The Game Awards 2020 live report Eurogamer.net If you click on a link and make a purchase we may receive a small commission. Read our editorial policy. The Game Awards 2020 live report Join us from 11.30pm for all the fun and festivities. Blog by Martin Robinson Editor-in-chief Published on 10 Dec 2020 793 comments It's time once again for video game's answer to The Oscars! Except no-one cares too much about the awards and is mostly here for the reveals. So it's more like a three hour Superbowl Commercial break. ANYWAY, whatever it is it's starting at 11.30pm, and we'll be joining you for all the fun and games. Our live coverage of this event has finished. Coverage 21:06 pm UTC Indeed it is. – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC Hello, and how do you do! – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC I'm obviously not going to be here the whole next two and a half hours before the show. Just wanted to pop in and say hi. – Martin Robinson 21:06 pm UTC Hi! – Martin Robinson 21:07 pm UTC You've got plenty of time to gather snacks, get that sofa nice and comfy and prep a pot of coffee. – Martin Robinson 21:08 pm UTC Or to put another couple of hours into Cyberpunk, which is what I'm about to do. – Martin Robinson 21:08 pm UTC We'll be starting in earnest around when the pre-show starts at 11.30pm. See you all a little later! – Martin Robinson 21:09 pm UTC Just need to find a nice holding image for the next two hours.... – Martin Robinson 21:12 pm UTC – Martin Robinson 21:12 pm UTC There we go. – Martin Robinson 23:24 pm UTC Well, hello then. – Martin Robinson 23:26 pm UTC Have I missed the pre-show? I mean, it's normally my favourite part and everything, so I'd be gutted if I have. – Martin Robinson 23:28 pm UTC – Martin Robinson 23:28 pm UTC Absolutely gutted. – Martin Robinson 23:29 pm UTC So, what to expect? – Martin Robinson 23:29 pm UTC As our beloved Kami has pointed out, there's already been warnings not to expect too much, from Microsoft's Aaron Greenberg at least. – Martin Robinson 23:30 pm UTC That said, the most compelling rumour I've heard for an appearance tonight is the return of a beloved series that's set for Xbox. – Martin Robinson 23:30 pm UTC Who knows though? And this late in the day I'm certainly not going to spoil things. – Martin Robinson 23:32 pm UTC Oh, one thing that is out there is that we will get the reveal of a new Smash Bros. character tonight - so that's something. – Martin Robinson 23:32 pm UTC Will Nintendo have anything else to show? I'm being hyper optimistic, but wouldn't a new look at Breath of the Wild 2 be nice? – Martin Robinson 23:33 pm UTC AND WE ARE GO. – Martin Robinson 23:33 pm UTC Oh man. I didn't miss the pre-show. – Martin Robinson 23:34 pm UTC This is it. This is the pre-show. – Martin Robinson 23:34 pm UTC – Martin Robinson 23:35 pm UTC FFS – Martin Robinson 23:35 pm UTC Ah, we do get our first award of the night - the best soundtrack going to Final Fantasy 7, and deservedly so. – Martin Robinson 23:35 pm UTC And we do also get a premiere. – Martin Robinson 23:36 pm UTC Oh how to make sense of it all. – Martin Robinson 23:36 pm UTC That big old fashioned I had just before this is beginning to feel like a bad idea. – Martin Robinson 23:37 pm UTC I'm confused, basically, during this reel of new games from Devolver. – Martin Robinson 23:38 pm UTC Happy to leave my bank details here if you want to throw me a few quid. – Martin Robinson 23:38 pm UTC (Also there'll be more on that kind of thing in the first half of next year, I believe!) – Martin Robinson 23:39 pm UTC Here's a trailer for the delightful Alba - there'll be a review on Eurogamer tomorrow morning. – Martin Robinson 23:39 pm UTC I had an Alba stereo once. – Martin Robinson 23:39 pm UTC Proper shit it were. – Martin Robinson 23:40 pm UTC They're one of those amazing brands, like Matsui, who do the proper Tandy-level stuff. – Martin Robinson 23:40 pm UTC Anyway, Alba! – Martin Robinson 23:40 pm UTC Here's another award - best action adventure. – Martin Robinson 23:41 pm UTC On another note, I think this is the first time I've mixed whiskey with a live report and it is increasingly feeling like a mistake. – Martin Robinson 23:41 pm UTC THE LAST OF US