Dragon Age (#TheDreadWolfRises)

After all the speculation last week about Bioware hinting at a new Dragon Age reveal, we finally saw it last night. A short clip with familiar music player, and the voice of non other than the Solas the Dread Wolf, emerges to tease players about what’s next. That short clip was all it took to send Dragon Age fans around the world into a frenzy. It’s been too long since Dragon Age Inquisition. Preliminary reports suggest we won’t see the final game until 2021, so let’s hope it will be worth the wait.

"I suspect you have questions…" #TheDreadWolfRises pic.twitter.com/oT7L6LOFKA

— BioWare (@bioware) December 7, 2018

Atlas MMO

Another big reveal came from Studio Wildcard, the creators of the massively popular survival MMO ARK:Survival Evolved. Apparently, expansions and DLCs weren’t enough to keep them busy, so they’ve gone ahead and announced Atlas. Atlas is a brand new open world sandbox survival game like ARK, but twelve hundred times bigger. Even better, forget the dinosaurs – it’s pirate themed and features customizable ships, islands and features the same massive battles and building that we love about these games. Atlas releases on Steam Early Access on December 13th.

Joker From Persona 5 Joins Smash Brothers

For Nintendo fans, we also got a glimpse of the first DLC character for Smash Bros, and it’s a good one. Nintendo are fully embracing crossovers and we’re shocked and impressed with this one. Persona 5’s Joker will be the first of five DLC characters that players can purchase now that the game is live. Additionally, players can just get the full pass to receive all 5 without having to buy them individually. Very clever, Nintendo. It makes us wonder what other crossover characters the game has in store for players.

Fortnite Revealed ‘The Block’ Creation Suite For In-game Fun

Remember that open-air movie space that you could find on the map? Say good bye to it. Revealed last night, Epic is adding a new player creation suite called The Block. Here, players can go crazy with their creativity and build anything they want. The best part is, the greatest of creations will get voted up by the community, and the best of the best will be featured in-game in the battle royale map. It’s a nice way to bring a community that loves to build things come together in a fun way.

New Far Cry, Obsidian RPG and Anthem Trailer

Rounding up the best of the RPG space is the showcase of a brand new Far Cry game. Far Cry: New Dawn takes place 17 years after the war and is set in Hope County. It looks and feels like a post-apocalyptic fun setting (with a little too much color for my taste) but still interesting nonetheless. Elsewhere, Obsidian and the makers of Fallout also announced a brand new FPS sci-fi RPG called The Outer Worlds. The game will be a narrative driven experience and it looks like a mash between Destiny and Fallout. Last but not least, Anthem also showed a new trailer, introducing a new antagonist – and don’t forget, the closed alpha test begins this weekend!

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Marvel’s Spider-Man

While some may be surprised to see Spidey on the short-list, most of the gaming world didn’t especially Marvel fans. Sony has been teasing players for ages about a Spider-Man exclusive game for the PS4 and this year saw its release to the masses. It sold well, and continues to sell as it’s a household name, but it’s not a shallow game either, as previous superhero titles in the past from Marvel tend to be. Firstly, it’s massive game world and scope, depth and story are all plus points. The combat performs incredibly well like to the beloved Batman games from Arkham. Even the progression systems are well thought out, making leveling up feel fun and rewarding. Simply put, the game deserves its nomination, but will it be enough to win?

God of War

Another outstanding PS4 exclusive in the running is God of War. A well known franchise already, Cory Barlog decided to shake things up in a big way with the latest installment. There were many changes from previous GoW games, like a new over the shoulder cam, changing Kratos’s weapons and even adding Kratos’s son Atreus as a combat companion. All in all, it paid off and God War was critically acclaimed by franchise fans and critics alike. Should it win the Game Awards 2018 Game of the Year? It will be close.

Assassin’s Creed Odyssey

Another year, another Assassin’s Creed game is up for an award. Odyssey does things that no other AC game in the past has done (see a trend here?). Players can now play as a male or female mercenary in a rich open world filled with story, lust and of course, gory combat. The biggest praise for AC Odyssey that we can give is that it’s by far the best one to date. On this gen’s graphics, the environment and world that the character operates in just comes to life, making the gameplay a lot more immersive than ever. There are some negatives as well, as more than the rest of the games on this list, it can be grindy as hell.

Red Dead Redemption 2

Word on the street says that Red Dead Redemption 2 has already won the GOTY 2018 award. Anybody arguing? Rockstar by all accounts, has yet again, time after time, delivered when it matters most. Simply put, Red Dead Redemption 2 is everything most of us would want or have wanted in a sequel. But they don’t just take an award for making something everybody wants. They had to improve and innovate, making the game bigger and better than ever before, which by Rockstar’s standards, sounded impossible. Yet, the world is larger. Every NPC in the game has a potential interaction. The storytelling is immense. You can play the game like a second life, being able to lose yourself in a world that traverses the fine line between a cowboy sim and an RPG sandbox game. It’s not perfect, but god damn it’s close.

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