suggests that it will be an intense game. And fans of Dungeons & Dragons would do well to keep an eye on what comes out of this.
Control: Resonant
Control was one of Remedy’s biggest successes, along with Alan Wake. Now they return with a sequel, Control Resonant, which continues the events of both Control and its DLC as well as those of Alan Wake 2. What does that mean? That we will have to return to the Old House to find out what happened to the original protagonist, this time with a very significant change: your weapon this time is not a pistol.
Focusing on close combat, Control Resonant is an absolutely spectacular hack and slash with incredible visual design that promises to continue expanding the narrative of its unique universe. And fans of Alan Wake should not ignore this title. Because it is sure to connect in some way with the next confirmed game from Remedy: Alan Wake 3.
Gang of Dragon
Toshihiro Nagoshi is the creator of Yakuza and left the studio to create something new, the Nagoshi Studio. And his first game is… new, although not much . Gang of Dragon looks a lot like Yakuza, so much so that it is basically like Yakuza, but with a darker and more violent tone. With Ma Dong-seok, a Korean actor from films like The Neighbor or Train to Busan, as the lead.
Without a release date or confirmed platforms, the game has only given us a trailer that has left us wanting more and a very clear idea: if you like Yakuza, you will like Gang of Dragon. Especially if you have always thought that Yakuza was missing two things. Guns and Kiryu killing people.
Tomb Raider: Catalyst
We were expecting the Tomb Raider remake, which has disappointed us a bit, but we have received more than that: we have had our first look at the new Tomb Raider. With an older Lara Croft in India continuing her usual work of raiding tombs, it seems that things remain the same, although we still need to see gameplay to confirm it.
Scheduled for 2027 and published by Amazon, platforms have not yet been confirmed. But it promises to be one of the most interesting games of that year.
Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve
Ace Combat 7 is a game that exceeded all expectations at Bandai Namco. They had plenty of reasons. The game was not only fun and incredibly dynamic, but it also managed to bring the game’s formula into the present in an extraordinary way. And people longed for a sequel. Which we finally have among us.
Announced for Xbox, PlayStation 5, and PC, it has no release date, but Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve promises to be one of those games that may not seem like a GOTY contender, but it is. A game that is going to move a lot of people and has the potential to sweep in a way we can’t imagine.
Mega Man: Dual Override
To conclude, a small gift for fans of retro video games. Because one of the most beloved 8-bit franchises is back, having managed to stay alive and relevant to this day thanks to one thing: having excellent mechanics and level design.
Mega Man: Dual Override will be released in 2027, and Capcom has already announced a contest to design one of the enemy robots in the game. So, officially, Mega Man is back with all the energy in the world. And we celebrate it.