PART 2 WINS! – Martin Robinson 23:42 pm UTC See, I told you that whiskey was a mistake. – Martin Robinson 23:43 pm UTC Anyway, here's a game I will get right - Sea of Solitude, which is coming in director's cut form to Switch next year. – Martin Robinson 23:44 pm UTC I was actually getting worried for a second there. – Martin Robinson 23:44 pm UTC Bizarrely, Quantic Dream is publishing this version of Sea of Solitude - it was an EA thing first time around. – Martin Robinson 23:45 pm UTC Same here. – Martin Robinson 23:45 pm UTC A new game here from Focus Interactive - Shady Part of Me. Oh, and it's out now! – Martin Robinson 23:46 pm UTC Three award winners now! Best Family Game first up. – Martin Robinson 23:46 pm UTC Don't do this to me. – Martin Robinson 23:47 pm UTC Anyway, Animal Crossing is the deserved winner of the family award, while Fall Guys bags the award for Best Community Support. Best Debut Game is up next. – Martin Robinson 23:48 pm UTC It is a phenomenal world. I wish I'd been patient enough to wait for the next gen versions next year though! – Martin Robinson 23:49 pm UTC An advert break, and a couple of eSports awards. – Martin Robinson 23:49 pm UTC Which sounds like a toilet break if I've ever heard one. – Martin Robinson 23:50 pm UTC Oh, we're back! That was quick. – Martin Robinson 23:51 pm UTC A performance from the Persona 5 Strikers' soundtrack - which should be a nice wake-me-up. – Martin Robinson 23:51 pm UTC Into this tbf. – Martin Robinson 23:53 pm UTC It's a fookin banger. – Martin Robinson 23:53 pm UTC Some absolute shreddage from that lad on a Flying V too - super into this. – Martin Robinson 23:54 pm UTC Might have a little bop in my shed. – Martin Robinson 23:54 pm UTC Oh, the gameplay of the Nier remake. – Martin Robinson 23:55 pm UTC Got absolutely no idea what to expect from this, but let's have a gander. – Martin Robinson 23:55 pm UTC It looks a lot more in line with Automata, which is to be expected. – Martin Robinson 23:56 pm UTC Kiliko: Nier AuTomato, now there's a game that I wish I loved but find astoundingly dull. Tried four times now, can never get it to click. Will try again some day! – Martin Robinson 23:57 pm UTC And here's the debut of a new band, a Gorillaz-esque thing which seems a bit rote. – Martin Robinson 23:57 pm UTC Ah, it's sweet enough. – Martin Robinson 23:58 pm UTC esports best talent now. I really might take a toilet break. Sorry. – Martin Robinson 23:59 pm UTC League of Legends is the best esport, the best coach was the one from Cheers, the best esports event was the last time I got everyone round for a Mario Kart 8 session in my shed. – Martin Robinson 23:59 pm UTC Also I'm best esports host because when you come to play Mario Kart around here there's beer, weed and everything. – Martin Robinson 00:00 am UTC Being confused about esports is a surefire way to reveal you're about to hit 40. – Martin Robinson 00:01 am UTC Anyway, Showmaker is the best esports athlete. – Martin Robinson 00:02 am UTC Truth. – Martin Robinson 00:02 am UTC Hang on, I took a swig of whiskey and looked up and now there's a new Panzer Dragoon game? – Martin Robinson 00:03 am UTC Well, Century Age of Ashes to be precise. And not actually a Panzer Dragoon game. Looks mint, mind. – Martin Robinson 00:03 am UTC Would play that. – Martin Robinson 00:03 am UTC That was the pre-show. Which can only mean one thing. – Martin Robinson 00:04 am UTC – Martin Robinson 00:04 am UTC It's Geoff o'clock. – Martin Robinson 00:04 am UTC His lapels have zips on them? – Martin Robinson 00:04 am UTC Am I seeing that right? Lapels with zips? – Martin Robinson 00:05 am UTC I know it's Cyberpunk week and whatnot but wtf. – Martin Robinson 00:05 am UTC I haven't even seen the sneakers yet! – Martin Robinson 00:05 am UTC No, and I'm actually legit looking forward to that. – Martin Robinson 00:05 am UTC Oh hang on here's the Smash reveal. – Martin Robinson 00:06 am UTC Straight in there with it - respect. – Martin Robinson 00:06 am UTC It's.... – Martin Robinson 00:06 am UTC GEOFF KEIGHLEY IS THE NEXT SMASH CHARACTER! – Martin Robinson 00:06 am UTC Nah wait it's just Sepiroth. – Martin Robinson 00:06 am UTC Easy mistake to make tbf. – Martin Robinson 00:08 am UTC Well, there