Game Awards 2025

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It is Game Awards time again, and Geoff is hosting the nominee anouncements today at 7pm

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And the Nominees are…

‘The Game Awards’ 2025 Award Categories

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‘Death Stranding 2: On the Beach’ (2025) | Image: Kojima Productions

Game of the Year

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo
  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver

Best Game Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Production/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best Narrative

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver
  • Silent Hill F, NeoBards Entertainment/Konami

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‘Hollow Knight Silksong’ | Image: Team Cherry

Best Art Direction

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Best Score & Music

  • Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Darren Korb, Hades II
  • Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yotei
  • Woodkid and Ludvig Forssel, Death Stranding 2: On the Beach

Best Audio Design

  • Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios/EA
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Silent Hill F, NeoBards Entertainment/Konami

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Ghost of Yotei | Image: Sucker Punch Productions

Best Performance

  • Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yotei
  • Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill F
  • Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

Innovation in Accessibility

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows, Ubisoft
  • Atomfall, Rebellion
  • Doom: The Dark Ages, id Software/Bethesda Softworks
  • EA Sports FC 26, EA Canada/EA Romania/EA
  • South of Midnight, Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios

Games for Impact

  • Consume Me, Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable
  • Despelote, Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic
  • Lost Records: Blood & Rage, Don’t Nod Montreal/Don’t Nod
  • South of Midnight, Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios
  • Wanderstop, Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive

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No Man’s Sky | Image: Hello Games

Best Ongoing

  • Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix
  • Fortnite, Epic Games
  • Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Marvel Rivals, NetEase Games
  • No Man’s Sky, Hello Games

Best Community Support

  • Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios
  • Final Fantasy XIV, Square Enix
  • Fortnite, Epic Games
  • Helldivers 2, Arrowhead Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • No Man’s Sky, Hello Games

Best Independent Game

  • Absolum, Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu
  • Ball X Pit, Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital
  • Blue Price, Dogubomb/Raw Fury
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry

Best Debut Indie Game

  • Blue Price, Dogubomb/Raw Fury
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Despelote, Julian Cordero/Sebastian Valbuena/Panic
  • Dispatch, AdHoc Studio
  • Megabonk, Vedinad

Best Mobile Game

  • Destiny: Rising, NetEase Games
  • Persona 5: The Phantom X, Black Wings Game Studios/Sega
  • Sonic Rumble, Ravio Entertainment/Sega
  • Umamusume: Pretty Derby, Cygames Inc.
  • Wuthering Waves, Kuro Games

Best VR / AR Game

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion, Survios
  • Arken Age, VitruviusVR
  • Ghost Town, Fireproof Games
  • Marvel’s Deadpool VR, Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios
  • The Midnight Walk, MoonHood/Fast Travel Games

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Doom: The Dark Ages | Image: ID Software

Best Action Game

  • Battlefield 6, Battlefield Studios/EA
  • Doom: The Dark Ages, id Software/Bethesda Softworks
  • Hades II, Supergiant Games
  • Ninja Gaiden 4, Platinum Games/Team Ninja/Xbox Game Studios
  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance, Lizardcube/Sega

Best Action / Adventure

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach, Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Ghost of Yotei, Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong, Team Cherry
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle, MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks
  • Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best RPG

  • Avowed, Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II, Warhorse Studios/Deep SIlver
  • Monster Hunter Wilds, Capcom
  • The Outer Worlds 2, Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios

Best Fighting

  • 2XKO, Riot Games
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2, Capcom
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves, SNK Corporation
  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection, Digital Eclipse/Atari
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage, Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega

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Donkey Kong Bonanza | Image: Nintendo

Best Family

  • Donkey Kong Bananza, Nintendo
  • Lego Party!, SMG Studios/Fictions
  • Lego Voyagers, Light Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive
  • Mario Kart World, Nintendo
  • Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Sonic Team/Sega
  • Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best Sim/Strategy

  • Final Fantasy Tactics: The Ivalice Chronicles, Square Enix
  • Jurassic World Evolution 3, Frontier Developments
  • Sid Meier’s Civilisation VII, Firaxis Games/2K
  • Tempest Rising, Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms
  • The Alters, 11 Bit Studios
  • Two Point Museum, Two Point Studios/Sega

Best Sports/Racing

  • EA Sports FC 26, EA Canada/EA Romania/EA
  • F1 25, Codemasters/EA
  • Mario Kart World, Nintendo
  • Rematch, Sloclap/Kepler Interactive
  • Sonic Racing: Crossworlds, Sonic Team/Sega

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‘Elden Ring: Nightreign’ | Image: FromSoftware Inc.

