These things take time…

And it seems that 10 years is about the time it takes to iron out the kinks of The Game Awards. I can’t tell if maybe I’m just not as critical or that they actually fixed their problems but I have very little in the way of notes about this year’s presentation.

All of the complaints from years previous seem to have been addressed with the only exception being the overall length but – it’s an awards show. Find me one that falls under 3 hours and I’d be surprised. It’s the smallest of complaints and it feels more like a personal preference, for me, really.

Regardless, I was satisfied with the show and the results and the announcements. I mean, again, there was very little to complain about for this one compared to years past. If they use this as a base to start from I think it’ll only get better.

Speaking of those announcements. Most of what got all the talk afterwards are games we likely won’t see until 2026 or 2027 or even further out maybe. Witcher 4 had a long video but the game only recently (like a month ago) went into full production. Some games didn’t even have titles but used their internal project names. I’m all for surprising and unexpected announcements, but given how far out they are we’ll have forgotten about them by the time we get any more information – and even then it’ll still be a long wait for release.

That last bit is kinda nit picking, really. This was a show that listened to the criticism from the years previous and actually improved because of it. Honestly, there’s no higher praise I can give it.

Well another year is coming to a close and The Game Awards were the last chance this year that we might see something for Splinter Cell. And we didn’t. Ubisoft, it has been 4,135 days since a new Splinter Cell game (non-animated series or guest spot in another game franchise, remake, BBC radio drama, or VR exclusive) was released.