we go. – Martin Robinson 00:08 am UTC In other news it's really started to rain here in Lewisham and the sound of it pounding down on my shed is really quite soothing. – Martin Robinson 00:09 am UTC Still waiting to see Geoff's booties. – Martin Robinson 00:09 am UTC Oh wow. – Martin Robinson 00:09 am UTC And here's Brie Larson presenting best performance. – Martin Robinson 00:10 am UTC Laura Bailey wins for her take on Abbey in The Last of Us Part 2. – Martin Robinson 00:12 am UTC Er, this is quite the speech. – Martin Robinson 00:12 am UTC I like the sound of her phone dinging in the background, mind, as she no doubt gets plenty of well-deserved congratulations. – Martin Robinson 00:13 am UTC That said, that speech was a bit. – Martin Robinson 00:13 am UTC A new reveal now. – Martin Robinson 00:13 am UTC It's a new team as well, I believe. – Martin Robinson 00:15 am UTC Ah, it's the new game from The Initiative - which is Microsoft's Santa Monica studio that's got talent from the likes of Crystal Dynamics and Naughty Dog. – Martin Robinson 00:15 am UTC And, yes, I think this one might be of interest. – Martin Robinson 00:15 am UTC So this is what I was alluding to earlier. – Martin Robinson 00:16 am UTC It's Perfect Dark, if you haven't guessed already. – Martin Robinson 00:16 am UTC Yes please thank you very much. – Martin Robinson 00:17 am UTC Just a cinematic and we don't know too much - other than some of the devs behind Tomb Raider and Uncharted are making a Perfect Dark gamer with a hefty slice of MS cash. – Martin Robinson 00:17 am UTC Which is enough to get me excited. – Martin Robinson 00:17 am UTC And as if that wasn't enough, here's a new Turtle Rock - the L4D/Evolve bunch - to keep my ticker going at quite the rate. – Martin Robinson 00:18 am UTC It looks every bit like Left4Dead 3. – Martin Robinson 00:19 am UTC Back4Blood. – Martin Robinson 00:19 am UTC lol – Martin Robinson 00:19 am UTC So it's not Left4Dead, but they're doing everything they can to hold on to that legacy. – Martin Robinson 00:20 am UTC Holding on so tightly it looks a bit awkward to be quite honest. – Martin Robinson 00:20 am UTC Ah well, it'll play great I'm sure. – Martin Robinson 00:21 am UTC Yes, it is Left4Dead. Which is a great game to be fair! – Martin Robinson 00:21 am UTC I'm going with this game's title. I'm quite into those shoes. – Martin Robinson 00:22 am UTC Still can't believe you lot are letting the zips on those lapels slide. – Martin Robinson 00:22 am UTC I just can't even fathom their purpose. – Martin Robinson 00:22 am UTC Unless it's where you keep a cheeky bit of snifter. – Martin Robinson 00:22 am UTC – Martin Robinson 00:23 am UTC He knows. – Martin Robinson 00:24 am UTC An update on Scavengers! The one Improbable game that might actually not crash and burn? – Martin Robinson 00:25 am UTC There's a PC beta - it's actually a thing! It's looked really promising from all we've seen too, so here's hoping it can live up to its promise. – Martin Robinson 00:26 am UTC Something now from Sumo's Nottingham studio and Focus, which looks like a For Honor esque period-based multiplayer... thing. – Martin Robinson 00:26 am UTC Oh and it's based on Robin Hood, of course. They are based in Nottingham and all. – Martin Robinson 00:28 am UTC Thank you for the correction. And actually I'm about to pour myself another. – Martin Robinson 00:28 am UTC Here's the news that Cyberpunk's Quadra is coming to Forza Horizon 4. – Martin Robinson 00:29 am UTC Award time once more! It's best ongoing game. – Martin Robinson 00:29 am UTC AND THE WINNER IS: – Martin Robinson 00:29 am UTC No Man's Sky - well-deserved again! – Martin Robinson 00:30 am UTC And straight into another world premiere. – Martin Robinson 00:31 am UTC It looks.. expensive? – Martin Robinson 00:32 am UTC And also legitimately terrifying. – Martin Robinson 00:32 am UTC It's a CG trailer, though, so it's hard to understand too much what it is other than sci-fi and pretty. – Martin Robinson 00:33 am UTC The Callisto Protocol, from Striking Distance games, coming in 2022. – Martin Robinson 00:33 am UTC And it's Glen Schofield's new thing - I'm speaking to him tomorrow about this, so if there's anything you'd like to know, let me