Andrew Rogers

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very important for the industry and it's worth saying that watching the stream because it is all streamed live around the world lots of cheers lots of clapping everyone was on good form because this is their one window to really celebrate games so as well as the awards which we'll talk about in a sec

very important for the industry and it's worth saying that watching the stream because it is all streamed live around the world lots of cheers lots of clapping everyone was on good form because this is their one window to really celebrate games so as well as the awards which we'll talk about in a sec

You also have some of the biggest companies in the world showing off games that are coming up because they know that there are so many people watching. So last year, 118 million people watched it around the world.

You also have some of the biggest companies in the world showing off games that are coming up because they know that there are so many people watching. So last year, 118 million people watched it around the world.

And so we've got a whole bunch of new trailers for games coming up from some of the big companies you might have heard about from PlayStation, from games that are going to be on Xbox as well.

And so we've got a whole bunch of new trailers for games coming up from some of the big companies you might have heard about from PlayStation, from games that are going to be on Xbox as well.

They do. So in terms of those announcements, if you've ever played The Last of Us games, the studio that makes that, Naughty Dog, released a new sci-fi epic with a very glossy trailer. A lot of these, you'll watch these trailers and they look like movie trailers in the way that they're put together, especially at this early stage before you can see the gameplay.

They do. So in terms of those announcements, if you've ever played The Last of Us games, the studio that makes that, Naughty Dog, released a new sci-fi epic with a very glossy trailer. A lot of these, you'll watch these trailers and they look like movie trailers in the way that they're put together, especially at this early stage before you can see the gameplay.

We also got a reveal for The Witcher 4 as well. But in terms of those celebrity guests... In the past, we've had Pedro Pascal, we've had Al Pacino, Timothy Chamelet was there last year. This time it was Harrison Ford who made a surprise appearance. Potentially not that surprising because there's a brand new Indiana Jones game out at the moment.

We also got a reveal for The Witcher 4 as well. But in terms of those celebrity guests... In the past, we've had Pedro Pascal, we've had Al Pacino, Timothy Chamelet was there last year. This time it was Harrison Ford who made a surprise appearance. Potentially not that surprising because there's a brand new Indiana Jones game out at the moment.

But he was there to talk about that and even met the guy who's playing him in the new game.

But he was there to talk about that and even met the guy who's playing him in the new game.

The big winner last night was Astro Bar, which won Game of the Year. This game actually started life as a tech demo. So everyone who bought the PlayStation 5 when that came out had a little version of this game to play. They then followed it up because it was so successful and so popular with a much longer game. And that's the one that won the award.

The big winner last night was Astro Bar, which won Game of the Year. This game actually started life as a tech demo. So everyone who bought the PlayStation 5 when that came out had a little version of this game to play. They then followed it up because it was so successful and so popular with a much longer game. And that's the one that won the award.

Brings in all these kind of 30 years of PlayStation highlights and characters in it. It was really a very good night for studios from Japan.

Brings in all these kind of 30 years of PlayStation highlights and characters in it. It was really a very good night for studios from Japan.

You had Metaphor Rifazio winning three awards.

You had Metaphor Rifazio winning three awards.