Rockstar Reveals Arena War Update for Grand Theft Auto Online

Stow any concerns you had of GTA Online updates drying up after the arrival of Red Dead Redemption II: Rockstar has confirmed the next big update for GTA Online is called Arena War, and it’s arriving tomorrow.

Revealed via the Rockstar Newswire, the publisher describes Arena War as the place where “ruthless gladiatorial combat meets the bleeding-edge of vehicular modification technology in one spectacular – and highly combustible – competition.”

It appears Arena War will have a career path of its own, and players will be able to earn points within Arena Mode to rank up and acquire more mental, Mad Max-style weaponised vehicles.

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Best Sports and Racing Game

IGN’s Best Sports Game and Best Racing Game categories are celebrations of all things competitive sports and high-speed racing. While both are distinct categories, they represent the incredible range of both genres, from light-hearted family fun to more intense action and even complex management sim.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

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Best Fighting Game

IGN’s Best Fighting Game category is a celebration of games with a focus on head-to-head combat, whether that means a fight to the death (or KO) between two opponents or a multiplayer brawler. No matter how many characters join the fight, the best fighting games are all about those well-timed swings, reading your adversary, and the thrill of victory.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

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Best Art and Graphics

IGN’s Best Art Direction and Best Graphics categories are celebrations of the best looking games in 2018. Both are distinct categories. Best Art Direction rewards games that best execute on a particular vision, and which do so with technical or artistic grace. Best Graphics rewards games that blew us away with their technical marvel, either in rendering gorgeous photorealistic scenes or elevating a more stylish and cartoonish vision to new heights.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

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Best Music

IGN’s Best Video Game Music category is a celebration of the tunes that carried, lifted, and punctuated our video game adventures this year. These are musical compositions that brought depth and meaning to our favorite games and that we could listen to for ages even when we’re not playing.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

Best Video Game Music of 2018

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Best Story

IGN’s Best Video Game Story category is a celebration of the adventures, characters, and moments that made us laugh, cry, and run screaming to tell our friends about. These are the stories we’ll remember long after we’ve put the controller down.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

Best Video Game Story of 2018

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Best Multiplayer Game

IGN’s Best Multiplayer Game category is a celebration of the games that bring us together – friends, families, and even complete strangers – whether in jolly cooperation or heated competition. No matter which, they’re always good fun.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

Best Multiplayer Game of 2018

Scroll down for our nominees or head to our Best of 2018 Awards hub to see more of IGN’s top picks of the year.

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Best Ongoing Game

IGN’s Best Ongoing Game category is a celebration of the games that have stayed committed to delivering the best experiences even after launch, whether through consistent and quality updates, developer support, community events, official tournaments, or even a surprise comeback.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

Best Ongoing Game of 2018

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Best Movie of the Year

IGN’s Best Movie of the Year category is where we rejoice in our love of movies, celebrating a diverse array of genres, from comic book films to historical dramas to animated flicks to Coen Brothers awesomeness (yes, they are their own genre now). We saw so many terrific films in 2018, but these were the best of the best.

Hugely anticipated video games, some of the most thrilling movies and TV shows in years, exciting strides for comics and anime, and tons of incredible new tech have defined a year full of surprise masterpieces and hidden gems.

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