know! – Martin Robinson 00:34 am UTC Mostly I just want to luxuriate in Glen's presence though - he's an amazing man and also a hell of a cartoonist. – Martin Robinson 00:35 am UTC Sorry, was daydreaming about having a picnic with Glen when they showed off that Warhammer game. Also Ghosts of Tsushima won something. Hades won best action game. There's a VR award. What's going to win? It's Half-Life: Alyx. – Martin Robinson 00:36 am UTC Best racing game now. Wow they care less about these awards than we do the rate they're rattling through them. – Martin Robinson 00:36 am UTC Tony Hawk's is the best sport. – Martin Robinson 00:36 am UTC Elden Ring is the game you're looking forward to most. There's an award for that? – Martin Robinson 00:38 am UTC Here's a new Annapurna joint, anyway, called Open Roads - and holy fuck does it look gorgeous. – Martin Robinson 00:38 am UTC Yes! In the best possible way! – Martin Robinson 00:39 am UTC Let it be noted that I am truly appreciating your live report of Die Another Day throughout all this. – Martin Robinson 00:40 am UTC Right, no offence to Valorant, but I really am off for a quick toilet break. – Martin Robinson 00:42 am UTC I'm back! What did I miss? – Martin Robinson 00:42 am UTC DISCO ELYSIUM PLEASE COME TO SWITCH TODAY. – Martin Robinson 00:44 am UTC Maybe not just yet - The Final Cut coming next March, with PS4 and PS4 coming alongside the newly extended game. – Martin Robinson 00:45 am UTC Now for our look at the troubled Dragon Age 4 - I think we're getting a look at the new logo? – Martin Robinson 00:45 am UTC And some boots. – Martin Robinson 00:46 am UTC It looks like it's simply called Dragon Age. – Martin Robinson 00:46 am UTC Kiliko: see, I liked Inquisition, but after that and everything that's happened to Bioware since, who even has the energy to be excited about this? Indeed. – Martin Robinson 00:47 am UTC Kiliko: it's Dragon Age cause the development has been DRAGging ON for an AGE waheyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy *applause* – Martin Robinson 00:48 am UTC Endless Dungeon is a leftfield announcement - set in Amplitude's Endless universe, it's an action-focussed dungeon crawler with an exquisite artstyle. Looks fancy! – Martin Robinson 00:49 am UTC And now here's a look at Crimson Desert - it's from the Black Desert Online peeps, and looks just as impressive in its own way. – Martin Robinson 00:49 am UTC In fact, it looks outrageously impressive. – Martin Robinson 00:50 am UTC I've been playing Cyberpunk 2077 on console like I'm running an E3 demo, slow-panning at everything, to compensate for the performance. – Martin Robinson 00:51 am UTC We're seeing a lot more gameplay this year - some of it quite unpolished gameplay, which I still find infinitely preferable to CG trailers. – Martin Robinson 00:52 am UTC And even in its unfinished state, this looks grand as. – Martin Robinson 00:52 am UTC BTW when I popped back in the house for a slash I bought the whole bottle of bourbon back with me. Apologies, @Folie - the factual errors are about to go off the charts. – Martin Robinson 00:53 am UTC Kiliko: So this is Black Desert Offline? Haha, basically yes. – Martin Robinson 00:53 am UTC There be Crimson Desert, from Pearl Abyss. – Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC I'm trying to think of my fave crimson desserts. – Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC I guess summer pudding counts? – Martin Robinson 00:54 am UTC Denzel Washington's son doesn't want to be doing this. – Martin Robinson 00:55 am UTC Yeah velvet cake is shit though isn't it? – Martin Robinson 00:55 am UTC The Last of Us Part 2 won another award, and there's another Naughty Dog speech going on. – Martin Robinson 00:56 am UTC I actually can't remember the last time I had a velvet cake though, maybe I should give them another shot. – Martin Robinson 00:56 am UTC Oh wait, the Swedish chef is here! – Martin Robinson 00:57 am UTC INSOMANiAC: Christ, we've gone low. I think we've just gone high. – Martin Robinson 00:57 am UTC Well, I'm certainly contemplating getting high right now. – Martin Robinson 00:57 am UTC Folie: Tesco Finest Red Velvet to accompany an episode of Bake Off is as good as it gets I'll give it