Sure, most gaming events are glorified marketing events. Very rarely do people sit down excited to be bombarded with advertisement after advertisement, but at least these gaming events feel more curated, compared to the more slap-dash adverts played on TV. And gaming has so, s🐻o many gaming reveals.

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These show off many games, from the most overpriced AAA titles to humble indie games, but the reveals that really stand out are the ones you don't expect. And that doesn't just mean a highly-anticipated reveal, but a reveal that tricked into thinking it was 🦹something else entirely. It's a rare treat, but one that just can't be surpassed.

6 The Tonal Difference Of Dead Island ﷽

At Least It Made A Pretty Memorable Trailer

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Dead Island
Action RPG
Survival Horror
Systems
Released
September 6, 2011

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Drug Referenc🍃e, Intense Violenc🙈e, Sexual Themes, Strong Language, Use of Alcohol
Developer(s)
Techland
Engine
꧋ chrome engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer 𝓀
Platform(s)
PS4, PS3, Xbox One, Xbox 360, PC
PS Plus Availability
Extra & Premium 🏅

When you think of Dead Island now, you probably think of all the exploding zombies, the makeshift weapons, the gorgeous vistas of the 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:overrun holiday resort, and the incredibly long wait for Dead Island 2. That's all well and dandy, but the reveal for Dead Island, though incredibly iconic, is not accurate to the game. At al๊l.

Showcasing a family in slow motion trying to save themselves as the resort🃏 is overrun is heart-wrenching. If you've played Dead island, you would know that the game does not pretend to be in any way serious, happy to be a shlocky zombie killing fest. It would be like watching the trailer for 28 Weeks La💃ter, and then you end up watching Evil Dead. Two great things, but in no way the same.

5 The Vagueness Of Sekiro's Reveal

Is It Bloodborne 2? Is It A Tenchu Revival?

TheWol fighting 2 from Sekiro Shadows Die Twice.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Sekiro: Shadows Die Twice
4.5/5
Released
March 22, 2019

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
M for Mature: Blood and Gore, Violence ཧ
Developer(s)
From Soft⛦ware 𒊎
Engine
Proprietary Engine 🦋
Platform(s)
PS4, PC, Xbox One
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
Wiki

For a decade at this point, FromꩵSoftware had been dominated by Soulslike games. Demon's Souls, Dark Souls, Bloodborne. it seemed like that would be all it would ever make. And then came the reveal of Shadows Die Twice. No mention that it would be a new IP, just a new game and FromSoftware developing it.

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It s꧃et the internet ablaze. Could this finally be Bloodborne 2? Or maybe Tenchu is finally arising from the ashes after so long? And it turned out to be neither, but a brand-new game entirely. Set within a fictional version of Sengoku Japan, Sekiro took great inspiration from Tenchu to the point one could call it a spiritual successor. But that moment in time, or not quite knowing what this meant, was a beautiful time.

4 The Everything Fake-Out Of Bayonetta 3's Gameplay

Platinum Always Keeps Its Luster

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via Heavybowgun/Reddit
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Bayonetta 3
Action
Adventure
Systems
Released
October 28, 2022

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL

ESRB
m
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
Propri﷽etary Engine
Platform(s)
Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
Metascore
86

Bayonetta 3 was originally revealed at the 2017 Game Awards for the newly-released Switch console. It was a long-awaited return to the series, having already been three years since Bayonetta 2. And then it was three years. Then four y𒅌ears. Then five years. And at this point, it seemed like Bayonetta 3 was nothinꦰg but vaporware.

And then came the 2021 Nintendo Direct. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:It was Platinum, but what? Was this instead an Astral Chain sequel since Lappy appeared? Soldiers and unusual monsters, maybe it was actually Project GG. And then, finally, Bayonetta herself appeared in her brand-n💟ew design. Regardless of how the game itself came out, the four-year wait for new information had ended in spectacular fashion.

3 𒊎 Joker In Sma🅠sh

Stealing Your Heart And Your Attention

Joker and morgana In Smash bros ultimate.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: Super Smash Bros. Ultimate
3.5/5
Released
December 7, 2018

WHERE TO PLAY

DIGITAL
PHYSICAL

ESRB
🙈 E for Everyone: Cartoon Violence, Comic Mischief, Suggestive Themes
Publisher(s)
Nintendo
Engine
💛 🐠Proprietary Engine
Multiplayer
Online Multiplayer, Local Multiplayer 🐻
Cross-Platform Play
n/a
Cross Save
no
Steam Deck Compatibility
no
Platform(s)
Switch
OpenCritic Rating
Mighty
X|S Optimized
no

The existence of a Smash Bros. game is a massive event in and of itself, so of course the inclusion of additional fighters would also make the news. And with the unprecedented success of the Switch, each reveal for SMash Bros. Ultimate became an event. But no event was more orchestrated and unexpected than the reveal of Joker as the 💜very first DLC character.

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Unlike any other reveal of the night, this one came like a thief in the night. As Geoff prepares to move onto the next segment, all the lights cut and the symbol of the Phantom Thieves drops. More Persona 5? In a sense, yes. As what does Joker reveal but his very own invitation to Smash Bros. Ultimate. There ꦛwere many great reveals for Smash since, but none could top the pure theatrics of Joker.

2 The Sudden Revealꦰ Of Resident Evil Requiem

Just Give Us A Little Bit More Time. Literally

A bit fresher in the mind is Resident Evil Requiem. 168澳洲幸运5开奖网:Re♑sident Evil has always shifted the formula after a few entries, coming back to reinvent itself for a fresh perspective, literally much of the time. After Village, many people expected a whole ꧙new vibe for Resident Evil 9, and that's exactly what we got in Requiem. But how we got it was the real surprise.

𒐪To have Capcom appear to directly announce the game in development, only to tell us to wait just a little longer to hear more. Who could have thought they meant it literally? As the show rolled in its final reveal, Resident Evil Requiem finally made it's grand entrance, putting years of rumours to rest, and even followed up with a release date less than a year down the road.

1 Everything About P.T. 🧸

Silent Hills Lisa wandering down a hallway.
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168澳洲幸运5开奖网: P.T.
Survival Horror
Systems
Released
August 12, 2014
ESRB
m

Publisher(s)
Konami
Engine
Fox Engine ♋
Platform(s)
PS4
How Long To Beat
2 Hours

Hideo 𝓡Kojima is well-known for his marketing antics, ༺especially in the earlier days of Metal Gear Solid. Twists and fake-outs are no strangers to his games. But P.T. was something else entirely. A global phenomenon. A fake-out that held up even after you started playing the game, and didn't reveal itself until the very last moment.

P.T., which was not revealed to be a Playable Teaser until you rolled credits, was made by a fake team, under a fake name, with a fake pretense. And was actually a brand-new Silent Hill game. Then it all clicked. A ghost called Lisa, trapped in a house in first-person, the endless puzzles and psychological horror. And it has become a thorn in Konami's side ev൩er since.

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