A brand new Elden Ring trailer premiered at The Game Awards that focuses primarily on the expansive story involving the war between demigods.

The cinematic story was light on gameplay but instead dove deep into Elden Ring's lore. The next FromSoftware RPG takes place in the backdrop of a war between demigods who wage war against each other in order to possess the Elden Ring.

Elden Ring is a collaboration between FromSoftware and A Song of Ice and Fire author George R.R. Martin. The mind behind Game of Thrones was responsible for creating the lore and narrative foundations of Elden Ring while FromSoft used the framework to build out the rest of the game. Director Hidetaka Miyazaki is also handling the in-game writing for Elden Ring.

The trailer included several references to some of the demigods that populate the world of Elden Ring, names that should be familiar to anyone who has read our Elden Ring preview. You can check out a full boss fight with Margit the Fell Omen, or read our full Elden Ring preview for all the details.

Elden Ring is one of the most hotly anticipated games of 2022, and was recently delayed to February 25. But considering we're close to the end of this year, that doesn't seem like too long a wait.

For more check out our recap of everything announced at The Game Awards.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.

Arc Raiders, the debut game from Embark Studios, will be a vibrant sci-fi PVE third-person shooter, with 3-player co-op and a focus on teamwork. It's free-to-play, and coming in 2022 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Unveiled during The Game Awards 2021, Arc Raiders comes from a team notably made up of ex-DICE devs with experience on Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront under their belts. The studio is headed by Patrick Söderlund, who was previously in charge of game production at EA.

Our first look at the game shows off a retro sci-fi look, with player teams facing off against occasionally huge robotic threats that have dropped from orbit.

The developers make clear that this is a game specifically about teamwork, pointing out that looting enemies and the world itself will be key to survival. There's also an emphasis on using physics, which we see in shots of grappling hooks and jump pads.

“We started Embark Studios three years ago with a blank canvas and some big ideas. Today, that canvas is a lot less blank and those ideas are becoming realities,” said Söderlund in a press release. “With this reveal, we want to celebrate gameplay and give players more than a hint of how ARC Raiders looks and what it feels like to play. Ultimately for a co-op action game like ARC Raiders, that's what matters the most. We look forward to sharing more about the game in the coming months.”

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Arc Raiders, the debut game from Embark Studios, will be a vibrant sci-fi PVE third-person shooter, with 3-player co-op and a focus on teamwork. It's free-to-play, and coming in 2022 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S.

Unveiled during The Game Awards 2021, Arc Raiders comes from a team notably made up of ex-DICE devs with experience on Battlefield and Star Wars: Battlefront under their belts. The studio is headed by Patrick Söderlund, who was previously in charge of game production at EA.

Our first look at the game shows off a retro sci-fi look, with player teams facing off against occasionally huge robotic threats that have dropped from orbit.

The developers make clear that this is a game specifically about teamwork, pointing out that looting enemies and the world itself will be key to survival. There's also an emphasis on using physics, which we see in shots of grappling hooks and jump pads.

“We started Embark Studios three years ago with a blank canvas and some big ideas. Today, that canvas is a lot less blank and those ideas are becoming realities,” said Söderlund in a press release. “With this reveal, we want to celebrate gameplay and give players more than a hint of how ARC Raiders looks and what it feels like to play. Ultimately for a co-op action game like ARC Raiders, that's what matters the most. We look forward to sharing more about the game in the coming months.”

Joe Skrebels is IGN's Executive Editor of News. Follow him on Twitter. Have a tip for us? Want to discuss a possible story? Please send an email to newstips@ign.com.

The first trailer for the Halo TV series coming to Paramount+ has been revealed, and it includes Master Chief punching the ground. Okay, the new trailer shown at The Game Awards 2021 included a handful of other shots as well, but we're all here for live-action Master Chief, right?

You can take a look at the trailer via the slideshow just below.

One way or another, it's been a very, very long wait, but we'll finally see the Halo series in 2022. After many previous attempts – from a Neill Blomkamp project that never came about to a disappointing Ridley Scott-produced spin-off – we finally got word of a full-on Halo TV series in 2018.

Much of the cast has already been revealed, and we've seen tiny peeks at teasers in recent weeks. The show will lose both of its showrunners after Season 1.

The Halo TV series will debut on Paramount+ in 2022.

This is only the beginning. #HaloTheSeries streaming 2022, exclusively on @ParamountPlus. https://t.co/BIoy9kATzY pic.twitter.com/cl7JuapgVc

— Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries) December 10, 2021

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

The first trailer for the Halo TV series coming to Paramount+ has been revealed, and it includes Master Chief punching the ground. Okay, the new trailer shown at The Game Awards 2021 included a handful of other shots as well, but we're all here for live-action Master Chief, right?