a shot. – Martin Robinson 00:58 am UTC megatronix: I am high *fistbump* – Martin Robinson 00:58 am UTC Anyway, Swedish Chef is now in Overcooked, I think. – Martin Robinson 01:00 am UTC I've been reading up on these red velvet cakes, and to be quite honest they sound basic as fuck. – Martin Robinson 01:01 am UTC What a bizarre thing The Game Awards is. – Martin Robinson 01:02 am UTC Also how bizarre that I'm totally alright to be up at 1am to watch an ad-reel. Video games are WILD! – Martin Robinson 01:02 am UTC Basically? Nothing new there, though it did give me a little tingle that it's not long until it's out. – Martin Robinson 01:04 am UTC Current mood: – Martin Robinson 01:04 am UTC – Martin Robinson 01:05 am UTC Still haven't heard a reasonable excuse for those lapel zips. – Martin Robinson 01:05 am UTC But screw it, here's a live Mario soundtrack performance from Abbey Road. – Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC Bowser's Fury deffo sounds a bit incognito browsing. – Martin Robinson 01:06 am UTC Ah shit, this gets me every time. – Martin Robinson 01:07 am UTC Can't listen to Gusty Garden Galaxy without tearing up a little. – Martin Robinson 01:08 am UTC A new premiere - and it includes a brilliantly-realised Realistic recorder and loads of nice vintage machinery. – Martin Robinson 01:09 am UTC Season! – Martin Robinson 01:10 am UTC This is funny - I was talking to Donlan earlier on about the Boku no Natsuyasumi series (he's reviewing Alba atm, which game me big Boku no Natsuyasumi vibes). – Martin Robinson 01:10 am UTC And Season has those same vibes too. Yes please very much thanks. – Martin Robinson 01:10 am UTC Kiliko: Getting Gal Gadot to present the inclusive/impact award was er, a choice... *grimace* – Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTC Onwards! And a new game announce too. – Martin Robinson 01:11 am UTC IT'S VIN FUCKING DIESEL MOTHERFUCKERS. – Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC Brace of him to turn up a year after rocking up on stage high as a kite and announcing the shitfest that was Fast and Furious Crossroads. – Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC Still love you Vin. – Martin Robinson 01:12 am UTC I'm team Vin all the way. – Martin Robinson 01:14 am UTC Is this Lionhead's BC back from the dead? – Martin Robinson 01:14 am UTC This is amazing - Vin Diesel going toe-to-toe with a T-Rex, because fuck yes. – Martin Robinson 01:15 am UTC I'm guessing this'll be a Tigon joint. – Martin Robinson 01:15 am UTC That being Vin's video game concern. – Martin Robinson 01:15 am UTC It looks like Dad of War meets Horizon Zero Dawn meets what the fuck – Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC It's Ark. – Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Hahahaha. – Martin Robinson 01:16 am UTC Well, there you go - Ark 2. – Martin Robinson 01:17 am UTC This might be the greatest 'but...' yet. – Martin Robinson 01:18 am UTC Oh and there's an animated Ark series coming. – Martin Robinson 01:18 am UTC With Michelle Yeoh, Gerard Butler, David Tennant and oh my god the Ark team made an awful lot of money I hope it hasn't gone to their heads. – Martin Robinson 01:20 am UTC Another new reveal, this time Elite Dangerous Odyssey with a use of Bowie I'm not particularly comfortable with. – Martin Robinson 01:21 am UTC GamesProgrammer: Late to the party any big awards given out yet? We have found the one person who is here for the awards and not the reveals (hello!) – Martin Robinson 01:21 am UTC JorgeLuisBorges: What did I miss? Other than Martin being pissed... *hic* – Martin Robinson 01:23 am UTC I guess this is Outriders, which looks like simple good fun but I worry it's being set up as more than that. – Martin Robinson 01:26 am UTC Indeed. Anyway, Fist looks great but somehow had me thinking of 90s shareware side-scrollers like Ninja Rabbits. – Martin Robinson 01:26 am UTC INSOMANiAC: Someone PLEASE tell me when this ends It never ends. – Martin Robinson 01:27 am UTC Nolan North you're amazing but you're too old to do this distressed denim thing. – Martin Robinson 01:27 am UTC You can afford a nice pair of slacks from Cos or something. – Martin Robinson 01:28 am UTC Oh hang on here's another