What happened at today’s Spike TV Video Game Awards? New game announcements, first look trailers (some with actual gameplay), release dates, and Neil Patrick Harris. Catch up on the most important news and videos right here if you missed anything.
Bethesda Game Studios reveals the sequel to Oblivion, the role-playing game known as Skyrim, via short teaser. The game is also given a release date — November 11, 2011. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/the-elder-scrolls-v-skyrim-unveiled-dated-for-2011-5712282
BioWare’s next shooter space opera is formally announced as a battle for Earth and given a release window of Holiday 2011. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/the-first-mass-effect-3-trailer-looks-so-damn-good-5712284
Uncharted 3: Drake’s Deception
Naughty Dog brings back Nathan Drake for another adventure, this one set in the desert and beyond. The PlayStation 3 game also gets a release date of November 1, 2011. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/uncharted-3-is-due-out-nov-1-2011-5712309
EA unveils its next SSX, in which video game snowboarders “explore the story of a team who seek to be the first to descend the faces of the most treacherous mountain ranges on the planet.” [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/first-look-at-the-new-ssx-5712303
We get our first peek at gameplay in Resistance 3 and a release date for the PS3 game, September 6, 2011. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/resistance-3-gets-a-release-date-5712291
Director Guillermo del Toro teams up with THQ and Volition Inc for inSane, a horror game that’s quite far off. The teaser trailer definitely looks like a game that won’t hit until 2013. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/guillermo-del-toro-wants-to-make-you-shit-your-pants-wi-5712292
Developer Radical Entertainment officially unveils the next Prototype game. It won’t go head to head with Infamous again, because Prototype 2 won’t be released until 2012. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/is-the-sequel-to-prototype-still-a-prototype-5712302
The God of War joins the fray in a PlayStation 3 exclusive. Kratos wins! [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/kratos-enters-the-arena-of-mortal-kombat-5712283
Batman Arkham City’s New Bad Guy
Dr. Hugo Strange knows Batman’s biggest secret in Arkham City, which delivers a cool new trailer. [HD trailer]
https://kotaku.com/batman-arkham-city-gets-a-little-more-strange-5712274
Forza Motorsport 4
The Xbox 360 racing series doesn’t have much to show, with a mostly-live action teaser trailer formally announcing its existence. [HD trailer]
Portal 2
Valve releases a new Portal 2 trailer. It looks like a Pixar movie. [HD trailer]
Thor: The Video Game
Hey, there’s a Thor video game! [HD trailer]
