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Recap: The Game Awards packs big Xbox news, new trailers, gameplay footage and releases into its end-of-the-year show

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Published onDecember 11, 2020

published onDecember 11, 2020

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Last night the gaming industry was treated to a host of news, trailers, and announcements as it celebrated the 2020 Game Awards.

With everyone’s eyes on the awards show, Microsoft took that opportunity to unload a ton of its end of year announcements in almost rapid-fire succession unveiling thatFlight Simulator would be making its way to Series X|S consoles, Master Chiefmaking an appearance in Fortnite, ARK IIconsole exclusive, a reboot of Perfect Darkfrom its new studio The Initiative, and a lot more.

As for the show itself, Sony exclusive Last of Us II went home with seven awards ranging from Game of the Year to Innovation in Accessibility while other winners such as Animal Crossing: New Horizons took home Best Family Game and Microsoft’s Flight Sim owned the Best Sim/Strategy category.

We’ll save you the three-hour viewing and list of the winners from last night’s award show here (GameSpot has the full list).

Game of the Year

Best Game Direction

Best Narrative

Best Art Direction

Best Score And Music

Best Audio Design

Best Performance

As for other reveals from the night, fans were treated to gameplay footage for Back 4 Blood, a new Cyberpunk 2077 Forza Horizon 4 DLC, Dragon Age 4 Endless Dungeon, new Warframe content, CoD: Black Ops Cold War Season 1 gameplay, a trailer for Elite Dangerous, Evil Dead gameplay, Elder Scrolls Online and so much more.

The three-hour eventhas been archived on YouTubefor anyone who wants to comb through the piles of news, trailers, and gameplay shown during last night’s award show.

Kareem Anderson

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He is always on the lookout for everything new about Microsoft, focusing on making easy-to-understand content and breaking down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security.

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Kareem Anderson

Networking & Security Specialist

He is a journalist from the bay area, now living in Florida. He breaks down complex topics related to networking, Azure, cloud computing, and security

With KB5043178 to Release Preview Channel, Microsoft advises Windows 11 users to plug in when the battery is low#

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Microsoft will raise the price of its 365 Suite to include AI capabilities#

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Recap: The Game Awards packs big Xbox news, new trailers, gameplay footage and releases into its end-of-the-year show#