Best Multiplayer

  • ARC Raiders, Embark Studios
  • Battlefield 6, EA
  • Elden Ring Nightreign, FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment
  • PEAK, Aggro Crab/Landfall
  • Split Fiction, Hazelight Studios/EA

Best Adaptation

  • A Minecraft Movie, Legendary Pictures/Mojang/Warner Bros
  • Devil May Cry, Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix
  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch, FOST Studio/Ubisoft/Netflix
  • The Last of Us: Season 2, HBO/PlayStation Productions
  • Until Dawn, Screen Gems/PlayStation Productions

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Lucia & Jason in Grand Theft Auto VI | Image: Rockstar

Most Anticipated Game

  • 007 First Light, IO Interactive
  • Grand Theft Auto VI, Rockstar Games
  • Marvel’s Wolverine, Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment
  • Resident Evil Requiem, Capcom
  • The Witcher IV, CD Projekt Red

Content Creator of the Year

  • Caedrel
  • Kai Cenat
  • Moistcr1tikal
  • Sakura Miko
  • The Burnt Peanut

Best eSports Game

  • Counter-Strike 2, Valve
  • DOTA 2, Valve
  • League fo Legends, Riot
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang, Moonton
  • Valorant, Riot

Best eSports Athlete

  • Brawk – Brock Somerhalder, Valorant
  • Chovy – Jeong Ji-Hoon, League of Legends
  • F0rsaken – Jason Susanto, Valorant
  • Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe, Street Fighter
  • Menard – Saul Leonardo, Street Fighter
  • Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut, Counter-Strike 2

Best eSports Team

  • Gen.G, League of Legends
  • NRG, Valorant
  • Team Falcons, DOTA 2
  • Team Liquid PH, Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Team Vitality, Counter-Strike 2

Source: Here’s Every Game Nominated for ‘The Game Awards’ 2025 | Man of Many

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Expedition 33 is most likely going to win most awards. Personally since its about the only game I played that was released this year, Hades 2 wins game of the year hands down for me.

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Overachiever… :slight_smile:

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For me both Clair Obscur and Silksong are my personal games of the year. I’d put Clair Obscur as #1 because of the originality of the gameplay, characters and story blew me away. I did feel that the open world aspect of Act 3 diluted the gripping nature of the story a little bit, but wow what an experience that still remains with me.

I knew Sillksong was going to be great, but man did Team Cherry exceed expectations. The difficulty does mean it’s not going to be everyone’s personal favourite, but for those who love the genre, it is the pinnacle.

I have yet to play Hades 2 and based on the first game I know I’ll enjoy and sink many hours into it. But even if I did play it, I doubt it would be able to knock the over two off their pedestals.

As an aside - this has been Game Pass’s best year by a landslide, pity Microsoft has spoiled that wonderful achievement with the crazy price increases. I’d gladly be without another COD release if it meant keeping the subscription prices in check.

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I am just jealous :smiley:
Thanks for detailing everything!

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I hope Ninja Gaiden 4 wins best action game. It is just that good, and it’s so rare that games like this get released.

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CONTROVERSY! SKANDAAL!

Megabonk’s solo dev withdraws from the “Best Debut Indie Game” category as he has made other games under different studio names…

Now people are pointing to other games in the category, questioning their eligibility. Clair Obscur’s dev has millions in funding, Dispatch devs were working at TellTale games etc etc. So what qualifies a game as “indie” and when is it a “debut” game? Is it debut for the studio or the devs or what?

https://www.escapistmagazine.com/news-game-awards-2025-megabonk-withdrawl/

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Yeah… my favourite game in that category, Dispatch, is also from a studio of very experienced hands (ex-Telltale people), as you point out.

