The Game Awards are not very compatible with UK sleeping patterns (The Game Awards)Its the biggest night of the year for video game reveals on Thursday but are rumours of Resident Evil 9 and Tomb Raider likely to prove true?Christmas always comes early for video game fans, thanks to The Game Awards event in early December with this years event taking place this Thursday/Friday. Although its the closest thing gaming has to the Oscars, the real appeal of The Game Awards is the dozens of new game announcements, often including brand new titles, which are made during the ceremony. Some years have more surprises than others (last year was kind of average) but all the rumours so far point towards 2024 being a particularly good one.Unusually, given how almost everything else in the games industry leaks out months in advance, theres often not much in the way of reliable rumours for The Game Awards, and thats the case once again this year. There have been a few hints, that well get into in a minute, but most of the rumours have been simply that that is going to be a very big event for new announcements.Theres no indication of how big very big is going to be but its worth bearing in mind that previous events have included not just new games but even the first announcement of the Xbox Series X, so technically nothing is off the table. Although, while Xbox is happy to use the event for almost anything, Sony, and in particular Nintendo, usually only offer up smaller scale reveals.Confirmed announcements for The Game Awards 2024There are already a few games that have been confirmed as definitely being at The Game Awards, but these are unlikely to be the biggest announcements of the night, even though a couple of them are big deals that have never been seen properly in public up until now.Borderlands 4It got a teaser trailer this summer but nothing of the game was shown and so at the moment there are no details at all about the gameplay or characters. Its going to be an uphill battle getting people interested in it after that movie though.Split FictionAlthough the name is leaked information (and so may not necessarily be correct) the makers of It Takes Two have confirmed that they will be showing off their new game at the event, including gameplay. Apart from the name though nothing else has been leaked about it so far.Hideo KojimaAlthough its not confirmed what hell be talking about, Metal Gear creator Hideo Kojima will be at The Game Awards. Whether thats to promote next years Death Stranding 2, horror game OD, or mysterious new stealth game Physint is unknown, but since he is a pal of Game Awards presenter Geoff Keighley it could be all of the above or even something new.Mafia: The Old CountryEssentially Mafia 4, although its actually a prequel to the whole series, set in Sicily during the early 1900s and dealing with the origins of the Mafia. Beyond that though nothing is currently known about the game.Tekken 8As well as triple-A games, The Game Awards is also used to unveil indie titles and DLC, with Bandai Namco promising that a new fighter will be announced for Tekken 8. Since its the franchises 30th anniversary this month there may be more to announce than just that, especially as the current rumour is that Ichiban Kasuga from Segas Yakuza: Like A Dragon will be the next fighter which seems an odd anniversary choice.Dying Light: The BeastAlthough The Beast is a standalone spin-off for Dying Light, DLC for existing games Palworld and Warframe is also going to be announced at some point during the night. Giant robot game Mecha Break is also going to be in attendance, with new game info and hopefully a final release date.Rumoured announcements for The Game Awards 2024Like we said, there are surprisingly few concrete rumours and certainly nothing you can take for granted. The talk of this year being a big year for the event is so vague its not even clear if that refers to hardware or just games.However, Bloombergs Jason Schreier has stated that there are two things that will make you say, Holy s***, I cant believe this thing is here! What that means though, is anyones guess.It seems very unlikely Nintendo would unveil the Switch 2 but its not outside the realms of possibility they could at least offer a tease. Likewise, the next gen Xbox has been announced already but would Microsoft really show it off for the first time this year? The answer is probably not.Microsoft has certainly been the one to make most use of The Game Awards in the past though, so new looks at previously announced games like Fable, Perfect Dark, and Gears Of War: E-Day are all entirely possible.Sony doesnt use it as much but the doomed The Last Of Us Online was announced at the Summer Game Fest, which is also run by Geoff Keighley, so its not inconceivable they could announce new games, including Naughty Dogs next title. A proper first look at Marvels Wolverine and Ghost of Ytei is also entirely feasible and perhaps rumours of a Days Gone remaster will prove to be true too.As for Nintendo, they have certainly turned up in the past, but theyve never made any announcements that are particularly big before. A smaller teaser for the Switch 2 or perhaps Metroid Prime 4, which is likely to be a cross-gen launch title, doesnt seem impossible though.To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser thatsupports HTML5videoUp NextWill GTA 6 Trailer 2 be at