Practically all online game showcases comply with the identical construction: an introduction by a semi-charismatic host, adopted by trailer after trailer of previously-announced or brand-new video games. Devolver Digital, the writer of video games together with Hotline Miami, Enter the Gungeon, and Katana Zero, does its annual presentation very in another way, interspersing sport trailers with foolish skits full of an Grownup Swim sort of humor.
As teased final week, this yr’s showcase went full meta, mocking online game displays for being glorified advertising instruments, publishers for being middle-men, and the business’s obsessions with engagement metrics. It additionally featured new gameplay from upcoming titles Cult of the Lamb and Card Sharks, plus the reveals of three actually intriguing video games: frenetic shooter Anger Foot, action-adventure The Plucky Squire, and hyper-stylized skater Skate Story, all scheduled to launch in 2023.
Watch the Devolver Digital Advertising Countdown to Advertising presentation under.