But it’s the only category they’ve been nominated in and I hope they win something because it’s some of the best character work / writing I’ve seen in a game in years.

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I guess it’s about the “spirit” of the definition, versus the dictionary one.

If you have a supergroup composed of well known musicians and they release a new album, it would be their debut. It’s also not a given that it would just work, and it should still be recognised if it does.

Different form of media I guess, but still. Also, it’s surely normal for devs to move from studios and start new ones?

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Hope you all got your Player’s Voice votes in on time. Talking about time, here’s the broadcast time map for tonight’s (tomorrow morning’s) broadcast. (And again, the lack of a single African time just to piss me off. Again. I can’t understand why it’s so difficult to simply add even a single reference anywhere on the entire continent. Dumbasses.)

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Not that it really matters, I guess. Unless you’re working night shift or are struggling with insomnia, I doubt many of us are going to be sitting through a two hour plus broadcast from 2 in the morning. If you are, the broadcast starts at 02:00 SAST with the traditional 30-minute pre-show, with the main Game Awards 2025 show beginning at 02:30.

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Various ways to watch the stream live, including YouTube, Twitch, Steam, Facebook Live, X, Kick, TikTok Live, Instagram, and on IGN and Gamespot channels too. And a host of co-streams all over as well. I’ll drop the YouTube and Twitch streams into a standalone comment below this as they’ll be the two that have the best quality replays for us to scan through at a more sensible time later in the day.

I’ll also add any new release trailers that I can find along the way here, as well as the winners, so if you don’t want that spoiled, DON’T scroll down past the broadcast post that follows this.

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In addition to seeing if Clair Obscur: Expedition 33, with its record of 13 nominations, can break the record of seven awards won by The Last Of Us Part II from 2020, the show will also feature a host of new reveals. as usual.

It has already been officially confirmed that the “future of Tomb Raider” will be revealed at the show, meaning Lara Croft’s next game will almost certainly be shown (unless it’s actually referring to Prime Video’s upcoming live-action Tomb Raider series).

PlayStation has also confirmed that players will “get a new look” at Saros, the upcoming action game from Returnal studio Housemarque, which is set to release in February.

The show will also include the first look at the debut game from Wildflower Interactive, the new studio formed by Uncharted 4 and The Last of Us co-director Bruce Staley.

We’ll also finally get to find out the meaning behind the mysterious statue that was erected in the Mojave Desert to promote a new game – though it appears this mystery may already have been solved with an icon matching the statue being register by Larian Studios together with a new Divinity logo.

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Capcom has already confirmed that a new trailer for Resident Evil Requiem will air during the event. The PlayStation Store recently accidentally showed an image of a second playable character, so the new trailer will almost certainly officially reveal them.

In terms of games that are likely but not yet confirmed, the PEGI ratings website listed Assassin’s Creed Black Flag Resynced earlier this week, so we could finally get official confirmation of the Black Flag remake that’s been reported and rumoured for some time now.

Other games officially confirmed to have trailers or new information at The Game Awards include The Seven Deadly Sins: Origin, Solo Leveling: Arise Overdrive, Soulframe, Marvel Rivals, Phantom Blade Zero and Lego Batman: Legacy of the Dark Knight.

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The Game Awards 2025 Livestreams

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New Tomb raiders :grimacing:

just sad that this is another remake of Tomb Raider 1 coming and i Personally feel Tomb Raider 2 is a Game That actually deserves a proper remake.

Re9 is also on my radar

Star wars Fate of the old republic, probably coming in 7 years time :rofl:

No law, looked like cyberpunk that went through a copymachine.

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 has won the Game of the Year award at The Game Awards 2025.

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French developer Sandfall Interactive‘s critically acclaimed RPG took home the biggest prize of the night, along with awards for Best Indie Game, Best Debut Indie Game, Best Art Direction, Best Score, Best RPG, Best Narrative, Best Game Direction and Best Performance (for Jennifer English).

The only categories it was nominated for but didn’t win were Best Audio Design (which was won by Battlefield 6) and the player-voted Players’ Voice award, which was won by Wuthering Waves.

