The show is coming along

My eyes are all melty and I’m dying to dig intoSmash Ultimate, but let’s take a moment to recap the major video game news fromThe Game Awards 2018. There were some genuinely surprising moments.

For instance: a newMarvel Ultimate Alliance… developed by Team Ninja… for Nintendo Switch. I sure didn’t see that coming, and even if I somehow did, it looks better than I would’ve expected.

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Crash Team Racing, Obsidian’s attention-grabbing new RPGThe Outer Worlds, andMortal Kombat 11kept the pace moving despite a still-too-long runtime. Even with the award side of the show streamlined, there’s too much stuff crammed in. That said, it’s maybe not the worst problem to have.

In terms of announcements, one company stole the show, and it was none other than Nintendo.Super Smash Bros. Ultimateis recruitingPersona 5‘s Joker as its first paid DLC character. With the news dropping shortly before the game went live on the eShop, the timing couldn’t have been better.

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Here’s that and everything else that happened at The Game Awards 2018:

Football Manager 26 promo art

Cover for Max Payne

Black Ops 7 key art work

PEAK mesa biome text

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CoD BO7 The Guild robot

Drag x Drive passing

A ruined police station in Raccoon City in Resident Evil Requiem.