award. Among Us wins best multiplayer! – Martin Robinson 01:29 am UTC And this is a genuinely beautiful moment as a team who've experienced quite the year gets their moment in the spotlight. Beautiful! – Martin Robinson 01:29 am UTC Here's a new game reveal! – Martin Robinson 01:29 am UTC From Saber Interactive. – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC And it's an Evil Dead game? – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC Up for that. – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC Really, really up for that. – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC Bruce Campbell features, obviously. – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC And my lord I am so, so up for this. – Martin Robinson 01:30 am UTC Can you get a better b-lister than an Evil Dead game though? – Martin Robinson 01:31 am UTC A remake now, and a Capcom one - ah, it's Ghouls and Goblins, or whatever you call it in your part of the world. – Martin Robinson 01:31 am UTC It still looks absolutely bastard hard for its Switch remake that's coming next February. – Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC BEST INDEPENDENT GAME AWARD NOW AWARD LOVERS. – Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC Hades wins. – Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC Best audio design. – Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC God it's embarrassing how much the Game Awards hates giving out awards. – Martin Robinson 01:32 am UTC Best RPG is Final Fantasy 7 Remake. – Martin Robinson 01:33 am UTC MS Flight Sim wins best sim and they are rattling through this so quickly. – Martin Robinson 01:33 am UTC Player's Choice is Ghost of Tsushima. – Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC And we have best fighting game, with Cobra Kai's leads taking us through the winners in a terrible skit. – Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC Ralph Macchio's house suggests he's doing alright for himself though. – Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC He was so good in Crossroads. – Martin Robinson 01:34 am UTC I bet he can still shred too. – Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC Ah, our first look at MS Flighjt Sim running on console! – Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC Oh man, this game really is something special. – Martin Robinson 01:35 am UTC And I think it could work wonderfully on console too. – Martin Robinson 01:36 am UTC Also I still cry when I hear this song, mostly because of when they used it at the end of the admittedly not very good TV adaptation of Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy. – Martin Robinson 01:36 am UTC Kami: Think we might get to bed before 4am this year? Sleep is for the weak. – Martin Robinson 01:37 am UTC Next summer for MS Flight Sim on console. Be excite. – Martin Robinson 01:37 am UTC This, I believe, is Returnal? Housemarque's new thing, which is reason enough to be excited. – Martin Robinson 01:38 am UTC That it's them branching out for something on a grander palette than they've worked with before is very exciting. – Martin Robinson 01:39 am UTC INSOMANiAC: When that screeching Irishman appears I'm off. Understandable. – Martin Robinson 01:42 am UTC It's really raining quite a lot here in Lewisham right now. – Martin Robinson 01:42 am UTC – Martin Robinson 01:43 am UTC Well, we're back with The Game Awards. – Martin Robinson 01:43 am UTC No matter what you say about Geoff's shoes, they sure look comfy. – Martin Robinson 01:43 am UTC Ah here's the coke fiend! – Martin Robinson 01:44 am UTC You said it! – Martin Robinson 01:44 am UTC Anyway, here's his new thing which is a thing. – Martin Robinson 01:46 am UTC It looks like it takes Fares' co-op thing into new territory - namely that of two people figuring out the finer points of their long-term relationship. – Martin Robinson 01:46 am UTC And it looks pretty good. – Martin Robinson 01:47 am UTC There you go: It Takes Two. From Geoff's mate Josef. – Martin Robinson 01:47 am UTC Here's Reggie for some meme-based content. – Martin Robinson 01:47 am UTC Ah, and an award for accessibility. – Martin Robinson 01:47 am UTC Reggie still scares me. – Martin Robinson 01:48 am UTC Haha, poor