Clair Obscur had already broken the record for most Game Awards nominations with 13, but Sandfall’s haul of nine awards also means the game has set a new record for the most awards won at The Game Awards, a record previously set by The Last of Us Part II, which won seven awards at the 2020 show.

The game was so dominant that no other game scored multiple awards on the night.

The full list of winners and nominees is below:

The Game Awards 2025 Winners

(Winners in bold and marked)

GAME OF THE YEAR

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)

BEST GAME DIRECTION

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)
  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

BEST NARRATIVE

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep Silver)
  • Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)

BEST ART DIRECTION

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Death Stranding 2: On The Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

BEST SCORE AND MUSIC

  • Christopher Larkin, Hollow Knight: Silksong
  • Darren Korb, Hades II
  • Lorien Testard, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Toma Otowa, Ghost of Yōtei
  • Woodkid and Ludvig Forssell, Death Stranding 2: On The Beach

BEST AUDIO DESIGN

  • Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Silent Hill f (NeoBards Entertainment/KONAMI)

BEST PERFORMANCE

  • Ben Starr, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Charlie Cox, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Erika Ishii, Ghost of Yōtei
  • Jennifer English, Clair Obscur: Expedition 33
  • Konatsu Kato, Silent Hill f
  • Troy Baker, Indiana Jones and the Great Circle

INNOVATION IN ACCESSIBILITY

  • Assassin’s Creed Shadows (Ubisoft)
  • Atomfall (Rebellion)
  • Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
  • EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)

GAMES FOR IMPACT

  • Consume Me (Jenny Jiao Hsia/AP Thomson/Hexacutable)
  • Despelote (JuliĂĄn Cordero/SebastiĂĄn Valbuena/Panic)
  • Lost Records: Bloom & Rage (Don’t Nod Montreal/Don’t Nod)
  • South of Midnight (Compulsion Games/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Wanderstop (Ivy Road/Annapurna Interactive)

BEST ONGOING GAME

  • Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  • Fortnite (Epic Games)
  • Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Marvel Rivals (NetEase Games)
  • No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

BEST COMMUNITY SUPPORT

  • Baldur’s Gate 3 (Larian Studios)
  • Final Fantasy XIV (Square Enix)
  • Fortnite (Epic Games)
  • Helldivers 2 (Arrowhead Game Studios/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • No Man’s Sky (Hello Games)

BEST INDEPENDENT GAME

  • Absolum (Guard Crush Games/Supamonks/Dotemu)
  • Ball x Pit (Kenny Sun/Devolver Digital)
  • Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)

BEST DEBUT INDIE GAME

  • Blue Prince (Dogubomb/Raw Fury)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Despelote (JuliĂĄn Cordero/SebastiĂĄn Valbuena/Panic)
  • Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)

BEST MOBILE GAME

  • Destiny: Rising (NetEase Games)
  • Persona 5: The Phantom X (Black Wings Game Studio/Sega)
  • Sonic Rumble (Rovio Entertainment/Sega)
  • Umamusume: Pretty Derby (Cygames Inc.)
  • Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)

BEST VR/AR GAME

  • Alien: Rogue Incursion (Survios)
  • Arken Age (VitruviusVR)
  • Ghost Town (Fireproof Games)
  • Marvel’s Deadpool VR (Twisted Pixel Games/Oculus Studios)
  • The Midnight Walk (MoonHood/Fast Travel Games)

BEST ACTION GAME

  • Battlefield 6 (Battlefield Studios/EA)
  • Doom: The Dark Ages (id Software/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Hades II (Supergiant Games)
  • Ninja Gaiden 4 (Platinum Games/Team Ninja/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Shinobi: Art of Vengeance (Lizardcube/Sega)

BEST ACTION/ADVENTURE GAME

  • Death Stranding 2: On the Beach (Kojima Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Ghost of Yōtei (Sucker Punch Productions/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Indiana Jones and the Great Circle (MachineGames/Bethesda Softworks)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

BEST RPG

  • Avowed (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Kingdom Come: Deliverance II (Warhorse Studios/Deep SIlver)
  • The Outer Worlds 2 (Obsidian Entertainment/Xbox Game Studios)
  • Monster Hunter Wilds (Capcom)

