In this week’s newsletter: There were many worthy winners in LA, but it was the new releases, surprise sequels and other end-of-year announcements that really got us excited

Alongside some worthy winners – Balatro, Astro Bot and Metaphor: ReFantazio swept the board – the Game awards last Thursday brought a generous bounty of end-of-year announcements, like unexpected gifts under the tree. In terms of newsworthy reveals, it was the best show yet: it felt a bit like an old-school E3 conference. If you were, quite understandably, not watching a three-hour video game awards show live from LA that aired after midnight UK time, here’s what’s worth knowing about.

A first look at The Witcher IV