Geoff. – Martin Robinson 01:49 am UTC An admirable award, and the innovation in accessibility award has gone to The Last of Part 2. – Martin Robinson 01:50 am UTC Kami: those blinds get pulled the moment this bit is done... Haha. – Martin Robinson 01:51 am UTC Again it's amazing to be pulled into an award-winner's house and to hear their phone pinging with congrats messages. – Martin Robinson 01:51 am UTC So wholesome. – Martin Robinson 01:52 am UTC Not quite sure how there can be another hour of this. – Martin Robinson 01:53 am UTC Or indeed if I can stay awake another hour. Maybe time to make the switch to coffee. – Martin Robinson 01:54 am UTC A quick ad for Destiny 2 Beyond Light there. – Martin Robinson 01:54 am UTC I gave the next-gen version a quick blast earlier - it looks splendid as. – Martin Robinson 01:55 am UTC Destiny? Never heard of it. – Martin Robinson 01:55 am UTC Kiliko: Beyond Light released on Game Pass on release day (!) and still no one seems to give a fuck about it. Proper fell flat didn't it? Timing wasn't great - I think most publications were focussed on next-gen/Cyberpunk. – Martin Robinson 01:56 am UTC Ah, good to know. – Martin Robinson 01:57 am UTC Was about to berate the Game Awards once again for just being an excruciatingly bland reel of ads. – Martin Robinson 01:57 am UTC But hey it's nearly Xmas so what's the point. – Martin Robinson 01:58 am UTC Also I'm the sucker out in my shed live-reporting this nonsense while Geoff is out there with his lapel zips concealing all that upnose so I'm the real loser. – Martin Robinson 01:58 am UTC Mobile gaming section here, which I know you lot love. – Martin Robinson 01:59 am UTC *preach* – Martin Robinson 01:59 am UTC Ah, Among Us wins - another excuse to cut to the adorable devs who are having a hell of a night. – Martin Robinson 02:01 am UTC Monster Hunter Rise on Switch - probably the game I'm looking forward to most in 2021 - gets a new trailer. – Martin Robinson 02:01 am UTC It's the RE Engine's debut on Switch (and the series' debut in RE Engine). – Martin Robinson 02:02 am UTC It might, in its own way, be more important to the future of the series as MH World. I can't wait! – Martin Robinson 02:02 am UTC Content creator of the year is coming up soon! Is it me? Did you all nominate me? – Martin Robinson 02:02 am UTC Didn't think so, you jerks. – Martin Robinson 02:02 am UTC Speaking of jerks! Here's Troy Baker. – Martin Robinson 02:04 am UTC He truly is in love with the smell of the gas that he emits from his arsehole. – Martin Robinson 02:04 am UTC Here's Eddie Vedder tho, which is a nice move in the right direction. – Martin Robinson 02:06 am UTC The guitar is near and Eddie is very far away. – Martin Robinson 02:07 am UTC Kiliko: hope Eddie decides to liven this up a little bit and just explosively belt out Even Flow during this very Sincere™ moment I'd be so up for that. – Martin Robinson 02:07 am UTC Anyway, that was a heartfelt rendition. Also apologies to Troy Baker for being a bit mean there. – Martin Robinson 02:08 am UTC A new premiere! – Martin Robinson 02:08 am UTC Focus, again - they're having quite the showcase tonight. – Martin Robinson 02:09 am UTC It's from Shadow Warriors devs Flying Wild Hog, and it looks suitably over-the-top. – Martin Robinson 02:09 am UTC Evil West there for you - coming in 2021. – Martin Robinson 02:10 am UTC 50 minutes more of this. – Martin Robinson 02:10 am UTC Soz. – Martin Robinson 02:11 am UTC Are you on the herbal or have you gone hardcore and caffeinated? – Martin Robinson 02:13 am UTC A pretty good one at that. – Martin Robinson 02:14 am UTC I do find it hard to take Facebook seriously as an agent for encouraging better mental health though. – Martin Robinson 02:14 am UTC An absolutely appalling HP Omen ad too which alludes to... No, best I don't type it out. – Martin Robinson 02:15 am UTC Anyway, that's me never touching an HP device again. Good work! – Martin Robinson 02:16 am UTC An Among Us map reveal now. Being old I haven't played Among Us that much, sorry. – Martin Robinson 02:17 am UTC Oh Geoff is in Among Us now too. – Martin Robinson 02:18 am UTC A bit of column a, a bit of column b? – Martin Robinson 02:19 am UTC Adobe's Content Creator of