BEST FIGHTING GAME

  • 2XKO (Riot Games)
  • Capcom Fighting Collection 2 (Capcom)
  • Fatal Fury: City of the Wolves (SNK Corporation)
  • Mortal Kombat: Legacy Kollection (Digital Eclipse/Atari)
  • Virtua Fighter 5 R.E.V.O. World Stage (Ryu Ga Gotoku Studio/Sega)

BEST FAMILY GAME

  • Donkey Kong Bananza (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  • LEGO Party! (SMG Studio/Fictions)
  • LEGO Voyagers (Light Brick Studios/Annapurna Interactive)
  • Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega)
  • Split Fiction (Hazelight Studios/EA)

BEST SIM/STRATEGY GAME

  • The Alters (11 Bit Studios)
  • FINAL FANTASY TACTICS – The Ivalice Chronicles (Square Enix)
  • Jurassic World Evolution 3 (Frontier Developments)
  • Sid Meier’s Civilization VII (Firaxis Games/2K)
  • Tempest Rising (Slipgate Ironworks/3D Realms)
  • Two Point Museum (Two Point Studios/Sega)

BEST SPORTS/RACING GAME

  • EA Sports FC 26 (EA Canada/EA Romania/EA)
  • F1 25 (Codemasters/EA)
  • Mario Kart World (Nintendo EPD/Nintendo)
  • Rematch (Sloclap/Kepler Interactive)
  • Sonic Racing: CrossWorlds (Sonic Team/Sega)

BEST MULTIPLAYER GAME

  • Arc Raiders (Embark Studios)
  • Battlefield 6 (Electronic Arts)
  • Elden Ring Nightreign (FromSoftware/Bandai Namco Entertainment)
  • Peak (Aggro Crab/Landfall)
  • Split Fiction (Hazelight/EA)

BEST ADAPTATION

  • A Minecraft Movie (Legendary Pictures/Mojang/Warner Bros)
  • Devil May Cry (Studio Mir/Capcom/Netflix)
  • The Last of Us: Season 2 (HBO/PlayStation Productions)
  • Splinter Cell: Deathwatch (FOST Studio/Ubisoft/Netflix)
  • Until Dawn (Screen Gems/PlayStation Productions)

MOST ANTICIPATED GAME

  • 007 First Light (IO Interactive)
  • Grand Theft Auto VI (Rockstar Games)
  • Marvel’s Wolverine (Insomniac Games/Sony Interactive Entertainment)
  • Resident Evil Requiem (Capcom)
  • The Witcher IV (CD Projekt Red)

PLAYERS’ VOICE

  • Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 (Sandfall Interactive/Kepler Interactive)
  • Dispatch (AdHoc Studio)
  • Genshin Impact (miHoYo/HoYoverse)
  • Hollow Knight: Silksong (Team Cherry)
  • Wuthering Waves (Kuro Games)

CONTENT CREATOR OF THE YEAR

  • Caedrel
  • Kai Cenat
  • MoistCr1TiKaL
  • Sakura Miko
  • The Burnt Peanut

BEST ESPORTS GAME

  • Counter-Strike 2 (Valve)
  • DOTA 2 (Valve)
  • League of Legends (Riot)
  • Mobile Legends: Bang Bang (Moonton)
  • Valorant (Riot)

BEST ESPORTS ATHLETE

  • brawk – Brock Somerhalder (Valorant)
  • Chovy – Jeong Ji-hoon (League of Legends)
  • f0rsakeN – Jason Susanto (Valorant)
  • Kakeru – Kakeru Watanabe (Street Fighter)
  • MenaRD – Saul Leonardo (Street Fighter)
  • Zyw0o – Mathieu Herbaut (Counter-Strike 2)

BEST ESPORTS TEAM

  • Gen.G – League of Legends
  • NRG – Valorant
  • Team Falcons – DOTA 2
  • Team Liquid PH – Mobile Legends: Bang Bang
  • Team Vitality – Counter-Strike 2
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CONTROL Resonant

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Phantom Blade Zero

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The support from players everywhere has fueled our passion throughout this long development road. Now the moment is finally drawing near. Join us as we count down to September 9, 2026.

