The Game Awards' has closely advertised Lana Wachowski's The Matrix Resurrections at the same time as its own promotional material for Thursday's awards show. Recently, The Game Awards has shared that The Matrix Resurrections' second theatrical trailer will drop tomorrow alongside the opening of ticket sales.
But another tease embedded in this news hints at something that may not necessarily be film-related, and has fans excited for a games-related announcement. The Game Awards will still be the grand stage for high profile world premieres, and perhaps something will be shared tomorrow relative to The Matrix that fans will get a greater glimpse of next Thursday.
The Game Awards' teaser states that other "EPIC announcements" are in store and to stay tuned until tomorrow. The Game Awards' emphasis on "EPIC" appears to explicitly signify the Fortnite developer Epic Games. However, until tomorrow's announcements confirm or deny anything, this is still a rumor and not confirmed to be true. Rather, it would not surprise many fans if a collaboration was to be announced since its rumored leak, though it would surely be exciting for players to enjoy Fortnite skins for The Matrix's Neo.
If true, players are sure to see skins pulled from the upcoming fourth installment as well as skins from either of The Matrix's original entries, as is customary now with franchise character crossovers. It is also uncertain whether or not Neo alone will be invited into Fortnite, or if he will arrive as a pair with Trinity, similar to how Resident Evil's Jill Valentine and Chris Redfield were added to Fortnite.
"EPIC announcements" is plural and suggests that more than one announcement is to be made. This could refer to other Fortnite or Epic Games-related announcements, but one other potential announcement could be the recently rumored The Matrix Awakens movie tie-in. If this "Unreal Engine 5 Experience" is closely tied to the film itself and not to a more general video game adaptation, it is just as likely that this project could be shared alongside The Matrix Resurrections' other content tomorrow.
Further, Neo and Trinity's Keanu Reeves and Carrie-Anne Moss were recently announced together as The Game Awards presenters, so it would be an opportune occasion to announce their characters' debut into Fortnite while both of them are promoting The Matrix Resurrections. But whether The Matrix's characters crossover into Fortnite or are announced for a new IP entry tomorrow, players would be fortunate enough to witness The Matrix's return to the medium in either form.
The Game Awards streams live on December 9, from 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EST.