The Game Awards 2024?When it comes to third party publishers, its possible to make a few guesses based on companies that have been at the event before. That is why, on the face of it, it seems very unlikely that GTA 6 and Rockstar Games will be there.They seemed to purposefully avoid The Game Awards last year, by premiering the first GTA 6 trailer just a few days before, but its more than a year later and there still hasnt been another one. Will Friday morning see Trailer 2s debut? Normally we wouldve said no but its puzzling why Rockstar are waiting this long to release more info and perhaps theres been a thawing in relations with Geoff Keighley.So far theres been no hint from Rockstars X account though, which almost always gives fair warning of when a major new trailer is going to be released. But, well, a tradition can change at any momentHow to watch The Game Awards 2024All you have to do to watch The Game Awards is tune in to the official YouTube channel, with the livestream already set-up via the video above. Alternatively, you can tune in via Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, or Facebook Live. Thats the easy part though.The problem is that while youll see most sites referring to The Game Awards as taking place on Thursday, thats not technically true from a UK perspective. Thanks to the way the time zones work the pre-show doesnt start till 12.30am on Friday morning and the main event is from 1am to 4am (the exact length of the show hasnt been confirmed, so it could be even later than that).Youd have to be pretty hardcore to stay up for the whole thing but dont worry, well have a round-up of all the news waiting for you when you get up in the morning.One other major fan hope is that Resident Evil 9 will be unveiled but theres no evidence for that, its just because it was announced a while back and it seems roughly the right time to learn more now. Capcom certainly has used The Game Awards before but with Monster Hunter Wilds out in March, it may not want to split peoples attentions at the moment.Likewise, its way past time we shouldve heard something about the new Tomb Raider, which has been in development for years at this point, but if it is going to be unveiled on Friday theres been no official hints or even any solid rumours.Something on the recently delayed Assassins Creed Shadows seems like more of a sure bet but that hasnt been rumoured either. Weve also not seen or heard anything on Assassins Creed Infinity the persistent online world that was supposed to connect all the games in ages, but that seems more likely to be something left to a dedicated Ubisoft event.Shadows is out in February and so it and any other game thats due next spring are also very likely to put in an appearance, including Civilization 7, Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2, Monster Hunter Wilds, Like A Dragon: Pirate Yakuza in Hawaii, and Avowed. Even if theres not necessarily much more to be learned about those games.More TrendingProject 007 from IO Interactive is another project that seems long overdue a public outing, while Geoff Keighley is also always keen to promote Remedy and they have a number of projects coming up, including FBC: Firebreak, Max Payne 1 and 2 remakes, and Control 2.In terms of less high-profile releases, Hasbro has been at the show a number of times with their Dungeons & Dragons games, and they have recently talked about wanting to make more games. Combine that with rumours of remasters of Activisions Transformers games and you could be onto something.Therere also faint rumours of a new Sonic The Hedgehog racing game and since Sega announced their reboots of classic games like Jet Set Radio and Shinobi at last years event, perhaps well get a proper look at them this year.Apart from what has already been confirmed its all guesswork and conjecture but hopefully the rumours about this years awards ceremony being one to remember prove trueWhat are The Game Awards 2024 Game of the Year nominees?Although its called The Game Awards, and it is the highest profile award ceremony in the industry, announcing the winners takes up only a small part of the overall running time of the event. The one exception is the prestigious Game of the Year award, which always gets a lot of time and attention.This years field is unusually open, with no clear favourite, but the nominations are as follows. The nominees were picked by a wide range of outlets from around the world, including us, while the winners are voted on by the same judges, while also taking into account fan choices as a small percentage of the overall vote.Astro Bot (Team Asobi/SIE)Balatro (LocalThunk/Playstack)Black Myth: Wukong (Game Science)Elden Ring Shadow Of The Erdtree (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)Final Fantasy 7 Rebirth (Square Enix)Metaphor: ReFantazio (Studio Zero/Atlus/Sega)Emailgamecentral@metro.co.uk, leave a comment below,follow us on Twitter, andsign-up to our newsletter.To submit Inbox letters and Readers Features more easily, without the need to send an email, just use ourSubmit Stuff page here.For more stories like this,check our Gaming page.ArrowMORE: Heres where to find your PlayStation 2024 Wrap-Up GameCentralExclusive analysis, latest releases, and bonus community content.This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. 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