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis

Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis is a stunning reimagining of the 1996 genre-defining game.
As Lara Croft, harness your wits and athleticism to explore exotic locations lost to time—from the jungles of Peru to the ancient ruins of Greece, the deserts of Egypt, and a mysterious Mediterranean island shrouded in myth. Traverse treacherous landscapes, solve deadly contraptions, and face lethal predators as you hunt for the scattered pieces of the Scion, an artifact of immeasurable power.
Whether you’re a veteran raider or new to Lara’s world, Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis delivers jaw-dropping visuals powered by Unreal Engine 5, modern game design, and new surprises, while honoring the spirit and atmosphere of Lara Croft’s debut adventure.
WISHLIST NOW
Playstation- Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis
Steam - Tomb Raider: Legacy of Atlantis on Steam
Xbox - https://playtr.games/xbox

Tomb Raider: Catalyst

The legendary Lara Croft returns in Tomb Raider: Catalyst, the next all-new entry in the Tomb Raider series, coming in 2027.
Sign Up for the Official Tomb Raider Newsletter: https://www.tombraider.com

Divinity

The gods are silent. Rivellon bleeds. New powers stir.
Built by the team who brought you Baldur’s Gate 3, Larian Studios unchains its ambitions to bring you an RPG with greater breadth & depth than ever before.
Sign up for the Larian Gazette: divinity.com

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Ace Combat 8: Wings of Theve

Fall of Wings. “Wings of Theve” has fallen, but the legend lives through you.
From now on, you’ll carry the title and be the greatest ace pilot this world will ever know.
ACE COMBAT 8: WINGS OF THEVE is coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam in 2026.
Wishlist now: https://acecombat.com/

Warframe | Wake Up, Tenno

Warframe is many things to many players (whom we call Tenno).
Clad in armor of untold power, they cycle between war and grace in a solar system paralyzed by conflict. Always adapting, evolving, becoming more.
Enemies abound here, from footsoldiers to sprawling leviathans. They will fight you on land, through the skies and in the stars above. Even beyond in the great unknown.
But with your Arsenal, your Abilities, and your potential, there’s nothing that can stop you.
Once you begin following the guidance of the Lotus, you’ll find vast worlds to explore, hundreds of weapons to master and unlimited ways to express yourself. With 13+ years of cinematic story expansions and content updates, starting your journey might feel daunting. But with a supportive community comprised of millions of Tenno just like you, there’s no limit to what you can achieve together.
Wake up and play free now on all major platforms.
►► For more information, visit https://warframe.com.

Lords of the Fallen II

Lords of the Fallen II is the dark fantasy action-RPG where brutal, soulslike combat meets a world splitting at its core. Battle against the darkness in an epic adventure across a shattered kingdom. One world. Two realms. No mercy.
Coming 2026.
Wishlist now on PC, PS5 and Xbox Series X|S: Lords of the Fallen II | Instagram, Facebook, TikTok | Linktree

Arknights: Endfield

From these lands beneath to the planets above, the path we tread together remains unbroken. Once more, we venture forth as one—to chart the unknown and forge the future
Arknights: Endfield is officially set for its worldwide release on January 22nd, 2026
Special guest ‪@OneRepublic‬ presents the brand-new theme track for Arknights: Endfield “Give Me Something”
New Sound Track: OneRepublic - Give Me Something (for Arknights Endfield)
Pre-registration is now open on all available platforms: https://endfield.gryphline.com

Where Winds Meet: The Imperial Palace

The Imperial Palace arrives by the end of 2026. Stay tuned!
Embark on your legendary wuxia adventure anytime, anywhere on PC, PS5, and Mobile.
Play on mobile now: https://bit.ly/49ErYfg
Download the latest version for PC and PlayStation: https://www.wherewindsmeetgame.com/

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Clair Obscur: Expedition 33 Thank You Update

Rejoin the Expedition on another journey through the whimsical hideout of a young Verso.
In a land crafted through joy and innocence, sometimes darkness is uncovered when imagination gets carried away.
To celebrate an incredible year, and as a sincere ‘Thank You’ to the community, the free ‘Thank You Update’ is available now. Our gratitude for this community goes far beyond what we are able to express, but this update should hopefully serve as our way of saying thank you.
Tomorrow comes, in Verso’s Drafts. https://www.expedition33.com/linkhub