You can take a look at the trailer via the slideshow just below.

One way or another, it's been a very, very long wait, but we'll finally see the Halo series in 2022. After many previous attempts – from a Neill Blomkamp project that never came about to a disappointing Ridley Scott-produced spin-off – we finally got word of a full-on Halo TV series in 2018.

Much of the cast has already been revealed, and we've seen tiny peeks at teasers in recent weeks. The show will lose both of its showrunners after Season 1.

The Halo TV series will debut on Paramount+ in 2022.

This is only the beginning. #HaloTheSeries streaming 2022, exclusively on @ParamountPlus. https://t.co/BIoy9kATzY pic.twitter.com/cl7JuapgVc

— Halo on Paramount+ (@HaloTheSeries) December 10, 2021

Kat Bailey is a Senior News Editor at IGN

Google has confirmed it's bringing its Android gaming service to PC in 2022. The announcement came during The Game Awards 2021.

With access to their mobile games on any Windows PC, players will be able to play on mobile and later pick up where they left off on PC, and vice versa.

It was not confirmed if the complete Google Play library of games would be available upon arrival of the service on PC, or whether there would be any exceptions.

Google Play Games on PC is "coming soon in 2022."

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter every few days @MrLukeReilly.

Google has confirmed it's bringing its Android gaming service to PC in 2022. The announcement came during The Game Awards 2021.

With access to their mobile games on any Windows PC, players will be able to play on mobile and later pick up where they left off on PC, and vice versa.

It was not confirmed if the complete Google Play library of games would be available upon arrival of the service on PC, or whether there would be any exceptions.

Google Play Games on PC is "coming soon in 2022."

Luke is Games Editor at IGN's Sydney office. You can find him on Twitter every few days @MrLukeReilly.

Asobo Studio brought a new trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem to The Game Awards. The new footage reintroduced us to heroes Amicia and Hugo, as well as giving as a glimpse at the new journey they are embarking on.

The trailer shows the main character sailing on a ship, traversing through a burned down town, running through a lush field, and, of course, rats. Lots of rats.

The official description for the game says that Amicia and Hugo embark on a journey south after escaping their homeland. The characters will use a variety of tools and supernatural powers in their struggle for survival.

A Plague Tale: Requiem was first announced at E3 2021 earlier this year. The game is set to release on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch (via a Cloud Version) sometime next year.

In our A Plague Tale: Innocence review, we called the original "good", saying, "A Plague Tale does an admirable job of making its young protagonists appropriately vulnerable to the surrounding dangers as you move through them from a third-person perspective, but the stealth gameplay and puzzles rarely feel imaginative."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

Asobo Studio brought a new trailer for A Plague Tale: Requiem to The Game Awards. The new footage reintroduced us to heroes Amicia and Hugo, as well as giving as a glimpse at the new journey they are embarking on.

The trailer shows the main character sailing on a ship, traversing through a burned down town, running through a lush field, and, of course, rats. Lots of rats.

The official description for the game says that Amicia and Hugo embark on a journey south after escaping their homeland. The characters will use a variety of tools and supernatural powers in their struggle for survival.

A Plague Tale: Requiem was first announced at E3 2021 earlier this year. The game is set to release on Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 5, PC, and Nintendo Switch (via a Cloud Version) sometime next year.

In our A Plague Tale: Innocence review, we called the original "good", saying, "A Plague Tale does an admirable job of making its young protagonists appropriately vulnerable to the surrounding dangers as you move through them from a third-person perspective, but the stealth gameplay and puzzles rarely feel imaginative."

Logan Plant is a freelance writer for IGN. You can find him on Twitter @LoganJPlant.

CrossfireX, the upcoming first-person shooter from Smilegate but with a single-player campaign developed by Remedy, is coming to Xbox Series X|S on February 10.

As announced at The Game Awards, CrossfireX is coming out next year. Alongside the free-to-play multiplayer portion developed by Smilegate, Alan Wake and Control developer Remedy Entertainment has been working on two single-player campaign Operations to go with the release.

CrossfireX is set in a conflict between two private military factions. There is Global Risk who uses technology to fight for order and security, and Black List who work to undermine these efforts. The two operations are titled Operation Catalyst and Operation Spectre and both will be available at launch.

Meanwhile, players will be able to play CrossfireX's fully-featured multiplayer modes for free on Xbox platforms. CrossfireX has been announced for Xbox Series X|S as well as Xbox One.

For more check out our page for The Game Awards for all the latest news and announcements.

Matt T.M. Kim is IGN's News Editor. You can reach him @lawoftd.