the Year is Valkyrae. – Martin Robinson 02:20 am UTC A Fortnite reveal now, courtesy of the Mustard. – Martin Robinson 02:21 am UTC As expected - it's Master Chief who's coming to Fortnite. – Martin Robinson 02:22 am UTC Some Red vs. Blue shenanigans to accompany the news . – Martin Robinson 02:22 am UTC But yes this is appalling. – Martin Robinson 02:23 am UTC I've always been old. It's great. – Martin Robinson 02:24 am UTC Kiliko: drink every time he says awesome I'm already so drunk tho... – Martin Robinson 02:24 am UTC Blood Gulch in Fortnite is pretty awesome, mind. – Martin Robinson 02:24 am UTC 35 minutes left. Can I get through all this. – Martin Robinson 02:25 am UTC A man called Cascade who is speaking in the oddest cadence suggests I cannot. – Martin Robinson 02:25 am UTC What is he doing with his hands. Why is he pointing so much. – Martin Robinson 02:26 am UTC I apologise, it's Kaskade. – Martin Robinson 02:28 am UTC This has been a particularly weak show - understandable, given the conditions it was produced under. – Martin Robinson 02:28 am UTC Doesn't make it any easier to power through the nonsense at 2.30am though. – Martin Robinson 02:29 am UTC Hold on, here's Just Cause for mobile to perk things up. – Martin Robinson 02:31 am UTC You do begin to question your life choices though when it's half two in the morning and you're doing live updates of a three-hour long ad. – Martin Robinson 02:32 am UTC Would anyone object if I just did a bit of heroin and went to go and sit quietly in the corner? – Martin Robinson 02:32 am UTC Just a taste. – Martin Robinson 02:33 am UTC Ruined King, one of Riot's new wave of games, gets an outing. – Martin Robinson 02:34 am UTC Keanu Reeves is here to present best game direction. – Martin Robinson 02:34 am UTC His animation routines look a bit broken. – Martin Robinson 02:34 am UTC Keep expecting him to be caught in a t-pose. – Martin Robinson 02:35 am UTC The Last of Us Part 2 wins the best direction award, and Neil Druckmann is here to take the honours. – Martin Robinson 02:37 am UTC Here's an advert for GTA Online. – Martin Robinson 02:37 am UTC – Martin Robinson 02:37 am UTC This is all of us right now. – Martin Robinson 02:39 am UTC I think I say the same every year. And yet here we are again. – Martin Robinson 02:40 am UTC Another quick ad for the Medal of Honor VR game. – Martin Robinson 02:41 am UTC INSOMANiAC: There's me, Martin and Kami here. Every single year. Every single live presentation shit. We have nothing else in life. We plan our lives around these events. I do it all for the two of you, you beautiful people. – Martin Robinson 02:42 am UTC Do you think Geoff has done double knots on those shoes? – Martin Robinson 02:42 am UTC Oh wait here's another premiere. – Martin Robinson 02:42 am UTC I still don't know how you graciously tie a pair of shoes tho- you can have a pair of the best brogues in the world, but it's all for naught if you do some kind of clown bow on them when tying them up. – Martin Robinson 02:43 am UTC Hold on, we're getting a Mass Effect Trailer. – Martin Robinson 02:43 am UTC And it is simply Mass Effect. – Martin Robinson 02:44 am UTC Hmm - like Dragon Age before it, it's hard to get too excited given the state of BioWare at the moment. – Martin Robinson 02:44 am UTC Given how far out that game is, and how little we know about Dragon Age, I'm not sure how smart it was to show it. – Martin Robinson 02:44 am UTC Ah well. – Martin Robinson 02:45 am UTC Game of the year now, presented by Christopher Nolan. – Martin Robinson 02:48 am UTC Despite my cattiness, I do think it's been a wonderful year for video games - and they've been there for us when we really needed them. – Martin Robinson 02:48 am UTC The Last of Us Part 2 wins. – Martin Robinson 02:49 am UTC Well, that was that - a low-key show this year, understandably so. – Martin Robinson 02:50 am UTC I still hate myself for being up this late for a three-hour long advert though. – Martin Robinson 02:51 am UTC Congrats to all the winners - they're all well-deserved in what's been a trying year. – Martin Robinson 02:51 am UTC And also this. – Martin Robinson 02:52 am UTC Thanks for joining us. 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