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Vampire Survivors now available on Android and iOS

Poncle’s time survival RPG title Vampire Survivors, which up until now, has been available on Windows, Mac, Xbox One and Xbox Series X, has released on iOS and Android, as announced during The Game Awards.

The title is available for free on the App Store and Play Store, in contrast to the $5 you have to pay to download the game on Steam and the Game Pass requirement for consoles.

The free-to-play game does, however, include ads on mobile. The auto shooter title allows movement controls, and the option to select a weapon and perks when you level up. There is no way to beat the survival game, and you’ll eventually die in-game. You can watch a video to receive an extra life when you die, and the same goes if you want to earn extra gold.

It’s currently unknown if Vampire Survivors will make its way to PlayStation consoles or the Nintendo Switch.

Notably, the title is also set to receive its first major expansion, called Legacy of the Moonspell, on December 15th. The DLC is set to cost $1.99, and will add new characters, weapons, and a new stage to the title.

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Kid arrested after sneaking on stage at The Game Awards 2022

The weirdest moment from The Game Awards 2022 was when a kid snuck on stage behind FromSoftware’s Hidetaka Miyazaki, waited until the end of the Elden Ring creator’s speech, and then proceeded to grab the mic and yell about former U.S. president Bill Clinton.

The young man said, “Hey Martin, you know real quick, I want to thank everybody and say that I think I want to nominate this award to my reformed Orthodox Rabbi Bill Clinton.”

The youth came up to the stage with the FromSoftware crew and waited nervously for his time in the spotlight while in frame on the broadcast. It’s still unclear why he did this, but according to a tweet from Geoff Keighley, The Game Awards creator, the young man was arrested after the show.

While some initially assumed the comment might have been antisemitic in nature, according to notable Bloomberg video game reporter Jason Schreier, the 15-year-old, named Matan, is Jewish himself.

For all of the announcements from this year’s The Game Awards, follow this link.

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How to watch The Game Awards 2022 in Canada

One of the biggest nights in gaming is nearly here.

On Thursday, December 8th, The Game Awards will take place for the ninth consecutive year. Here’s everything you need to know.

When

Beginning at 4:30pm PT/7:30pm ET, the ceremony promises a slew of game reveals on top of the distribution of the titular awards.

How to watch

As always, the Los Angeles-based show, which his produced and hosted by Canada’s Geoff Keighley, will be livestreamed across the world. In Canada, you’ll have a number of ways to tune in, including:

The show will also be screened in IMAX in select theatres.

The nominees

In 2022, the six games up for the coveted Game of the Year award are:

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo/Focus Home Interactive)
  • Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/PlayStation)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/PlayStation)
  • Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)

A breakdown of Canadian nominees can be found here. The full list of nominees can be found here.

What to expect

As usual, Keighley has already teased some of what we can see. This includes:

  • A performance of “Blood Upon the Snow” from God of War Ragnarök by Hozier
  • Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery’s Daniel Craig, Rian Johnson and Jessica Henwick are presenting
  • The first-ever gameplay reveal of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor
  • Final Fantasy XIV director Naoki Yoshida appearing for a “special” presentation (expected to be Final Fantasy XVI, a game he’s producing)
  • Former Nintendo of America boss Reggie Fils-Aimé is presenting

What are you most excited to see at the show? Let us know in the comments.

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Here are the Game of the Year, Canadian nominees at The Game Awards 2022

The full list of nominees for The Game Awards 2022 has been revealed.

During a stream, Geoff Keighley, the Canadian creator and producer of the show, announced which games are up for awards across more than 30 categories.

Most notably, here are the six games up for Game of the Year:

  • A Plague Tale: Requiem (Asobo/Focus Home Interactive)
  • Elden Ring (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco)
  • God of War Ragnarök (Santa Monica Studio/PlayStation)
  • Horizon Forbidden West (Guerrilla Games/PlayStation)
  • Stray (BlueTwelve Studio/Annapurna Interactive)
  • Xenoblade Chronicles 3 (Monolith Soft/Nintendo)

Overall, God of War Ragnarök, Elden Ring and Horizon Forbidden West lead in the nominations.

Meanwhile, here are the nominees for Best Mobile Game:

  • Apex Legends Mobile
  • Diablo Immortal
  • Genshin Impact
  • Marvel Snap
  • Tower of Fantasy

A number of Canadian games are also up for awards, including:

It’s also worth noting that The Last of Us Part I is up for Innovation in Accessibility, and the co-director of the game who also spearheads Naughty Dog’s accessibility efforts is Montreal’s Matthew Gallant. Additionally, The Cuphead Show!, based on the beloved Cuphead game from Canada’s Studio MDHR, has been nominated in the inaugural Best Adaptation category.

As always, a percentage of votes for which games actually win comes from the fans themselves. You can vote in all categories via  The Game Awards’ official website and Discord server from now until December 7th.

The Game Awards will be held live on Thursday, December 8th and streamed on a variety of platforms worldwide, including on The Game Awards’ YouTube and Twitch channels.