John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando

Mark your calendars: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando launches March 12, 2026! :boom:
Gear up, drag your friends into the chaos, and show the Sludge God the true meaning of kick-ass-explosive-over-the-top action. :fire:
Pre-order now on PC, Xbox Series X|S or PS5 and enjoy the Leon’s Secret Stash DLC for free: John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando

Screamer

Five teams. Fifteen screamers, each with their own reason to fight. And one tournament ready to consume them all.
26.03.2026. Pre-
Website: https://screamervideogame.com
Pre-purchase Screamer on Steam

Mega Man Dual Override

Mega Man returns in 2027 with a brand-new entry in the classic action platforming series!
Override challenges and blast down legions of robots while springboarding across a new array of futuristic frontiers!
Official website: ｜CAPCOM

TankRat

What you take becomes what you are.
You are Whitaker, a Sleepwalker - a digitized consciousness inhabiting a Needle, a hardened drone built to endure the storms and horrors of the ECA. Swarms of corrupted TankRats roam a desolated land. Exploit every weakness to bring them down. The only way out is through, and the only way through, is to destroy everything.
Scavenge, dismantle, and rebuild yourself from the wreckage in this fast-paced, brutal vehicular action adventure game.
Wishlist Now on Steam, PlayStation 5 and Epic Games: LINKHUB — TankRat
TankHead players on Epic Games will get their upgrade to TankRat for free!

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Resident Evil Requiem

Requiem for the dead. Nightmare for the living.
Resident Evil Requiem is now available for pre-order! Experience terrifying survival horror with FBI analyst Grace Ashcroft, and dive into pulse-pounding action with legendary agent Leon S. Kennedy. Both of their journeys and unique gameplay styles intertwine into a heart-stopping, emotional experience that will chill you to your core.
A new era of survival horror begins when Resident Evil Requiem launches February 27, 2026 for PlayStationÂŽ5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, Steam, and Epic Games Store.
Pre-order: Resident Evil Requiem｜CAPCOM
For more official news and updates, follow us on: Resident Evil Requiem｜CAPCOM

EXODUS

You are Jun Aslan. Once a lowly salvager, now humanity’s last hope against the Celestials.
You were never meant to live and die scraping through wreckage. The gift inside you makes you the only one who can rise to face what’s coming. Step forward, seize your destiny, and lead an interstellar crew across a vast galaxy alive with wonder and danger. To save your homeworld, you must confront the Celestials—humanity’s evolution 40,000 years in the future—and steal their technology that could give your world a fighting chance.
But the fight for survival has consequences… Interstellar travel at the edge of lightspeed can turn days for you into decades for your loved ones back home. How far are you willing to venture? How much are you willing to sacrifice?
EXODUS™ is a sci-fi action-adventure RPG from Wizards of the Coast and Archetype Entertainment, a studio founded by award-winning RPG veterans behind Mass Effect, Baldur’s Gate, and STAR WARS: Knights of the Old Republic. Face humanity’s evolution 40,000 years in the future, explore extraordinary worlds, and confront time itself to shape the fate of generations.
Step Forward. Your EXODUS begins Early 2027. Wishlist Now: EXODUS

Gang of Dragon

A new action-adventure game from game creator Toshihiro Nagoshi, set in the streets of Shinjuku, Tokyo. Starring Ma Dong-seok as Shin Ji-seong, the story unfolds with heated and intense human drama across Shinjuku, including Kabukicho — one of Japan’s largest entertainment districts.
GANG OF DRAGON on Steam

Street Fighter (The Movie)

Here’s a sneak peek of #StreetFighterMovie, hitting theaters everywhere October 16, 2026.

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Im a hugh street fighter fan but i still think the mk2 movie is going to be better, all of the lice action sf movies sucked this far, the best strewt fighter movies are the anime ones, even the animated series street fighter 2V which alot of people dont know about was extremely good

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Almost looks like this is part of the Yakuza franchise.

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